Preface

This book on “Thermal Methods of Analysis” is dedicated to all the educators who made their educational content freely available during the pandemic (Covid -19).

Overnight transition from offline to online mode and limited access to reference books during the pandemic has made many educators realize the importance of Open Educational Resources (OER).

The internet is flooded with information on basic topics in chemistry. But when it comes to specific topics in chemistry there is a dearth of information. This is an attempt to fill such a gap through an interactive textbook on “thermal methods of analysis”.

The contents of this book include principles, instrumentation and applications of thermal methods viz thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. The book is designed in a different way as compared to standard books in the sense that there are activities after every topic and the reader will be able to assess their understanding of the topic by taking a simple test or performing a self-assessment activity.