Instrumentation -- Basics of mass spectrometry -- Modes of ionization -- Mass analysis and ion detection -- Tandem mass spectrometry -- Hyphenated separation techniques -- Organic and inorganic mass spectrometry -- Organic mass spectrometry -- Inorganic mass spectrometry -- Biological mass spectrometry -- Proteins and peptides : structure determination -- Proteins and peptides : posttranslational modifications -- Proteins and peptides : higher-order structures -- Characterization of oligosaccharides -- Characterization of lipids -- Structure determination of oligonucleotides -- Quantitative analysis -- Miscellaneous topics.