The first four chapters are devoted to traditional potentiometry at solid electrodes, including an elementary treatment of redox titration. The relationship of chemical activity to analytical concentration is stressed throughout these chapters, including a practical, though rudimentary, approach to estimating and using activity coefficients. A short chapter on coulometry is then employed as a bridge to two lengthy chapters on common chronoamperometric methods, the first addressing primarily experiments based on diffusion-controlled processes and the latter a shallow treatment of rotating and flow systems. The book ends with brief introductions to UV-vis and EPR spectroelectrochemistry, impedance studies, computer simulation of electrochemical processes, and some tips on electrode care.

The level of presentation is appropriate for the student who has completed a traditional general chemistry sequence. No physical chemistry and no quantitative analysis beyond acid–base titration is assumed and, while several examples involve organic analytes or other media, they are not essential to a fundamental understanding of the material. Although a handful of equations invoke differential calculus notation, no understanding of calculus is actually required as the text explains them in terms accessible to one with a high school mastery of algebra. Theoretical underpinnings are almost exclusively presented in the form of formulas without justification, and the exercises offered merely invite the reader to "plug and chug". No problems calling for reasoning skill and no instructions or outlines for practical laboratory procedures are provided. In addition to the inevitable occasional typographical error and several graphs that don't quite match their textual descriptions, the reader must contend with a distinctly British usage and nomenclature. This is certainly not impossible to manage, but could lead to some head-scratching for the student new to these techniques. There is also a curious penchant for certain less-than-common IUPAC units. Analytical concentrations specified in moles per cubic decimeter take some getting used to.

While it's conceivable that this book could be used as a text in an undergraduate course involving electroanalytical chemistry, its shallow treatment and unusual presentation make it awkward for that purpose. Similarly, it is probably not ideal as a general reference, although the handful of citations of current books and review articles on aspects of electrochemistry might serve to point one toward more comprehensive treatments. In all fairness, the author alerts us to this possibility up front. On the other hand, for the student who needs to become conversant in electroanalytical methods without benefit of a formal course (for example, if he or she wished to attempt an undergraduate research project involving an electrochemical method prior to being qualified to enroll in an instrumental analysis course) the traditional offerings are typically either narrowly focused or overwhelming for self-study by all but the most stalwart neophyte. This book provides a compact and reader-friendly treatment that makes modest demands in terms of preparation, yet leaves the reader with a broad, if not particularly deep, foundation of understanding to which may then be added the details particular to the matter at hand.