Section I: Fundamentals: Thermodynamics for molecular biology -- Noncovalent interactions between atoms and molecules -- Aqueous solutions -- Kinetics: a brief review -- Isotopes and radioactivity -- Mass spectrometry ; Section II: Visualizing macromolecules : Scattering of radiation by molecules -- Microscopy and scanning probes -- Crystallography ; Section III: Spectroscopy : Absorption and emission of light -- Circular dichroism -- Vibrational spectroscopy -- Nuclear magnetic resonance -- Electron magnetic / paramagnetic / spin resonance ; Section IV: Transport in solution : Hydrodynamics: Movements of molecules in solution -- Sedimentation by centrifugation -- Electrophoresis -- Molecular sieves: gel filtration / size exclusion chromatography ; Section V: Interactions between molecules : Ligand binding -- Chromatography -- Interactions of immobilized macromolecules.