1. Introduction -- 2. Excitation of magnetic resonance -- 3. Detection of magnetic resonance -- 4. Relaxation -- 5. Sensitivity -- 6. Resolving power -- 7. The chemical shift -- 8. Spin-spin coupling -- 9. Spin echoes -- 10. NMR in solids -- 11. Two-dimensional spectroscopy -- 12. Magnetic resonance imaging -- 13. How safe is magnetic resonance imaging? -- 14. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- 15. High-resolution NMR of body fluids -- 16. The search for new drugs -- 17. Functional imaging of the brain