The book is a comprehensive work on Properties of Matter which introduces the students to the fundamentals of thesubject. It adopts a unique 'ab initio' approach to the presentation of matter- solids, liquids and gasses- with extensiveusage of Calculus throughout the book. For each topic, the focus is on optimum blend of theory as well as practicalapplication. Examples and extensive exercises solved with the logarithms reinforce the concepts and stimulate thedesire among users to test how far they have grasped and imbibed the basic principles. It primarily caters to theundergraduate courses offered in Indian universities.