Front Matter -- Introduction -- Emitting Sources and Radiative Processes in Galaxies. X-Ray -- UV-Optical-NIR -- The Infrared -- Millimeter and Centimeter Radio -- Derived Quantities. Properties of the Hot X-Ray Emitting Gas -- Dust Properties -- Radio Properties -- The Spectral Energy Distribution -- Spectral Features -- Gas Properties -- Dust Extinction -- Star Formation Tracers -- Light Profiles and Structural Parameters -- Stellar and Dynamical Masses -- Constraining Galaxy Evolution. Statistical Tools -- Scaling Relations -- Matter Cycle in Galaxies -- The Role of the Environment on Galaxy Evolution -- Appendix A: Photometric Redshifts and -Corrections -- Appendix B: Broad Band Photometry -- Appendix C: Physical and Astronomical Constants and Unit Conversions
