This document provides an outline and introduction to Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). It discusses the mechanisms of FTIR, the regions of the FTIR spectrum including bonds to hydrogen, triple bonds, double bonds, single bonds, and the fingerprint region. It also discusses applications of FTIR in forensics such as fiber and hair analysis and trace analysis. The introduction explains that FTIR is an analytical instrument that can determine organic compound structures by measuring the amount of light absorbed as wavelength is varied.