ABSTRACT

Thoroughly updated, Introduction to Polymers, Third Edition presents the science underpinning the synthesis, characterization and properties of polymers. The material has been completely reorganized and expanded to include important new topics and provide a coherent platform for teaching and learning the fundamental aspects of contemporary polymer

chapter 1|12 pages

- Concepts and Nomenclature

chapter 2|6 pages

- Principles of Polymerization

chapter 3|40 pages

- Step Polymerization

chapter 4|62 pages

- Radical Polymerization

chapter 5|24 pages

- Ionic Polymerization

chapter 7|22 pages

- Ring-Opening Polymerization

chapter 8|14 pages

Specialized Methods of Polymer Synthesis

chapter 9|32 pages

- Copolymerization

chapter 11|12 pages

- Number-Average Molar Mass

chapter 12|18 pages

- Scattering Methods

chapter 14|34 pages

- Molar Mass Distribution

chapter 16|16 pages

- The Amorphous State

chapter 17|50 pages

- The Crystalline State

chapter 18|20 pages

- Multicomponent Polymer Systems

chapter 19|18 pages

- Elastic Deformation

chapter 20|24 pages

- Viscoelasticity

chapter 21|20 pages

- Elastomers

chapter 22|26 pages

- Yield and Crazing

chapter 23|34 pages

- Fracture and Toughening

chapter 24|32 pages

- Polymer Composites

chapter 25|22 pages

- Electrical Properties