This Book Provides A Thorough Introduction To The Fundamentals Of Polymer Science, Including Their Structure And Synthesis As Well As Their Chemical And Physical Properties. This Accessible Guide Illuminates The Increasingly Important Role Of Polymers In Modern Chemistry. With Basic Data About The Various Classes Of Commodity, Technical, And Specialty Polymers, This Is An Excellent Text For Advanced Undergraduate And Graduate Students In Physical And/or Polymer Chemistry, And A Practical Reference For Researchers And Professionals In The Polymer Industry.--jacket. Introduction -- Cohesive Energies Of Polymeric Systems -- Molecular Structure Of Polymers -- Thermodynamics Of Macromolecular Systems -- Conformational Structures And Morphologies -- Determination Of Molar Masses And Study Of Conformations And Morphologies By Physical Methods -- Step-growth Polymerizations -- Chain Polymerizations -- Reactivity And Chemical Modification Of Polymers -- Macromolecular Synthesis -- Thermomechanical Properties Of Polymers -- Mechanical Properties Of Polymers -- Rheology, Formulation, And Polymer Processing Techniques -- Natural And Artificial Polymers -- Linear (monodimensional) Synthetic Polymers -- Three-dimensional Synthetic Polymers. Yves Gnanou, Michel Fontanille. Originally Published In French As Chimie Et Physicochimie Des Polymères, C2002. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.