Contents: Preface; Historical Introduction; Types Of Polymeric Substances; Molecular Size And Chemical Reactivity; Polymerization Of Unsaturated Monomers By Free Radical Mechanisms; Copolymerization, Emulsion Polymerization And Ionic Polymerization; The Structure Of Vinyl Polymers; Determination Of Molecular Weights; Molecular Weight Distributions In Linear Polymers; Molecular Weight Distributions In Nonlinear Polymers And The Theory Of Gelation; Configuration Of Polymers Chains; Rubber Elasticity; Statistical Thermodynamics Of Polymers Solutions; Phase Equilibria In Polymer Systems; Configurational And Prictional Properties; Index; Etc.