Principles of Polymer Chemistry

chapter 1:Historical introductionChapter 2: Type of polymeric substances: Definitions and classificationsChapter 3: Molecular size and chemical reactivity: Principles of condensation polymerizationChapter 4: Polymerization of unsaturated monomers by free radical mechanismsChapter 5: Copolymerization, emulsion polymerization and ionic polymerizationChapter 6: The structure of vinyl polymersChapter 7: Determination of molecular weightsChapter 8: Molecular weight distributions in linear polymersChapter 9: Molecular weight distributions in nonlinear polymers and the theory of gelationChapter 10: Configuration of polymer chainsChapter 11:Rubbr elasticityChapter 12: Statistical thermodynamics of polymer solutionsChapter 13: Phase equilibria in polymer systemsChapter 14: Configurational and frictional properties of the polymer molecule in dilute solution