Hiemenz P.C., Lodge T.P. Polymer Chemistry

2^nd Edition. — Taylor 8: Francis Group, LLC, USA, 2007. — 597 p. — ISBN: 1574447793Written by well-established professors in the field, Polymer Chemistry, Second Edition provides a well-rounded and articulate examination of polymer properties at the molecular level. It focuses on fundamental principles based on underlying chemical structures, polymer synthesis, characterization, and properties.
Consistent with the previous edition, the authors emphasize the logical progression of concepts, rather than presenting just a catalog of facts. The book covers topics that appear prominently in current polymer science journals. It also provides mathematical tools as needed, and fully derived problems for advanced calculations. This new edition integrates new theories and experiments made possible by advances in instrumentation. It adds new chapters on controlled polymerization and chain conformations while expanding and updating material on topics such as catalysis and synthesis, viscoelasticity, rubber elasticity, glass transition, crystallization, solution properties, thermodynamics, and light scattering.
Polymer Chemistry, Second Edition offers a logical presentation of topics that can be scaled to meet the needs of introductory as well as more advanced courses in chemistry, materials science, and chemical engineering.Introduction to Chain Molecules
Step-Growth Polymerization
Chain-Growth Polymerization
Controlled Polymerization
Copolymers, Microstructure, and Stereoregularity
Polymer Conformations
Thermodynamics of Polymer Solutions
Light Scattering by Polymer Solutions
Dynamics of Dilute Polymer Solutions
Networks, Gels, and Rubber Elasticity
Linear Viscoelasticity
Glass Transition
Crystalline Polymers
Appendixes
Series Expansions
Summation Formulae
Transformation to Spherical Coordinates
Some Integrals of Gaussian Functions
Complex Numbers