Fundamentals of polymer science : an introductory text
Record details
- ISBN: 1566765595
- ISBN: 9781566765596
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Physical Description:
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xv, 478 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, ©1997.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The nature of polmeric materials -- Polymersynthesis -- Kinetics of step-grown and addition polymerization -- Statistics of step-growth polymerizations -- Copolymerization -- Spectroscopy and the characterization of chain structure -- Structure -- Crystallization, melting and the glass transition -- Thermodynamics of polymer solutions and blends -- Molecular weight and branching -- Mechanical and rhelogical properties. |
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Subject: | Polymers Polymerization |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QD 381 .P35 1997 | 30775305514425 | General Collection | Available | - |
CHOICE_Magazine Review
Fundamentals of Polymer Science : An Introductory Text, Second Edition
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Copyright American Library Association, used with permission.
Painter and Coleman have collaborated on an introductory polymer science book that contains all the material taught in their course lectures. Polymer science is a large field, and they offer the beginning student an expansive overview. The subject matter includes polymer synthesis, the various types of polymerization and copolymerization, and polymer theories and statistics. The polymer characterization discussion focuses mainly on spectroscopic methods. Physics and physical polymer chemistry includes structure and morphology, crystallization and melting, solution thermodynamics, polymer blends, and molecular weight and branching. Engineering concepts such as mechanical and rheological properties are also treated. The book is quite readable and is made even more entertaining by the incorporation of the history behind some of the significant developments made in the polymer science field. Now in its second edition (1st ed., 1994), it includes study questions and suggestions for further reading. Recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students as well as others new to the polymer science field. J. R. Sasthav formerly, George Mason University