Principles of Polymer Science Book

	Preface
1	General Introduction	1
2	Synthesis of Polymers	26
3	Polymer Analysis and Characterisation	85
4	Behaviour of Polymers	135
5	Polymer Technology	203
6	Natural Polymers	236
7	Inorganic Polymers	249
8	Specialty Polymers	259
App. A	Laboratory Experiments	295
App. B	Pioneers in Polymer Science	310
App. C	Questions	335
App. D	Glossary	361
App. E	Trade Names for Some Common Polymers	368
App. F	Abbreviated Forms of Some Common Initiators/Monomers/Polymers/Additives etc	369
App. G	Structures of Repeat Units of Some Common and Specialty Polymers	371
App. H	ASTM Methods	379
App. I	SI Prefixes	382
App. J	Some Fundamental Physical Constants	383
App. K	Physical Quantities and SI Units	384
App. L	Important Derived SI Units of Physical Quantities with their Symbols	385
App. M	Other Units and Conversion	386
App. N	Definition of the Basic Units	387
	General References	389
	Index	391