Topics in Polymer Physics

# Introduction: # Historical Background to Polymer Physics and Description of Polymer Physics Areas # Chain Statistics: # The Chain Character of Polymers Modeled on Probability Considerations, Lattice Theory of Blending Polymers # Thermodynamics: # Classical and Statistical Thermodynamic Models Applied to Polymers # Optics: # Scattering, Diffraction, Birefringence Applied to Polymers # Electricity: # Electrical Background to Conducting Polymers, Polarizability # Spectroscopy: # Infrared, Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy # Rubber: # Gaussian and Non-Gaussian Models of Rubber Elasticity # Crystallization: # Nucleation/Growth and Crystalline/Amorphous Models, Polymer Crystal Morphology