The Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering

The Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering, 3e, is a textbook for one- or two-semester introductory courses in polymer science and engineering taught primarily to senior undergraduate and first-year graduate students in a variety of disciplines, but primarily chemical engineering and materials science. A key feature of the 3e is the inclusion of new concepts such as polymer nanocomposites and metallocene catalysts in existing chapters as well as new chapters covering selected contemporary topics such as behavior of natural polymers, polymer dynamics, and diffusion in polymers. The book is completely reorganized to be more aligned with how instructors currently teach the course. In addition, there are several enhancements to the book¿s pedagogy that make it more appealing to instructors and students, including the addition of new worked examples and new figures to better illustrate key concepts, and new of end-of-chapter exercises, many of them based on recently published research and relevant industrial data.