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    Polymer Science By V. R. Gowariker, N. V. Viswanathan and J. Sreedhar, John Wiley B Sons, Inc.

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    505 pp., 1986, $39.95 Polymer Science contains 15 chapters; a bibliography and an appendix
    consisting of a list of universities/institutions offering courses on polymer science and technology.
    The chapters include the traditional sections on chemistry of polymerization, molecular weight and
    size, kinetics of polymerization, copolymerization, a list of individual polymers, polymer reactions
    and polymer degradation. The book also contains sections on the structure of macromolecules, the
    glass transition tem- perature, crystallinity, polymer solutions and processing. The book jacket
    claims that these “1 5 chapters are aimed to raise the reader to a level where he/she can easily
    assimilate other specialized and exhaustive treatises on the subject.” After reading the text this
    reviewer has come to the conclusion that the authors have not reached their goal. This book is too
    superficial particularly with the physico-chemical and physics aspects of polymer science. There is
    no mention of rubber elasticity, rheology, chain stiffness and liquid crystals, crystalline unit cells,
    crystallization rates, etc. The section on physical methods does not include melting behavior. No
    section deals with the important issue of structure/property relations in polymer materials. A better
    title for this book would be An Introduction to Polymer Chemistry. A number of erroneous statments
    are made. Examples are: the useful range of degrees of polymerizations (claimed to be only
    200-300), remarks on polymer dissolution, and polymer crystallinity. Some of the values of melting
    points and crystallinities are highly misleading. Highdensity polyethylene, for example, is thought to
    have typical values of 1441 5OoC and 90%for the melting point and crystallinity, respectively. The
    book certainly will not serve, contrary to the authors’ hope, as a “Handbook on important
    polymer-related properties.” The language used in the book is unusual. The printing is of
    moderate quality and the reproduction of photographs is poor. Many of the existing textbooks listed
    in the bibliography cover the topic in a better way. Finally, the list in the appendix of universities
    and institutes with polymer-related programs fails to mention important centers such as, Leeds and
    Bristol in Great Brittain, Freiburg and Mainz in the Federal Republic of Germany, for France and the
    USSR, only one entry each, and Dutch institutes are ignored. Paul Smith University of California
    Materials Program and Department of Chemical & Nuclear Engineering Santa Barbara, California
    93106 AICbE Journal December 1987 Vol. 33, No. 12

    The work will be suitable for graduate students and above studying the subfield of materials science
    concerned with polymers. It may also be applicable to chemists, chemical engineers, material
    scientists, polymer scientists, environmental scientists and biologists in academia and government
    or corporate research labs

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