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Engineering Science of Polymeric Materials
and finally, microscopy and x-ray diffracto"occupancies can be rationalized in terms metry to determine the final structure of of geometrical factors, attractive nearestthe solid. The principle and methods for neighbor interactions and electronic factors Z.H. Stachurski each technique are discussed briefly, with thus providing a qualitative understanding (Polymer Division of the Royal Australian references given for more detail. He de...." The words rationalized and qualitative Chemical Institute, 1987) votes more space to DSC and GPC than to were well chosen and appropriate. Such the other techniques, but probably because words were also applied to the characteriThis book contains a practical approach these are not generally described in analytzation of electronic properties in Chapter 5, to "polymers as received" for engineering ical chemistry textbooks. which states that "good qualitative, and in purposes, particularly for the engineer or many examples even quantitative, agreeAn area I felt was not sufficiently covered scientist who needs a materials approach ment between band-structure calculations was properties of solutions of polymers, to polymers, but does not intend to make a for metal hydrides and measured spectra" which may become important during the career in the field. In addition, it is a valuwas developed. crosslinking of a dilute gel or in the process able introductory reference book, able to of isolating more narrow molecular weight Chapter 6 discusses the understanding serve as a starting point for common probdistributions of the polymer chains. One of the heats of formation of the hydrides lems in developing polymer materials. To more negative comment is that the producand concludes that "to rationalize trends in use and understand the information and tion quality of the book is lacking. A few hydride stability and site occupation, sevmethodology in Eng. Sci...., one would pages were out of order and some of the eral empirical correlations have been proneed a few supplemental books, such as posed...." Chapter 7 describes magnetic Flory's Principles of Polymer Chemistry, Tad- print is light. Overall, however, Stachurski properties, Mossbauer effect and supermor and Gogos' Principles of Polymer Proc- has given us a good introductory book to conductivity and states that "magnetism in essing, and the Polymer Handbook. The level his title, "Engineering Science of Polymeric Materials." the 3d elements and their intermetallics reof the book is eminently suitable for teachmains a controversial topic and is by no ing junior, senior or first-year graduate stuLucy M. Hair is a staff scientist, Chemistry & means a solved problem." dents. I know of no other polymer book Materials Science Department, Lawrence Liverwhich could be so readily used for engimore National Laboratory. She has developed It was refreshing to read scholarly reneering. organic foams for the Laser Fusion Energy Pro- views that present a wealth of data, proThe book is divided into four main secg
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