Structure -- Chain Structures -- Names, Acronyms, Classes, and Structures of Some Important Polymers -- Theory -- The Rotational Isomeric State Model -- Computational Parameters -- Theoretical Models and Simulations of Polymer Chains -- Scaling, Exponents, and Fractal Dimensions -- Thermodynamic Properties -- Densities, Coefficients of Thermal Expansion, and Compressibilities of Amorphous Polymers -- Thermodynamic Properties of Proteins -- Heat Capacities of Polymers -- Thermal Conductivity -- Thermodynamic Quantities Governing Melting -- The Glass Temperature -- Sub-T g Transitions -- Polymer-Solvent Interaction Parameter ? -- Theta Temperatures -- Solubility Parameters -- Mark-Houwink-Staudinger-Sakurada Constants -- Polymers and Supercritical Fluids -- Thermodynamics of Polymer Blends -- Spectroscopy -- NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers -- Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy to Study the Molecular Dynamics of Polymers Having Different Molecular Architectures -- Group Frequency Assignments for Major Infrared Bands Observed in Common Synthetic Polymers -- Small Angle Neutron and X-Ray Scattering -- Mechanical Properties -- Mechanical Properties -- Chain Dimensions and Entanglement Spacings -- Temperature Dependences of the Viscoelastic Response of Polymer Systems -- Adhesives -- Some Mechanical Properties of Typical Polymer-Based Composites -- Polymer Networks and Gels -- Force Spectroscopy of Polymers: Beyond Single Chain Mechanics -- Reinforcing Phases -- Carbon Black -- Properties of Polymers Reinforced with Silica -- Physical Properties of Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites -- Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) -- Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites: Recent Developments in Mechanical Properties -- Reinforcement Theories -- Crystallinity and Morphology -- Densities of Amorphous and Crystalline Polymers -- Unit Cell Information on Some Important Polymers -- Crystallization Kinetics of Polymers -- Block Copolymer Melts -- Polymer Liquid Crystals and Their Blends -- The Emergence of a New Macromolecular Architecture: "The Dendritic State" -- Polyrotaxanes -- Foldamers: Nanoscale Shape Control at the Interface Between Small Molecules and High Polymers -- Recent Advances in Supramolecular Polymers -- Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties -- Conducting Polymers: Electrical Conductivity -- Electroluminescent Polymer Systems -- Magnetic, Piezoelectric, Pyroelectric, and Ferroelectric Properties of Synthetic and Biological Polymers -- Nonlinear Optical Properties of Polymers -- Refractive Index, Stress-Optical Coefficient, and Optical Configuration Parameter of Polymers -- Responses to Radiation, Heat, and Chemical Agents -- Ultraviolet Radiation and Polymers -- The Effects of Electron Beam and g-Irradiation on Polymeric Materials -- Flammability -- Thermal-Oxidative Stability and Degradation of Polymers -- Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications -- Biodegradability of Polymers -- Properties of Photoresist Polymers -- Pyrolyzability of Preceramic Polymers -- Other Properties -- Surface and Interfacial Properties -- Acoustic Properties of Polymers -- Permeability of Polymers to Gases and Vapors -- Miscellaneous -- Definitions -- Units and Conversion Factors.