ch. 1. Introduction to polymers -- ch. 2. Polymer structure (morphology) -- ch. 3. Molecular weight of polymers -- ch. 4. Polycondensation polymers (step-reaction polymerization) -- ch. 5. Ionic Chain-Reaction and complex coordination polymerization (addition polymerization) -- ch. 6. Free radical chain polymerization (addition polymerization) -- ch. 7. Copolymerization -- ch. 8. Composites and fillers -- ch. 9. Naturally occurring polymers : plants -- ch. 10. Naturally occurring polymers : animals -- ch. 11. Organometallic and inorganic-organic polymers -- ch. 12. Inorganic polymers -- ch. 13. Testing and spectrometric characterization of polymers -- ch. 14. Rheology and physical tests -- ch. 15. Additives -- ch. 16. Reactions on polymers -- ch. 17. Synthesis of reactants and intermediates for polymers -- ch. 18. Polymer technology -- ch. 19. Selected topics.