chapter 1 Kinetics of Phase Transitions / chapter 2 Spinodal Decomposition versus Nucleation and Growth / chapter 3 Monte Carlo Simulations of Domain Growth / chapter 4 Using the Lattice Boltzmann Algorithm to Explore Phase Ordering in Fluids / chapter 5 Aging in Domain Growth / chapter 6 Kinetics of Dewetting / chapter 7 Morphological Transitions in Microphase-Separated Diblock Copolymers / chapter 8 Dynamics of Phase Transitions in Solids