part 1 Part I: Polypropylene: Catalysts and Mechanism -- chapter 1 Isotactic Polypropylene from C2- and Pseudo-C2-Symmetric Catalysts / chapter 2 Fluorenyl-Containing Catalysts for Stereoselective Propylene Polymerization / chapter 3 Substituted Indenyl and Cyclopentadienyl Catalysts for Stereoselective Propylene Polymerization / chapter 4 Doubly Bridged Metallocenes for Stereoselective Propylene Polymerization / chapter 5 Metallocenes with Donor/Acceptor and Other Heteroatom Bridges for Stereoselective Propylene Polymerization / chapter 6 Stereoselective Propylene Polymerization with Early and Late Transition Metal Catalysts / chapter 7 Catalyst Structure and Polymer Tacticity: The Theory Behind Site Control in Propylene Polymerization / part 2 Part II: Polypropylene: Applications of Tacticity -- chapter 8 Stereoblock Polypropylene / chapter 9 Elastomeric Homo-Polypropylene: Solid State Properties and Synthesis via Control of Reaction Parameters / chapter 10 Control of Molecular Weight and Chain-End Group in Tactic Polypropylenes Using Chain Transfer Agents / chapter 11 Functionalization of Tactic Polypropylenes / chapter 12 Influence of Tacticity of Propylene Placement on Structure and Properties of Ethylene/Propylene Copolymers / part 3 Part III: Other Monoolefin Monomers -- chapter 13 Stereocontrol in the Polymerization of Higher α-Olefin Monomers / chapter 14 Tactic Polystyrene and Styrene Copolymers / chapter 15 Cyclopentene Homo- and Copolymers Made with Early and Late Transition Metal Catalysts / chapter 16 Tactic Norbornene Homo- and Copolymers Made with Early and Late Transition Metal Catalysts / part 4 Part IV: Diene Monomers and Olefin-Containing Polymers -- chapter 17 The Stereoselective Polymerization of Linear Conjugated Dienes / chapter 18 The Stereoselective Polymerization of Cyclic Conjugated Dienes / chapter 19 Tactic Nonconjugated Diene Cyclopolymerization and Cyclocopolymerization / chapter 20 Stereochemistry of Polymers Formed by Metathesis Polymerization of Bicyclic and Polycyclic Olefins / chapter 21 Stereoregularity of Polyacetylene and Its Derivatives / part 5 Part V: Functional and Non-Olefinic Monomers -- chapter 22 Tacticity in Ethylene/Carbon Monoxide/Vinyl Co- and Terpolymerizations / chapter 23 Stereoselective Acrylate Polymerization / chapter 24 Discrete Catalysts for Stereoselective Epoxide Polymerization / chapter 25 Stereoselective Polymerization of Lactide