INTRODUCTION TO MACROMOLECULES What is a Macromolecule? The Discovery of Macromolecules The Structure of Macromolecules in Solution The Remarkable Properties of Pure Bulk Polymers Building New Materials Using Macromolecules Suggestions for Further Reading DESCRIBING POLYMER STRUCTURE Geometric Structure of Macromolecules Bond Probability Distributions Rotational Isomeric State Approximation Mean-Squared End-to-EndDistance Statistics of the Random Coil Chain Flexibility and the Persistence Length MEASURING POLYMER STRUCTURE Polymer Composition and Sequence Distribut.Abstract: Describes structural, dynamic, and optical properties of macromolecules in both solution and bulk states. This book shows how to apply experimental techniques, such as light scattering, and modelsfor predicting the properties of various polymeric materials.