JOHN D. FERRY is Farrington Daniels research professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, where he was Chairman of the Chemistry Department from 1959 to 1967. He received his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at Stanford University and has held a National Science Foundation Senior Post-doctoral Fellowship three times. Dr. Ferry has been the recipient of seven distinguished awards and medals for his work in polymer science. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, American Society of Biological Chemists, National Academy of Sciences, Society of Rheology, American Physical Society, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A joint editor of Advances in Polymer Sciences, Dr. Ferry is the author of over 280 articles in chemical, physical, and biochemical journals.

• The Nature of Viscoelastic Behavior. Illustrations of Viscoelastic Behavior of Polymeric Systems. Exact Interrelations among the Viscoelastic Functions. Approximate Interrelations among the Linear ViscoelasticFunctions. Experimental Methods for Viscoelastic Liquids. Experimental Methods for Soft Viscoelastic Solids and Liquids ofHigh Viscosity. Experimental Methods for Hard Viscoelastic Solids. Experimental Methods for Bulk Measurements. Dilute Solutions: Molecular Theory and Comparisons withExperiments. Molecular Theory for Undiluted Amorphous Polymers and ConcentratedSolutions;Networks and Entanglements. Dependence of Viscoelastic Behavior on Temperature andPressure. The Transition Zone from Rubberlike to Glasslike Behavior. The Plateau and Terminal Zones in Uncross-Linked Polymers. Cross-Linked Polymers and Composite Systems. The Glassy State. Crystalline Polymers. Concentrated Solutions, Plasticized Polymers, and Gels. Viscoelastic Behavior in Bulk (Volume) Deformation. Applications to Practical Problems. Appendices. Author & Subject Indexes.

JOHN D. FERRY is Farrington Daniels research professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, where he was Chairman of the Chemistry Department from 1959 to 1967. He received his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at Stanford University and has held a National Science Foundation Senior Post-doctoral Fellowship three times. Dr. Ferry has been the recipient of seven distinguished awards and medals for his work in polymer science. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, American Society of Biological Chemists, National Academy of Sciences, Society of Rheology, American Physical Society, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A joint editor of Advances in Polymer Sciences, Dr. Ferry is the author of over 280 articles in chemical, physical, and biochemical journals.

• The Nature of Viscoelastic Behavior. Illustrations of Viscoelastic Behavior of Polymeric Systems. Exact Interrelations among the Viscoelastic Functions. Approximate Interrelations among the Linear ViscoelasticFunctions. Experimental Methods for Viscoelastic Liquids. Experimental Methods for Soft Viscoelastic Solids and Liquids ofHigh Viscosity. Experimental Methods for Hard Viscoelastic Solids. Experimental Methods for Bulk Measurements. Dilute Solutions: Molecular Theory and Comparisons withExperiments. Molecular Theory for Undiluted Amorphous Polymers and ConcentratedSolutions;Networks and Entanglements. Dependence of Viscoelastic Behavior on Temperature andPressure. The Transition Zone from Rubberlike to Glasslike Behavior. The Plateau and Terminal Zones in Uncross-Linked Polymers. Cross-Linked Polymers and Composite Systems. The Glassy State. Crystalline Polymers. Concentrated Solutions, Plasticized Polymers, and Gels. Viscoelastic Behavior in Bulk (Volume) Deformation. Applications to Practical Problems. Appendices. Author & Subject Indexes.

JOHN D. FERRY is Farrington Daniels research professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, where he was Chairman of the Chemistry Department from 1959 to 1967. He received his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at Stanford University and has held a National Science Foundation Senior Post-doctoral Fellowship three times. Dr. Ferry has been the recipient of seven distinguished awards and medals for his work in polymer science. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, American Society of Biological Chemists, National Academy of Sciences, Society of Rheology, American Physical Society, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A joint editor of Advances in Polymer Sciences, Dr. Ferry is the author of over 280 articles in chemical, physical, and biochemical journals.

• The Nature of Viscoelastic Behavior. Illustrations of Viscoelastic Behavior of Polymeric Systems. Exact Interrelations among the Viscoelastic Functions. Approximate Interrelations among the Linear ViscoelasticFunctions. Experimental Methods for Viscoelastic Liquids. Experimental Methods for Soft Viscoelastic Solids and Liquids ofHigh Viscosity. Experimental Methods for Hard Viscoelastic Solids. Experimental Methods for Bulk Measurements. Dilute Solutions: Molecular Theory and Comparisons withExperiments. Molecular Theory for Undiluted Amorphous Polymers and ConcentratedSolutions;Networks and Entanglements. Dependence of Viscoelastic Behavior on Temperature andPressure. The Transition Zone from Rubberlike to Glasslike Behavior. The Plateau and Terminal Zones in Uncross-Linked Polymers. Cross-Linked Polymers and Composite Systems. The Glassy State. Crystalline Polymers. Concentrated Solutions, Plasticized Polymers, and Gels. Viscoelastic Behavior in Bulk (Volume) Deformation. Applications to Practical Problems. Appendices. Author & Subject Indexes.