Introduction to polymer science -- Chain structure and configuration -- Dilute solution thermodynamics, molecular weights, and sizes -- Concentrated solutions, phase separation behavior, and diffusion -- The amorphous state -- The crystalline state -- Polymers in the liquid crystalline state -- Glass-rubber transition behavior -- Crosslinked polymers and rubber elasticity -- Polymer viscoelasticity and rheology -- Mechanical behavior of polymers -- Polymer surfaces and interfaces -- Multicomponent polymeric materials -- Modern polymer topics.