Richard H. Boyd is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering and of Chemical Engineering at the University of Utah. He was awarded the Polymer Physics Prize from the American Physical Society and is the author of over 150 technical papers and book chapters. Grant D. Smith is a Professor at the University of Utah. He has been awarded the NSF Career Award and the Outstanding Research Contribution award from the Eloret Insititute. He is also the author or co-author of over 170 papers.

• Preface; Part I. Methodology: 1. Mechanical relaxation; 2. Dielectric relaxation; 3. NMR spectroscopy; 4. Dynamic neutron scattering; 5. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of amorphous polymers; Part II. Amorphous Polymers: 6. The primary transition region; 7. Secondary (subglass) relaxations; 8. The transition from melt to glass and its molecular basis; Part III. Complex Systems: 9. Semi-crystalline polymers; 10. Miscible polymer blends; Appendix 1. The Rouse Model; Appendix 2. Site models for localized relaxation; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'The authors have a real gift for conveying the gist of an idea intelligently and effectively … the book is consistently accessible and clear-headed in a way that can engage many an undergraduate's interest … warmly recommended. Boyd and Smith have done a good job of explaining the problems and will certainly get you thinking.' Current Engineering Practice