Viscoelasticity affects the properties, appearance, processing, and performance of polymers such as rubber, plastic, and adhesives. With detailed explanations, corresponding questions, and experimental methods, supported by real-life applications (includes CD-ROM with data to support the exercises), this edition provides students and professionals with the tools they need to create polymers with more desirable qualities. New chapters in this edition include: Phenomenological Treatment of Viscoelasticity, Viscoelastic Models, Time-Temperature Correspondence, Transitions and Relaxation in Polymers, Dielectric and NMR Methods, and Elasticity of Rubbery Networks.