The topics presented in the pages to follow provide a basis for one to two semesters of course material. I have found the content suitable to senior chemical engineering students looking for an elective course in this general area. Normally I have taught this material to first- and second-year graduate students in the Polymer Science and Engineering Department of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Since most of these students have a B.S. in chemistry, this often represents their first exposure to the peculiar mind of the engineer. Because of the lack of engineering background per se on the part of these students, I have included introductory material in mechanics, fluid dynamics, and heat and mass transfer, otherwise often found as a part of a B.S. chemical or mechanical engineering program. A brief survey of rheology is also included, although we normally provide a full one-semester course in this area. The teacher, then, has the option and the need to supplement this material if it does represent a first exposure for the students, or gloss over the derivations and emphasize the exposure for the students, or gloss over the derivations and emphasize the applications if the students have appropriate previous exposure to some topics. A large number of problems are included to provide practice, and a Bibliography is given which allows for extended study of specific areas of interest. This text is a guide; it does not suggest a static syllabus for a course.

1. Polymer Processing
2. Modeling Philosophy
3. Continuum Mechanics
4. Dimensional Analysis in Design and Interpretation of
Experiments
5. Simple Model Flows
6. Extrusion
7. Calendering
8. Coating
9. Fiber Spinning
10. Tubular Film Blowing
,etc.