This exercise-and-solution volume is designed to help readers consolidate and apply the concepts presented in the two-volume work “Structural Science of Crystalline Polymers,” which was published to support young researchers in mastering essential characterization techniques for studying detailed structure–property relationships. In this third volume, readers are encouraged to tackle a range of representative problems in polymer structural analysis, enabling them to strengthen their understanding in a concrete and practical way. Far from being merely supplementary material, this book has been carefully organized to support readers who wish to deepen their engagement with the first two volumes. Readers will enjoy the systematically structured presentation, which addresses the fundamental issues central to the structural study of solid polymers.

Kohji Tashiro received a Ph.D. from Osaka University in 1978. He was appointed as an assistant professor in 1984 at Osaka University and was promoted to full professor in 1996. He has conducted research as a principal professor and currently as a Professor Emeritus of the Graduate School of Engineering, Toyota Technological Institute.

His research interests include the structure analysis and clarification of the structure–property relationship of polymers and related compounds from the hierarchical point of view.

He has published some 400 original articles and 140 review articles and has contributed to 70 books. He has published original articles in internationally renowned journals such as macromolecules and nature, among others.

The several awards he has received include those from the Society of Polymer Science, Japan; the Fiber Society of Japan; and the IUPAC (the Paul J Flory Award).