1. Basic principles of size exclusion and liquid interaction chromatography of polymers 2. Multidetector size exclusion chromatography of polymers 3. Temperature gradient interaction chromatography of polymers 4. Field-flow fractionation techniques for polymer characterization 5. Characterization of polyolefins 6. Analytical ultracentrifugation and combined molecular hydrodynamic approaches for polymer characterization 7. Dilute solution viscometry of polymers 8. Characterization of long-chain branching in polymers 9. Mass spectrometry of polymers 10. Vibrational spectroscopy of polymers 11. Characterization of polymers by NMR 12. Characterization of polymers by dynamic light scattering 13. Characterization of polymers by static light scattering 14. Characterization of polymers by LenS3 multiangle light scattering 15. X-ray and neutron scattering of polymers 16. Microscopy of polymers