Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is used to measure heat flow into or out of a sample as it is exposed to a controlled thermal profile. DSC provides both qualitative and quantitative information about material transitions such as the glass transition, crystallization, curing, melting, and decomposition. For some of these transitions, DSC can provide not only the temperature at which the transition (reaction) occurs and how much total heat is involved, but DSC can also provide valuable information about the rate (kinetics) of reaction. Furthermore, with the advent of easy-touse computer based data analysis programs, the ability to obtain such kinetic information has become more practical.