Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) has been used for the identification of several products from syndiotactic-rich poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sheet exposed to x-ray and ultraviolet irradiation. Two chain-scission products and two chain-intact products were observed using one and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. The 750 and 400 MHz one-dimensional hydrogen(H-1)spectrum and the two-dimensional H-1,H-1-OSY, (1)HMQC, (1) and HMBC1 spectra permitted the assignment of many hydrogen and carbon NMR signals for the four products which are still polymeric. Additional signals were observed for minor stereoisomers. Methyl formate, a small molecular product, was found in both the x-ray and UV degradations. Acetaldehyde was also observed from x-ray exposure but not UV exposure. Important results from this work are well-resolved chemical "fingerprints" for x-ray and UV exposed PMMA.