CBE 5773
Transcript Abbreviation:
High Polymers
Course Description:
Introduction to polymeric materials, polymerization methods and kinetics, polymer solution properties, molecular weight determination and polymer physical/mechanical properties.
Course Levels:
Undergraduate (1000-5000 level)
Graduate (5000-8000 level)
Designation:
Elective
General Education Course:
(N/A)
Cross-Listings:
(N/A)
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
3.00
Select if Repeatable:
Off
Maximum Repeatable Credits:
3.00
Total Completions Allowed:
(N/A)
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
No
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
12 weeks (summer only)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
Prereq: 3610 (610) or Chem 2510 (251), or permission of instructor.
Electronically Enforced:
No
Exclusions:
Not open to students with credit for 773.
Course Goals / Objectives:
Be familiar with polymer structure, polymer type, average molecular weights and polymer morphology
Be familiar with polymerization mechanism and reaction kinetics
Be familiar with principals underlying and the derivation of Flory-Huggins equation
Be familiar with various molecular weight determination methods
Be exposed to important polymer characterization methods
Be familiar with mechanical properties of polymers
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
| Topic | LEC | REC out-of-class | REC in-class | Weekly LAB out-of-class | Weekly LAB in-class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defining a polymer, history of polymer science and industry, polymers and petroleum, types of polymers and polymerization, nomenclature of polymers, chain structures, molecular weights and distribution, molecular forces, thermal & mechanical behavior | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Step growth polymerization, kinetics, molecular weight control in linear polymerization, molecular weight distribution in linear polymerization | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Chain growth polymerization, structural arrangement of monomer units, mechanism, type of initiation, kinetics | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Degree of polymerization, molecular weight control and chain transfer, thermochemistry of chain growth polymerization, comparison between step and chain growth polymerization | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Polymerization processes, types of polymerization process, changes of emulsion polymerization, copolymerization, the copolymer equation, types of copolymerization | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Polymer Characterization, Polymer solutions, physical chemistry review, ideal solution, polymer solution theories | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Molecular weight determination, end group analysis, colligative prop. Measurement, Light scattering, intrinsic viscosity, GPC | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Transitions in High Polymers, Tg, Tm, factors determining the magnitude of the transitions, dynamic mechanical analysis | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Morphology and polymer science, semi-crystalline polymers, process industry crystallinity | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mechanical properties of polymers, polymer rheology, viscoelasticity | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
| Aspect | Percent |
|---|---|
| Homework (9) | 30% |
| Exams (1) | 35% |
| Final Exam | 35% |
Representative Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials of Polymer Science and Engineering | Painter and Coleman |
ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
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