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- Instructor(s)
- Tsuge Takeharu Hayashi Tomohiro
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon1-2(S7-201) Thr1-2(S7-201)
- Group
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- Course number
- MAT.C303
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/4/1
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This course is an introduction to the field of polymer science, providing an overview of the synthesis, structure and properties of polymers. In addition, this course is to explain topics of high performance polymers, functional polymers, natural polymeric compounds, and bio-polymers.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the basic reaction in polymer synthesis.
2) Describe the structures of polymers.
3) Explain the basic concept of polymer solution
4) Explain the relation between structures and properties of polymers.
5) Describe the various properties of polymers.
6) Explain high-performance polymers and functional polymers.
7) Explain bio-polymers.
Keywords
Polymer, Structure, Synthesis, Properties. High performance polymers, Functional polymers, Bio-polymers, natural polymeric compounds
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Explain using handouts and slides.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Study about introduction of polymer, history and types of polymer. |
| Class 2 | Molecuar and solid state structure of polymer | Explain chemical structures, configiration, micro-structure, and crystal structure of polymers |
| Class 3 | Thermal property of polymer | Explain melting temperature and glass transition temperature of polymers. |
| Class 4 | Polymer in solution | Study about theory of polymer solution and size of polymer and thermodynamic for polymer solution. |
| Class 5 | Polymer molecular weight | Study about calculation of molecular weigiht, mass analysis, and gel permeation chromatography |
| Class 6 | Characterization of polymer crystals | Study about the methods to analyze polymer crystals. |
| Class 7 | Polymer synthesis (poly-condensation, poly-addition, addition-condensation) | Study about reaction of poly-condensation, poly-addition and addition-condensation. |
| Class 8 | Polymer synthesis (radical polymerization, ionic polymerization) | Study about dynamics of radical polymerization, co-polymerization, anionic and cationic polymerization, co-ordination polymerization and living polymerization. |
| Class 9 | Biomacromolecules | Study about natural polymeric compounds, biopolymers |
| Class 10 | Properties of polymer | Study about opitical and electric properties of polymers. |
| Class 11 | Properties of poymer | Study about physical properties of polymer, creep, stress relaxation, and rubber elasticity. |
| Class 12 | Forming processes | Study about forming processing, heat-resistant polymers, high strength-elasticity polymers. |
| Class 13 | High-performance polymers and functional polymers (1) | Study about high performance commodity plastics, composite materials, conductive polymers, recycle of plastics. |
| Class 14 | High-performance polymers and functional polymers (2) | Study about biocompatible polymers and interface between polymers and living tissues. |
| Class 15 | Review | Brush up on this course |
Textbook(s)
Course materials are provided during class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Non required.
Assessment criteria and methods
Assessment is based on the quality of final examination.
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Non prerequisites.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
Takeharu Tsuge
tsuge.t.aa[at]titech.ac.jp, 045-924-5420
Tomohiro Hayashi
hayashi[at]echem.titech.ac.jp, 045-924-5400
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.
