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- Instructor(s)
- Saito Reiko Furuya Hidemine
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- Exercise (Face-to-face)
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Fri3-4(M-155(H1104))
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- Course number
- CAP.P351
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2023/9/20
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- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This course focuses on better understand about the fundamentals of polymer chemistry and polymer physic and related lectures, based on the excerise of the topics.
Students will have the chance to tackle practical problems by applying knowledge acquired through this course.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of the half of this course, students will be able to:
1)Explain the conformation of polymer chain.
2)Explain how the polymer chain expansion is correlated with the excluded volume effect.
3)Explain the construction of Flory-Huggins theory.
4)Explain how the solution properties depend on the concentration.
At the end of the second half of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain several topics related to polymer.
2) Have an understanding of polymer and based on this, solve basic problems related to polymer.
3) Read documents related to polymer science in English.
Keywords
Polymer conformations, Flory-Huggins theory, Excluded volume effect, Stepwise polymerization, Chain polymerization
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
(For Furuya Class) Students must solve the fundamental and important problems. Nominated students present the answer.
(For Saito Class) Towards the end of class, students must solve the problems assigned on that day's class. Nominated students present the answer. The students must familiarize themselves with topics described in the required learning section before coming to class. Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Structure of polymers - Primary structure and assembled structures- | Explain the primary structure, the stereoregularities and the assembled structures. |
| Class 2 | Intrinsic properties of polymer chain - Chain models and excluded volume effects - | How is the chain expansion correlated with the excluded volume effect? |
| Class 3 | Polymers in solution - Theoretical treatments - | Explain mixing of polymers with solvents in terms of the thermodynamics. |
| Class 4 | Self-study | Summarize the lectures from No.1 to No.3, and prepare for the lectures from No.5 to No.7. |
| Class 5 | Stepwise polymerization: Polycondensation | Use the exercise problems to better understand the reaction mechanisms and the characters of polymers synthesized by the topics covered, and evaluate one’s own progress. |
| Class 6 | Stepwise polymerization: Polyaddition reaction | Use the exercise problems to better understand the reaction mechanisms and the characters of polymers synthesized by the topics covered, and evaluate one’s own progress. |
| Class 7 | Chain polymerization: Radical and ionic polymerization | Use the exercise problems to better understand chain polymerization. |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Course materials are provided during class. The course materials are uploaded on T2SCHOLA.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, ed., Kiso Kobunshi Kagaku (Intoduction to Polymer Science), 2006, Tokyo: Tokyo Kagaku Dojin, ISBN :978-4-8079-0635-2 (Japanese)
Assessment criteria and methods
(For Furuya Class) Students' knowledge of the corresponding area and presentation skill.
(For Saito Class) Students' course scores are based on the results of exercise problems.
Related courses
- CAP.P211 ： Polymer Chemistry I (Step-Growth Polymerization)
- CAP.P212 ： Polymer Chemistry II (Chain Polymerization)
- CAP.P221 ： Polymer Physics I (Polymer Solutions)
- CAP.P222 ： Polymer Physics II (Solid Structures)
- CAP.P361 ： Polymer Chemistry Laboratory I
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Students must have successfully completed following lectures or have equivalent knowledge.
* Polymer physics I. Polymer physics II, Polymer chemistry I, Polymer chemistry II.
