Polymer Science (9871)
Polymer Science (9871)
| 401 | INTRODUCTION TO ELASTOMERS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: physical chemistry (or equivalent) or permission. An introduction to the science and technology of elastomeric materials. Lecture and laboratory. | ||
| 402 | INTRODUCTION TO PLASTICS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: physical chemistry (or equivalent) or permission. An introduction to the science and technology of plastic materials. Lecture and laboratory. | ||
| 407 | POLYMER SCIENCE | 4 credits |
| Prerequisite: 3150:314 or 3650:301 or permission. Principles of polymerization processes and relationships between molecular structures and physical behavior of polymers. Molecular weight distributions of macromolecules discussed and methods of determining molecular weights utilized. | ||
| 497 | HONORS PROJECT IN POLYMER SCI | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Sophomore, junior, or senior standing in Honors College and permission of honors preceptor in the home department. Independent research leading to completion of honors thesis under guidance of project adviser. May be repeated for a total of 10 credits. | ||
| 499 | RESEARCH PROBLEMS POLYMER SCI | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Faculty-supervised undergraduate research problems in polymer science, culminating in a written report. | ||
| 601 | POLYMER CONCEPTS | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Introduction to basic concepts in polymer science, including polymerization, copolymerization processes and naturally occurring polymers. Polymer nomenclature, definitions and classifications. Polymer stereochemistry and structure-property relationships. | ||
| 602 | SYN & CHEM BEHAVIOR POLYMERS | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 601 or instructor's permission. Introduction to fundamentals and practical aspects of polymer synthesis and reactions of polymers; general knowledge of laboratory and commercial methods for polymer preparation; practical examples. | ||
| 604 | SPEC PRO: POLYMER SCI | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Research projects of limited nature assigned to student entering polymer science program. Intended to familiarize student with typical problems and techniques in this field. | ||
| 607 | SEM: POLYMER SCIENCE I | 1 credits |
| Prerequisite: limited to first-and second-year resident graduate students. Participants are to present a 25-minute lecture on some aspect of polymer science and to participate in discussions of lectures presented by other seminar participants. | ||
| 608 | SEM: POLYMER SCIENCE II | 1 credits |
| Prerequisite: limited to first-and second-year resident graduate students. Participants are to present a 25-minute lecture on some aspect of polymer science and to participate in discussions of lectures presented by other seminar participants. | ||
| 613 | POLYMER SCIENCE LABORATORY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites or corequisites: at least one of the courses 601, 631, 674, or 701, or permission of instructor. Laboratory experiments in synthesis, characterization, physical properties and processing and testing of polymers. | ||
| 615 | LAB COMP APPL: POLYMER SCIENCE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of computer programming and permission of instructor. Laboratory use of computers in polymer science research for data acquisition, data analysis, graphing, and preparation of reports and thesis. | ||
| 631 | PHYS PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS I | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Thermodynamic and molecular basis of rubber elastic behavior; time-dependent mechanical properties of polymeric materials; melt-flow and entanglements; the morphology of crystalline polymeric materials; fracture of polymers. | ||
| 632 | PHYS PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS II | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 631 or permission of instructor. Normal-coordinate theories of molecular motion and applications to time-dependent mechanical, electrical, and scattering properties of polymeric systems; time-temperature superposition; free volume, WLF relation; fracture; glass transition. | ||
| 674 | POLYMER STRUCTURE & CHARACT | 2 credits |
| Prerequisites: 3150:313 and 3150:314 or permission of instructor. Presentation of statistical description of polymer molecular properties including chain polymerization and degradation, characterization of conformation, molecular weight, local structure, crystal structures and ordering. | ||
| 675 | POLYMER THERMODYNAMICS | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 674 or permission of instructor. Presentation of the theories and experiments concerning polymer solutions, polymer phase equilibria, and polymeric phase transitions and dilute solution steady-state transport. | ||
| 699 | MASTERS THESIS | 1-6 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. For properly qualified candidate for master's degree. Supervised original research in polymer science, under direction of faculty member, followed by submission of thesis. | ||
| 701 | POLYMER TECHNOLOGY I | 2 credits |
| Principles of compounding and testing, processing principles and types of operation, design principles. | ||
| 702 | POLYMER TECHNOLOGY II | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 701 or permission of instructor. Rubber industry, rubber compounding and processing, vulcanization methods, physical testing, plastics preparation and compounding, manufacturing processes. Lecture/laboratory. | ||
| 703 | POLYMER TECHNOLOGY III | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 702 or permission of instructor. Flow properties, extrusion, calendaring and milling, molding, mixing, bond operations, engineering properties, rubber springs, viscoelastic analysis design consideration. Lecture/laboratory. | ||
| 704 | CONDENSATION POLYMERIZATION | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 3150:463/563 or permission of instructor. Survey of the theory and practice of condensation polymerization. Numerous commercial examples are presented with special emphasis being placed on the properties and applications of polymers prepared by this technique. Structure-property relationships are highlighted for each major polymer class. | ||
| 705 | FREE RADICAL REACT POLYMER SCI | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 3150:463/563 or permission on instructor. Covers the kinetics and mechanisms of free radical initiated reactions encountered in polymer science, including polymerization methods, detailed considerations of the initiation, propagation and termination steps in vinyl polymerizations and copolymerization, preparation of block and graft copolymers by free radical initiated reactions and the mechanisms of free radical induced polymer degradation reactions. | ||
| 706 | IONIC & MONOMER INSRTN REACTNS | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 3150:463/563 or permission of instructor. Covers the scope, kinetics and mechanisms of polymerizations initiation by anions, carbenium ions and onium ions as well as polymerizations induced by coordination catalysts. Living polymerizations, molecular weights, molecular weight distributions, stereo-chemistry, solvent effects, counter-ion effects, temperature effects, Ziegler-Natta catalysis, olefin metathesis, functionalization of polymers, graft and block copolymer synthesis. | ||
| 711 | ST: POLYMER SCIENCE | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Topics of current interest in polymer science, encompassing chemistry, physics or technological aspects of macromolecular substances, including laboratory work where applicable. | ||
| 712 | ST: POLYMER SCIENCE | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Topics of current interest in polymer science, encompassing chemistry, physics or engineering aspects of macromolecular science. | ||
| 899 | DOCTORAL DISSERTATION | 1-16 credits |
| Open to properly qualified students accepted as candidates for Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Science depending on the availability of staff and facilities. | ||
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