COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLYMERISATION METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 6055 POLYMERISATION METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR YOLDAŞ SEKI

Offered to

Chemistry
Chemistry

Course Objective

The course aims to provide an introduction to polymerization. It is intended to give useful information about the synthesis methods of polymers to chemists with no background in polymers as well as the experienced polymer chemist

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   This course is expected to give the the students detailed information about the types of polymerization reactions such as step, chain, and ring-opening polymerizations etc...
2   Understand the reaction parameters which are important in controlling polymerization rates, polymer molecular weight, and structural features such as branching and crosslinking.
3   Discuss the reactions of polymers that are useful for modifying or synthesizing new polymer structures and the use of polymeric reagents, substrates, and catalysts.
4   Give the students an appreciation of the some copolymerization methods used in polymer synthesis

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Basic concepts on Polymers
2 Various properties of polymers and polymerization methods
3 Properties of Step Polymerization
4 Process Conditions of Step Polymerizations
5 Step Copolymerization and high-Performance Polymers
6 Radical Chain Polymerization
7 Initiation
8 Mid-term exam
9 Process Conditions
10 Emulsion Polymerization
11 Ionic Chain Polymerization
12 Cationic and anionic Polymerization, presentation
13 Chain Copolymerization, presentation
14 Ring Opening Polymerization, presentation and evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

- Odian G., Principles of Polymerization, Fourth Edition, Wiley Interscience, 2004.
- Moad G., Solomon, D.H., (2006), The chemistry of radical polymerization, Second Edition, Elsevier Science
- Dubois P., Coulembier O., Raquez J.M., (2009), Handbook of ring-opening polymerization, John Wiley & Sons.
- Papaspyrides C.D., Vouyiouka S.N., (2009), Solid State polymerization, John Wiley & Sons

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Active participation to the lecture, Problem solving, Homeworks and their presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Student will be assessed with questions which will be asked in midterm exam, final exam and assignments (homeworks and their presentations).

Assessment Criteria

Student will be assessed with questions which will be asked in midterm exam, final exam, assignments ( homoworks and their presentations)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://www.fbe.deu.edu.tr

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yoldas.seki@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 3 20 60
Preparing presentations 3 10 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 215

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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