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Syllabus Polymer Morphology
Quarter: Spring, 2000 10 AM
Instructor: Prof. Greg Beaucage
Office 540 ERC, 556-3063, gbeaucag@UCEng.UC.edu
Lab 410 Rhodes, 556-5152
Textbook:
Level: Graduate (Undergraduate by petition, most granted)
Synopsis of Course: Polymer Morphology will explore the details of structures commonly encountered in polymeric materials. The course will cover both well understood morphologies as well as more applied, less well understood morphologies important to industrial applications. The approach will involve exploring morphology in terms of levels of structure. Atomic level structure, is often governed by thermodynamics and chemistry. The colloidal scale, which dominates polymeric materials, depends on a combination of kinetics and thermodynamics. Macroscopic scale structures generally are dominated by kinetic effects. The relationship between these levels of structure will be used to develop a full picture of the complex morphology of polymeric materials. The course will be geared towards the graduate level and a basic understanding of thermodynamics and diffraction will be needed.
The course will be topical in nature, reflecting the broad scope of morphologies seen in polymeric systems including: semi-crystalline phases, liquid/liquid phases, and immiscible phases of organic polymers and inorganic fillers.
2. Semi-Crystalline Morphology.
(Chapter 2 (skim through/Review), Chapter 4, Chapter 8 Deformed semi-crystalline morphologies)
Course Requirements
Quizzes (75%)
8 to 10 Weekly Quizzes
Start of each Friday Class, 1 problem (usually with 5 parts)
20-30 minutes
CLOSED BOOK/Notebook
Quizzes will be given only during this class period. No make-up quizzes. If you miss a quiz you will have to take the final as described below.
Final Exam
During Finals Week. (Final is optional and can only help grade)
Final will contain three questions each of which is similar to a weekly quiz. The grade on the final question will replace up to three quiz grades if it is higher. The final questions will be different than quiz questions.
25% of the grade will be your choice of:
For the paper or report option you should have a draft of the paper completed by mid-term April 28 at 10AM. This will be graded for 1/4 of the paper grade and returned. A final version should be turned in Wednesday, May 31 at 10AM. No Late papers will be accepted.
For the Notebook Option
Class Notebook Graded Twice.
At Mid-Term (April 28 at 10AM, no late notebooks accepted) (1/4 of grade)
And Second to Last Week of Classes (May 31 at 10AM, no late notebooks accepted).
The Notebook should be carefully re-written from your class notes and from your reading of the book, handouts and other materials you have used. It should have several required features:
Grading Scheme: Grading will be on a standard basis: A is 90 or above; B is 80 or above; C is 70 or above.
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