POLYMERIC MATERIALS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: CHEM 341 , 343 , or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Classify, identify, and write the structure of different types of common polymers Audience: Undergraduate 2. Characterize the molecular weights of polymers, their microstructure, and morphology Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the common methods for the synthesis of polymers Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate quantitative understanding of the kinetics of polymerization Audience: Undergraduate 5. Characterize the principle thermal transitions that occur in polymers Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze the interrelationships among structure, properties, processing and applications of polymers Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Classify, identify, and write the structure of different types of common polymers Audience: Undergraduate 2. Characterize the molecular weights of polymers, their microstructure, and morphology Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the common methods for the synthesis of polymers Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate quantitative understanding of the kinetics of polymerization Audience: Undergraduate 5. Characterize the principle thermal transitions that occur in polymers Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze the interrelationships among structure, properties, processing and applications of polymers Audience: Undergraduate