MATERIALS CHEMISTRY OF POLYMERS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: CHEM 345 and ( CHEM 561 , 565 or CBE 310 ), or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and describe structural features of polymers, including connections to reactivity and function. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Propose and critique syntheses for target polymer structures. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Compare and critique disparate mechanistic approaches for polymer syntheses. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify strengths and weaknesses of classic polymer synthetic methods. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Propose polymer targets that would provide desired, currently unavailable function or capability. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and describe structural features of polymers, including connections to reactivity and function. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Propose and critique syntheses for target polymer structures. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Compare and critique disparate mechanistic approaches for polymer syntheses. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify strengths and weaknesses of classic polymer synthetic methods. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Propose polymer targets that would provide desired, currently unavailable function or capability. Audience: Graduate