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SYLLABUS FOR

Advanced Topics in Polymeric Materials

Fall, 2000

Thursday 6:00 - 8:50 pm , classroom: the department seminar room (44-212)

Professor: Dae Su Kim office)44-345 Tel)261-2371 e-mail: dskim@chungbuk.ac.kr
Office Hours: e-mail if possible, Monday pm 2-4
Textbook:
Polymer Engineering II by Sung Chul Kim et al., Heejoongdang, 1997
References:
Polymer Blends by D. R. Paul and S. Newman, Academic Press, New York 1978
Polymer Blends and Composites by J. A. Mason and L. H. Sperling, Plenum Press, New York 1976
Interpenetrating Polymer Networks and Related Materials by L. H. Sperling, Plenum Press, New York 1981
Polymer-Polymer Miscibility by O. Olabisi et al., Academic Press, New York 1979
Multicomponent Polymer Materials by D. R. Paul and L. H. Sperling, ACS, Washington 1986
Polymer Alloys and Blends by L. A. Utracki, Oxford Univ. Press, London 1990
Interpenetrating Polymer Networks by L. H. Sperling et al., ACS, Washington 1994
Advances in Polymer Blends and Alloys Technology (vol.5) by K. Finlayson, Technomic, 1994
Polymer Blends and Alloys by Shonaike, Marcel Dekker, New York 1999
Plastic Materials 7th ed. by Brydson, Prentice-Hall, New York 1999
Polymer Blends Vol. I and II by D. R. Paul, John Wiley & Sons, New York 2000

Links to the following:

Lecture Schedule
Lecture Notes
Course Objectives
Special Features
Policies and Procedures
Term Projects and Homework Assignments
Other Interesting Web Sites

Lecture Schedule

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Lecture Notes

Chap. 1 Introduction to Polymeric Materials
Chap. 2 Block Copolymers
Chap. 3 Graft Copolymers
Chap. 4 Polymer Blends and Alloys
Chap. 5 Polymer Composites
Chap. 6 Interpenetrating Polymer Networks
Chap. 7 Properties of Polymeric Materials

Course Objectives:

1. To develop a fundamental understanding of polymeric materials.
2. To learn how to choose proper polymeric materials for specific applications.
3. To learn how to formulate polymeric materials to improve their properties.

Special Features:

1. Relationships to Polymer Engineering Practice
Every attempt will be made to relate the information developed in the class to the real world of polymeric materials.

Policies and Procedures:

1. Basis for Course Grade
2. Exams
Exams will be individual projects. Exams will be "closed book".
Dec. ?? * Final Exam.
3. Term Projects
Term Projects and other class assignments can be found below for each class period of the semester. Term projects will be collected on the due date for grading. No late assignments will be accepted.

Term Projects and Homework Assignments:

* Term projects will be given and students should give a talk on their projects during class.

* term paper assignment; (due on June 19)

00000000 : Polymer Engineering and Science, 38(7), pp.1085 (1998)

* Presentation schedule;

< Presentation time is 50 minutes !!! >
Sep. 20 ();

* homework assignments;

HW#1(due on Sep. 7) ; send an e-mail containing paragraphs on 1) what I want the professor to know about me, and 2) how I feel about taking this course?
HW#?(due on Oct. ??) ; send an e-mail containing paragraphs on "How is this course going - what could be improved about this course?"

Other Interesting Web Sites

Korea Information Center for Chemical Engineering
Polymer Resources on the Net
Domestic Petrochemical Companies Related to Polymers
World Wide Web Virtual Library of Chemical Engineering
History of Chemical Engineering
Weights and Measures
Properties of the Elements
Chemical Engineering Equipment
Industrial Reactors
IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
Molecular Models
Comments and questions: dskim@cbucc.chungbuk.ac.kr. Revised February 12, 2000
URL: http://trut.chungbuk.ac.kr/~dskim/