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College ofPolymer Scienceand PolymerEngineeringPOLYMER ENGINEERING9841:601 POLYMER ENGINEERING SEMINAR 7 cred1tPresentatrons of recent research on toprcs rn polymer engrneenng by rnternal and externalspeakers.611 STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMERS WITHELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION2 cred1tsCharacterrzatron of onentatron, morphology, superstructure rn polymers usrng x-ray, lrght scatterrng,brrefringence, drchrorsm. Crystal-lography, unrt cell determrnatron.621 RHEOLOGY OF POLYMERIC FLUIDS 3 cred1tsExpenmental methods of determrnatron of rheologrcal propertres of polymer melts, solutrons,elastomers Structure-flow behavror relatronshrps, vrscoelastrc flurd theory, applicatron toextrusion. frber. film process1ng molding Structure development rn processrng.622 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF POLYMER PROCESSING OPERATIONS I 3 cred1tsPrereqursrte 621. Mathematrcal rnodelrng and engineenng desrgn analysrs of polymer processtngoperat 1ons tncludmg extruder screws. tnjection molds. d1es, f1bers, film formation623 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF POLYMER PROCESSING OPERATIONS II 3 cred1tsPrerequ1s1te: permiss1on of Instructor Bas1c studtes on non-isothermal phenomena 1n polymereng1neenng emphasiZing crystalltzatton, vttnflcatton, frozen-In onentat1on and residual stresses,appl1cattons, 1nclud1ng ftber sp1nn1ng and film extrus1on631 ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOLID POLYMERS 2 cred1tsTrans1t1ons as a functton at polymer structure, opt1cal characteristiCS, mechanical including ultimateproperties, VJScoe!asttc behavtor of elastomers and plastiCS, large strain behav1or EemphaSIS on expenmental methods635 MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF POLYMERIC SOLIDS 2 cred1tsExt~nded cha1n crystal and theoretical strength of crystalline polymers, tmpact and h1gh speedtest:ng fat1gue and long ter 'll testing, environmental stress cracking, statistical nature of failure,reinforcement and 1mpact rTIOdrftcatton of thermoplastiCS, reinforcement of thermosets,re1nforcement of elastomers641 POLYMERIC MATERIALS ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2 cred1tsPhystoco-chem1cal properttes of amorohous and crystalline polymers Glass trans.1tions, crystallizatton,molecular onentat1on and morphology of Important commerctal polymers, fabricatedproducts and composite matenals642 ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF POLYMER COLLOIDS 2 cred1tsThermodynamic properttes of polymer collotds, sol-gel transformation, rheology of polymersolut1ons. gels, suspens1ons and emuls1ons, phase separation, appl1cattons to paints and plastrsolstechnology650 INTRODUCTION TO POLYMER ENGINEERING 2 cred1tsBasrc concepts at polymer engweer1ng taught 1n lecture-laboratory format tntended for onentatJonof new graduate students651 POLYMER ENGINEERING LABORATORY 2 cred1tsLaboratory expenments on the rheological charactenzat10n of polymer melts fabncat1on of engfneenngproducts. structural 1nvest1gat10n of polymeric parts661 POLYMERIZATION REACTOR ENGINEERING 3 cred1tsPolymer:zation k1net1Cs, classical reactor des1gn, companson of polymenzat1on 1n batch and continuousstirred tank reactors flow patterns around agitators, tubular reactors, reactor stabtlity.699 MASTER'S THESIS 1-6 cred1ts(May be repeated) Supervised onq,nal research 1n spec1f1c area of polymer eng1neenng.711 ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIESAND INVESTIGATIONS OF POLYMERS2 cred1tsMaxwell's equat:ons w1th appl1cat1on to an1sotrop1c d1electrrcs, b1refr1ngence and dtchrotsmand representation of onentatton. opt1cal Instruments, piezoelectncJty. scattering and dtffracttonof x-rays and light, M1e scattering, appltcattons712 RHEO-OPTICS OF POLYMERS 2 cred1tsApplications of rhea-optical methods as means of deterrn1n1ng stress f1elds 1n polymenc glasses_andflu1ds dunng deformat1on. rheo-opt1cal propertres of polymers tn glassy, rubbery andflu1d states Theory of dvnam1c b1refnngence and 1ts applicatiOn to mechantcal relaxations ofamorphous and semi-crystaH,ne polymers, and recent expenmental results.713 RADIATION SCATTERING AND DIFFRACTION BY POLYMERIC MATERIALS 2 creditsPnnciples of scattenng and d1ffract1on theory as appl1ed to polymer crystals, glasses and multphasesystems W1de angle and small angle x-ray, l1ght and neutron scattenng, analysis anddetermination of crystal structures, mathematical descnptton of arrentation d1stnbution ofpolymer and determ1nat1on of onentat1on factors by WAXD and other methods716 NON-NEWTONIAN FLOW 2 creditsPrerequistte 4200 600. Rheological behav1or of non-Newton1an flutds Development of flutdconst1tUt1ve equations V1scometnc methods720 MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF POLYMER RHEOLOGY 2 creditsPrerequ1s1te 621 or perm1ss1on of Instructor. Molecular theory for concentrated solutions andmelts of flex1ble honlopolymers, molecular rheology of miscible polymer blends, block copolymers,and l1qu1d crystalline polymers721 RHEOLOGY AND PROCESSING TWO-PHASE POLYMER SYSTEMS 2 creditsPrerequ1s1te: 622 or equivalent Particle-particle tnteract1ons. m1x1ng devtces and des1gn, theoreticalhydrodynamics of suspens1ons of ng1d part1cles. expenmental studies of rheolog1calbehav1or, phenomenological theones representing suspenston behavtor, dtspersion of dropletsto form an emulsiOn, phase morphology development and rheological properties of blendsCourses of Instruction 1277'22 ADVANCED MODELLING OF POLYMER PROCESSING2 cred1tsPrerequtsite: perm1Ss1on of tnstructor. Modelling of processtng operat1ons 1nclud1ng extrus 1 onmold1ng, f1ber and film processing, computer-aided destgn723 RHEOLOGY AND PROCESSING OF ELASTOMERS2 cred,tsInterpretation of rheological properties and crit1cal study and analys1s of proce~s1ng operat1onstncludtng behavtor tn tnternal m1xers, screw extruders, dte systems and vulcan1zatton molding724 ADVANCED EXTRUSION AND COMPOUNDING 2 cred1tsPnnc1ples of operation and flow tn s1ngle and twtn screw extruders, screw destgn, characterIStiCS of tnternal m1xers, analysis and S1mulat1on of flow.725 CHEMORHEOLOGY AND PROCESSING OF THERMOSETS 2 cred1tsPrerequ1srtes: 621 or 622, or permission of 1nstructor. Rheological behavior of thermosets. vulcanizationof rubbers, time-temperature-transition relattonshtps 1n thermosets, reactton tnjectionmolding, compression/transfer mold1ng, pultrus1on.TZl ADVANCED POLYMER RHEOLOGY2 cred1tsPrerequiSite: 621 or equtvalent Second level course 1n non-lrnear constitutive equat1on for VIScoelastic,v1scoplast1c, vJscoelastJc-plasttc polymeric matenals Ut1lrty and applicability to polymerprocesstng problems731 STRESS ANALYSIS OF POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES 2 cred1tsPrerequisite: 631 The destgn of rubber mounts, bear'1ngs and sandw1ch components w1thdemonstratiOn of frn1te element methods. Class1cal plates and shells theories with applicationsto compostte structures.741 PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS IN POLYMERIC MATERIALS 2 cred1tsPrerequrslte· perrniss1on of Instructor. Thermodynamics, nucleat1on and kinetics of growth ofnew phases, sptnodal decomposition and related mechanisms, crystallization, crystal-crystaltransformatron, stress Induced crystallization743 POLYMER BLENDS AND ALLOYS 2 cred1tsThermodynamtcs of mtsc1bility and relatronsh1p to structure of components, compattblllztngagents, blend1ng procedures, mechanical propert1es and structure-proper::y relationships745 LIQUID CRYSTALS 2 cred1tsPrerequiSite: permiSSIOn of tnstructor. Structure of low molecular we1ght and polymenc liqu1dcrystals, charactenzatton, phys1cal properttes 1nclud1ng opt1caJ properttes, phase trans1t1ons.structure-property relattonshtps, processtng of polymenc spectes.n1 BLOW MOLOING AND THERMOFORMING2 cred1tsFundamentals of rubbery membrane heat1ng and stretchmg. General blow mold1ng and thermoformingconcepts. Mater'1al structure-property development Cooling and trimm:ng to af1nal product797 ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLYMER ENGINEERING 2-3 cred1ts(May be repeated) Prerequ1s1te perm1ss1on of Instructor Advanced spec1al top1cs tntended forPh.D students 1n polymer engtneenng898 PRELIMINARY RESEARCH 7-15 cred1ts(May be repeated) PrerequiSites: complet1on of qualify1ng examination, approval of StudentAdv1sory Commtttee. Preliminary 1nvesttgat1on of Ph D. dissertation subject899 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION 7-15 cred1ts(May be repea~ed) Prerequ1s1te·. completion of candidacy exam1natron of Student Adv1soryCommtttee. Ong1nal research by a Ph D. cand1date.POLYMER SCIENCE9871:511 MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS I 3 cred1tsPrerequtstte 301 or 302 or perm1ss1on. Interdisciplinary course tnvolvJng the pnnCJples ofchemistry and phys1cs are brought to bear on relationshtps between molecular structure andchemical compos1t1on of macromolecules and the1r phys1cal propert1es512 MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS II 2Prerequistte: 411/511 or permtsston Mechanical charactenzatton of polymenc matenals,Boltzmann superpos1t1on pnnctple and fracture. Expenmental techniques tnvolvJng stressstrainbehavtor, stress relaxation, creep, forced and tree vtbrattons dtscussed513 MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS Ill 2 cred1tsPrerequiSite_· 412/512 or permtssJon. Deformation of bounded rubber un1ts, the corresoondenc.epnnc~ple, time-dependent failure, mechanical properttes of polymenc foams and des1gncons1derat1ons dtscussed.590 WORKSHOP IN POLYMER SCIENCE 7-3 cred1ts(May be repeated w1th permtsston) Group stud1es on selected toptcs tnvolvtng polymers. Maynot be used to meet undergraduate or graduate maJOr requlfements 1n polymer sc1ence Maybe used for elective credit only.601 POLYMER CONCEPTS 2 cred1tsPrerequisites: ~150·264 and 3150·314 or equivalent courses or permiSSIOn of Instructor lntroducttonto baste concepts 1n polymer science, 1nclud1ng polymenzat1on, copolymenzatronprocesses and naturally occurnng polymers Polymer nomenclature, def1n1t1ons and classtflcatlons.Polymer stereochemistry and structure-property relat1onsh1ps602 SYNTHESIS AND CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYMERS 2 cred1tsPrerequ1site: 601 or Instructor's permtsston. lntroductron to fundamentals and pract1calaspects of polymer synthests and reacttons of polymers, general knowledge of laboratory andcommercial methods for polymer preparation; pract1cal examples604 SPECIAL PROJECTS IN POLYMER SCIENCE 7-3 creditsPrerequ1s1te: permtsston. Research proJects of l1m1ted nature ass1gned to student entenngpolymer science program Intended to familtanze student w1th typ1cal problems and techniques1n this freld.605 POLYMER CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2 creditsPrerequiSites: basic knowledge of organ1c chemistry and 602 or equtvalent. The preparatiOnand ldentlfJcatJon of polymers to illustrate d1fferent methods of polymerization such as stepreacttons and chatn reactton607.11 POLYMER SCIENCE SEMINAR I AND II 7 cred1t eachPrerequiSite: limited to first-and second-year res1dent graduate students Partlctpants are topresent a 25-mlnute lecture on some aspect of polymer sc1ence and to partrcrpate 1n dtscusSions of lectures presented by other semtnar parttctpants610 INORGANIC POLYMERS 2 creditsPrerequ1site: 3150.472/572 or 3940.601 or perm1Ss1on. Survey course des1gned to broadenoutlook of typ1cal graduate student beyond chemistry and phys1cs of carbon chains
128 The University of Akron613 POLYMER SCIENCE LABORATORY 3 creditsPre:requ1sites or corequ1s1tes: at least one of the courses 601, 63l 674, or 701, or permiSSIOnof 1nstructor. Laboratory expenments 1n synthes1s, charactenzat1on. phys1cal propert1es andprocess1ng and testing of polymers899 OOCTORAL DISSERTATION 7-76 creditsOpen to properly quallf1ed students accepted as cand1dates for Doctor of Philosophy 1n PolymerSc1ence depe11drng on the avallabrhty of staff and facrlrtres615 LABORATORY COMPUTER APPUCATIONS IN POLYMER SCIENCE 3 cred1tsPrerequisites: Bas1c knowledge of computer programm1ng and permiSSIOn of Instructor. Laboratoryuse of compu.ters 1n polymer sc1ence research for data acquiSitiOn, data analys1s.graph1ng, and preparatiOn of reports and thesis.631 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS I 2 crea;tsPrerequ1s1te: permiSSion of Instructor. Thermodynamic and molecular bas1s of rubber elast1cbehavior; time-dependent mechan1cal properties of polymenc r1ater1als, melt-flow and entanglements:the morphology of crystalline polymenc matenals: fracture of polymers632 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS II 2 cred1tsPrerequ1site: 631 or permrss1on of rnstructor Normal-coordrnate theones of molecular matronand applications to trme-dependent med1anrcal, electricaL and scattenng propertres of poly~men~ _systems; time-temperature superposrtron; free volume, VVLF relatron, fracture; glasstrans1t1on.649 SYNTHESIS AND TECHNOLOGY OF ELASTOMERS 2 cred1tsPrerequiSites: 3150:313 and 3150 314 or permrssron of rnstructor. The preparatton of both naturaland synthetiC elastomers. Emphasrs on polymenzatron methods, polymer structure andmethods of vulcanization. The modrficatron of vulcanrzates and these effects o'l phvsrcal charactensticsof the elastomers descnbed674 POLYMER STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERIZATION 2 cred1tsPrerequisites: 3150:313 and 3150:314 or permissron of rnstructor Presentatron of statrstrcaldescripti~n C:f polymer molecular propertres rncluding d1arn polymenzatron and degradatron,chara~tenzat1on of conformatron, molecular werght local structure, crystal structures andordenng.675 POLYMER THERMODYNAMICS 2 cred1tsPrereqursrte: 674 or permrssron of rnstructor Presentatron of the theones and expenmentsconcerning polymer solutrons, polymer phase equrlrbna, and polymerrc phase transrtrons anddrlute solut1on steady-state transport.676 POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION LABORATORY 2 cred11sPrereqursrte: 675 or permrssron of rnstructor. Laboratory analysrs of polymers by tractronatron,osometry, swelling, x-ray drffractron, mrcroscopy, thermal analysrs. spectroscopy and chromatography.680 POLYMER PROCESSINGPrereqursrte: perm1ssron Study of process engrneenng rn polymeremphasrzing analytical treatment of heat transfer, mass flow, m1x1ng,polymeric matenals2 creditS,ndustry,mold1ng ol681 DESIGN OF RUBBER COMPONENTS 2 cred1tsPrerequisite: 4600:337 or equtvalent. Pnncrples of desrgn of elastomerrc products, emphasiZinganalytrcal treatments of elastic behavror and mechanrsms of farlure of resrilent mountrngs,springs, seats, bearings and tires.699 MASTER'S THESIS I~ creditsPrerequisrte: permissron. For properly quahf1ed candrdate for master's degree Supervrsedoriginal research in polymer scrence, under d1rect1on of faculty member. followed by submisSIOn of thesrs.701 POLYMER TECHNOLOGY I 2 cred1tsPrincrples of compounding and testrng, processmg prrnc1ples and types of operatron. desrgnprinciples702 POLYMER TECHNOLOGY II 2 c1ed!tSPrerequisrte 701 or permrssron of rnstructor Rubber rndustry, rubberand processrng,vulcan1zatron methods, physrcal testtng, plastiCS prepa~atton alld cccnn•>< ,r,nw,n manufacturingprocesses. Lecture/laboratory703 POLYMER TECHNOLOGY IllPrereqursrte. 702 or permrssron of 1nstructor Flow propert1es, extrusion,mrl\rng, moldrng, m1xrng, bond operatrons, eng1neenng propertres, rubber spr1ngsanalys1s desrgn consrderation. Lecture/laboratory704 CONDENSATION POLYMERIZATION 2 creditsPrerequisrte: 3150:463/563 or perm1ssion of instructor Survey of the theory and pract1ce ofcondensation polymerrzatron. Numerous commercral examples are presented w1th specralemphasis berng placed on the propertres and applrcatrons of polymers prepared by th1s technique.Structure-property relatronshrps are highlrghted for each maJor polymer class705 FREE RADICAL REACTIONS IN POLYMER SCIENCE 2 cred1tsPrerequisrte: 3140:4631563 or permtssron on instructor. Covers the krnet1cs and mechan·.sms offree radical 1nit1ated reactrons encountered 1n polymer scrence. rnc!ud1ng polymerrzatron methods,detailed cons1deratrons of the Initiation, propagation and term1nation steps rn vrnyi polymerizationsand copolymenzation. preparatron of block and graft copolymers by free radicallflltiated reacttons and the med1anrsms of free radrcalrnduced polymer degradatron react1ons706 IONIC AND MONOMER INSERTION REACTIONS 2 cred1tsPrerequisite· 3150:463/563 or permissron of instructor Covers the scope. krnet1cs and mechanismsof polymenzatrons in1tratron by an1ons, carbenrum rons and on rum rons as weli as polymerizatrons1nduced by coordrnatron catalysts. Lrvrng poiymerrzatrons, molecular lfi81Qhts,molecular werght drstrrbutrons, stereo-chemistry, solvent effects, counter-ron effects, temperatureeffects, Ziegler-Natta cata\ysrs, oleftn metatheSIS, functronal1zatron of pclymers, graft andblock copolymer synthesis.707 KINETICS OF POLYMERIC PROCESSES 2 credrtsPrerequisrtes: 632 and 675 or permission of Instructor Prrnc1ples of ktnet1c theory and statisticalmed1anics are applred to a polymer d1ffusron, polymenzatron krnet•cs. polymer absorptron,membrane transport. polymeric phase transformations, gel tormntron and colloidal destabrlrzation.708 MACROMOLECULAR CHAIN STRUCTURE 3 cred1tsPrereqursrtes: e1ther 3150:314, 3650·301, or 4200.305 or permrssron Cha1n-!1ke structure oflarge molecules, fundamental theones of chem1cal conformat1on and statrstrcal mechanrcsdeveloped to degree that therr applrcattons to polymenc problems can be discussed709 MACROMOLECULAR CHAIN STRUCTURE 3 credrtsPrerequrs1te. 708 or perm1ssron Cont1nuatron of toprcs 1n 708 rrclud1ng exper1mental techniquesused rn elucidatron of d1arn structure.711 SPECIAL TOPICS: POLYMER SCIENCE 7~3 cred1tsPrerequisite: permiSSIOn. Toprcs of current 1nterest rn polymer serer-tee, encompass1ng chemIStry, physics or ted"molog1cal aspects of macromolecular substances 1nclud1ng laboratorywork where appl1cable.712 SPECIAL TOPICS: POLYMER SCIENCE 2 cred1tsPrereqursite: permission. Top1cs of current Interest rn polymer scrence, encompassrng chemistry,physics or engineenng aspects of macromolecular scrence713 CHAIN STRUCTURE LABORATORY 2 cred1tsPrerequisite or corequ1srte: 708 or permisston of rnstructor. Desrgned to apply pnnc1ples drscussedrn 708 to laboratory determrnatron of polymer structure
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