GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
POLYMER CHEMISTRY/KİM-232
Course Title: POLYMER CHEMISTRY
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To be able to have a basic knowledge about polymer chemistry
To determine the physical and chemical properties of polymers.
To learn thermal, mechanical and dissolution properties of polymers
To have knowledge about industrial polymers and their usage areas
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction: basic concepts of polymers, nomenclature, Thermal transitions in polymers, Tg, Tm, thermoset and thermoplastic polymers
2. Week  Step polymerization: general reactions, Carothers equation, mole-mass control. Kinetics, mole-mass distribution, average mole masses
3. Week  Characterization of step polymerization, typical step polymerization reactions, ring opening and nonlinear step polymerization.
4. Week  Experimental reactions, polyurethanes, thermoset polymers.
5. Week  Free radical addition polymerization: initiators and initiation reactions, chain growth, termination, kinetics
6. Week  Chain transfers, terminators and retarders, experimental determination of polymerization rate constants, activation energies and temperature effects.
7. Week  Thermodynamics of free radical polymerization, heat of polymerization, polymerization processes, properties of free radical polymerization
8. Week  Thermodynamics of free radical polymerization, heat of polymerization, polymerization processes, properties of free radical polymerization
9. Week  Midterm
10. Week  Ionic polymerization: general characteristics. Cationic polymerization: initiation, growth, termination, kinetic mechanism.
11. Week  Energy state of cationic polymerization, cationic ring opening reactions, stable carbocations.
12. Week  Anionic polymerization: initiation, growth, termination
13. Week  Anionic polymerization: initiation, growth, termination
14. Week  Living polymers: kinetics, methyl alkyl initiators, solvent and counter ion effects, anionic ring opening polymerizations.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
7
1
7
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
7
1
7
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
84
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.36
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Learn the necessary basic information about the field.X
2Uses new methods and technologies in chemistry with additional technical trainingX
3Generates solutions to current problems in business areas.X
4Apply basic sciences and chemical science at an advanced level.X
5Designs two or three dimensional original materials in the field by using the basic competences of technical drawing.X
6Conducts experimental studies in the field of basic sciences and chemistry.X
7to reach new information in the field of chemical technology to create different areas of research.X
8Has the ability to evaluate experimental results.X
9Design an original research process independently and as a team.X
10Competence in intellectual and industrial rights related to the profession.X
11Uses current information and communication technologies in the field.X
12Follows the developments in the field and communicates effectively by using a foreign language at least at the general level of European Portfolio A2.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Dr.Yasemin UDUM , Assist.Prof.Şükrü KALAYCI , Assist.Prof. Dr. Ülkü ÜNAL , Assist.Prof.Tuğba TABANLIGİL CALAM)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (y.udum@gazi.edu.tr skalayci@gazi.edu.tr uunal@gazi.edu.tr ttabanligil@gazi.edu.tr )