PBT612 - ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES IN POLYMERS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES IN POLYMERS | PBT612 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Demonstration | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Murat Åžen | |||||
| Course objective | The main aim of this course is training of the students on the basic instrumentation techniques on the characterization of chemical and physical properties of polymers. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Dynamic and static light scattering, Positron annihilation life time spectrometer, Scanning probe microscope and atomic force microscope, Temperature stain stress relaxation analyzer(TSSR), XPS, MS?MALDI, SEM?TEM, SAXS, WAXS, SWAXS, Elipsometer, Rubber Process Analyser(RPA), Moving Die Rheometer (MDR), Torque Rheometer and Mixers, Electro spinning, Plasma modification systems | |||||
| References | Characterization and Analysis of Polymers, Clavier, Ron, Wiley and Sons Experimental Methods in Polymer Chemistry, Jan Rabek, Wiley Int. Ed., New York Polymer Characterization, D. Campbell, R.A. Pethrick, J.R. White, Stanley Thornes, Cornwall. Introduction to Physical Polymer Science, L.H. Sperling Wiley?Interscience, New York | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Dynamic and static light scattering |
| Week 2 | Positron annihilation life time spectrometer |
| Week 3 | Scanning probe microscope and atomic force microscope |
| Week 4 | Temperature stain stress relaxation analyzer |
| Week 5 | XPS and MS?MALDI |
| Week 6 | SEM?TEM |
| Week 7 | Mid?term exam |
| Week 8 | SAXS,WAXS, SWAXS |
| Week 9 | Elipsometer |
| Week 10 | RPA, MDR |
| Week 11 | Torque Rheometer and Mixers |
| Week 12 | Electro spinning |
| Week 13 | Plasma modification systems |
| Week 14 | Mid?term exam |
| Week 15 | Homework |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 10 | 6 | 60 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 70 | 70 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 26 | 149 | 239 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest