PBT701 - POLYMER PHYSICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLYMER PHYSICS | PBT701 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Demonstration | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Murat Şen/ Doç. Dr. Pınar Akkaş Kavaklı | |||||
| Course objective | The main aim of this course is teaching of the students on the basic principles of physicalchemistry of polymers. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Chain structure of polymers Phase transition in polymers, chain flexibility in polymers, crystalline polymers, Size of the polymer coils, amorphous structure in polymers phase transitions in polymers, fractionation glass transition temperature in polymers, some dynamical mechanical properties of polymers | |||||
| References | - David I. Bower, An Introduction to Polymer Physics, Cambridge University Press, 2002 - Wenbing Hu Polymer Physics A Molecular Approach, Springer-Verlag Wien 2013. - Michael Rubinstein, Ralph h. Colby, polymer Physics, Oxford University press, 2003 - L. H. Sperling, Introduction to physical polymer science, John Wiley and Sons, 2001. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Chain structure in polymers |
| Week 2 | Conformation configuration in polymers |
| Week 3 | Chemical transformations in polymers |
| Week 4 | polymer chain flexibility |
| Week 5 | End-to end distance and gyration radius |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Crystallinity in polymers and crystallinity determination techniques. |
| Week 8 | Crystallization kinetics |
| Week 9 | Amorphous structure and properties of amorphous polymers |
| Week 10 | Fractionation in polymers |
| Week 11 | Phase transitions in polymers |
| Week 12 | Glass transition temperature |
| Week 13 | Midterm exam |
| Week 14 | Creep and Stress-relaxation in polymers |
| 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 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| 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) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| 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 | 10 | 100 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 35 | 70 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 28 | 138 | 302 |
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