Course syllabus

Course-PM

KBT026 Polymer chemistry and physics lp2 HT21 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Contact details

Please refer to the document: KBT026 schedule 2023.

Schedule

TimeEdit

Please refer to this schedule for this course.

schedule for lectures and tutorials

Date

Time

Lecture (tutorials are shaded)

Lecturer

Room

Wed 1/11

10-12

Step growth polymerization

AG

EL41

Wed 1/11

13-15

Introduction

EW

KS101

Mon 6/11

10-12

Radical polymerization

AG

KS32

Mon 6/11

08-10

Mw, Mn, Step-growth polymerization

JZ

KS32

Wed 8/11

13-15

Radical cont. + Ionic polymerization

 AG

EL43

Wed 8/11

15-17

Chain-growth polymerization

JZ

EL43

Mon 13/11

08-10

Copolymer synthesis

EW

KS32

Mon13/11

10-12

Copolymerization

JZ

KS32

Wed 15/11

13-15

Stereochemistry, Coordination polymerization

EW

SB-M415

Mon 20/11

8-10

Polymers in solution

CM

KS32

Mon20/11

10-12

Polymer solutions and blends

KK

KS32

Tue 21/11

10-12

Structure determination (NMR, IR)

EW

ML11

Wed 22/11

10-12

Determination of molecular weight

EW

ML11

Mon 27/11

10-12

Molecular weight and Structure determination

KK

KS32

Mon 4/12

08-10

The crystalline state

CM

KS32

Mon 4/12

10-12

Crystalline State

KK

KS32

Wed 6/12

10-12

The amorphous state

CM

SB-M415

Mon 11/12

08-10

Conjugated polymers

EW

KS32

Mon 11/12

10-12

Mechanical properties, Dielectric properties, Elastomeric state

CM

KS32

Wed 13/12

10-12

Structure-property relations

CM

ML11

Wed13/12

13-15

Mechanical properties

KK

KS101

Thu 14/12

8-12

Seminar

EW, CM

KS31,KS32

Thu 11/1

10-12

Q&A on the old exams

EW, CM

8139

Sat 13/1

14-18

Examination

 

tbd

Laboratory schedule

 

 

Group

Date/Time

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

Thu 2/11
8-12

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thu 9/11
8-12

2

(8139 Polymer library)

1

 

 

 

 

 

Thu 16/11
8-12

3

(8139 Polymer library)

2

(8139 Polymer library)

1

 

 

 

 

Thu 23/11

8-12

4

(8162 Måseskär)

3

(8139 Polymer library)

2

(8139 Polymer library)

1

 

 

 

Fri 24/11
8-12

 

 

 

2

(8139 Polymer library)

1

 

 

Wed 29/11
13-17

 

4

(8139 Polymer library)

4

(8139 Polymer library)

3

(8162 Måseskär)

2

(8162 Måseskär)

1

 

Thu 30/11
8-12

 

 

3

(8139 Polymer library)

4

(8162 Måseskär)

3

(8139 Polymer library)

2

(8139 Polymer library)

1

Wed 6/12
13-17

 

 

 

 

 

3

(8139 Polymer library))

2

(8139 Polymer library)

Thu 7/12
8-12

 

 

 

 

4

(8162 Måseskär)

4

(8162 Måseskär)

3

(8139 Polymer library)

Fri 8/12
8-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

(8162 Måseskär)

Thu 14/12

8-12

Seminar, KS32, (KS31)

All need to attend.

Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

1) describe the mechanism and characteristics of different polymerisation reactions
2) describe how different kinds of polymers can be synthesised on a laboratory as well as industrial scale
3) calculate the molecular weight of a polymer with regard to the composition of the feed of a polymerisation reaction
4) suggest analysis methods that permit to characterise the chemical and physical structure of polymers
5) explain the microstructure of polymers
6) describe physical properties of polymers in the melt and in the solid state
7) describe how materials properties are influenced by specific polymer structures
8) describe properties of semi-conducting polymers

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

Study plan

If the course is a joint course (Chalmers and Göteborgs Universitet) you should link to both syllabus (Chalmers and Göteborgs Universitet).

Examination form

written examinations 

  • No aids are allowed except a calculator.
  • Please refer to the old exams as an example.

 

Meeting minutes from mid-course meeting on 22/11

General impression:

  • Lectures and labs are going pretty good.
  • Lecturers are willing to listen to the students and make changes accordingly.
  • It is good to clarify the questions collected from the exit tickets.
  • Labs are running too early as we did not take the related lectures and cannot understand fully what to do. But this is hard to change as we have too many groups this year.
  • The workload in the beginning of the course is a bit heavy. While it is good to have more intensive lectures in the beginning so that you can take the labs easily.
  • Lab assistants work well.
  • Lab menu is clear.
  • Tutorials are going well and the answers are clear.
  • It is not necessary to make tutorials to follow the related lecture right after. It will be good to have some time in between so that we can check the tutorial questions.
  • Home assignments are also good. It is also good to make it mandatory so that we have to complete.
  • One home assignment per work will be better. But in the beginning, there are two in one week, which is a bit stressful.
  • It is good to have proper breaks during the lectures so that we can recover.
  • The labs are well designed and connected.
  • Lecturers supposed we know some concepts, but we don’t, which make it difficult for us to understand, such as H-bond.
  • NMR splitting is difficult to understand.
  • Learning outcomes are fulfilled.
  • It is good to add motivation for the lectures and connect to actual usage.
  • It is appreciated to have time for reviewing old exams in Jan.
  • We are mainly from three programs with different background, Biotech (organic course at choice, no polymer course), Chemical engineering and physics, Chemical engineering (have taken the prerequisite course colloid and polymer).

Questions to be added in Questionnaire for the course survey.

  • The home assignments from tutorials are the new addition in this year. Do you appreciate to have the home assignment?
  • Do you appreciate to have the exit ticket to collect feedback on each lecture?