Course title
水文学   [Hydrology]
Course category specialized courses/ major subjects  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 34  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 02c3366
Instructor(s)
帖佐 直, 松本 武, 東城 清秀   [CHOSA Tadashi, MATSUMOTO Takeshi, TOJO Seishu]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering Office   Email address

Course description
Polymer materials are indispensable for our daily life. This course will provide the basics of polymer synthesis via step-growth polymerization, polymer reactions such as functional-group transformations, cross-linkage, degradation, and recycle, and an overview of functional polymer materials.

Class code: cc2cqyd
Expected Learning
Students will acquire the knowledge for the polymer synthesis via step-growth polymerization and polymer reactions and a foundation in developing new functional polymer materials. This course would be essential for better understanding of “Physics of Polymers and Texiles I and II”.
Course schedule
This course will cover Chapters 3, and 4 8 in the text. The approximate order of topics to be covered and examination is given below.

[Weeks 1 and 2]
Chapter 3: Polycondensation
General features, polymerization methods, kinetics and rates of polymerization, molecular weight, control of first-order structure, and characteristics of the obtained polymers

[Weeks 3 and 4] Chapter 3: Polyaddition
General features, polymerization methods, and characteristics of the obtained polymers

[Week 5]
Chapter 3:Addition-condensation polymerization
General features, polymerization methods, and characteristics of the obtained polymers

[Weeks 6 and 7]
Chapter 3: Chain-growth condensation polymerization
General features, polymerization mechanism, and control of first-order structure

Chapter 3: Addition-condensation polymerization
General features and polymerization methods

[Week 8]
Summary and Midterm exam

[Weeks 9 and 10]
Chapter 4: Functional-group transformations
Reactivity of macromolecules, Reaction between macromolecules and low-molecular-weight compounds, Inter- and intramolecular reactions of macromolecules

[Weeks 11 and 12]
Chapter 4: Cross-linkage of macromolecules
Gelation, thermal- and light-curing reactions, and physical cross-linking

[Week 13]
Chapter 4: Degradation and recycle of polymers Cross-linkage of macromolecules
Thermal degradation, photolytic degradation, biodegradation, and chemical recycle

[Week 14]
Chapter 4: Biopolymers
Proteins, nucleic acids, sugars, enzymes, and catalysis

[Week 15]
Summary and Final exam.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of organic chemistry is essential for understanding polymer chemistry. Students are required to understand the topics in "Organic Chemistry I, II, and III".
Required Text(s) and Materials
"Kiso-Kobunnshikagaku 2nd Edition” Tokyo Kagaku-dojin, ISBN:9784807906352
References
Assessment/Grading
Standard study time set by our university is required to get the grade. The rate of evaluation is as follows.
Normal score (every time): 30%, midterm and final exams: 70% are totally evaluated. Questions are designed to assess the understanding of and the ability to explain the topics dealt in the lectures.

Grade will be given according to the following criteria: S: ≧90 points, A: 90> and ≧80 points, B: 80> and ≧70 points, C: 70> and ≧60 points.

Past grade distribution
2022年度 S 12%, A 40%, B 24%, C 14%, D 10%
2021年度 S 13%, A 41%, B 29%, C 14%, D 3%
Message from instructor(s)
Understanding of polymer science including polymer synthesis and recycle is important to achieve the sustainable society.
Course keywords
Polymer Chemistry
Office hours
Friday 16:30-17:30 Google Classroom is also available
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Lecture Language
Japanese
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Last update
3/29/2023 7:06:21 PM