CourseOutline IntroductiontoPolymerScience ChemicalEngineering3Q3WinterTerm2011

Instructor:Dr.EmilyCranston Email:cranston@kth.se(fornowuntilIhaveaMcMasteremailaddress) Office:JHEA412 Phoneextension:24369 Coursetime:Wednesday,710pm CourseLocation:BurkeScienceBuilding(BSB)119 Text:PolymerScience&Technology,2ndeditionbyJoelR.Fried(availableinbookstoreandlibrary) Officehours:Thursdays,13pm,afterclass,orbyappointment Teachingassistant:SongtaoYang,yangs33@mcmaster.ca,JHE133,ext.27404 Teachingassistantofficehours:Tuesdays,10:30am12:30pm Courseobjectives: Introducepolymerscienceforadvancedpolymercourses(polymerprocessing,reactionengineering) Developatoolboxofknowledgefortheworkplace. Reinforceindustriallyimportantorganicandphysicalchemistrywithinthecontextofpolymerscience. Acquireanintuitionforhowpolymerstructurerelatestomaterialproperties. Website:ThiscoursehasanAvenuetoLearnsitewhichwillbeusedastheprimarylocationforpostinglecturenotes (notes only solutions to inclass example problems will not be posted), practice problems (questions only), assignments,andsolutionstobothassignmentsandmidtermtests.MarkswillalsobedisseminatedthroughtheAvenue toLearnsite.Adiscussionboardisalsoavailabletopostquestionsaboutthecourseandwillbemonitoredregularlyby theTAsandtheinstructor.Questionsregardingcoursematerialshouldbepostedonthediscussionboard,notemailed individually to the professor, so the entire class can benefit from the answers given. Questions regarding individual issuesinthecoursemaybedirectedbyemaileitherthroughAvenuetoLearnordirectlytotheinstructorortheTAs. LectureNo. Date(Wednesdays) Chapter Topic 1 January5,2011 1 Introduction 2 January12,2011 3.1,3.2 PolymerSolutions 3 January19,2011 3.3 MeasurementofMolecularWeight 4Assign.1due January26,2011 2.1 StepGrowthPolymerization 5 February2,2011 2.2 ChainGrowthPolymerization&Copolymerization 6 February9,2011 2.32.5, PolymerizationMethods 4.14.3 ConformationandSolidState 7MIDTERM February16,2011 1,2,3 MIDTERMEXAM NOCLASS February23,2011 N/A ReadingWeek 8 March2,2011 4.4 MidtermSolutionsandMechanicalProperties 9Assign.2due March9,2011 5 Visco&RubberElasticity(&classpresentations) 10 March16,2011 7 AdditivesandComposites(&classpresentations) 11 March23,2011 8 Biopolymers(&classpresentations) 12ReviewforFinal March30,2011 all ReviewsessionwithTA Assign.3due April6,2011 N/A Noclass,justhandinassignment 1

 Assessment:Thefinalmarkinthecoursewillbecalculatedasfollows: Assignments 20% Midterm 30% FinalExam 50% Allhandwrittennoteswillbepermittedforthemidtermandthefinalexam. Notextbooksorpresentationmaterialwillbepermitted. Anycalculatormaybeusedinthemidtermandfinalexam. Assignmentsthatarelatewillbereducedinmarkby50%foreverydaylate,includingweekends. Assignmentsormidtermswritteninpencilwillnotbeconsideredforregrading. Finalexampaperswillnotbereturned. Absencewithoutavalidexcusewillresultinagradeofzeroforatest,examorclasspresentation.Ifyouhavea legitimatemedical/personalreasonyoumustcompletetheMcMasterStudentAbsenceFormandforwarditto theinstructortoreceiveconsiderationforwaivedtests.NOmakeuptestswillbearrangedandthereforethe finalmarkwillbecalculatedas20%assignmentsand80%finalexam. Statistical adjustment of final grades will not normally be used; however, the instructor reserves the right to adjustthegradesusingstatisticalmethodsifappropriate.Thefinalnumericgradeswillbeconvertedtoletter gradesaspertheRegistrarsrecommendedprocedure. ElectronicCommunication:EachclassmemberisexpectedtohaveaMcMasteremailaddress.Occasionally,important informationtotheclasswillbetransmittedbyemailorbyannouncementpostingsonAvenuetoLearn.Hotmail,Gmail, andotheremailservicesareoftenblockedbyuniversityserversduetospam/virusfiltersyouareresponsiblefor regularlycheckingyouremailandAvenueforimportantannouncementsissuedtotheclass. Norecordingdevicesareallowedinthelecturehallanduseofphones(includingtexting)duringclassisprohibited. PolicyReminders: 1. TheFacultyofEngineeringisconcernedwithensuringanenvironmentthatisfreeofalladversediscrimination. If there is a problem that cannot be resolved by discussion among the persons concerned, individuals are remindedthattheyshouldcontacttheDepartmentalChair,theSexualHarassmentOfficerortheHumanRights Consultant,assoonaspossible. 2. StudentsareremindedthattheyshouldreadandcomplywiththeStatementonAcademicEthicsandtheSenate Resolutions on Academic Dishonesty as found in the Senate Policy Statements distributed at registration and availableintheSenateOffice. AcademicIntegrity: Youareexpectedtoexhibithonestyanduseethicalbehaviorinallaspectsofthelearningprocess.Academiccredentials youearnarerootedinprinciplesofhonestyandacademicintegrity. Academicdishonestyistoknowinglyactorfailtoactinawaythatresultsorcouldresultinunearnedacademiccreditor advantage.Thisbehaviorcanresultinseriousconsequences,e.g.thegradeofzeroonanassignment,lossofcreditwith a notation on the transcript (notation reads: "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty"), and/or suspension or expulsionfromtheuniversity. It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information the various types of academicdishonestypleaserefertotheAcademicIntegrityPolicy,locatedat 2

http://www.mcmaster.ca/academicintegrity Thefollowingillustratesonlythreeformsofacademicdishonesty: 1.Plagiarism,e.g.thesubmissionofworkthatisnotone'sownorforwhichothercredithasbeenobtained. 2.Impropercollaborationingroupwork. 3.Copyingorusingunauthorizedaidsintestsandexaminations.