| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | FBK627 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF POLYMERS I | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Student will learn the following subjects;
1. Chain structure of polymers.
2. The factors affecting polymer chain flexibility
3. Polymer Solution properties
4. Crystallinity in polymers and crystallinity determination techniques
5. Amorphous structure and properties of amorphous polymers
6. how phase transitions occur in polymers
7. The importance of glass transition temperature
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Principles of chemical transformations in polymers | | 2 | The factors affecting polymer chain flexibility | | 3 | Crystallinity in polymers and crystallinity determination techniques. | | 4 | Crystallization kinetics and Avrami equation | | 5 | Amorphous structure and properties of amorphous polymers | | 6 | how to polymers phase transitions occur in polymers | | 7 | The importance of glass transition temperature | | 8 | Mechanical properties of polymer strain-stress phenomena and three point bending and other mechanical properties. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| 1. CHAIN STRUCTURE AND CONFIGURATION
2. DILUTE SOLUTION THERMODYNAMICS, MOLECULAR WEIGHTS, AND SIZES
3. CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS, PHASE SEPARATION BEHAVIOR, AND DIFFUSION
4. AMORPHOUS STATE
5. CRYSTALLINE STATE |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | CONFIGURATIONS AND CONFORMATIONS
| | | | 2 | STEREOCHEMISTRY OF REPEATING UNITS | | | | 3 | THE SOLUBILITY PARAMETER | | | | 4 | THERMODYNAMICS OF MIXING | | | | 5 | MOLECULAR WEIGHT AVERAGES | | | | 6 | VISCOSITY | | | | 7 | PHASE SEPARATION AND FRACTIONATION | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | POLYMER–POLYMER PHASE SEPARATION | | | | 10 | THE AMORPHOUS POLYMER STATE | | | | 11 | MACROMOLECULAR DYNAMICS | | | | 12 | METHODS OF DETERMINING CRYSTAL STRUCTURE | | | | 13 | STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS | | | | 14 | CRYSTALLIZATION FROM THE MELT | | | | 15 | KINETICS OF CRYSTALLIZATION | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1. L. H. Sperling, Introduction to physical polymer science, John Wiley and Sons, 2001.
2. Harry R. Allcock, Frederick W. Lampe, Contemporary Polymer Science, Prentice Hall, 1981.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Self Study | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Individual Study for Homework Problems | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | LO2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | LO3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | LO4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | LO6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | LO7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | | LO8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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