Polymer Materials

COURSE CURRICULUM

1.

Course title

POLYMER MATERIALS

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Code

HM-662

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Study curriculum

Applied chemistry

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Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

PMF- Skopje, Institute of chemistry

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Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

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Academic year/semester

III/VI

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ECTS points

4

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Lecturer

Aleksandra Buzarovska, Full Professor

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Prerequisites

Organic Chemistry 1

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Course objectives (competences):
Students will acquire fundamental knowledge about polymers, polymeric materials and their applications.

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Course content:
Polymeric molecules. Chemistry of polymeric molecules, molar mass, polydispersity, structure, configuration and conformation. Methods for determining polymer structure. Thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, Copolymers, Crystallinity, Phase transitions. Application of polymers in appropriate polymeric materials.

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Teaching methods: lectures and exercises.

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Total available time

120

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Time distribution

2+0+2 (lectures, problem solving, laboratory classes)

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Teaching methods distribution

15.1.

Teaching - lectures

30 hours

15.2.

Practicals (laboratory, problem solving), seminars, team work

30 hours

16.

Other activities

16.1.

Projects

10 hours

16.2.

Independent work

10 hours

16.3.

Homework

40 hours

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Grading methods

17.1.

Tests

70 points

17.2.

Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

10 points

17.3.

Activity

20 points

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Grading scale (points/mark)

< 50 points

5 (five) (F)

51 to 60 points

6 (six) (E)

61 to 70 points

7 (seven) (D)

71 to 80 points

8 (eight) (C)

81 to 90 points

9 (nine) (B)

91 to 100 points

10 (ten) (A)

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Criteria for taking the final exam

Lecture attendance and completed exercises

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Course language

Macedonian

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Teaching quality control

Anonymous surveys

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Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

William Callister

Materials Science and Engineering. An Introduction. Eight Edition

Wiley

2009

2.

Seymour Carraher

Polymer Chemistry

CRC Press

2006

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22.2.

Additional

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Publisher

Year

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