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CME 482 - Fundamentals of Polymers

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3.5
Approved Hours 3-1S-0
Fee index 8
Faculty Engineering
Department Chemical&Materials Engineering
Typically Offered first term

Description
Polymerization, molecular weight distribution, molecular weight measurement techniques, isomerism and conformation, rubber elasticity, glass transition, amorphous and crystalline states, crystallization and melting, tensile property, polymer melts and rheology, polymer solutions and blends. May include a tour to a local polymer manufacturer. Prerequisites: STAT 235, CH E 312 and (CH E 343 or MAT E 301 or 340).