Polymer Chemistry

Catalog description

Polymers represent a large fraction of the materials individuals interact with on a daily basis. Products as diverse as paints, clothes, soaps and detergents, and contact lenses are all based on polymers. In this course, students will learn what polymers are, how they are made, and how their often complex characteristics can be studied and understood. Due to the applied nature of polymers and polymeric materials, the course will draw on concepts from many other branches of chemistry including organic, inorganic, analytical, and physical chemistry. Three lecture meetings per week. Prerequisite(s): A CHM 222/223 and A CHM 226/227.