PSC 341 - Polymer Techniques

 

Welcome to the PSC 341 Fall 2010 course website!

Syllabus (PDF)

Week of : Experiment and Notes: Quiz Keys and Literature Articles: Due Dates:
Aug 23 Overview on Plagiarism / Introduction (No Lab)  
Aug 30 Interfacial Polymerization of Nylon 6,10 and Ring Opening Polymerization of Nylon 6
 J. Chem. Ed. reference "The Nylon Rope Trick"
Also see: Macrogalleria Link
 Lab procedure

Quiz 1

  
Sept 6 Labor Day Holiday

No Lab

    
Sept 13 Free Radical Polymerization of Styrene Quiz 2    
Sept 20 Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) Quiz 3    
Sept 27 Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Quiz 4    
Oct 4 Controlled Radical Polymerization Quiz 5   Report 1 (Oct 4)
Oct 11 Emulsion Polymerization of Styrene Quiz 6  
 
Oct 18 Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) Quiz 7    
Oct 27 International Symposium (No Lab)
 
Nov 1 Dilute Solution Viscosity Quiz 8    
Nov 8 UV Polymerization Quiz 9   Report 2 (Nov 8)
Nov 15 Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) Quiz 10    
Nov 22 Injection Molding and Mechanical Testing Quiz 11    
Dec 6 Final Exam

(No Lab)
      Report 3 (Dec 6)

 

Laboratory Teams:

Team 1 Team 2 Leader
    Report 1
    Report 2
    Report 3

Updated 08/30/2010