Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Polymer Chemistry	POL3104	3. Semester	3 + 0	3.0	4.0

Prerequisite Courses

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Associate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	Lecture-Visual Presentation-Application
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Haydar GÖKSU
Instructor(s)	Haydar GÖKSU
Assistants
Goals	The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the importance of polymers in our daily lives, basic terminologies in polymer chemistry, naming, synthesis and physical behavior of polymers.
Course Content	Introduction and definitions, Classification of polymers, Thermal behavior of polymers, Mechanical properties of polymers, Solubility properties of polymers, Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution, Molecular weight and distribution determination, Polymerization reactions; Participation Polymerization, Condensation Polymerization, Polymerization methods; Special Polymerization Reactions, General properties of polymers, Structure and properties of base polymers.
Learning Outcomes	- 1. To know the importance of polymers in daily life - 2. To be able to name polymers - 3. To know polymerization reactions - 4. To be able to understand the physical behavior of polymers - 5. To know the behavior of polymer solutions.

Week	Topics/Applications	Method
1. Week	Polymers in our daily life, some basic concepts in polymer chemistry, introduction to polymer chemistry	Preparation, After Class Study Research Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression
2. Week	Classification of polymers	Practice Course Hours Research Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation
3. Week	Naming polymers	Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
4. Week	Introduction to polymerization reactions	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
5. Week	Step (condensation) polymerization	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Research Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
6. Week	Participation (chain) polymerization and types (free radical, ionic)	Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Practice Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Other Activities
7. Week	Reaction mechanisms	Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Research
8. Week	Reaction mechanisms	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Practice
9. Week	Streochemistry of polymers	Practice Research Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Verbal Expression Other Activities
10. Week	Streochemistry of polymers	Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Other Activities Visual Presentation
11. Week	Thermal transitions in polymers	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
12. Week	Raw materials of polymer technology	Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Research Practice
13. Week	Polymerization techniques	Other Activities Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Verbal Expression Practice Research
14. Week	Polymerization techniques	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Research Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study

1.Polimer Kimyası, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Saçak, 2. Baskı, Gazi Kitapevi, 2004,ISBN : 9758640 275 2.Joel Fried, Polymer Science and Technology 2nd Edition, Prenctice Hall, 2003.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	DK5	Measurement Method
PY1	5	5	5	5	5	5	-
PY2	4	5	3	4	4	4	-
PY3	3	5	2	4	3	3	-

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Course's Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation		Written exam	Oral Exams	Assignment/Project	Laboratory work	Presentation/Seminar

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours	14	3	42
Preparation, After Class Study	1	14	14
Research	1	15	15
Other Activities	1	14	14
Midterm 1	1	1	1
Homework 1	1	15	15
Final	1	1	1
Total Workload			102
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 4.0