Education Information System

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

Prerequisites

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

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