The course is included in these curricula and study modules

Polymer tecnology 2001 - 2004 - Polymer technology

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Recommended year of study

3

Total number of ECTS

3 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is to present the most important methods in polymer analysis

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
- understand the principles of different analytical methods and also
- apply different analytical methods both in research and production control

Course contents

Spectroscopy: IR, UV/VIS
Thermal analysis: TG, DMA, DSC
GPC
Light scattering
Electron microscopy: SEM, TEM
X-ray analysis: SAXS, WAXS
Polymer reology
Company visits

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Polymer materials I

Previous course names

Planning of production systems

Additional information

Compulsary exercises with interpretation of test results obtained with different analysis methods

Recommended or required reading

To be distributed via WebCT

Study activities

  • Lectures - 30 hours
  • Excursions and demonstrations - 10 hours
  • Exercise based learning - 20 hours
  • Tuition managed by students but supervised by the teacher - 5 hours
  • Individual studies - 20 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 85 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 20 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 65 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

  • Exams
  • Reports and productions

Examiner

Meinander Kerstin

Home page of the course

Kommer på WebCT

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until further notice

Assessment methods

  • Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
  • 2006-11-01 - Reports and productions

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