Course Catalog 2011-2012
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Course Catalog 2011-2012

MOL-6616 Degradation of Polymers, 5 cr

Additional information

This course is lectured during every other academic year.
Will not be lectured year 2011-2012

Person responsible

Jyrki Vuorinen

Requirements

In order to complete this course you will have to give a lecture about a given topic, make a set of exercise questions and answer a set of questions given by other students, and collect a thesaurus of terms during the course. There will be no final exam. The given grade will be a sum of grading given by the lecturer and other students. Grading: - Lecture is graded both by lecturer and other students, 50% weight. - Exercises are graded both by lecturer and other students, 25% weight. - Each student collects a thesaurus of terms. Thesaurus will be shown to teachers during the course and must be returned at the end of the course, 25% weight.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

After finishing the course, the student is able to define what various mechanisms induce degradation of polymers and what can be done to prevent, slow down or control these processes. Student is also familiar with methods that can be used to evaluate degradation of polymers and is able to analyze and apply these results in practice.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Importance of polymer degradation.      
2. Mechanism of polymer degradation.     
3. Means of polymer degradation.     
4. Effects of polymer degradation on product properties.     
5. Polymer stabilization and destabilization.     

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Lecture slides                English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
MOL-1530 Polymeerifysiikka Mandatory    

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MOL-6616 Degradation of Polymers, 5 cr MOL-6606 Failure Analyses and Characterization of Polymers, 4 cr  

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