Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)
MATERIALS AND POLYMER TECHNOLOGYKOO052
Credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Cycle: G2 (First Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Compulsory for: K3. Optional for: B4. Course coordinator: Professor Staffan Hansen, Staffan.Hansen@polymat.lth.se and Patric Jannasch Lecturer, Patric.Jannasch@polymat.lth.se, Materials Chemistry. Recommended prerequisits: KOO101 Fundamental Chemistry, KOK012 Organic Chemistry, KOO022 Inorganic Chemistry. Assessment: Written examination. Project completed. Examination results define grade. The teaching of the course takes the form of lectures and a compulsory literature study. The literature study is performed in a smaller group of students. Given a scientific review article in a modern materials field, one original article per student is selected. The group then gives an oral presentation of the review and their individual articles. Home page: http://www.polymat.lth.se/.

Aim

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able to comprehend materials science literature.

Contents
The following points are treated:

Literature
Askeland, D.R., Fulay, P.P: Essentials of Materials for Science and Engineering (SI Edition), 2nd edition. Cengage 2010, ISBN-13: 978-0-495-43850-2.
Fried, J.R: Polymer Science and Technology, Prentice Hall Ptr 2003, ISBN 0-13-018168-4.
Hand-out material.