CHEM 493 INTRODUCTION TO POLYMER SCIENCE          (3+0) 3          5 ECTS

This course covers basic concepts of polymer chemistry and polymer physics. Some of these concepts are as follows: polymerization processes, (condensation, free radical, ionic, and coordination), polymerization mechanisms (step-growth and chain growth), characterization of polymers (molecular mass determination, thermal analysis, and spectroscopic techniques), structure-property relationships of bulk polymers, industrial polymers (plastics, fibers, coatings, adhesives), and rubbers.