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Course Description:
Structure and properties of polymers in solid states will be discussed in the class. Topics include polymer
chain structure, polymer morphology, polymer structure, amorphous state, crosslinked polymer and rubber
elasticity, and mechanical properties of polymers. The objectives of the course are:
• Understanding the structure of condensed state polymeric materials.
• Understanding the basics of characterization techniques, including microscopy and scattering
techniques.
• Being able to design a research project that emphasizes the importance of structure and
morphology to the physical properties of polymeric materials.
Grading:
Homework 20%
Project 20%
Midterm 25%
Final (cumulative) 35%
Course Calendar:
Academic Dishonesty:
• Academic Misconduct: Academic misconduct includes other academically dishonest acts such as tampering with
grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing any part of an administered or unadministered test.
• Cheating: Cheating is an act or an attempted act of deception by which a student seeks to misrepresent that he or
she has mastered information on an academic exercise that he/she has not mastered.
• Fabrication: Fabrication is the use of invented information or the falsification of research or other findings.
• Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the inclusion of someone else’s words, ideas, or data as one’s own work.
Detailed information can be found at: http://www.drexel.edu/provost/policies/academic_dishonesty.asp
First/all violations:
If an act of academic dishonesty is determined to have occurred, one or more of the following sanctions will be
imposed, depending on the severity of the offense:
• Reduction of a course grade.
• An “F” for the assignment or exam. - Failure for the entire course
• Other action deemed appropriate by the faculty member
• Any of the above sanctions with the inability to withdraw.
• Examples of other action deemed appropriate include, but are not limited to,
o requiring the student to re-take the exam
o re-complete an assignment, or complete an assigned exercise
The decision of the faculty member and the department head shall be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and
Community Standards, which is responsible for maintaining student conduct records. The incident will result in an
official disciplinary record for the student(s).
Second violation:
Suspension or expulsion, in addition to any sanction issued from the list above.