Polymer Structure Properties & Applications

Fall 2019 > Engineering/Engineering Technology > PLAS.5060 > 031

Course No: PLAS.5060-031; SIS Class Nbr: 13498; SIS Term: 2910
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

Relationships between polymer structure (chemical composition, molecular weight and flexibility, intermolecular order and bonding, supermolecular structure) and practical properties (processability, mechanical, acoustic, thermal, electrical, optical, and chemical) and applications.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: 26.202 Polymeric Materials II or Graduate career students. (Pre-requisites are enforced only for undergraduate plastics engineering students).
  • Core Codes: STEM
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Stephen Driscoll
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2019 Fall: Sep 04 to Dec 08
  • Chat Hours: Mon 6:30-7:30pm*
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1770
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

*Chat Hours provide an opportunity for the instructor and students to communicate in "real time". It is an informative and interactive session where course related questions, answers, and discussions take place. While student attendance during chat hours is not required, it is highly recommended. Weekly chat sessions are archived for students who are not able to participate in the live chat sessions at the scheduled times.

Related Programs: Graduate Certificate in Plastics Engineering Fundamentals, Graduate Certificate in Elastomeric Materials, M.S.E. in Plastics Engineering, Graduate Certificate in Plastics Design, Graduate Certificate in Plastics Materials, Graduate Certificate in Plastics Processing

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