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This course, Introduction to polymers, examines the use of polymers and demonstrates how their properties are controlled by their molecular structure.
FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos
27 years, 9 months
Units & Quizzes
1
Unlimited Lifetime access
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Certificate of Completion
You will learn how this structure determines which polymer to use for a particular product. You will also explore the manufacturing techniques used and the how the use of polymerisation can be used to control the structure of polymers.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- Isolate the key design features of a product which relate directly to the material(s) used in its construction
- Indicate how the properties of polymeric materials can be exploited by a product designer
- Describe the role of rubber-toughening in improving the mechanical properties of polymers
- Identify the repeat units of particular polymers and specify the isomeric structures which can exist for those repeat units
- Estimate the number- and weight-average molecular masses of polymer samples given the degree of polymerisation and mass fraction of chains present.
Course Currilcum
- Introduction to polymers Unlimited
