Polymer Engineering OpenCourseWare: MIT's Free Bachelor Level Class on Synthetic Polymer Engineering
'Polymer Engineering' OpenCourseWare from MIT looks at the design side of articles made from polymers, including properties and structure of the polymer and processing required. It was part of an undergraduate degree program in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Polymer Engineering: Course Specifics
| Degree Level | Free | Audio | Video | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Lectures/Notes | Study Materials | Tests/Quizzes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Polymer Engineering: Course Description
Polymers are a large group of compounds (both organic and inorganic) with millions of repeated links of light and simple molecules. Polymer engineering, therefore, is the field of engineering dedicated to creating, evaluating and, if necessary, altering polymers. Applications for polymers are essentially limitless with uses from household appliances to state-of-the-art aircraft. Indeed, this course combines theory with the application of polymers to the real world by focusing on design techniques and processes. The course began by considering the scientific and math principles used to design and analysis polymers. It then went on to examine mechanical characterization and properties of the selected materials and processing required to produce the final article. Professor David Roylance gave the lectures for the original undergraduate course designed primarily for Materials Science and Engineering students, but students from other disciplines, such as chemistry and chemical engineering, may benefit.
Polymer Engineering' OpenCourseWare contains quizzes, assignments, nearly all lecture notes, additional readings and an example for the final design project. If designing with polymers has always been a dream of yours, then visit the polymers and the process of design course page.
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