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Polymer Physics
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5856-16-11-31 
Enrollment deadline: 01/02/2018
PlaceNiels Bohr Institute
Date and time01.02.2018, at: 09:00 - 08.06.2018, at: 16:00
Regular seats15
ECTS credits7.50
Contact personJulie Meier    E-mail address: juliemh@nbi.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserKell Mortensen    E-mail address: kell@nbi.ku.dk
Written languageEnglish
Teaching languageEnglish
Semester/BlockSpring
Block note1 semester
Scheme groupNot included in the scheme group
Scheme group noteLectures every Wednesday Morning from February to June
Exam requirementsActive participation
Exam formContinuous assessment
Exam detailsEvaluation of exercises/reports. Active participation and final test
Exam aidsAll aids allowed
Grading scalePassed / Not passed
Criteria for exam assessmentTheoretical understanding of the physics of polymer and macromolecular systems, their structure and their dynamics.
Course workload
Course workload categoryHours
Lectures54.00
Preparation130.00
Exam4.00
Sum188.00
Content
The random walk model, pair correlation functions, radius of gyration, non-ideal chains, excluded volume, thermodynamic properties of polymer solutions, correlation fluctuation in polymer solutions, scaling theory, polymer blends, block copolymers, elasticity of rubber, the stress optical law, swelling of gels, Brownian motion, Rouse theory, Zimm theory, dynamic light scattering, reptation, entanglement effects and the tube model, viscoelasticity of polymers.

Learning outcome
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

  • Model polymer conformations at equilibrium
  • Interpret scattering experiments with polymers
  • Model the thermodynamics of polymers in solution
  • Model phase behavior of polymeric systems
  • Describe diffusion in polymeric systems by Brownian dynamics
  • Describe diffusion in polymeric systems by Fokker Planck equations

Literature
M Doi: Introduction to Polymer Physics (Oxford Science Publ.), + Lecture Notes.

Teaching and learning methods
Lectures by teachers and lectures and seminars given by participants.

Remarks
Formal requirements:
NO

Academic qualifications:
No formal requirement, but basic knowledge of statistical physics and physical chemistry is expected. Further insight into polymer technology is advantageous.

Course responsible:
Kell Mortensen (kell@nbi.ku.dk)
Ole Hassager


Lecturers:
Kell Mortensen, NBI
Ole Hassager, DTU

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