Instrumentation Lab

Hands-on equipment and analytical methods used to detect and quantify chemicals as well as to measure chemical process variables. Topics include: chromatographic and spectroscopic methods, sensors, data conditioning, amplification, filtering, error uncertainty, using Data Acquisition software. Corequisite: CHE 341. CHE 350 Materials Science (3.0); 3 cr. This course is a general introduction to material science with a special focus on polymers. Topics covered are: material microstructures, dislocations, and defects; Alloying and analysis of phase diagrams; polymer synthesis techniques, characterization of molecular weight, crystallinity, glass transition, phase behavior, visco-elasticity, rheology; Mechanical properties of metals, polymers, and composites. Prerequisites: CHM 222, CHM 323.