Class Time:
8/17/06 to 9/05/06 - Tues & Thurs from 9:30 AM - 10:50 AM in 153 Fondren Sci.
9/07/06 to 9/28/06 - Tues & Thurs from 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM in the
conference room of 231 Fondren Sci.
The last day of class and final exam are on 9/28/06. There will be no class on 9/12/06.
Office Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM or by
email appointment.
Topics:
Surveys the synthesis/preparation, characterization, and
applications of glasses, metals, semiconductors and
conductors, and polymers.
Text:Required:
Polymer Chemistry: An Introduction, 3rd Edition by
Malcolm P. Stevens (ISBN: 0195124448) and
materials distributed in class.
Reading:
Due to the brevity of the class and the breadth of the topics to be
covered, it is imperative that you read all assigned materials prior
to coming to class. There will be open discussions to which you are expected to
contribute and regular quizzes (not all of which will be
announced). The lectures will highlight the material in
the reading, and it is your responsibility to know the facts of the
covered areas.
Attendance:
Attendance and participation in all classes is expected. If
you know you will be absent due to a University sanctioned event,
you must let me know ahead of time. It will be your
responsibility to make up any missed quizzes or assignments.
Grading:Grading
will be based on quizzes and a cumulative final given September 28, and class
participation (reading materials ahead of time, engaging in
discussions, asking/answering questions, etc.). The itemization is
as follows.
Religious Observance: Religiously observant students wishing to be
absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their
professors in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should
discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work
missed because of the absence. (See University Policy No. 1.9.)
Excused
Absences for University Extracurricular Activities: Students
participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled University
extracurricular activity should be given the opportunity to make up
class assignments or other graded assignments missed as a result of
their participation. It is the responsibility of the student to
make arrangements with the instructor prior to any missed scheduled
examination or other missed assignment for making up the work.
(University Undergraduate Catalogue)
