An exercise-based international polymer syllabus

Abstract

The IUPAC Subcommittee on Polymer Education has been pursuing the development of a compact syllabus covering the essential topics required for a tertiary education in polymer science, with numerical and short answer exercises addressing each topic. The primary goal of the document is to provide a framework for a complete course made freely available worldwide so that any educator can implement a professionally-curated course in polymer science for their students without needing expensive textbooks or reliable internet access. An important secondary goal is to popularize the use of approved IUPAC terminology in polymer science by using it consistently throughout the document and providing references to IUPAC source documents. Professor Melissa Chin Han Chan was an active and enthusiastic participant in the project who played a significant role in its design and implementation. The late Professor Richard ‘Dick’ Jones also had a keen interest in the project and had a great influence on its direction and structure. This brief note is dedicated to these two illustrious polymer scientists.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2024-0029
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > Aston Pharmacy School
College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Advanced Materials
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Polymer Research Group
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Aston University (General)
Additional Information: Copyright © 2024 the author(s), published by De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Uncontrolled Keywords: chemistry education,Melissa Chan,polymerization,polymers
Publication ISSN: 1365-3075
Last Modified: 26 Nov 2024 08:15
Date Deposited: 18 Jun 2024 13:48
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2024-07-01
Published Online Date: 2024-06-10
Accepted Date: 2024-06-01
Authors: Adhikari, Rameshwar
Campana, Patricia Targon
Choo, Yvonne Shuen Lann
Lopes Dias, Marcos
Dos Santos, Claudio G.
Fellows, Christopher M.
Hess, Michael
Lucas-Roper, Romain
Luscombe, Christine K.
Mallon, Peter E.
Merna, Jan
Peeters, Marloes
Quach, Tien Thuy (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-4849-3364)
Théato, Patrick
Topham, Paul D. (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4152-6976)
Vohlídal, Jiří
Walter, Michael

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