Polymer Chemistry

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Polymer Chemistry CHM5080 (CUHK)CHEM588/324
(HKUST)CHEM6108 (HKU)
Lecturers Prof. Chi WU (CUHK)
chiwu_at_cuhk.edu.hk Prof. Ben Zhong TANG
(HKUST) Rm. 4532, x7375, Email
tangbenz_at_ust.hk Prof. Wai Kin CHAN (HKU)
waichan_at_hkucc.hku.hk
TAs (_at_UST) Miss Cathy Ka Wai Jim Rm. 7146A,
x8801, Email cathyjim_at_ust.hk Mr. Stella Yuning
Hong Rm. 7140, x7396, Email ynhong_at_ust.hk
Final Examination will be held on May 12
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Schedule CUHK L1 Science Centre, Feb 10, March
3 1000 am1220 pm, 200520 pm HKUST Rm
2405 (near lifts 17/18) March 17 and 31, May
5 1000 am1220 pm, 200520 pm HKU
Lecture Theatre P1 (LG1 Chem. Building) April
14 and 21 1000 am1230 pm, 200530 pm
Final Exam CUHK/HKUST/HKU, May 12 (Saturday)
Assessment Quiz 5 from each of the lecturers
(total 15) Attendance 5 from each lecturer
(total 15) Final examination 70 (marked
by the three lectures on one paper)

Textbooks Introduction to Polymers, 2nd
edition R. J. Young and P. A. Lovell,
1991 Chapman Hall, QD381.Y68 Introduction
to Macromolecular Science Petr Munk, 1989,
Wiley, QD381.M85

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Outlines
CUHK 1. Concept of macromolecules 2.
Structures of macromolecules 3.
Characterization of macromolecules HKUST 4.
Classification of polymerization reactions 5.
Step (or condensation) polymerization 6. Chain
(or addition) polymerization 7.
Copolymerization HKU 8. Ionic polymerization
9. Coordination polymerization 10. Controlled
radical polymerization 11. Synthesis of polymers
with special properties