SYLLABUS
University: Technical University of Košice
Faculty: Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling
Department: Institute of Metallurgy
Course Number: 22000328 Course Name: Macromolecular Chemistry
Type, scope and method of learning activities:
Course Type: Lecture, Seminar
Recommended scope of the course content (in hours):
Full-time study (hours per week): 2,1
Part-time study (hours per semester): WT 26,13/ST 26,13
Study Method:
Number of credits: 5
Recommended semester of study: WT, ST
Recommended semester Study programme Study grade Study Method
3.rok WT Physical Engineering of Advanced Materials (FIPM_Bc_D_sk) Bachelor Attendance
Level of study: Bachelor
Prerequisites:
Course completion requirements:
Assessment and completion of the course: Credit test and examination
Continuous assessment: Student passes the continuous assessment and receives credits when he or she meets the requirement to obtain at least 11% out of 20%.
project work
Final assessment: Student passes the final assessment and passes the examination when he or she meets the requirement to obtain at least 41% out of 80%.
written exam
Overall assessment: Overall assessment is the sum of the assessments obtained by students in the assessment period. The overall result is determined in accordance with the internal regulations of the Technical University in Košice. (Study Regulations, the internal regulation principles of doctoral studies)
Learning outcomes:
Overview, sources, processing fundamentals, structures, elementary characteristics of synthetic polymers and biopolymers, possibilities of removing and assessing of polymer waste, biodegradability of polymers.
Brief course content:
Lectures:
1.  Introduction-basic notions, definitions, history
2.  Classification, structure, phase condition and characteristics of polymers
3.  Synthesis of polymers: polymerisation
4.  Synthesis of polymers: polycondensation, polyadition.
     Technological process of polyreactions
5.-6.  Thermoplastics
7.  Thermosets
8.  Synthetic rubbers
9. - 10.  Biopolymers
11. Removing and assessing of polymer waste
12. Biodegradability of polymers
Seminars:
2.-12. Presentation of  terminal work
Recommended Reference Sources:
choice chapters:
1.      Vratislav Ducháček: Polymery, výroba, vlastnosti, zpracování, použití. VŠCHT Praha, 2006.
2.      Viera Chrástová, Eberhard Borsig: Makromolekulová chémia. STU Bratislava, 1996.
3.      Tatiana Liptáková, Pavol Alexy, Ernest Gondár, Viera Khunová: Polymérne technické materiály. 2009.
4.   Available publications
Recommended optional program components:
Languages required for the course completion: Slovak
Notes:
Course assessment:
Total number of students assessed: 20
  A B C D E FX  
  15% 15% 25% 30% 5% 10%  
Teacher:
doc. RNDr. Alena Fedoročková, PhD.
Ing. Dana Ivánová, PhD.
Last modified: 31.08.2022
Approved by: person(s) responsible for the study program