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CHEM 308: Introduction to Polymer Chemistry
Types of polymers, methods of polymerization, and preparation of important commercial thermoplastic and thermosetting plastics. Addition and condensation polymers are prepared in the laboratory.
Offered in 7 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Spring 2027).
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Prerequisites
(CHEM 121 or CHEM 161 or CHEM 125 or CHEM 175) and CHEM 251 and (Polymer Material Engr OBSOLETE 371 or MSE 371)
Prerequisite tree
Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.
- CHEM 161 General Chemistry I
requires MATH 114 or MATH 156 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 115 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65- MATH 114 Precalculus I
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70 - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80 - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3) - MATH 115 Precalculus II
requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2
- MATH 114 Precalculus I
- CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors
requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- CHEM 251 Elementary Organic Chemistry
requires CHEM 121 or CHEM 161 or CHEM 125 or CHEM 175 - MSE 371 Introduction to Plastics Materials and Processes
requires ENGR 115 and ENGR 170- ENGR 115 Innovation in Design
requires ENGR 101- ENGR 101 Engineering, Design, & Society
- ENGR 170 Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
requires ((CHEM 121 or CHEM 161 or CHEM 125 or CHEM 175) and ((MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 224 or MATH 225 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3) and (PHYS 161) or HNRS 211) or (MATH 157 and PHYS 114))- CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (shown above)
- CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I
requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 4 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 5 - MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II
requires MATH 224- MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)
- PHYS 161 Physics with Calculus I
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3 - HNRS 211 Colloquium in Physics
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3 - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- PHYS 114 Principles of Physics I
requires MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
- ENGR 115 Innovation in Design
From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.
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What it leads to
Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.
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Instructors
| Instructor | Sections | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Rider, David | 4 | Spring 2022 to Spring 2027 |
| Murphy, Amanda | 3 | Spring 2021 to Spring 2024 |
Every offering in the listed terms (7 sections)
| Term | Sec | CRN | Type | Meets | Instructor | Enrolled | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | C44 | 20648 | Lecture/Lab | F 10:00am-12:50pm · CB 310 MWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · SL 110 | Rider, David | 0/24 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2026 | C44 | 20703 | Lecture/Lab | F 10:00am-12:50pm · CB 310 MWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · SL 130 | Rider, David | 18/24 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2025 | C44 | 20753 | Lecture/Lab | F 10:00am-12:50pm · CB 310 MWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · IS 242 | Rider, David | 23/24 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2024 | C44 | 20862 | Lecture/Lab | F 10:00am-12:50pm · CB 310 MWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · SL 130 | Murphy, Amanda | 18/24 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2023 | C44 | 20912 | Lecture/Lab | F 10:00am-12:50pm · CB 310 MWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · SL 130 | Murphy, Amanda | 17/24 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2022 | C44 | 20980 | Lecture/Lab | F 10:00am-12:50pm · CB 310 MWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · SL 110 | Rider, David | 22/24 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2021 | C44 | 21042 | Lecture/Lab | F 10:00am-12:50pm · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC | Murphy, Amanda | 20/24 | Face to Face Instruction |