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ME 717 Advanced Polymer Processing
3 graduate credits
Instructor: Professor A. Jeffrey Giacomin
Phone: 608/262-7473
E-mail: giacomin@wisc.edu
Course objective:
To provide a more advanced understanding of polymer processing.
Course description:
Advanced analysis and modeling of plastics extrusion,
injection molding, and other processes;
emphasis on processes governed by
viscoelasticity and nonlinear phenomena.
Prerequisite:
Basic course in polymer processing (ME 417) or consent of instructor.
Homework:
Periodic homework problems.
Exams:
Three take-home exams.
Laboratory:
None.
Computer language:
None.
Computer facilities:
None.
Required textbook:
Polymer Processing Principles and Design, D.G. Baird and D.I. Collias, Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 1995, ISBN 0-471-25453-3.
Course notes:
Sent upon receipt of enrollment.
Associated web site:
http://rrc.engr.wisc.edu/
