Preparation and characterization of the most important types of polymer types. Radical, cationic, anionic polymerization, copolymerization, Ziegler-Natta polymerization, step growth polymerization; suspension and emulsion polymerization; group transfer polymerization; metathesis polymerization.

Characterization of polymers by up to fifteen methods, including spectroscopic (nuclear magnetic resonance, Raman, infrared), mechanical (tensile, dynamic mechanical, rheological), microscopic (electron microscopy), physiochemical (intrinsic viscosity, differential scanning, calorimetry, gel permeation chromatography) and scattering (light, x-rays). Molecular simulation techniques introduced. Lectures provide state-of-the-art description of these and additional polymer characterization methods.

Characterization of polymers by up to fifteen methods, including spectroscopic (nuclear magnetic resonance, Raman, infrared), mechanical (tensile, dynamic mechanical, rheological), microscopic (electron microscopy), physiochemical (intrinsic viscosity, differential scanning, calorimetry, gel permeation chromatography) and scattering (light, x-rays). Molecular simulation techniques introduced. Lectures provide state-of-the-art description of these and additional polymer characterization methods.

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In this course, we will examine some foundational works in first, second, and third generation Critical Theory (working within, influenced by or influential to the Frankfurt School) including Horkheimer & Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Juergen Habermas Seyla Benhabib. We will begin with the question of "What is Critical Theory?" and engage with some of its central themes and projects, including reason under modernity/postmodernity, history and progress, crisis and capitalism, mastery of nature, authority and the authoritarian personality.

This course serves as a survey of the major theoretical approaches and empirical research in the field of American political behavior. The course is designed to: 1) provide an overview of the burgeoning literature on political behavior in the discipline of political science and the myriad of frameworks and methods used to study political behavior and 2) to prepare graduate students to teach courses on political behavior, political psychology, and/or public opinion.

This course on law, politics, and society takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of law in society. The focus is on the construction and the implementation of law, not necessarily what the written law is. Most of the work that we will read is empirical in nature, meaning it uses data to explain how the law operates. The readings all have a particular set of theoretical ?tools? or insights that shape the way the data is collected and how the analysis is done.

In this course, we will explore the American constitutional system as prescribed by the United States Constitution, and as developed by the myriad subsequent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court throughout this nation?s history. Broadly, we will focus on the areas of institutional powers, federalism, and government involvement in commerce, regulation, and taxation. Across these areas, students will learn about the legal, social, historical, and political contexts in which the Supreme Court reaches its decisions.

This course serves as a rigorous introduction to quantitative empirical research methods, primarily for doctoral students in political science (but also suitable for other social scientists). The material covered will include probability theory, distributions of random variables, data visualization, principles of statistical inference (estimation and uncertainty), covariate adjustment (a.k.a. linear regression), and a brief introduction to causal inference. Simulations and data analysis will be conducted in the R statistical environment or Stata.