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Virginia Tech

MSE-4554: Polymer Engineering

Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to polymers from the MSE perspective. The basics of polymer syntheses and polymerization will be outlined. The relationship between processing, structure, and properties will be presented with respect to the performance and design requirements of typical polymer applications.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 29

Average GPA: 3.22 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 34.74%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.57%

Earl J Foster201956.1%21.3%15.7%4.5%1.0%1.6%3.286
Abby R Whittington202335.6%44.3%12.1%3.9%2.2%2.0%3.097
William C Hill202480.1%18.3%0.6%1.0%0.0%0.0%3.765
Brian J Love200630.6%43.7%20.6%5.2%0.0%0.0%2.992
Richard L Clark202040.6%41.7%13.8%2.4%0.0%1.6%3.214
George E Morgan201029.5%39.5%23.3%3.3%3.0%1.5%2.892
Rima Joseph201322.5%47.0%19.9%3.9%1.3%5.4%2.882
Victoria K Long201429.3%51.2%12.2%4.9%0.0%2.4%3.021

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