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Teaching Thermal Analysis of Polymeric Materials

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Thermal analysis and polymers are two subjects in the field of chemistry and materials sciences that have not developed to the level commensurate with their importance. In this paper the reasons for this deficiency are traced to the history of the development of these subjects which led to only limited availability of courses of instruction. A first remedy to this problem is suggested, teaching via the internet. The attempt by the author to generate such a course is described in this paper. The course contains an up-to-date store of basic information. It is divided into 36 ‘lectures’ and displayed in about 3000 computer screens filled with graphs, text, and hypertext. All lectures are downloadable. Including presentation software, each lecture requires only 1–3 Mbyte of computer memory. The inclusion of color,movies, and sound would exceed the capacity of most presently available personal computers,but might point the way to future of teaching the ever increasing number of subjects.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996–1600, USA

    B. Wunderlich

  2. Chemical and Analytical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831–6197, USA

    B. Wunderlich

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Wunderlich, B. Teaching Thermal Analysis of Polymeric Materials. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 59, 7–19 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010143523527

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