2020 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology First-Year Courses
Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology A
- Academic unit or major
- First-Year Courses
- Instructor(s)
- Manabu Ihara / Shigeki Kuwata / Equo Kobayashi / Takeo Yamaguchi / Katsunori Tanaka / Shinji Ando / Fumiyasu Oba / Atsushi Nishikata
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue (W541)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XMC.A102
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Learn concrete examples and prospects from the fundamental science based on the latest research topics in the field of materials and chemical engineering, mainly focusing on freshmen from the School of Materials and Chemical Engineering. It also aims at acquiring the attitude of study learning by gathering information themselves.
Course description and aims
Understand the task assignment of materials and chemical engineering.
Keywords
Fundamentals and techniques, research themes required for materials and chemical engineering
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This lecture is an omnibus format by six faculty teachers and introduces the latest research topics in Materials and Chemical Engineering as an example.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Hydrogen society and systematic material design for energy applications | Learn a new energy society and how to design and develop matrials for energy applications such as fuel cells and water electrolysis. |
| Class 2 | Synthesis of bifunctional molecules in vivo | Consider the advantage of synthesizing functional molecules in vivo. What do we have to think in our mind in making molecules in vivo, in comparison with that in flask? |
| Class 3 | Relationships between structures and properties of polymer materials | Understand the relationships between structures and physical properties of widely used polymer materials (plastics). |
| Class 4 | Fuel cells and their constituent materials | Learn the structure of automotive fuel cells and their constituent materials, and understand the importance of material research. |
| Class 5 | Organic electronics and organic materials | Learn fundamental characteristics and applications of organic electronics. |
| Class 6 | Development of inorganic materials using supercomputers | Understand current development of inorganic materials using state-of-the-art supercomputers, alongside "materials informatics", which is a new paradigm of materials science that deploys theoretical calculation and artificial intelligence technology. |
| Class 7 | The end of term examination |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation of reports and end of the term examination
Related courses
- XMC.A101 ： Materials and Chemical Technology Literacy
- XMC.A103 ： Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology B
- XMC.A104 ： Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology C
Prerequisites
It is recommendable to take Materials and chemical technology literary.