2021 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology First-Year Courses
Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology C
- Academic unit or major
- First-Year Courses
- Instructor(s)
- Junko Morikawa / Ken Nakajima / Yoshimitsu Sagara / Tetsuo Fuchino / Takuya Hoshina / Toshiyuki Fujii / Akira Ohtomo / Atsushi Shishido / Hidetoshi Sekiguchi
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu (講堂)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XMC.A104
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Learn research topics in materials and applied chemistry that will be preliminary knowledge for taking specialized subjects from the 200th series onwards in the School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, mainly focused on freshmen from the School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, based on the introduction of materials and chemical engineering A and B. The students will visit the laboratory and experience cutting-edge research.
Course description and aims
Acquire preliminary knowledge of materials and chemical engineering.
Keywords
Foundations and technologies 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 foundation and latest research topics in materials and chemical engineering as an example. The students will visit the laboratory and experience cutting-edge research.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction of various photofunctional organic materials | Understand the relationships between the molecular structures and their functions of a variety of organic photofunctional materials |
| Class 2 | Functional ceramics realizing super smart society "Society 5.0" | Regarding functional ceramics realizing super smart society, the mechanism of physical properties and application examples will be introduced. |
| Class 3 | Integrating multiscale observations of fatigue in metals | The aim of this lecture is to understand the formation and development of dislocation microstructures during cyclic deformation of metals. |
| Class 4 | Design of Chemical Process and Utilization of High Energy Density Fields | Understand the basics of process design for efficiently producing a large amount of products using chemical reactions, and explain chemical processes in which large amounts of energy are locally supplied to accelerate chemical reactions. |
| Class 5 | Elucidation of the electronic functions of transparent compounds | Please explain the characteristics of compounds that have transparency and electrical conductivity. Also please explain what applications such compounds can be used for. |
| Class 6 | Design of functional polymers by light | New method of designing polymer materials utilizing light and functions of polymers are explained. |
| Class 7 | Meeting on how to select department |
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.A102 ： Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology A
- XMC.A103 ： Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology B
Prerequisites
It is recommendable to take Materials and chemical technology literary, Introduction of materials and chemical technology A and Introduction of materials and chemical technology B.