2024 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)
- Tetsuro Murahashi / Akira Nakajima / Hiroko Yokota / Masayoshi Tanaka / Kotaro Satoh / Eiji Tada / Hajime Arai / Tetsuji Yano / Martin Vacha
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XMC.A102
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 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 science and applied chemistry, mainly focusing on freshmen from the School of Materials and Chemical Technology. It aims at acquiring the attitude of study learning by gathering information themselves. Additionally, it also aims to explore future career path through lectures by alumni.
Course description and aims
Understand the task assignment of materials and chemical engineering.
Keywords
Fundamentals and techniques, research themes required for materials and chemical technology
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 five faculty teachers and introduces the latest research topics in Materials and Chemical Technology as an example. An English-based lecture is also included. This lecture also includes lectures by famous alumni, and group discussion.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Chemistry to enable sustainable materials: From Nobel Prize to materials in our daily life. | Understand how the applied chemistry can contribute to enable sustainable materials by providing examples of common chemical products, such as polymers in our daily life, as well as theme of Nobel Prize in chemistry. |
| Class 2 | English based lecture “Nanoscale properties and function of organic materials studied on the level of single molecules" | Have an experience of learning scientific subjects through English-based lecture, Understand the structure, optical properties and function of organic and polymeric materials on nanometer scales as investigated by microscopy and spectroscopy of single molecules |
| Class 3 | Chemistry approaching integrated energy science | Understand energy devices and systems based on chemistry (such as batteries and fuel-cells) approaching "integrated energy science", one of three priority research fields in Tokyo Tech. |
| Class 4 | Glass Age: Development of new disital society and Solution of environmental issues | Demends for safe and secure living and life for future request progressive advancements of science and technology. "Glass" materials are expected to play new important roles for these issues. In this lectures, the backgrounds and the frontgiers of glass science and technology are overviewed and explained along the key of "Glass Age".also deepen students' understanding of the intense microscopic motions occurring within the rubber materials. |
| Class 5 | Lectures and discussion by Alumni who are active in industry and society | Understand the future career path through lectures and panel discussion by famous alumni. |
| Class 6 | Metallic materials supporting the construction of a safe and secure social infrastructure: Toward improved environmental material performance | Describe in one page what kind of environmental performance is required of metallic materials to support the construction of a safe and secure social infrastructure, and what kind of ideas you have for controlling the environmental degradation and extending the service life of metallic material. |
| Class 7 | Summery and discussion with academic supervisors | Summarize the lecture and discuss with academic supervisors. |
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
Report assignment and quiz
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.