2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology First-Year Courses
Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology B
- Academic unit or major
- First-Year Courses
- Instructor(s)
- Akira Nakajima / Takeshi Serizawa / Wan Ting Chiu / Shinsuke Mori / Yoshihiro Gohda / Teruaki Hayakawa / Michito Yoshizawa / Atsushi Shishido / Kazuko Nakazono /
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu (WL1-401(W541))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XMC.A103
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Sep 29, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Learn fundamentals of materials and applied chemistry that will introduce specialized subjects of materials and chemical technology, mainly focused on freshmen from the School of Materials and Chemical Technology, based on the introduction of materials and chemical technology A. Also, with a view to research from the foundation, it provides a path to grow to engineers and researchers who can be active on the world stage. Understanding ethics as a scientist and engineer is an important subject of this course.
Course description and aims
Understand the fundamentals of materials and chemical technology.
Keywords
Understand the foundation of 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 4 faculty teachers, and introduces the foundation and latest research topics in Materials and Chemical Technology as an example. We also learn the ethics for scientists and engineers.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | School orientation |
Introduction of the Departments in the School of Materials and Chemical Technology |
| Class 2 | School orientation |
Introduction of the Departments in the School of Materials and Chemical Technology |
| Class 3 | Molecular design develops the world |
Understand how precise molecular design has enabled the development of our daily lives based on chemistry, a fundamental study for society. |
| Class 4 | How to synthesize new molecular flasks |
We will study the synthesis, structures, and functions of "molecular flasks" in our daily life as well as latest advenced chemistry. |
| Class 5 | Development of organic and polymeric materials for next-generation semiconductor device fabrication |
Organic and polymeric materials play a vital role in the fabrication of semicondcutor devices. Their roles and required properties are analyzed, along with gaining insights into new material design guidelines from the fundamental perspectives of synthetic chemistry and structure-property relationships. |
| Class 6 | Unraveling mysteries of metallic materials from principles of physics |
Understand material-design methods based on electron theory and supercomputers such as TSUBAME. |
| Class 7 | Researcher ethic and safety for scientific studies |
Understand the importance of researcher ethic and safety for the operation of scientific studies. |
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
Evaluate by report assignments and examination (mini test)
Related courses
- XMC.A101 ： Materials and Chemical Technology Literacy
- XMC.A102 ： Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology A
- XMC.A104 ： Introduction of Materials and Chemical Technology C
Prerequisites
It is recommendable to take Materials and chemical technology literary and Introduction of materials and chemical technology A.