PRACTICUMS

• Use of computers in physical research. 3rd year (spring semester)
  Students are taught to use modern software used in scientific research, including Maple symbolic calculations suite, Unix operating system, and Internet applications. 36 hours.
  Materials for students published:
  K.B. Zeldovich, A.E. Likhtman. Using personal computers for solving scientific problems. Physics Department, MSU, 1998. 74 pp.
• Practicum on polymer chemistry and physics. 4th year (autumn semester)
  A new practicum on polymer physics has been organized in September, 1997. 6 problems have been set up:
  1. Determination of the unperturbed size and of the swelling ratio of a macromolecule by viscometry.
  2. Determination of molecular mass of polymer by viscometry. Determination of K and a parameters in Mark-Kuhn-Houwink equation.
  3. Effect of polyelectrolyte swelling.
  4. Cooperative effect in macromolecular reactions.
  5. Collapse of polymer gels.
  6. Evaluation of elasticity modulus of polymer gels using compression method.
  3 new problems for this practicum have been set up in September, 1998:
  1. Polyelectrolyte and ionomer effect in polymer gels.
  2. Evaluation of theta-temperature of polymer solution using the critical temperatures of dissolution of the polymer.
  3. Computer simulation of conformation of single polymer chain.
  Materials for students published:
  1. O.E. Philippova, A.R. Khokhlov. Viscometry of polymer solutions. 1997
  2. O.E. Philippova, A.R. Khokhlov. Practicum on viscometry of polymer solutions. 1997.
• Computer practicum. 4th year (autumn semester)
  
  1. Computer simulation of low molecular weight liquids (molecular dynamics, Brownian dynamics, Monte-Carlo method).
     • Computer simulation of liquids using adiabatic molecular dynamics (microcanonical ensemble).
     • Computer simulation of liquids using isothermic molecular dynamics (canonical ensemble).
     • Simulation of liquids using Brownian dynamics.
  2. Percolation problem.
     • Finite-dimensional scaling in percolation problem.
     • Evaluation of critical indices in percolation problem.
• Physical methods in polymer science. 4th year (spring semester)
  
  1. Gel-permeation chromatography (INEOS).
     • "Introduction to chromathography of polymers"
     • "Gel-permeation chromatography, molecular mass distribution"
  2. Sedimentation analysis (INEOS).
     • "Sedimentation analysis"
     • "Methods of determination of molecular weights by sedimentation data"
  3. Light scattering by polymer solutions (INEOS).
     • "Theoretical foundations of light scattering method"
     • "Light scattering and rigidity of a molecular chain"
  4. Atomic force microscopy of polymers.
     The scaning probe microscope FemtoScan-001 with network access for control and data acquisition has been assembled. Program of distant education "Look into microworld: from atoms and molecules to living cells" with the use of FemtoScan-001 was developed. Two laboratory works using the atomic force microscope Nanoscope-3 have been set up.
  5. Molecular design of polymers and computer synthesis of polymers with desired properties (INEOS).
• Methods of preparation of thin organic films:
  
  1. Langmuir-Blodgett molecular films.
  2. Formation of thin organic films (Institute of Crystallography).
  3. Formation of microcapsules and studies of their structure (INEOS).
• Physical methods of studies of thin organic films:
  
  1. Method of small angle X-ray experiment (Institute of Crystallography).
  2. Practical structural electronography (Institute of Crystallography).
  3. Scanning tunnel microscopy of thin organic films.
  4. Raman scattering in molecular systems.
  5. Studies of molecular fluorescence.
  6. Evaluation of particle size and aggregation stability of dispersions using dynamic light scattering (INEOS).
  7. Rheological studies of thin organic films (INEOS).
  8. Electrooptics of thin films of liquid crystalline composites (INEOS).
  9. Frederiks transition in thin films of liquid crystals (INEOS).
  10. Examination of surfaces using X-ray photoelectronic spectrometry (INEOS).
• Practical work on holography:
  
  1. Three-dimensional opaque objects holographing and their images research.
  2. The obtaining with the method of counter oriented light beams and the restored images research.
  3. A flat wave holograms obtaining and investigation.
  4. Small deformations investigation with holographic interferometry method.
  5. Studying of diffusion in a liquid with holographic interferometry method.
• Practical work on physics of crystals:
  
  1. Dielectric hysteresis in ferroelectrics.
  2. Piezoelectric properties of crystals.
  3. Nonlinear properties of ferroelectrics.
  4. Linear electrooptical effect in ferroelectric crystal.
  5. Optical properties of crystals.
  6. Own oscillations attenuation research of crystal bars at ferroelectric phase transitions.

(INEOS=A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds)