Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer-G-Maleic Anhydride of Paper Sludge Filled Polypropylene composites

Organized by Universiti Putra Malaysia, 10th - 12th December 2007 at Impiana Cherating Hotel, Pahang.The polymer composites of polypropylene (PP)/ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) and paper sludge (PS) were prepared with and without of maleic anhydride. The insitu grafting was performed from PP/EPDM and paper sludge with maleic anhydride. The results show that the maleic anhydride improved the tensile strength and Young’s modulus but reduces the elongation at break. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the tensile fracture surface of the composites indicates that the maleic anhydride increase the interfacial interaction between filler and matrix

Mathematics Students’ Readiness for Mobile Learning

Mobile learning technologies and wireless networks are being increasingly used in educational settings. Mobile learning (M-learning) through wireless technology can deliver information access to anyone any time in any place. A study was conducted to investigate the readiness of Mathematics students in Brunel University to move towards using Mobile Learning in their studies, and also to explore the factors that might affect the implementation of this technology. A total number of 82 students participated in an online questionnaire in May 2011. The questionnaire was designed in order to determine the availability of the appropriate devices, students’ perceptions about M-learning and their expectations of mobile learning services. The findings of the study show that students have a positive perspective of using M-learning and they look at it as a support system for traditional class-based learning