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ChemE 554 – Nanoscience I – Winter, 2012
Course Coordinator:
Professor René M. Overney
245 Benson, E-mail the instructor
206-543-4353
Lecture:
Lecture Tue/Thu:
1:30-2:50, CHL 015
Office Hours:
Open Door Policy
It is
suggested to make an appointment.
Course Textbook: D. Tabor, Gases, liquids and
Solids and
other states of matter, 3rd Ed., Cambridge Univ. Press (2003)
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Syllabus
Course Description
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As technology is moving towards interfaces,
today’s major challenge is to find common denominators to describe exotic
material and transport properties on the sub-100-nanometer scale. Thereby,
our multifaceted attempts converge on the new discipline called Nanoscience. This course provides an
introduction to this new field. Students will be introduced to molecular
theories and concepts fundamental to material and transport properties in
gases, liquids and solids. A particular focus is on Mechanics and Rheology
on the nanoscale, and on critical length scales relevant for
nanotechnological applications. Students will learn about thermodynamic
driving forces, kinetics and transition states, structure properties,
intermolecular interactions, and about and one of the most influential
nanoscale methods – scanning probe microscopy (e.g., atomic force
microscopy). Concerning materials, the main focus will be on organic
materials from polymers, colloidal systems to proteins.
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Course Credit
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Course
credit will be based on reasonable attendance
and participation in Homework
assignments (10%), Group Project
(30%) (Project
Instruction, Sample (Project and HW), Examinations
(Exam 1, 30%) and (Exam 2, 30%).
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Required Readings
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Course textbook and handouts.
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Schedule Details
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January
3
Instructions begin
12
Project description due (A,B,C and D)
February
2
Exam 1
10
Project paper drafts due (A,B,C and D)
21
Preparation Group paper/presentation (A,B,C and D)
28
Project final papers due (A,B,C and D)
March
1 Presentation of Project A (with HW assignment & solution)
Presentation of Project B (with HW assignment & solution)
6 Presentation of Project C (with HW assignment & solution)
Presentation of Project D (with HW assignment & solution)
8 Exam
2 – Last day of Instruction
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Remarks
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To accommodate students with a learning disability or
other special needs, please inform the instructor the first week of class so that special arrangements can be
made.
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