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Course Instructor: René M. Overney; E-mail
the instructor
Teaching Assistant: Ava Karanjia;
E-mail the TA
Instructor –TA Emergency Contact
in the case the Internet is down for
you (password protected)
Course
Canvas Provides access to
- the
Zoom lectures and recordings
- Class
Lecture Notes, Recaps and Handouts (continuously updated)
- Weekly
Homework Assignments (submission and grading)
- Quizzes (Tests) and Exams
(proctored through Canvas)
- Other links that are also provided
below (e.g. access
course material)
Outline and Course Material Provides access to the course text
Poll Everywhere
Used
in every class. Part of Participation Assessment.
Important: Identify
yourself with your UW-ID (UW-email)
Content with links to all chapters
(password protected - see Welcome e-mail)
Individual Chapter Links:
Chapter 1, Chapter 2 , Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6
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Syllabus
MWF 12:30-1:20 Lecture (via ZOOM- attendance mandatory)
F 1:30-2:20 Recitation (via ZOOM - attendance mandatory)
ZOOM can be started via
the ZOOM tab in Canvas.
If ZOOM links do not work: Go to washington.zoom.us (ZOOM installation required). Consult Welcome E-mail at the
beginning of the quarter for Meeting ID Contact TA if Meeting ID cannot
be found.
Overney: Wed
1:30 - 2:30 (ZOOM)
Karanjia: Thu 1:30
- 2:30 (ZOOM)
See Welcome E-mails for Zoom
information, or contact us.
Individual (private) Zoom meetings
concerning any course related issues can be requested by email with both
the instructor and TA.
The course provides an introduction
to nanotechnology and nanoscience based on fundamental principles. It
introduces the students to macroscopic limits of material properties and
molecular structures, interaction forces, molecular transport properties,
thermodynamic principles, cooperative and nanoscale phenomena, and device and
process technologies.
Course Topics:
More details are provided in the Course Material Section.
Specific Course Objectives:
Student progress is measured with
tests (quizzes), exams and weekly homework, whether students master the
theories and concepts of nanoscale and molecular systems.
Course credit is based on
- Course Participation: Homework and Participation in Class (20%)
- Announced Random Tests: Quizzes (20%)
- 3 Exams (60%) (equal
weight, so each exam = 20%)
Attendance is mandatory for lectures
and recitation.
- Three one-hour
Exams (open book and notes). Scheduled on Fridays.
- Quizzes
are random but announced and typically on Fridays in the recitation
after 2 p.m. (Length 15-20 minutes). Quizzes are based on problems and
materials from the lecture and prior homework. The weakest quiz score will be
dropped if all quizzes have been handed in. There will be no make-ups.
Missing an exam or quiz or not
turning one in is graded as a failure (0.0).
Canvas is used for test and exam taking.
Weekly, assigned (see Assignment tab in Canvas) on Friday and due
the following Friday at the beginning of the lecture at 12:30 p.m.
While it is permitted to work in
teams of up to 4, all the problems have to be submitted by each individual
student.
Each HW will be evaluated based on
effort and completeness.
From Course Textbook in parallel to
lecture and homework assignments.
Mar.
29 Lectures
commence
Apr.
30 Exam
1: Friday, 12:30-1:20 p.m. (Canvas)
May
21 Exam
2: Friday, 12:30-1:20 p.m. (Canvas)
May
31 Holiday
(Memorial Day)
Jun.
4 Exam 3: Friday, 12:30-2:20 p.m. (Canvas) –
Final exam for this class
If any student has a learning disability or other special needs,
please inform the instructor the first week of class so we can make special
arrangements to accommodate you.
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Departmental Options Programs in
Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering (NME)
NME 220 is a required course for NME
Option Programs offered at the University of Washington (http://www.moles.washington.edu/academics/nme/).
Program requirements are department
specific (https://www.moles.washington.edu/academics/nme/requirements/).
For more information or questions
concerning specific departmental NME Option Programs, please contact the
appropriate departmental Student Advising Office:
Bioengineering (BioE)
https://bioe.uw.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate/bs-bioe-nme-nano-molecular-engineering/
Chemical Engineering (ChemE)
https://www.cheme.washington.edu/undergraduate_students/curriculum/NME.html
Electrical and Computer Engineering
(ECE)
https://www.ece.uw.edu/academics/bs/requirements/nanoscience-and-molecular-engineering-option/
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
https://www.me.washington.edu/students/ug/nme
Materials Science and Engineering
(MSE)
https://mse.washington.edu/current/undergrad/nmeoption