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Lecture #

NANO 703 (MW - 2:30-3:45 pm)

Course objectives, contents and intro to nano-chem/bio

Holiday
Please Read Ch. 5 No class
Surface, Volume and Atomic Structure (Ch. 5) Extra class
Please Read Ch. 6 - Energy at Nanoscale (Ch. 6) No class
Energy at Nanoscale 1 (Ch. 6)
Energy at Nanoscale 2 (Ch. 6); addl. reading
Chemical Interactions at the Nanoscale (Ch. 10)
Chemical Interactions at the Nanoscale (Ch. 10); Assignment I
Material Continuum (Ch. 7)
Thermo and Nanothermo (Ch. 8 + Addl.)
Thermo and Nanothermo (Ch. 8 + Addl.)
Thermo Problems - Assignment II
Thermo Problems
Review I
Mid-term Exam 1
Spring break
Spring break
Exam answers review; Intro to Nanofabrication methods (Ch. 4)
Intro to bottom-up methods (Ch. 4 + Addl.)
NanoChar I (Ch. 3)
NanoChar II (Ch. 3); Chemical Synthesis 0D (Ch. 12 + Addl.)
Chemical Synthesis 0D (Ch. 12 + Addl.); Assignment III
Chemical Synthesis 1D (Ch. 12 + Addl.);
Chemical Synthesis Carbon I (Ch. 9)
Chemical Synthesis Carbon II (Ch. 9)
Review II
Mid-term Exam II
Please read addl. material - 2D materials No class
2D materials; Supramolecular Chemistry (Ch. 11)
Polymer chemistry, Self-assembly & Chemical Modification (Ch. 12);
Biochemistry, cells and signals (Ch. 14); Assignment IV
Biomolecules (Ch. 14)
Natural Nanomaterials (Ch. 13)
Final Review
Final Exam 10:30-12:30 pm (as per exam schedule)

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