NAN2011

Introduction to Nanoscience ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Professor David Jesson

Offered:
Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: This unit will provide an introduction to the emerging field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. It will build a bridge between the atomic-level scale of physics and chemistry and the small to medium scale of materials science and engineering. Topics covered will explore the scope of the nanosciences and associated technologies, including the materials involved, and provide a fundamental understanding of their structures from the atomic to the macroscopic scale, arising as a consequence of engineering nanostructured materials into functional products for various applications in optics, electronics, pharmaceuticals and medicine.

Assessment: Exam (3 hours): 50% + Assignment: 10% + Laboratory work: 30% + Tests (2): 10%

Contact Hours: 3 lectures/tutorials per week plus one 3-hour laboratory session per week

Prerequisites: MTH1030, plus 12 points of level 1 physics or level 1 chemistry

Prohibitions: MSC2011, MTE2501