NSC: Nanoscience

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NSC 200. Tools of Nanoscience. 3 Credits.

This survey course introduces students to the major concepts and techniques of nanoscience through lectures and demonstrations. This survey is intended to be phenomenological and conceptual, setting the stage for the exploration of experimental nanoscience. Students will be introduced to why nanoscale objects are different, how to make them, how to characterize them, and how to visualize them.

NSC 201. Science at the Nanoscale. 3 Credits.

This survey course introduces students to the field of nanoscience with a particular focus on the physics/chemistry behind the unique properties of nanomaterials and their applications in various fields. In addition to a historical perspective of nanoscience and a brief review of quantum mechanics, properties of a wide variety of nanostructures, such as metal nanoparticles, carbon-based nanostructures, low-dimensional nanomaterials, and surfaces at the nanoscale, will be introduced and discussed in detail