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Illinois MATSE 280: Introduction to Engineering Materials
Courses | 18 Aug 2008 | Contributor(s):: Duane Douglas Johnson
This course introduces you to the materials science and engineering of metals, ceramics, polymers, and electronic materials. Topics include: bonding, crystallography, imperfections, phase diagrams, properties and processing of materials. Case studies are used when...
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Overview of Computational Nanoscience: a UC Berkeley Course
Courses | 01 Feb 2008 | Contributor(s):: Jeffrey C Grossman, Elif Ertekin
This course will provide students with the fundamentals of computational problem-solving techniques that are used to understand and predict properties of nanoscale systems. Emphasis will be placed on how to use simulations effectively, intelligently, and cohesively to predict properties that...
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MSE 582 Transmission Electron Microscopy Skills
Courses | 28 Jan 2008 | Contributor(s):: Eric Stach
Practical introduction to the operation of transmission electron microscopes. Microscope design and function; imaging and diffraction modes and image content; instrument operation. Required of all students who use the TEM in their research.
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Lectures on Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Materials
Courses | 09 Jan 2008 | Contributor(s):: Alejandro Strachan
Molecular dynamics simulations are playing an increasingly important role in many areas of science and engineering, from biology and pharmacy to nanoelectronics and structural materials. Recent breakthroughs in methodologies and in first principles-based interatomic potentials significantly...
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MSE 376 Nanomaterials
Courses | 24 Oct 2006 | Contributor(s):: Mark C. Hersam
"Nanomaterials," is an interdisciplinary introduction to processing, structure, and properties of materials at the nanometer length scale. The course will cover recent breakthroughs and assess the impact of this burgeoning field. Specific nanofabrication topics include epitaxy, beam...
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Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor (Spring 2004)
Courses | 23 May 2006 | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
Spring 2004 Please Note: A newer version of this course is now available and we would greatly appreciate your feedback regarding the new format and contents. Course Information Website The development of "nanotechnology" has made it possible to engineer materials and devices...
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Curriculum on Nanotechnology
Courses | 27 Jan 2005
To exploit the opportunities that nanoscience is giving us, engineers will need to learn how to think about materials, devices, circuits, and systems in new ways. The NCN seeks to bring the new understanding emerging from research in nanoscience into the graduate and undergraduate curriculum. The...