Chemical nanotechnology: A liberal arts approach to a basic course in emerging interdisciplinary science and technology
Chemical nanotechnology: A liberal arts approach to a basic course in emerging interdisciplinary science and technology
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DOI：
10.1021/ed084p259
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发表时间：
2007-02-01
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3
通讯作者：
Porter, Lon A., Jr.
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作者：
Porter, Lon A., Jr.
浏览报纸、互联网，或者看看最近的科幻作品。从实验室到流行文化，纳米技术似乎无处不在。在纳米尺度上对物质的研究和操纵被称为纳米科学或纳米技术，这是一个仍处于起步阶段的爆炸性领域。作为回应，一个新的课程开发，以服务本科生，无论专业，已经完成了一个学期的介绍化学。纳米技术提供了一个特殊的机会，突出了当各种科学领域融合时出现的惊人机会。作为教育工作者，我们可以利用这一机会，将学生在子学科课程中学到的基础知识应用于更广泛的应用和问题。本课程侧重于该领域主要研究举措背后的基础科学，同时重温该领域的起源并突出当前的进展。学生还面临着考虑与纳米技术及其对现代社会的潜在影响有关的政治，经济，环境和伦理问题的挑战。除了讲课和讨论，学生还参与写作，分子建模和实验室练习。利用一个中心文本是补充的例子，从主要的化学文献和科幻小说的作品。
Browse the newspaper, the Internet, or look to recent works of science fiction. Escaping the laboratory and disseminating into popular culture, nanotechnology appears to be everywhere. The study and manipulation of matter on the nanometer scale has been termed nanoscience or nanotechnology, an exploding field still in its infancy. In response, a new course was developed to serve undergraduate students, regardless of major, that have completed one semester of introductory chemistry. Nanotechnology provides an exceptional chance to spotlight the amazing opportunities that arise when various fields of science converge. As educators, we can utilize this as an opportunity for applying the fundamentals students learn in subdisciplinary courses to applications and problems with a broader scope. This course focuses on the basic science behind the major research initiatives of the field, while both revisiting the origins of the field and spotlighting current advances. Students are also challenged to consider the political, economical, environmental, and ethical concerns relating to nanotechnology and its potential impact on modern society. In addition to lecture and discussion, students participate in writing, molecular modeling, and laboratory exercises. Utilization of a central text is supplemented by examples from the primary chemical literature and selected works of science fiction.