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Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
(Lawrence University Chemistry 225)
Instructors:
Karen Nordell (Mondays 10-11am, drop-in or by appointment), 832-7262, nordellk@lawrence.edu
David Hall (drop-in or by appointment) 993-6173, david.hall@lawrence.edu
Jeff Collett (Wednesdays 1-3, drop-in or by appointment), 832-7014, jeffrey.a.collett@lawrence.edu
Text: Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea
Mark Ratner and Daniel Ratner (2003) Prentice Hall (ISBN 0131014005).
Grading: Your grade will be based upon your performance on:
Class Participation (10 points per week) 100 points
Literature Assignments (5 @ 30 pts each) 150 points
Laboratory: Reports (3 x 30 each) 90 points
Project: 150 points
Topic description (1 page, week 2) 10 points
Annotated Bibliography (week 4) 20 points
Outline and updated bibliography (week 6) 20 points
5-7 page Report (draft week 8, due week 10) 50 points
Project Presentation (week 10) 50 points
Seminar Reaction paper (1 x 20 points) 20 points
Midterm exam 100 points
Final exam (over second half of the course material) 100 points
Total Points for the course: 710 points
The LU Honor Code applies to all your work and should be reaffirmed on
each assignment, paper, and exam you turn in.
Reaction Paper: Attend at least one science related seminar or presentation
during the term.
Write a 1-2 page paper discussing some specific aspect of the talk that
intrigued or puzzled you. Explain why you found this aspect intriguing
or puzzling. Include the title of the talk and the presenter’s name.
Your paper will be uploaded onto Moodle (more moodle info to come).
Midterm exam: a take-home exam over midterm reading period
(Feb 10 – 13).
Final exam : a take-home exam over the second half of the course material
distributed sometime on Tuesday or Wednesday (tbd) and due Friday March
18th at 11:30am.
Comment on Collaboration:
We strongly encourage you to create a fun and productive collaborative
learning environment in this class. Working with others to prepare for
class discussions, exams and laboratories will vastly enrich your learning
experience. Similarly we encourage you to let friends read and discuss
preliminary drafts of your science talk reaction paper, literature assignments
and project report. If you do so, make sure to acknowledge their help
alongside the affirmation of the honor code at the beginning or end of
the assignment.
Absences:
Because class discussion is part of your grade for the course, you are
expected to be at each class meeting. Class meetings and experiments missed
because of unexcused absences receive a grade of zero and cannot be retaken
Class meetings and experiments missed because of excused absences also
receive a grade of zero but can receive normal credit if the student reschedules
and carries out a makeup exam or laboratory within one week of returning
to campus or by making arrangements with the appropriate faculty members.
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