Readership: The book is targeted for educators and scientists (chemists, biochemists, chemical engineers, biologists and physicists) as well as graduate students who are engaged in research and developing nanotechnology experiences for students.
Edited by Kimberly Pacheco, University of Northern Colorado, Richard Schwenz, University of Northern Colorado, and Wayne Jones, Binghamton University (SUNY)
1.: Overview Pacheco, Schwenz, and Jones Course and Curriculum Innovations 2.: Nanotechnology items for ACS Exams standardized tests T. Holme 3.: Seeding nanoscience throughout the undergraduate chemistry curriculum B. H. Augustine 4.: Integration of nanoscale science and technology into undergraduate curricula S. Iyer 5.: Big emphasis on a small topic: Introducing nanoscience to undergraduate science majors R. Schwenz Nanoscale Laboratory Experiences 6.: X-ray Diffraction R. Macaluso 7.: Development of hands-on nanotechnology content materials: Undergraduate chemistry and beyond S. C. Larsen 8.: Laboratory modules on environmental impacts of nanotechnology J. Zhang 9.: Scanning tunneling microscopy and single molecule conductance: Novel undergraduate laboratory experiments E. V. Iski 10.: Evolution of a nanotechnology lab for 1st year college students K. Winkelmann 11.: . Integration of nanoscience into the undergraduate curriculum via simple experiments based on electrospinning of polymer nanofibers N. J. Pinto 12.: Exploring the Scanning Probe: A simple hands-on experment simulating the operation and characteristics of the atomic force microscope A. Layson (Teeters) 13.: Benchtop nanoscale patterning experiments T. Odom Indexes Author Index Subject Index