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  • ENGS 1: Everyday Technology

    This course is intended to take the mystery out of the technology that we have grown to depend on in our everyday lives. Both the principles behind and examples of devices utilizing electricity, solid and fluid properties, chemical effects, mechanical attributes and other topics will be discussed. In the associated lab project, students will dissect, analyze, (and possibly revive!) a broken gadget or appliance of their choosing.
    This course has no prerequisite, but enrollment is limited to 30 students.

  • ENGS 9: Nanotechnology

    This course will study the nanoscale world. The course will explore the basic tenets, as well as the emerging applications of nanoscience.
    We will introduce the visionaries of the nanotechnological revolution, including specifically, Feynman, Drexler, and Smalley as well as the controversies surrounding some of these individuals. Science fiction and science fact blend as never before when nanotechnology is explored in literature. The class will read Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age, a novel in which nanotechnology is used to control human activity, and examine its implications on the moral duties of those involved in the discovery and application of natural phenomena.
    No Prerequisite.

  • ENGS 24: Science of Materials

    An introduction to the structure/property relationships that govern the mechanical, the thermal, and the electrical behavior of solids (ceramics, metals, and polymers). Topics include atomic, crystalline, and amorphous structures; x-ray diffraction; imperfections in crystals; phase diagrams; phase transformations; elastic and plastic deformation; free electron theory and band theory of solids; and electrical conduction in metals and semiconductors. The laboratory consists of an experimental project selected by the student and approved by the instructor.
    Prerequisite: Physics 14 and Chemistry 5.

  • ENGS 74: Nanotechnology

    This course introduces the fundamental experimental and theoretical tools used in nanotechnology. The core concepts of self-assembly, reduced dimensionality, and surface-molecule interactions are introduced. Topics will include optical and magnetic properties at the nanoscale, colloid formation and crystallization. Biological applications of nanoscale particles, especially in medical imaging and targeted drug therapy will be discussed.
    Prerequisites: Engineering Sciences 24 or Physics 19 or Chemistry 6, or equivalent.

  • ENGS 135: Thin Films and Microfabrication Technology

    This course covers the processing aspects of semiconductor and thin film devices. Growth methods, metallization, doping, insulator deposition, patterning, and analysis are covered. There are two major projects associated with the course -an experimental investigation performed in an area related to the student's research or interests, and a written and oral report on an area of thin film technology.
    Prerequisite: Engineering Sciences 24 or equivalent.

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