Student-centered, Nanotechnology-enriched Introductory College Chemistry Courses for Engineering Students

摘要

Nanotechnology provides numerous examples of materials and devices that can be incorporated into the classrooms and laboratories of introductory college chemistry courses. These examples illustrate tools used to investigate and shape matter at the nanoscale and materials and devices whose properties depend on nanoscale control. Engineering students in these courses can benefit by seeing applications of chemical and physical principles in modern technological contexts and by developing skills that will enable them to participate in fields that involve nanotechnology. Pedagogical methods and assessment and evaluation tools that reflect inquiry-based approaches to instruction can he aligned with nanotechnology exemplars in these courses.