COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ERDAL ÇELIK

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Course Objective

This course covers engineering challenges in molecular electronics, molecular electronic computing architectures, nanoelectronic circuit architectures, nanocomputer architectronics and nanotechnology, architectures for molecular electronic computers, spintronics-spin-based electronics, a quantum device success, molecular conductance junctions: a theory and modeling, modeling electronics at the nanoscale, resistance of a molecule, nanomanipulation: buckling, transport, and rolling at the nanoscale, nanoparticle manipulation by electrostatic forces, biologically mediated assembly of artificial nanostructures and microstructures, nanostructural architectures from molecular building blocks, nanomechanics, carbon nanotubes, dendrimers, design and applications of photonic crystals, nano- and micromachines in NEMS and MEMS, contributions of molecular modeling to nanometer-scale science and technology. At least two term-projects will be given and evaluations will be used for measuring the success of the students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

C.P. Poole and F.J. Owens, Introduction to nanotechnology, ISBN 0-471-07935-9, J. Wiley
Printing, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Expression
2. Question and answer
3. Case study
4. Binary group work
5. Individualized instruction

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Five learning outcomes shall be measured by using Mid-term exam and final examination and the stage of achieving these learning outcome of the students will be followed.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% of theoretical courses, 80% of practical classes attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: +90 232 301 90 01
e-mail: erdal.celik@deu.edu.tr
web: http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/erdal.celik

Office Hours

Weekdays during working hours without the instructor's course.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes