Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, the student

• is able to describe the most important differences between nanomaterials and macroscopic materials
• can explain how the nanoscale features affect the mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical, dielectric and thermal properties of materials
• can find & read scientific papers related to nanomaterials
• can make a short video presentation

Credits: 5

Schedule: 05.09.2022 - 07.12.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Kirsi Yliniemi

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Responsible teacher: D.Sc. Kirsi Yliniemi (kirsi.yliniemi@aalto.fi)

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course gives a physico-chemical overview of solid and soft nanomaterials, including the following topics:

  • Types of nanoscale materials
  • Properties of nanomaterials (thermal, electric, magnetic, optic, dielectric, mechanical) and their differences to macroscale materials

  The course has also a compulsory group work and online exam.

• applies in this implementation

  Lecture topics:

  
  

  • Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course
  • Lecture 2: Stability of Nanomaterials
  • Lecture 3: Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Self-Assembly
  • Lecture 4: Carbon Nanomaterials
  • Lecture 5: Properties at Nanoscale I: Electrical
  • Lecture 6: Properties at Nanoscale I: Optical
  • Lecture 7: Properties at Nanoscale I: Magnetic and Dielectric
  • Lecture 8: Properties at Nanoscale I: Mechamical and Thermal
  • Lecture 9:  Characterisation
  • Lecture 10: Nanotoxicity and Nanosafety
  • Lecture 11: Kick-off to Group Work 1
  • Lecture 12: Kick-off to Group Work 2
  • Lecture 13: Review Session

  Course contains also a compulsory  GROUP WORK: in small groups students will create a game around a topic "Sustainability of 1D Nanomaterial". You choose one 1D nanomaterial and 1-2 applications related to it, create a game and write a "Game Description and Scientific Basis" document.

  
  

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Exercises, group work and exam all affect the grade. Compulsory participation in group work and online exam (group or individual).

   

• applies in this implementation

  Graded parts of the course:

  • Submitted weekly home exercises (max. 15 points)
  • Group Work (max. 16 points)
  • Exam (max. 20 points)

  TOTAL: 51 points

  To PASS the course the student must:

  • receive total min. 20 points (of which min. 7 points are from the exam)
  AND
  
  • Be part of a group
  • Make 1st submission: game idea
  • Make Final submission: motivation (≈introduction),  game description and scientific basis of the game, conclusions
  • Be present in one of the game sessions
  • Provide peer-feedback from one of the game

  
  

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Lectures, exercises, group work, online exam. Compulsory participation in group work and online exam (group or individual).

   

• applies in this implementation

  Contact teaching (50.5 h)

  • 12 x 2 h Lectures = 24 h
  • 5 x 3 h Exercise sessions = 15 h
  • 1 x 3 h Review session = 3 h
  • 1 x 2 h Group Work Discussion Sessions = 2 h
  • 1 x 2 h Group Work Gaming = 2 h
  • 1 x 4.5 h Online Group Exam = 4.5 h

  Independent study (84 h)

  • 5 x 1 h Weekly reviewing of the lecture topics = 5 h
  • 5 x 2 h Weekly home exercises = 10 h
  • Preparing for Group Work (finding and reading the literature) = 15 h
  • Making the Game, 1st Submission and Writing the "Game Description and Scientific Basis"= 21 h
  • Preparing for the exam = 16 h
  • Other (non-active) learning = 17 h

DETAILS

Study Material

• applies in this implementation

  • M.F. Ashby, P.J. Ferreira, D.L. Schodek: Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology and Design - An Introduction for Engineers and Architects, Elsevier 2009.  
  • pp. 177-239, 257-290. (e-book)
  • G. Cao, Y. Wang: Nanostructures and Nanomaterials - Synthesis, Properties and Applications, World Scientific 2004.   
  • pp. 26-42, 205-208, 238-249. (e-book)
  • A. K. Geim, K. S. Novoselov, The rise of graphene, Nature Materials 6 (2007) 183-191. 
  • ONLY pp. 183-186 and 189-191. (a paper)
  • H. Hu, D. Li, Y. Gao, L. Mu, Q. Zhou, Knowledge gaps between nanotoxicological research and nanomaterial safety,Environment International 94 (2016) 8–23. 
  • ONLY chapters 1-3. (a paper)
  •  Short video lectures, available in MyCourses
  •  Other course material such as lecture slides and exercises
    
  Links to all material can be found from MyCourses.
  

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
  2023-2024 Autumn I - II

  A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.

• applies in this implementation

  All teaching will be face-to-face. 

  
  

Details on the schedule

• applies in this implementation

  Lectures and Exercise Sessions are all in Period I:
  Lectures: MON 10-12 and TUE 08-10
  Exercises: THU 09-12

  Group Work mostly in Period II:
  Discussion sessions: either 31^st Sep (10-12), 2^nd Nov (10-12) or 3^rd Nov (08-10)
  Gaming sessions: 28^th Nov (10-12), 30^th Nov (10-12) or 1^st Dec (8-10) (compulsory attendance in one of these sessions)

  Exams (three options, only ONE needs to be passed)
  Course Exam - option 1: 21^st October 2022 (Online Group Exam)
  Course Exam - option 2: 7^th December 2022 (Online Group Exam)
  Make-up Exam: 21^st February 2023 (Online Group Exam)

  
  

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