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| Lecture Dates: |
August 5 - 12, 2009 |
| Course Lecturer: |
Prof. David Tomanek (Michigan State University, USA) |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof. Hannu Häkkinen
(hannu.hakkinen@phys.jyu.fi)
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| Lectures: |
Daily from 9 - 11 a.m.; 12 hours total |
| Grading: |
Based on simple pop quizzes and a short essay at the end |
Course description:
Carbon is the key to an enormous number of organic substances,
without which Life on Earth is unthinkable.
Even in its elemental form, carbon forms a large variety of
allotropes, ranging from diamond and graphite to graphene, nanotubes,
fullerenes, onions, cones, chains and rings. Carbon also plays the key
role in the evolving interdisciplinary field of Nanoscale Science and
Technology, often called Nanotechnology.
In this short self-contained course, I will offer an introduction to
what makes fullerenes, nanotubes, graphene and other carbon nanostructures
so special. I will focus on promoting the basic understanding of the physical
phenomena found in carbon nanostructures. To achieve this, I will utilize
computer graphics and animations, while keeping the formal treatment at a minimum. I also wish to use brain-teasers as a fun way to promote independent
thinking and an active communication among participants.
Specific lecture plan is presented in the the
program page.
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