Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: NANOTECHNOLOGY: CONTENT AND CONTEXT

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Nanotechnology is science and engineering resulting from manipulation of matter's most basic building blocks: atoms and molecules. Course is designed for humanities and science students desiring to explore content of nanotechnology (e.g., methods of visualization, experimentation, manufacture, and technical feasibility) with social context (issues of ethics, regulation, history, intellectual property, controversy). Registration preference given to Freshmen and Sophomores. Cross-list: ANTH 235, CHEM 235. Preference given to freshmen and sophomores.