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 visualizaiton, experimentation, manufacture, and technical feasibility) with social context (issues of ethics, regulation, history, intellectual property, controversy). Cross-list: ANTH 235, CHEM 235.