What Nanophysics is Appropriate in Which Physics Courses?

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Abstract

Despite the trendiness of any and all terms with ``nano'' in them, nanophysics is appearing in college curricula in several ways: as stand-alone courses, in one strand of a seminar course, or integrated into existing courses. This presentation reviews approaches taken in the US and abroad but then suggests criteria for identifying appropriate nanophysics topics using both the literature and ``The Big Ideas of Nanoscience'' (Stevens, Sutherland, Schank, \& Krajick, 2006). Also discussed are considerations for fitting specific nanophysics topics into traditional physics curricula.

Authors

  • Felicia Manciu

    • University of Texas at El Paso
  • Eric A. Hagedorn

    • University of Texas at El Paso
  • Milijana Suskavcevic

    • University of Texas at El Paso