COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Course Objective

At the completion of this class you should be able to: to understand the basic nomenclature, concepts and tools of colloid and interface science and engineering; multi-phase nano-systems; mechanics and thermodynamics on small scales; to describe the effect of surface forces (surface tension) on such phenomena as capillary rise and vapor pressure; to determine what structures result in molecules that are attracted to the interfacial regions. Be able to calculate their concentration and their effect of surface tension; to explain the association phenomena of surface-active materials such as micellization and adsorption; to define the major forces between colloidal particles, both attractive and repulsive. Be able to calculate the effect of these forces on
flocculation/coagulation processes; Be able to use laboratory apparatus to measure colloidal properties including surface tension, surface pressure vs. surface area relationships, particle size distribution, zeta potential and viscosity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. John C. Berg, An Introduction to Interfaces and Colloids: The Bridge to Nanoscience, World Scientific, ISBN: 978-981-4293-07-5 (2009).
2. Paul C. Hiemenz, Principles of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Marcel Dekker, any edition starting with the 2nd edition, 1986.
3. Arthur W. Adamson,Physical Chemistry of Surfaces, 5th edition, Wiley, 1990.
4. Robert J. Hunter, Clarendon, Foundations of Colloid Science, Oxford, Volume 1, 1989.
5. Carel van Oss, Interfacial Forces in Aqueous Media, Marcel Dekker or Taylor & Francis, 1994.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Fourteen, three-hour lectures backed up with one midterm examination and one workshop and interactive presentations. All the didactic material is preliminary available to the student both in paper and electronic form. The books used to prepare the lectures are available at the Library of the University. Further data and/or information may be obtained consulting the Library of the University also using the new wireless network.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Field Trip, Team/Group Work, Demonstration, Experiment, Drill - Practise, Case Study, Brain Storming

Assessment Criteria

Midterm(%30)+ Homework(%20)+Presentation(%10)+Final exam(%40)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Students will attend 14 tutorials and 1 workshop on the material covered in this course. Attendance is compulsory at both till %70, but the rules for the attendence up to the students and can be obtained from the web site of Graduate School of Sciences at http://www.fbe.deu.edu.tr/.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kadir Yurdakoç
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Phone: (232) 3018695
E-mail: k.yurdakoc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays 5.,6.th hours.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes