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CHEM 750 / 450: BioElectronics

Winter 2009


Lecture Time : Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30 - 11:20am

Location : EIT 2053 / MacN 101

Evaluation : Problem sets - 40%, Presentation - 30%, Final Exam - 30%

Course Summary:

This course covers many advanced topics in the principle, fabrication, and applications of bioelectronics, which is an interdisciplinary research field with elements of chemistry, biology, physics, and electronics. It is designed for students from both engineering and science at senior undergraduate and graduate level.  At the conclusion of the course, the students should have a general feel for what the field of bioelectronics encompasses, have a good grasp of the fundamental building blocks, and know some strategies for interfacing biomaterials with electronic elements/surfaces. 

Course Outline:

1. Building Blocks

2. Modern Fabrication Techniques

3. Applications and Examples

NE232: Quantum Mechanics

Spring 2008 


Lecture Time : M, W, F, 10:30am - 11:20am

Location : RCH 105

Tutorial Time and Location : Monday 1:30-2:20pm DWE 1502, 2:30-3:20pm RCH204, 3:30-4:20pm RCH 308

Evaluation : 40% quizzes, 60% final exam

Course Goals:

This course is designed for engineering students with no prior exposure to Quantum Mechanics. At the conclusion of the course, students will develop a good grasp of the Schrodinger formulism. Students will be expected to give quantum mechanical description of simple physical systems such as free particle, particle in a box, scattering from potential step/barrier, hydrogen atom, etc. More realistic applications of Quantum Mechanics will be demonstrated in the class.

Reference Books:

1. Foundamentals of Quantum Mechanics, C. L. Tang, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
2. Quantum Mechanics: An Accessible Introduction, R. Scherrer, Pearson Education, Inc., 2006.
3. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 2nd edition, D. J. Griffiths, Pearson Education, Inc., 2005.
4. Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics, H. Metiu, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2006.

Course Syllabus:

1. Get Prepared (Why Quantum Mechanics?)
2. Basic Postulates
3. Wave/Particle Duality and de Broglie Waves
4. Particles at Boundaries, Potential Steps, Barriers, and in Quantum Wells
5. The Hydrogen Atom
6. Dirac Notation / Matrix Formula
7. Multi-Electron Ions and the Periodic Table
8. Review and Examples