Online class - distance education
Surface Chemistry Class
Surface Chemistry, Nanoscience, & Materials
- Two credits
- Start: January 11th, 2010
- Graduates, postdocs, undergraduates, and visitors
- No prerequisites except an open mind and approx. 8h sleep/day
- Primer about quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and kinetics are included, if needed.
- Visitors: send me an e-mail to obtain a password (no grading, no certificates, no fees)
- Local students: Go through chemistry department - no extra fees
- US & international students: Go through distance edu system - extra fees apply
- The links on this site are currently not active but will be available for a given class.
What is this class all about?
- Class Flyer-pdf
- Class Topics-pdf
- Class Syllabus-pdf
- Click here for an mp4 media file of class topics. This can be played with Windows Media Player.
You will have several options to look at the class content:
- Running a power point. (I try keeping these below 10 MB, typical are 5 MB)
- Looking at a pdf file of the power point which includes detailed written notes. (Below 2 MB)
- Running the power point and looking at a separate text file with the written notes. (Below 1 MB)
- Running a media file which includes the power point and a voice recording. (I will try to keep this below 20 MB = 2 min downloads)
It's your choice.
Questions? e-mail
Required Software
This depends on what choice you made in selecting the presentation style of this class. As a minimum requirement you would need a pdf reader which is free software. The free PDF reader can be obtaind from the Adobe website, here is the link. Power Point presentations include written notes, i.e., the presentations are more than just power point even if you use only the pdf files.
The media file (power point incl. voice) can be saved in various formates. Let me know what your favored one is. Perhaps I can accomodate you. In exceptional cases I can provide a CD.
So far I use the MP4 data formate since it leads to the smallest files (for example the same presentation as a windows media file amounts to 20 MB while MP4 results in 7 MB.)
To listen to the voice recording you would need a mp4 media player (or equivalent software). The Windows Media Player, and the free VLC player both play mp4 files.Click Here for a free download of the VLC player.
Downloading of 10 MB with a high speed connection requires less than 2 min.
Otherwhise: in exceptional cases I can provide a CD.
Power Point (typically part of Microsoft Office) would be usefull but it is not really required.
The mp4 files include all animations and a voice recording.
Questions? e-mail
Homework
-- Read the syllabus, this is our contract.
- For all students: short questions for each class making sure that you understood the context. (downloads below)
- For graduate students: one extended homework project (essay or designing a Power Point).
List of possible homework projects for graduate students see: (pdf - 14.3 MB)
Homework assignement will need to be sent by e-mail or mail to me (see syllabus).
Questions? e-mail
Downloads
Here are the first two courses to give you an idea of how the class works. The rest of the course will be available through a link on this web site (password required). To take the full and graded course you will need to be enrolled at NDSU.
Class Topics - Click here for PDF version / Click here for mp4 media file.
Class 1 and 2 - Introduction - what is surface chemistry and nanoscience?
Recommendation: Rread the text comments which come with the Power Point presentations..
- Class 1 & 2 - Power Point Presentation in PDF format (2.8mb)
- Class 1 & 2 - Power Point Comments in PDF format (52kb)
- Class 1 & 2 - Power Point Presentation - Includes Comments (5.5mb)
- Class 1 - Media File A (mp4 11.8mb)
- Class 1 - Media File B (mp4 14.5mb)
- Class 2 - Media File A (mp4 16.7mb)
- Class 2 - Media File B (mp4 13.6mb)
- Homework (form) for class one and two - MS Word Format (40kb)
- Homework (form) for class one and two - PDF Format (34kb)
What works best for you? Would a different data formate be better? e-mail
Frequently Asked Questions & Notes
- Contact NDSU distance edu for fees.
- Yes, I am not a native English speaker. So, please get a headset or speaker.
The text notes should also help and you can replay the voice recording. - Yes, this class is officially approved, i.e., it will count for graduate school and undergraduate degrees..
- No, I do not have a printed draft of this class, yet. Perhaps in some years...
- Yes, I will fix typos. However, it will take some time to catch all of them ...
(send me an e-mail if you like...)