Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems, Third Edition (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series)

Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems, Third Edition (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series)

<P>An Accessible, Scientifically Rigorous Presentation That Helps Your Students Learn the Real Stuff<BR><BR><STRONG>Winner of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award 2011<BR></STRONG><EM>"… takes the revolutionary concepts and techniques that have traditionally been fodder for graduate study and makes them accessible for all. … outstanding introduction to the broad field of nanotechnology provides a solid foundation for further study. <B>…</B> Highly recommended."<BR></EM><B>—</B>N.M. Fahrenkopf, University at Albany, <I>CHOICE Magazine </I>2011<BR><BR>Give your students the thorough grounding they need in nanotechnology. A rigorous yet accessible treatment of one of the world’s fastest growing fields, <B>Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems, Third Edition</B> provides an accessible introduction without sacrificing rigorous scientific details. This approach makes the subject matter accessible to students from a variety of disciplines. Building on the foundation set by the first two bestselling editions, this third edition maintains the features that made previous editions popular with students and professors alike. </P><br /><P>See What’s New in the Third Edition:</P><br /><UL><br /><P><br /><LI>Updated coverage of the eight main facets of nanotechnology</LI><br /><LI>Expanded treatment of health/environmental ramifications of nanomaterials</LI><br /><LI>Comparison of macroscale systems to those at the nanoscale, showing how scale phenomena affects behavior</LI><br /><LI>New chapter on nanomedicine</LI><br /><LI>New problems, examples, and an exhaustive nanotech glossary</LI><br /><P></P></UL><br /><P></P><br /><P>Filled with real-world examples and original illustrations, the presentation makes the material fun and engaging. The systems-based approach gives students the tools to create systems with unique functions and characteristics. Fitting neatly between popular science books and high-level treatises, the book works from the ground up to provide a gateway into an exciting and rapidly evolving area of science.</P>