Information about Exam 1

The first exam of the semester is this Friday at the regular class time.

Format of Exam 1:
•    Closed book
•    Fill in the blank
•    Short answer
•    Lists

Things you should memorize:
Time independent Schrodinger Eq.
Definition of nanoscience and nanotechnology (based on NSTC)

Example questions:

1.    The energy stabilization mechanism in which larger particles grow at the expense of smaller particles: ________________
2.    The energy that holds a liquid or solid together: _______________

3.    If a surface is restructured such that each atom has more nearest neighbors, what happens to the surface energy?

4.    Write the quantum mechanical operator that is analogous to the classical observable momentum, p

5.    List 3 challenges for Nanoscience

6.    Describe the interactions of an electron with matter when a characteristic x-ray is released

7.    Name three different modes of operating the SEM

Additional information about exam
•    Only a few (2-3) general questions from recent nano-optics lectures
•    You will NOT have to:
o    solve the Schrodinger Equation
o    write out a definition (except for NS and NT)
o    do a numerical calculation