Student-centered, nanotechnology-enriched introductory college chemistry courses for engineering students

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 18, Issue 5 SPEC., 2002, Pages 550-556

  Condren, S Michael ^a   Breitzer, Jonathan G ^a   Payne, Amy C ^a   Ellis, Arthur B ^a   Widstrand, Cynthia G ^a   Kuech, Thomas F ^a   Lisensky, George C ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOSCALE CONTROL;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; STUDENTS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036430231     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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