DESIGN OF NEW MATERIALS THROUGH A CRITICAL THINKING APPROACH

DESIGN OF NEW MATERIALS THROUGH A CRITICAL THINKING APPROACH 

Although it is essential to use critical thinking to logically solve problems, this method of reasoning is not being taught in most baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate curricula. Unfortunately, the curricular pattern is focused on memorization and standardized-exam preparation. Further, with such a strong infiuence of television. 

Although there are many possibilities for such development, the following are essential components of any new development  

The objective of Materials Chemistry is to provide an overview of the various types of materials, with a focus on synthetic methodologies and relationships between the structure of a material and its overall properties. Each chapter will feature a section entitled Important Materials Applications that will describe an interesting current/future application related to a particular class of material. Topics for these sections include fuel cells, limb implants, solar cells, self-healing plastics, and molecular machines e.g., artificial muscles). 

The classes of materials listed below will be covered in this edition, with a thorough description of how their atomic and molecular subunit architectures affect properties and applications. Without such an appreciation of these relationships, we will not be able to effectively design new and improved materials that are required to further improve our way of life. 

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Design of New Materials Through a Critical Thinking Approach... 

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