COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUHITTIN AYGÜN

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

The course will provide a theoretical background and an overview of the experimental methods of x-ray crystallography.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Theories and Techniques of Crystal Structure Determination, Uri Shmueli, ISBN 0199213504, Oxford University Press, 2007.
Supplementary Book(s):
Crystal Structure Analysis: A Primer, J. P. Glusker& K. N. Trueblood, ISBN 0199576343, Oxford University Press, 2010.
X-Işınları Kristalografisi, Mehmet Kabak, ISBN 975869507X, Bıçaklar Kitabevi, 2004.
References: Fundamentals of Crystallography , Carmelo Giacovazzo, ISBN 0199573662, Oxford University Press, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Problem solving
3. Presentations
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student will,
1. derive the relation between direct and reciprocal latiices
2. express the rotational symmetries of a 3-dimensional lattice
3. identify the point group of a crystal
4. describe the space group symmetry
5. describe the experimental techniques of x-ray crystallography
6. derive the relation between structure factor and electron density.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aytac.gokce@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes