COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5025 CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

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

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

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Crystals
2 Symmetry in crystals
3 Point groups
4 Student presentations
5 Lattice types
6 Space group symmetry
7 Student presentations
8 X-ray diffraction
9 X-ray diffraction techniques
10 Student presentations
11 Structure factor
12 Electron density
13 Student presentations
14 Review

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

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 CAS CASE STUDY
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 PRJ PROJECT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE CAS * 0.25 + PRJ * 0.25 + PRJ * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) CAS * 0.25 + PRJ * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 4 15 60
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 179

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1444
LO.245
LO.344
LO.4444
LO.5444
LO.6444