COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

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 BETÜL ŞEN YÜKSEL

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with the fundamental theory and conceptual framework of X-ray crystallography and to introduce the main experimental methods used in crystal structure determination.

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 Definition of Crystallography, Its History, and Scientific Importance
2 Crystal Structures, Lattices, and Basic Symmetry Concepts
3 Introduction to Point Groups
4 Introduction to Space Groups
5 Student presentations
6 Crystal Systems and Bravais Lattices
7 Nature of X-rays and Their Interaction with Matter
8 Diffraction Principles: Bragg s Law and Laue Equations
9 X-ray Sources Used in Crystallography Experiments
10 Student Presentations
11 Crystal Structure Determination (Structure Solution Methods, Electron Density, Fourier Transforms)
12 Crystal Structure Determination (Structure Solution Methods, Electron Density, Fourier Transforms)
13 rystal Structure Refinement (Structure Factor, R-factors, and Quality Assessment)
14 rystal Structure Refinement (Structure Factor, R-factors, and Quality Assessment)

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 PRS PRESENTATION
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.50 +PAR * 0.10 +FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS * 0.50 +PAR * 0.10 +RST * 0.40


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

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