COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 4126 INTRODUCTION TO CRYSTALLOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR MUHITTIN AYGÜN

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Physics

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is, gain to students the theoretical background underlying the x-ray crystallography and X-ray crystallography is to provide an overview of the experimental method used

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to express normal and reciprocal lattice
2   Will be able to give information about three dimentional lattice symmetries
3   Will be able to determine the point group symmetry of crystal
4   Will be able to describe space group symmetry
5   Will be able to describe the experimental techniques which using in x-ray crystallography
6   Will be able to express the relationship between the 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 Lattice types
5 Normal and reciprocal lattices
6 Symmetry in cubic systems
7 Bravais lattice systems
8 Midterm exam
9 Three dimentional crystal structure
10 Space group symmetries
11 X-ray diffraction
12 X-ray diffraction techniques
13 Structure factor
14 Electron density

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Theories and Techniques of Crystal Structure Determination, Uri Shmueli, ISBN 0199213504, Oxford University Press, 2007.

References:
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.
Fundamentals of Crystallography , Carmelo Giacovazzo, ISBN 0199573662, Oxford University Press, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Oral presentation
2. Question & Answer and Discussion
3. Poster presentations
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exams is taken as achievements of students for the semester.
2. Final exam is added to the success of the study of midterm thereby the student's success will be determined

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obliged to participate in the course of more than seventy percent.
2. Any copy action will culminate in disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muhittin.aygun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1444
LO.245
LO.344
LO.4444
LO.5444
LO.6444