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Numbers in the assignments column refer to sections in:
Müller, P. Crystal Structure Refinement. 1st ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN: 9780198570769.
The table below provides information on the course's lecture (L) and labs (Lab) sessions.
Assignments table.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
ASSIGNMENTS |
| L1 |
Overview, Syllabus, Textbook |
|
| Lab1 |
Lecture on Data Collection (SMART), Reduction (SAINT and SADABS), Analysis (XPREP)
Software Installation
|
|
| L2 |
Structure Solution (SHELXS) and Introduction to XP |
|
| Lab2 |
Solving your First Structure
Learn the Use of SHELXS, XP and SHELXL on a Routine Case
|
|
| L3 |
Refinement with SHELXL
Hydrogen Atoms
|
|
| Lab3 |
Hydrogen Atoms (cont.) |
3.5.1, 3.5.2, and 3.5.3 |
| L4 |
Atom Type Assignment |
|
| Lab4 |
Atom Type Ambiguities |
4.4.1, 4.4.2, and 4.4.3 |
| L5 |
Disorder |
|
| Lab5 |
Refinement of Disorder on not so Difficult Examples |
5.3.1, 5.3.3, and 5.3.4 |
| L6 |
More on Disorder |
|
| Lab6 |
Refinement of a Difficult Disordered Structure |
5.3.1 - 5.3.5 |
| L7 |
Pseudo Symmetry |
|
| Lab7 |
Pseudo Symmetry (cont.) |
6.3.1 |
| L8 |
Twinning |
|
| Lab8 |
Refinement of Merohedral and Pseudo-Merohedral Twins |
7.8.1 - 7.8.3 and 7.8.6 |
| L9 |
More on Twinning
CELL_NOW and TWINABS
|
|
| Lab9 |
Refinement of Non-Merohedral Twins |
7.8.5 and 7.8.6 |
| L10 |
Artefacts |
|
| L11 |
Structure Validation using PLATON |
|
| Lab10 |
Using PLATON on our Structures |
8.3.1 |
| L12 |
What Else is There? |
|
| L13 |
Hand out Final Exam |
|
| Lab11 |
Discussion |
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