The calendar below provides information on the course's lecture (L) and labs (Lab) sessions.
Course Calendar.
SES # |
TOPICS |
KEY DATES |
L1 |
Overview, Syllabus, Textbook |
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Lab1 |
Lecture on Data Collection (SMART), Reduction (SAINT and SADABS), Analysis (XPREP)
Software Installation
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L2 |
Structure Solution (SHELXS) and Introduction to XP |
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Lab2 |
Solving your First Structure
Learn the Use of SHELXS, XP and SHELXL on a Routine Case
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L3 |
Refinement with SHELXL
Hydrogen Atoms
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Lab3 |
Hydrogen Atoms (cont.) |
Problems due |
L4 |
Atom Type Assignment |
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Lab4 |
Atom Type Ambiguities
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Problems due |
L5 |
Disorder |
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Lab5 |
Refinement of Disorder on not so Difficult Examples |
Problems due |
L6 |
More on Disorder |
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Lab6 |
Refinement of a Difficult Disordered Structure |
Problems due |
L7 |
Pseudo Symmetry |
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Lab7 |
Pseudo Symmetry (cont.) |
Problems due |
L8 |
Twinning |
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Lab8 |
Refinement of Merohedral and Pseudo-Merohedral Twins |
Problems due |
L9 |
More on Twinning
CELL_NOW and TWINABS
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Lab9 |
Refinement of Non-Merohedral Twins |
Problems due |
L10 |
Artefacts |
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L11 |
Structure Validation using PLATON |
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Lab10 |
Using PLATON on our Structures |
Problems due |
L12 |
What Else is There? |
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L13 |
Hand out Final Exam |
Take home exam |
Lab11 |
Discussion |
Hand in final |