The calendar below provides information on the course's lecture (L) and lab (Lab) sessions.
| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Overview, syllabus, textbook | |
| Lab1 |
Lecture on data collection (APEX2), 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.) | Problems due |
| L4 | Atom type assignment | |
| Lab4 | Atom type ambiguities | Problems due |
| L5 | Disorder | |
| Lab5 | Refinement of disorder on not so difficult examples | Problems due |
| L6 | More on disorder | |
| Lab6 | Refinement of a difficult disordered structure | Problems due |
| L7 | Pseudo symmetry | |
| Lab7 | Pseudo symmetry (cont.) | Problems due |
| L8 | Twinning | |
| Lab8 | Refinement of merohedral and pseudo-merohedral twins | Problems due |
| L9 |
More on twinning CELL_NOW and TWINABS | |
| Lab9 | Refinement of non-merohedral twins | Problems due |
| L10 | Artefacts | |
| L11 | Structure validation using PLATON | |
| Lab10 | Using PLATON on our structures | Problems due |
| L12 | What else is there? | |
| L13 | Hand out final exam | Take home exam |
| Lab11 | Discussion | Hand in final |