Chrystallochemistry

COURSE CURRICULUM

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Course title

Crystal chemistry

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Code

HM-724

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Study curriculum

Applied chemistry

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Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Skopje

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Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

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Academic year/semester

IV/VII

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ECTS points

6

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Lecturer

Full prof. PhD Petre Makreski

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Prerequisites

Physical Chemistry II

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Course objectives (competences):
To provide a thorough introduction in the field of chemistry of crystals, as well as solid state chemistry and diffraction methods used for crystal structure determination.

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Course content:

1. Geometric crystallography, introduction, crystal systems, morphology of crystals, Miller indices, fractional coordinates, symmetry (rotational, translational and reflection), point groups, space groups.
2. Crystals and solid-state chemistry, factor affecting the structure, close packing theories, isomorphism and polymorphism, quasicrystals, ideal and real crystals.
3. Diffraction techniques, X-rays, real and reciprocal lattice, scattering by an atom, group of atoms, Bragg’s law, Ewald sphere method, Laue method, Weissenberg method, goniometers and detectors. Methods for crystal structure determination, X-ray powder diffraction.

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Teaching methods: partial and final exams

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Total available time

180

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Time distribution

3+1+1 (45 lectures, 15 problem solving courses and 15 laboratory courses)

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Teaching methods distribution

15.1.

Teaching – lectures

45 lectures

15.2.

Practicals (laboratory, problem solving), seminars, team work

30 lectures

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Other activities

16.1.

Projects

16.2.

Independent work

15 hours

16.3.

Homework

90 hours

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Grading methods

17.1.

Tests

80 points

17.2.

Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

17.3.

Activity

20 points

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Grading scale (points/mark)

< 50 points

5 (five) (F)

51 to 60 points

6 (six) (E)

61 to 70 points

7 (seven) (D)

71 to 80 points

8 (eight) (C)

81 to 90 points

9 (nine) (B)

91 to 100 points

10 (ten) (A)

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Criteria for taking the final exam

Regular attendance at lectures and laboratory courses

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Course language

Macedonian

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Teaching quality control

Anonimous questionaires

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Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

G. Jovanovski, P. Makreski

Структура на кристали

MASA (Macedonian academy of sciences and arts)

2016

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22.2.

Additional

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

C. W. Bunn – translated from English by: J. Misovic

Hemijska kris­ta­lo­grafija, Tehnolosko-metalurski fakultet

Beograd

1979

2.

C. Hammond

The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction, Second Edition

Oxford University Press, Oxford

2001

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