Crystallography Basics: Symmetry and Crystal Classes

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Covers the analysis of selected area diffraction patterns to identify crystal structures and calculate unit cell parameters.

Explores reflections in the plane with an orthonormal coordinate system and the properties of the reflection transformation.

Covers the storage of flow field data, differential operators, equivariance vs invariance, and symmetries in ChannelFlow.

Introduces Christoffel symbols and gravity concepts before Einstein, discussing mathematical tensors and the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Explores the crystal packing of conjugated molecules, discussing shapes, structures, and packing arrangements in the solid state.

Explores symmetry operations in chiral molecules and the identification of point groups.

Explores crystal structures, unit cells, Miller indices, and X-ray diffraction principles.

Explores the modern definition of symmetry and its practical applications.

Explores using symmetries in Finite Element models to simplify boundary conditions and reduce rigid-body motions.

Explores crystal structure, Miller indices, compactness, and mass density in cubic systems.