| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| I. Crystal Symmetry | ||
| Lec 1 | 2-D Symmetry Operations | |
| Lab 1 | Field Trip | |
| Lec 2 | 3-D Symmetry + Translation | |
| Lab 2 | Plane Symmetry | |
| Lec 3 | Point Groups and Space Groups | |
| Lab 3 | 3-D Symmetry | |
| II. Crystal Chemistry and Bonding | ||
| Lec 4 | Coordination Number and Polyhedra | |
| Lab 4 | Packing of Spheres | |
| Lec 5 | Bonding Models - Ionic - Electrostatics | |
| Lab 5 | Polyhedral Models | |
| Lec 6 | Bonding Models - Covalent - Metallic | Quiz |
| III. X-ray and Electron Diffraction | ||
| Lec 7 | Crystal Lattices - Reciprocal Lattices | |
| Lab 6 | Stereo-nets | |
| Lec 8 | X-ray Generation, Diffraction, Bragg's Law | |
| Lab 7 | X-ray Diffraction | |
| IV. Mineral Groups | ||
| Lec 9 | Earth's Element Inventory - Metals and Sulfides | |
| Lab 8 | Minerals I | |
| Lec 10 | High P Mantle Mineralogy | |
| Lab 9 | Minerals II | |
| Lec 11 | Pyriboles | |
| Lab 10 | Minerals III | |
| Lec 12 | Feldspar, Quartz | |
| Lab 11 | Minerals IV | |
| Lec 13 | Carbonates, Sulfates, etc. | Quiz |
| V. Tensor Analysis | ||
| Lec 14 | Tensor Properties | |
| Lab 12 | Hardness | |
| Lec 15 | Representation Quadrics | |
| Lab 13 | Optics I | |
| VI. Optical Properties | ||
| Lec 16 | The Interaction of Electric Fields with Crystals: An Introduction to Crystal Optics | |
| Lab 14 | Optics II | |
| Lec 17 | Optical Indicatrices | |
| Lab 15 | Optics III | |
| Lec 18 | Optical Properties | |
| VII. Elastic and Magnetic Properties | ||
| Lec 19 | Stress and Strain | |
| Lab 16 | Optics IV | |
| Lec 20 | Stiffness and Compliance | |
| Lab 17 | Optics V | |
| VIII. Crystal Defects | ||
| Lec 21 | Point and Line Defects | |
| Lab 18 | Microprobe | |
| Lec 22 | Magnetic Properties | |
| Lab 19 | Defects I | |
| Lec 23 | Review | Quiz |