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MSE-3134: Crystallography and Crystal Structures

Description: Provides a comprehensive foundation in crystallography including lattices, point groups, space groups, reciprocal lattices, properties of x-rays, and electron density maps, all leading to a formal description of structures and an interpretation of the published crystallographic data.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MSE-2044

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.09 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 31.46%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.82%

Maureen Julian202257.1%30.4%9.6%0.0%0.9%2.0%3.414
Hanna Kindlund202420.7%26.0%28.2%17.4%3.3%4.4%2.452

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W