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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  Aug 04, 2026
 
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
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MEMS 1053 - STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALS AND DIFFRACTION


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Crystallography of materials; Bravais lattices, crystal systems, and crystal structures. Diffraction methods; x-ray, electron, and neutron scattering; atomic scattering factor; structure factor; powder techniques; Laue method; reciprocal lattice; electron diffraction; amorphous materials; thermodynamics of crystals and crystal defects; polymorphism; order-disorder phenomena.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: (ENGR 0022 or MEMS 0023 or MET 1162); LVL: Jr or Sr; PROG: Swanson School of Engineering


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