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A new approach for instruction in powder crystallography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2012

B. H. Toby
Affiliation:
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439-4856

Abstract

A series of Internet-distributed audio/visual recordings for learning crystallographic analysis of powder diffraction data is discussed. These recordings provide a compact mechanism for distributing educational information. Such presentations provide hands-on discussion beyond what is usually presented in instructional texts. In some cases similar material can be presented with HTML text, but recordings can be created with significantly less effort and are superior for software demonstration.

Type
Crystallography Education
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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