Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2026	364400	Principles of X Ray Diffraction	1	3.0	3	★	Yi-Le Liao	GMMR	11	0

Course Plan：

Instructor	Yi-Le Liao　Office Hours
Email	ylliao@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2026-09-06 23:47:00
Course Objective	1.X光之本質 2.晶体幾何及倒置晶格 3.晶體立體投影 4.X光繞射原理 5.X光繞射實驗方法(繞射儀，Laue照相法，粉末法) 6.X光繞射之應用(包括晶體結構之鑑定，晶格常數之量測，相圖測定，序化一非序化轉換及化學成分分析等) 1.Properties of X-Ray 2.Crystallography and Reciprocal Lattice 3.Projections of Crystals 4.Principles of X-Ray Diffraction 5.Experimental Methods (Diffractometer Methods, Powder Photographs and Laue Pholtographs) 6.Applications of X-ray Diffraction (Orientation and Quality of Single Crystal, Structure of Polycrystalline Aggregates, Determine of Crystal Structure and Precise Parameter Measurements, Chemical Analysis, Phase Transformations etc.)
Course Schedule (Week 1-16)	1 Properties and Production of X-rays 2 Properties and Production of X-rays 3 Geometry of Crystals 4 Geometry of Crystals 5 Projections of Crystals 6 Projections of Crystals 7 Elements of Diffraction Theory 8 期中考試 9 Elements of Diffraction Theory 10 Elements of Diffraction Theory 11 Laue Photographs 12 Powder Photographs 13 Powder Photographs 14 Diffractometer Methods 15 Applications of X-ray Diffraction 16 期末考試 17 期末報告 18 期末報告
Flexible Learning (Week 17-18)	Category ● 學生分組實作及討論(Student group practice and discussion) Content 學生報告 Hours 6 Learning Outcomes 學生報告 Assessment Percentage 報告 20%
Evaluation and grading policy	期中考 35% 期末考 35% 報告 20% 課堂表現 10%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Text: ”Elements of X-Ray Diffraction” 3rd ed. b. D. Cullity and S.R. Stock, 2001
The access to curricular consultation	email: ylliao@ntut.edu.tw
Expanding teaching and resources	● 無 (None)
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG1：消除貧窮（No Poverty） SDG2：消除飢餓（Zero Hunger） SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG10：減少不平等（Reduced Inequalities）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 使用生成式AI作為教學過程的輔助工具（Use generative AI tools as an aid to the teaching process） ● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
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