这门课程主要包括以下主题：X射线衍射：对称性，空间群，衍射的几何问题，结构因子，衍射相位问题，直接方法，帕特森（Patterson）方法，电子密度图，精细结构，如何生长出优质晶体，X射线衍射的粉末方法，在极端条件下X衍射以及关于结构数据库。
This course covers the following topics: X-ray diffraction: symmetry, space groups, geometry of diffraction, structure factors, phase problem, direct methods, Patterson methods, electron density maps, structure refinement, how to grow good crystals, powder methods, limits of X-ray diffraction methods, and structure data bases.
