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Diffraction theory: fourier transformation, schrodinger equation, Maxwell's equations, kinematical theory, Fresnel diffraction, Fraunhofer diffraction, scattering of x-rays, electrons and neutrons by isolated atoms and assemblies of atoms, pair correlation and radial distribution functions. Basic symmetry operations, point groups, space groups.

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Engineering

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Jim Speck
2.3
9 reviews
Fall 2025 . Speck J S
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2.3
MATER101 . 2 Years Ago

The class had no structure

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MATRL101 . 9 Years Ago

Jim was the worst Professor I have ever taken at this University. He does not talk about what we should know until the last 15 minutes of lecture. The other hour he goes to a slide and talks about his own research and strokes his ego. The TA's are the ones who make the horrible homework, which is full of errors. They grade very tough.

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MATRL101 . 9 Years Ago

Speck is by far the laziest professor I have ever had. He stole the entirety of his course material from a slideshare. He just shows up and reads off the powerpoint (which is filled with errors and very shallow) while the TA's do all the grading and test/hw writing. HW is long. Tests are hard and MEs are at a disadvantage to CEs in a curved class.

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MATRL101 . 9 Years Ago

The TAs write all the homework & exams. The TAs expect you to read the book and Google the answers for problems in the HW. The teacher uses premade powerpoint slides from the book publisher. Not really sure what the Professor even does. The powerpoint slides are pretty disconnected from what the TA's expect you to know. The TAs are also really bad.

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MATRL101 . 10 Years Ago

Lectures are interesting if you participate. Otherwise, falling asleep in class is likely. Speck is very knowledgeable but it's obvious he doesn't put much thought or time into the class. Homeworks and tests are written by the TA's and homeworks can be brutally long and unclear. Attend discussion sections and work on homework there!!!!

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MATRL101 . 16 Years Ago

I attended the first two weeks of lecture and stopped after that. Simply put, ME's like me can't stay awake in lecture, and I enjoy materials. Pretty much just crammed for the midterm and pulled an all-niter for the final and got a B.

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