Walther453Fall13 Topic12 - Rhea

Crystals and symmetry

Jason Krupp (krupp@purdue.edu)
Erik Plesha (eplesha@purdue.edu)
Andrew Wightman (awightma@purdue.edu)
Thilagan Sekaran(trajasek@purdue.edu)

A) Crystal Symmetries and their properties
--Miller Indices
--Slip Systems
--Group Properties
B) Crystal Movement and Symmetry
--Translational Movement
--Rotational Movement
--Mirror Movement
C)Combinations of Symmetry Operations
--32 Crystal Classes
D)Crystal Symmetry Groups
--Finite Symmetry Groups
--Non-Finite Symmetry Groups

Gallian, J. (2013). Contemporary abstract algebra. (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.