Aims

1st part - Crystallography :
Understanding symmetry and in particular molecular symmetry.
Comprehension of modern crystallographic analysis methods and the results they allow to achieve.
2nd part - Molecular spectroscopy :
Acquisition of general principles of molecular spectroscopy.
Mastering the bases of the most current of spectroscopies.

Main themes

First part - Crystallography :
The systematic study of the symmetry of finite and infinite objects. Molecular symmetry and representation. Point groups and space groups. Application to crystal state ; notions of systems and lattices. Introduction to X-ray diffraction by crystals and determination of crystal and molecular structures.
2nd part - Molecular spectroscopy :
Initiation to molecular spectroscopy and presentation of most current spectroscopies such as infrared, RMN, electronic absorption, Raman, etc. The course includes an introduction to mass spectroscopy.