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Day 1 - Introduction
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Days 2, 3, 4 - Scattering theory 1 - complete
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Days 4, 5 - Introduction to the reciprocal lattice - complete
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Days 5, 6, 7 - Scattering theory 2 - complete
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Days 8, 9 - Scattering theory 3 - complete
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Day 10 - Instrumentation 1 - complete
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Day 11, 12 - Instrumentation 2 - complete
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Day 12, 13 - Instrumentation 3 - complete
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Day 13, 14 - Specimens 1 - complete
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Day 14, 15 - Specimens 2 - complete
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Day 15, 16 - Data acquisition 1
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Day 17, 18 - Interpretation 1
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Day 19 - Guinier law +
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Day 20, 21 - 2-phase systems - complete
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Day 22, 23 - Periodic systems - complete
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This file contains information about the 2nd exam and a summary of the interpretation material so far covered
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Inverse Fourier Transform method - complete
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More Inverse Fourier Transform method - complete
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Generalized Inverse Fourier Transform method - complete
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More Generalized Inverse Fourier Transform method - complete
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Particle shapes & syndiotactic polystyrene - complete
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Shear-induced PE crystalization & banded C foams - complete
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Hyperbranched polymers - complete
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Saxs interpretation summary and exam 3 - complete
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Probs. 1, 2 - what's this q thing? what can we measure?
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Probs 3-6 - Ewald construction; correlation and more correlation
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Problem 3 answer

Probs. 10-12 - more reciprocal lattice, Ewald construction, and a challenge
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