Credit is allowed for only MSE 558 or SEM 558. Requires knowledge of elementary crystallography, reciprocal lattice, stereographic projections, and complex variables. Cross-listed as MSE 559. Credit is allowed for only MSE 559 or SEM 559. SEM 594 Vacuum System Science and Engineering.
Equal emphasis is placed on theoretical and practical instruction.
Class time is equally distributed between lecture and laboratory sessions. Lab sessions consist of exercises and tours to provide hands-on experience with and a working perspective of the vacuum techniques and systems principally used in industry, academia, and government laboratories. SEM 598 Special Topics.