After successfully completing this course the student will able to:

1. Explain the fundamentals of advanced theory of diffraction by crystalline and non-crystalline solids, space groups, structure analysis, etc.

2. Explain the fundamentals of order-disorder phase transformations, long-range atomic order (LRO) and short- range atomic order (SRO) in solid solutions and local order in amorphous (non-crystalline) solids.

3. Explain and apply advanced diffraction techniques for investigation of LRO, SRO and Local Order in solid materials.