Physical Methods for Structure Determination
CHEM 606 surveys spectroscopic methods for inorganic structure determination, covering theory and application of non-crystallographic techniques.
Summary
Historical reviews of Thomas Brunold: Graduate teaching assistant duties for other students make the experience miserable and potentially unhealthy, contributing to a difficult workload environment.
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Historical reviews for Thomas Brunold describe him as eager to teach and understanding. However, the course is criticized for being less than useless to students outside the inorganic/materials specialization.
THOMAS BRUNOLD is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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the class
Historical reviews of Thomas Brunold: Thomas Brunold is eager to teach and understanding, but the course is considered less than useless for students not specializing in inorganic or materials chemistry within the department.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.40 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.59 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.47 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Thomas Brunold: Graduate teaching assistant duties for other students make the experience miserable and potentially unhealthy, contributing to a difficult workload environment.
Historical reviews of Thomas Brunold: The course is highly specialized for inorganic or materials majors, leaving other students with a frustrating and seemingly useless experience.
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