Covers the fundamentals of electron diffraction and its applications in understanding crystal structures and symmetry, including lattice vectors, lattice planes, and dark-field imaging techniques.
Explores the historical significance of the 1983 CECAM workshop on the free-energy of solids and its impact on developing free-energy methods for hard-core models.
Introduces the basics of heterogeneous catalysis, focusing on catalyst types, surface reactivity, and the role of surface energy in catalytic processes.