ASSIGNMENT 1

A Review on “The Development and Applications on

Solid State Physics”.

Objectives (i) To encourage students to study and do a review on the development on Solid
State Physics with peers.
(ii) To assess the students if they can to corelate the characteristics of a crystal to
its structure and to identify the applications and problems which are related to
solid state physics.
Requirements:
- You can pick your own partners, 4 to 8 students for each group.
- Use the template, format and layout prepared below.
- EIGHT to TEN pages (in Ms word) with single spacing, including the rubrics.
- Submit the assignment through USM e-learning on/before 9.00 pm, 28 th Oct 2020.
- Direct copy from internet sources are prohibited.
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1. Student name / Matric number / Seat number 5. Student name / Matric number / Seat number
2. Student name / Matric number / Seat number 6. Student name / Matric number / Seat number
3. Student name / Matric number / Seat number 7. Student name / Matric number / Seat number
4. Student name / Matric number / Seat number 8. Student name / Matric number / Seat number

Rubric for Evaluating Assignment 1 Student’s

Mark
0.5-1 1.5-2 2.5-3 3.5-4
Organization & The text has many The text has errors in The text has a few errors in The text has no errors in
Writing errors in grammar grammar, capitalization, grammar, capitalization, grammar, capitalization,
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling punctuation, and spelling punctuation, and spelling.
punctuation, and requiring editing and requiring editing and Easy to read and navigate.
spelling requiring major revision. revision. Easy to read and
editing and revision. navigate
Assignment’s More than 3 minimum More than 2 minimum More than 1 minimum The work meets all
Requirement requirements are not requirements are not met. requirements are not met. requirements.
met.
1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8
Reflections Considerable difficulty Difficulty expressing and Most reflections All reflections demonstrate
in expressing reflecting demonstrates demonstrate students' students' progress and
reflections level students' progress progress and knowledge knowledge development.
demonstrates level of and knowledge development.
students' progress and development.
knowledge
development.
Focus & Little evidence material All material clearly related All material clearly related All material clearly related
Sequencing is logically organized to subtopic, main topic. to subtopic, main topic and to subtopic, main topic.
into topic, subtopics or Strong organization and logically organized within Strong organization and
related to topic. Many integration of material subtopics. Clear, varied integration of material
transitions are unclear within subtopics. Strong transitions linking subtopics, within subtopics. Strong
or nonexistent. transitions linking and main topic. transitions linking
subtopics, and main topic subtopics, and main topic
Innovative & Idea, content and Reformulates a collection Creates a novel or unique Extends a novel or unique
Novelty solution are readily of available ideas, content idea, content and solutions. idea, content and solutions
available. and solutions. to create new knowledge
or knowledge that crosses
boundaries.
Interpretation/ Students demonstrate The students demonstrate Students demonstrate Students demonstrate an
Analysis deficiencies in their an understanding the proficient ability to analyze exemplary ability to
ability to analyze and topics studied at a and interpret the topics analyze and interpret the
interpret the topics beginning level studied. topics studied.
studied.
Connecting, Idea, content and Recognizes existing Synthesizes ideas or Transforms ideas or
Synthesizing & solutions are readily connections among ideas solutions into a coherent solutions into entirely new
Transforming available. or solutions. whole. forms

Your Score

ZCE451
 X-ray Analysis

Review Article

Review on The Importance of X-ray Structure (Single

Crystals) and The Applications of X-ray Analysis.
Ching Kheng Quah1, Student 21, Student 31 Student 41 and …..
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X-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800 USM, Malaysia

Author email: ckquah@usm.my; ck.quah@hotmail.com; chingkhengquah@gmail.com

Abstract: Less than 250 words.

1. Introduction
2. The Importance of X-ray Structure
3. Applications, Properties and Structure-Activities Relationship related to X-ray Structures.

4. Conclusions

Acknowledgments

The authors thank……..

Author contribution

"Student 1 prepared the abstract. Student 2 prepared the introduction."

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

References