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Introduction to Solid State Chemistry

Prof. Donald Sadoway · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

Introduction to Solid State Chemistry is a first-year single-semester college course on the principles of chemistry. This unique and popular course satisfies MIT’s general chemistry degree requirement, with an emphasis on solid-state materials and their application to engineering systems.

Course Format

This course has been designed for independent study. It provides everything you will need to understand the concepts covered in the course. The materials include:

A complete set of Lecture Videos by Prof. Sadoway.

Detailed Course Notes for most video sessions, plus readings in several suggested textbooks.

Homework problems with solution keys, to further develop your understanding.

For Further Study collections of links to supplemental online content.

Self-Assessment pages containing quiz and exam problems to assess your mastery, and Help Session Videos in which teaching assistants take you step-by-step through exam problem solutions.

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Lectures

Syllabus

  1. Course Introduction 9 min · Video
  2. Donald Sadoway: The Missing Link to Renewable Energy YouTube

1. Introduction to Solid State Chemistry

  1. Lecture 1: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry 49 min · Video

2. The Periodic Table

  1. Lecture 2: The Periodic Table 49 min · Video

3. Atomic Models: Rutherford & Bohr

  1. Lecture 3: Atomic Models: Rutherford & Bohr 51 min · Video

4. Matter/Energy Interactions: Atomic Spectra

  1. Lecture 4: Matter/Energy Interactions: Atomic Spectra 52 min · Video

5. Electron Shell Model & Quantum Numbers

  1. Lecture 5: Electron Shell Model & Quantum Numbers 53 min · Video

6. Particle-Wave Duality

  1. Lecture 6: Particle-Wave Duality 51 min · Video

7. The Aufbau Principle; Photoelectron Spectroscopy

  1. Lecture 7: The Aufbau Principle; Photoelectron Spectroscopy 48 min · Video

Self-Assessment: Structure of the Atom

  1. Clip 1: Exam 1, Problem 1 YouTube
  2. Clip 2: Exam 1, Problem 2 YouTube
  3. Clip 3: Exam 1, Problem 4 YouTube
  4. Clip 4: Exam 1, Problem 6 YouTube
  5. Clip 5: Exam 2, Problem 2 YouTube

8. Ionic Crystals; Born-Haber Cycle

  1. Lecture 8: Ionic Crystals; Born-Haber Cycle 51 min · Video

9. Drawing Lewis Structures

  1. Lecture 9: Drawing Lewis Structures 53 min · Video

10. Hybridized & Molecular Orbitals; Paramagnetism

  1. Lecture 10: Hybridized & Molecular Orbitals, Paramagnetism 51 min · Video

11. The Shapes of Molecules

  1. Lecture 11: The Shapes of Molecules 48 min · Video

12. Intermolecular Forces

  1. Lecture 12: Intermolecular Forces 35 min · Video

Self-Assessment: Bonding and Molecules

  1. Clip 1: Exam 1, Problem 3 YouTube
  2. Clip 2: Exam 1, Problem 5 YouTube
  3. Clip 3: Exam 2, Problem 4 YouTube
  4. Clip 4: Exam 2, Problem 5 - Part One YouTube
  5. Clip 5: Exam 2, Problem 5 - Part Two YouTube

13. Band Theory of Solids

  1. Lecture 13: Band Theory of Solids 50 min · Video

14. Semiconductors

  1. Lecture 14: Semiconductors 48 min · Video

Self-Assessment: Electronic Materials

  1. Clip 1: Exam 2, Problem 3 YouTube

15. Introduction to Crystallography

  1. Lecture 15: Introduction to Crystallography 53 min · Video

16. Crystallographic Notation & X-Rays

  1. Lecture 16: Crystallographic Notation & X-Rays 46 min · Video

17. X-Ray Emission & Absorption

  1. Lecture 17: X-Ray Emission & Absorption 52 min · Video

18. X-Ray Diffraction Techniques

  1. Lecture 18: X-Ray Diffraction Techniques 46 min · Video

19. Point & Line Defects

  1. Lecture 19: Point & Line Defects 50 min · Video

20. Line, Interface & Bulk Defects

  1. Lecture 20: Line, Interface & Bulk Defects 49 min · Video

Self-Assessment: Crystalline Materials

  1. Clip 1: Exam 2, Problem 1 YouTube
  2. Clip 2: Exam 2, Problem 2 YouTube
  3. Clip 3: Exam 3, Problem 1 YouTube
  4. Clip 4: Exam 3, Problem 2B YouTube

21. Introduction to Glasses

  1. Lecture 21: Introduction to Glasses 48 min · Video

22. Engineering Glass Properties; Introduction to Kinetics

  1. Lecture 22: Engineering Glass Properties, Introduction to Kinetics 53 min · Video

Self-Assessment: Amorphous Materials

  1. Clip 1: Exam 3, Problem 2A YouTube

23. Reaction Rates

  1. Lecture 23: Reaction Rates 53 min · Video

24. Diffusion

  1. Lecture 24: Diffusion 51 min · Video

Self-Assessment: Reactions and Kinetics

  1. Clip 1: Exam 3, Problem 4 YouTube
  2. Clip 2: Exam 3, Problem 5 YouTube
  3. Clip 3: Final Exam, Problem 11a YouTube

25. Introduction to Aqueous Solutions

  1. Lecture 25: Introduction to Aqueous Solutions 51 min · Video

26. Acids & Bases

  1. Lecture 26: Acids & Bases 53 min · Video

Self-Assessment: Aqueous Solutions

  1. Clip 1: Exam 3, Problem 3 YouTube
  2. Clip 2: Final Exam, Problem 10 YouTube

27. Introduction to Organic Chemistry

  1. Lecture 27: Introduction to Organic Chemistry 53 min · Video

28. Polymers: Structure & Composition

  1. Lecture 28: Polymers: Structure & Composition 49 min · Video

29. Polymers: Synthesis, Properties & Applications

  1. Lecture 29: Polymers: Synthesis, Properties & Applications 49 min · Video

30. Biochemistry: Amino Acids

  1. Lecture 30: Biochemistry: Amino Acids 52 min · Video

31. Biochemistry: Protein Structure

  1. Lecture 31: Biochemistry: Protein Structure 51 min · Video

32. Biochemistry: Lipids, Nucleic Acids & DNA

  1. Lecture 32: Biochemistry: Lipids, Nucleic Acids & DNA 52 min · Video

Self-Assessment: Organic Materials

  1. Clip 1: Final Exam, Problem 5 YouTube
  2. Clip 2: Final Exam, Problem 13 YouTube

33. Unary Phase Diagrams

  1. Lecture 33: Unary Phase Diagrams 52 min · Video

34. Binary Phase Diagrams: Complete Solubility

  1. Lecture 34: Binary Phase Diagrams: Complete Solubility 50 min · Video

35. Binary Phase Diagrams: Limited Solubility

  1. Lecture 35: Binary Phase Diagrams: Limited Solubility 48 min · Video

Self-Assessment: Solid Solutions

  1. Clip 1: Final Exam, Problem 7 YouTube
  2. Clip 2: Final Exam, Problem 9 YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Materials Science and Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Donald Sadoway
Term
Fall 2010
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Chemistry, Engineering
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Prof. Donald Sadoway. Introduction to Solid State Chemistry. Fall 2010. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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