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Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry

Subjects: Chemistry · Engineering · Science

Art: Georg Agricola, De re metallica - gold panning (125711726), 1556 · Public domain

Instructor: Prof. Jeffrey Grossman
Term: Fall 2018
Level: Undergraduate
What's inside: 83 videos · 13 exams · 1 solution · 1 reading · 1 handout · 229 other files · 11 web pages
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Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry

Before you start

What's here, and what isn't

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Materials by section

Instructor Insights

Interview: "Why this Matters” Moments

Why This Matters

Readings

Goodie Bag Tutorials and Problems

Exams and Quizzes

Resource Index

Other materials from this course

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MIT 3.091 Introduction to Solid State Chemistry, Fall 2004 Open playlist ↗

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: The Periodic Table

Lecture 3: Atomic Models

Lecture 4: Atomic Spectra

Lecture 5: Shell Models and Quantum Numbers

Lecture 6: Electron Shell Model, Quantum Numbers, and PES

Lecture 7: Aufbau Principle and Atomic Orbitals

Lecture 8: Ionization Energy and Potential Energy Surface (PES)

Lecture 9: Lewis Structures I

Lecture 10: Lewis Structures II

Lecture 11: Shapes of Molecules and VSEPR

Lecture 12: Molecular Orbitals

Lecture 13: Hybridization

Lecture 14: Intermolecular Forces

Bonus Lecture 1: Phases

Lecture 15: Semiconductors

Lecture 16: Doping

Lecture 17: Metals

Lecture 18: Introduction to Crystallography

Lecture 19: Crystallographic Notation

Lecture 20: X-ray Emission and Absorption

Lecture 21: X-ray Diffraction Techniques I

Lecture 22: X-ray Diffraction Techniques II

Lecture 23: Point and Line Defects I

Lecture 24: Point and Line Defects II

Lecture 25: Introduction to Glassy Solids

Lecture 26: Engineering Glass Properties

Lecture 27: Reaction Rates

Lecture 28: Introduction to Aqueous Solutions

Lecture 29: Acids and Bases I

Lecture 30: Acids and Bases II

Lecture 31: Exam Review

Lecture 32: Polymers I

Bonus Lecture 2: The Chemistry of Batteries

Lecture 33: Polymers II

Lecture 34: Introduction to Organic Chemistry

Lecture 35: Diffusion I

Lecture 36: Diffusion II