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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. Donald Sadoway
Term
Fall 2010
Level
Undergraduate
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124 videos · 3 exams · 14 solutions · 345 other files · 51 web pages
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Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 3.091SC Introduction to Solid State Chemistry, Fall 2010, Prof. Donald Sadoway — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own units, each a lecture sequence in MIT's listing order; no single course-wide order across units is claimed. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.

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35 concept pages, one per MIT session: the clips, notes and practice for that topic. MIT solutions for 33 of 35 topics.

All 35 topics
  1. Introduction to Solid State Chemistry MIT solutions
  2. The Periodic Table MIT solutions
  3. Atomic Models: Rutherford & Bohr MIT solutions
  4. Matter/Energy Interactions: Atomic Spectra MIT solutions
  5. Electron Shell Model & Quantum Numbers MIT solutions
  6. Particle-Wave Duality MIT solutions
  7. The Aufbau Principle; Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  8. Ionic Crystals; Born-Haber Cycle MIT solutions
  9. Drawing Lewis Structures MIT solutions
  10. Hybridized & Molecular Orbitals; Paramagnetism MIT solutions
  11. The Shapes of Molecules MIT solutions
  12. Intermolecular Forces MIT solutions
  13. Band Theory of Solids MIT solutions
  14. Semiconductors MIT solutions
  15. Introduction to Crystallography MIT solutions
  16. Crystallographic Notation & X-Rays MIT solutions
  17. X-Ray Emission & Absorption MIT solutions
  18. X-Ray Diffraction Techniques MIT solutions
  19. Point & Line Defects MIT solutions
  20. Line, Interface & Bulk Defects MIT solutions
  21. Introduction to Glasses MIT solutions
  22. Engineering Glass Properties; Introduction to Kinetics MIT solutions
  23. Reaction Rates MIT solutions
  24. Diffusion MIT solutions
  25. Introduction to Aqueous Solutions MIT solutions
  26. Acids & Bases MIT solutions
  27. Introduction to Organic Chemistry
  28. Polymers: Structure & Composition MIT solutions
  29. Polymers: Synthesis, Properties & Applications MIT solutions
  30. Biochemistry: Amino Acids MIT solutions
  31. Biochemistry: Protein Structure MIT solutions
  32. Biochemistry: Lipids, Nucleic Acids & DNA MIT solutions
  33. Unary Phase Diagrams MIT solutions
  34. Binary Phase Diagrams: Complete Solubility MIT solutions
  35. Binary Phase Diagrams: Limited Solubility MIT solutions

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  • This course has 60 videos, each embedded on its own MIT page, across 44 sections. They're shown in MIT's listing order within each section. A verified course-wide order is not claimed for this course.

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Units

Each unit is offered as its own lecture sequence; there is no single course-wide order across units.

  1. Syllabus0 activities · lecture sequence, in MIT's listing order
  2. Structure of the Atom12 activities · lecture sequence, in MIT's listing order
  3. Bonding and Molecules10 activities · lecture sequence, in MIT's listing order
  4. Electronic Materials3 activities · lecture sequence, in MIT's listing order
  5. Crystalline Materials10 activities · lecture sequence, in MIT's listing order
  6. Amorphous Materials3 activities · lecture sequence, in MIT's listing order
  7. Reactions and Kinetics5 activities · lecture sequence, in MIT's listing order
  8. Aqueous Solutions4 activities · lecture sequence, in MIT's listing order
  9. Organic Materials8 activities · lecture sequence, in MIT's listing order
  10. Solid Solutions5 activities · lecture sequence, in MIT's listing order

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Syllabus

Reference Materials and Suggested Textbooks

Structure of the Atom

27 files in this section

1. Introduction to Solid State Chemistry

2. The Periodic Table

3. Atomic Models: Rutherford & Bohr

4. Matter/Energy Interactions: Atomic Spectra

5. Electron Shell Model & Quantum Numbers

6. Particle-Wave Duality

7. The Aufbau Principle; Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Self-Assessment

Bonding and Molecules

21 files in this section

8. Ionic Crystals; Born-Haber Cycle

9. Drawing Lewis Structures

10. Hybridized & Molecular Orbitals; Paramagnetism

11. The Shapes of Molecules

12. Intermolecular Forces

Self-Assessment

Electronic Materials

13 files in this section

13. Band Theory of Solids

14. Semiconductors

Self-Assessment

Crystalline Materials

27 files in this section

15. Introduction to Crystallography

16. Crystallographic Notation & X-Rays

17. X-Ray Emission & Absorption

18. X-Ray Diffraction Techniques

19. Point & Line Defects

20. Line, Interface & Bulk Defects

Self-Assessment: Crystalline Materials

Amorphous Materials

13 files in this section

21. Introduction to Glasses

22. Engineering Glass Properties; Introduction to Kinetics

Self-Assessment

Reactions and Kinetics

15 files in this section

23. Reaction Rates

24. Diffusion

Self-Assessment

Aqueous Solutions

12 files in this section

25. Introduction to Aqueous Solutions

26. Acids & Bases

Self-Assessment

Organic Materials

24 files in this section

27. Introduction to Organic Chemistry

28. Polymers: Structure & Composition

29. Polymers: Synthesis, Properties & Applications

30. Biochemistry: Amino Acids

31. Biochemistry: Protein Structure

32. Biochemistry: Lipids, Nucleic Acids & DNA

Self-Assessment

8 files

Solid Solutions

17 files in this section

33. Unary Phase Diagrams

34. Binary Phase Diagrams: Complete Solubility

35. Binary Phase Diagrams: Limited Solubility

Self-Assessment

Final Exam

Other materials from this course

59 files
62 videos
122 video transcripts
29 images

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