MITx: 3.

091x Introduction to Solid State Chemistry Syllabus

Learning sequences
Week 1 Why Solid-State Chemistry
Modern Chemical Concepts and Periodicity of the Elements
Week 2 The Electron
Light and Atomic Structure
Wave-Particle Duality
Week 3 Spin and the Multielectron Atom
Electron Transfer and Ionic Bonding
Week 4 Covalent Bonding
Periodic Trends and Bonding
Molecular Orbitals
Week 5 Hybridization and Molecular Geometry
Intermolecular Forces and Materials Properties
Reaction Kinetics
Examination 1
Week 6 Reaction Mechanisms
Band Theory of Solids
Optical and Electrical Properties of Solids
Week 7 Doping of Semiconductors
Crystal Structures and Directions in Crystals
Week 8 Crystal Planes, X-Rays, and X-Ray Generation
Diffraction and Bragg's Law
Bonding and the Mechanical Behavior of Solids
Week 9 Defects in Solids
Plastic Deformation and Defects
Amorphous Inorganic Solids
Week 10 Properties of Glasses
Diffusion in Solids
Time-Dependent Diffusion
Examination 2
Week 11 Solutions and Chemical Equilibrium
Equilibrium Between Phases
Week 12 Multicomponent Phase Diagrams
Chemistry of Carbon
Polymer Synthesis
Week 13 Polymer Properties
Surface Energy
Week 14 Molecular Aggregation
Acids and Bases
Amino Acids and Protein Synthesis
Week 15 Protein Structure and Structural Carbohydrates
Perspective: Chemical Bonding and Materials
Final