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Solid-State Chemistry (Chem 571)
- Preface: Chem 571 Notes
- Introduction
- Solid-State Chemistry as an important sub-discipline: Introduction Notes (PDF); Introduction Slides (1-3; PPT)
- Structural Principles
- Elements: Elements Notes (PDF); Elements Slides (1-9; PPT)
- Symmetry: Symmetry Notes (PDF); Symmetry Slides (10-25; PPT)
- Sphere Packings: Sphere Notes (PDF); Sphere Slides (26-32; PPT)
- Atomic and Ionic Sizes: Atomic and Ionic Sizes Notes (PDF); Atomic and Ionic Sizes Slides (33-40; PPT)
- Structural Chemistry (includes Summary): Structural Chemistry Notes (PDF); Structural Chemistry Slides (41-63; PPT)
- Synthetic Strategies
- Basic Considerations: Basic Considerations Notes (PDF); Basic Considerations Slides (1-6; PPT)
- General Strategies: General Strategies Notes (PDF); General Strategies Slides (7-18; PPT)
- Phase Diagrams: Phase Diagrams Notes (PDF); Phase Diagrams Slides (19-46; PPT)
- Chemical Transport (includes Summary): Chemical Transport Notes (PDF); Chemical Transport Slides (47-56; PPT)
- (Appendix) Summary of Thermodynamic Fundamentals: Thermodynamic Fundamentals Notes (PDF)
- Analytical Techniques
- Diffraction: Diffraction Notes (PDF); Diffraction Slides (1-40; PPT)
- Photoelectron Spectroscopy (includes Summary): Photoelectron Spectroscopy Notes (PDF); Photoelectron Spectroscopy Notes Slides (41-55; PPT)
- Electronic Structure and Chemical Bonding
- Qualitative Bonding Notions: Qualitative Bonding Notions Notes (PDF); Qualitative Bonding Notions Slides (1-8; PPT)
- Quantum Mechanical Methods: Quantum Mechanical Methods Notes (PDF); Quantum Mechanical Methods Slides (9-19; PPT)
- Free-Electron Model: Free-Electron Model Notes (PDF); Free-Electron Model Slides (20-31; PPT)
- Tight-Binding Model: Tight-Binding Model Notes (PDF); Tight-Binding Model Slides (32-50; PPT)
- Examples (includes Summary): Examples Notes (PDF); Examples Slides (51-61; PPT)
- Problems
- Structural Principles: Structural Principles Questions (PDF); Structural Principles Answers (PDF)
- Synthetic Strategies: Synthetic Strategies Questions (PDF); Synthetic Strategies Answers (PDF)
- Analytical Techniques: Analytical Techniques Questions (PDF); Analytical Techniques Answers (PDF)
- Electronic Structure and Chemical Bonding: Questions (PDF); Answers (PDF)
Chemical Group Theory (Chem 583)
- References and Overview
- Structural Symmetry of Crystals
- Introduction: Structural Symmetry Introduction Notes (PDF); Structural Symmetry Introduction Slides (PPT)
- Translational Symmetry: Translation Notes (PDF); Translation Slides (PPT)
- Rotational Symmetry: Rotation Symmetry Notes (PDF); Rotation Symmetry Slides (PPT)
- Space Groups: Space Groups Notes (PDF); Space Groups Slides (PPT)
- Electronic and Vibrational States of Crystals
- Introduction: Electronic and Vibrational Introduction Notes (PDF); Electronic and Vibrational Introduction Slides (PPT)
- Reciprocal Space: Reciprocal Space Notes (PDF); Reciprocal Space Slides (PPT)
- Bloch's Theorem: Bloch's Theorem Notes (PDF); Bloch's Theorem Slides (PPT)
- Irreducible Representations of Space Groups: Irreducible Representation of Space Groups Notes (PDF); Irreducible Representation of Space Groups Notes Slides (PPT)
- Summary
- Summary Notes (PDF); Summary Slides (PPT)
Advanced General Chemistry (Chem 201)
- Introduction (Notes, Slides)
- Unit 1 (Notes, Slides)
- Unit 2 (Notes, Slides)
- Unit 3 (Notes, Slides)
- Unit 4 (Notes, Slides)