Suggested preparation: School-level chemistry and algebra.
Optional preparation: Free MIT Course: General Chemistry: Atoms, Bonding and Reactions.
About this course
Connect chemistry with the behavior of solid materials. MIT lectures examine bonding, phases, diffraction and solutions, using material properties to give chemical principles an engineering context.
Topics and lesson examples
- 1. Introduction (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry)
- 9. Lewis Structures I (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry)
- 18. Introduction to Crystallography (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry)
- 27. Reaction Rates (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry)
- 36. Diffusion II (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry)
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 47 |
| Video duration | 30h 58m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: School-level chemistry and algebra.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Solid-State Chemistry and Materials Science | Intermediate | 1. Introduction (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry) · 9. Lewis Structures I (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry) · 18. Introduction to Crystallography (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry) | 30h 58m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: General Chemistry: Atoms, Bonding and Reactions | Beginner | 1. The Importance of Chemical Principles · 9. Periodic Table; Ionic and Covalent Bonds · 18. Introduction to Chemical Equilibrium | 25h 24m of video; practice time is additional |
| Middle School Chemistry: Free Course | Beginner | Chemistry foundations · Matter classification · Physical properties | 3h 7m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Yale Course: Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Mechanisms | Intermediate | Chemical structure · Bonding models · Stereochemistry | 30h 4m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Semiconductor Microfabrication and Silicon Processing | Professional | 3. Crystal Growth, Wafer Fabrication, and Basic Properties of Si Wafers (cont.) · 8. Dopant Diffusion - Need for Abrupt Profiles, Fick's Laws, Simple Analytic · 13. Ion Implantation and Annealing - Physics of E Loss, Damage, Introduction to TED | 25h 3m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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