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This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.
Fundamental Physical Constants
Crystal Structures and Miller Indices
Crystal Structures and Packing
In this lecture presented by MIT World that could have been titled, Better Education through Chemistry, Prof. Sadoway begins with solar energy, grid-level storage, and liquid metal batteries and moves into education innovation, sharing creative ways to teach chemistry.
Calling 3.091 a chemistry-centered class or Chemistry and the World Around Us, Sadoway uses examples from art, literature, music, and film to bring the topic alive. He weaves a complex chemistry tale with special features that include materials science jokes, insights into Salvador Dali, the story of human greed that took down the Titanic, and the use of primary sources in science.
He also shares some amazing student innovations around learning chemistry, including the periodic table of the chemical elements set to "Do-Re-Mi", and periodic table inspired sonnets.
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