I II Fundamental principles of the chemisry of condensed states of matter including metals, polymers, molecular solids, and ceramics.
Engineers encounter many chemical issues in their careers.
Some questions will involve an understanding of how and why compounds react as solutions and gases. At other times, they will need to understand how the molecular structure determines the solid form of a substance and how that determines the properties of the solid. Solid state chemistry is the link between molecular chemistry and the structural or electronic materials which engineers use. At its simplest, a student that finishes this course should know the difference between silica, silicon, and silicone and why they are different. Some topics which are covered, such as wave mechanics, are not conceptually simple but will become so important in future courses that an introduction in this course is very beneficial.