Principles of Inorganic Chemistry III
Main group chemistry, covering the s and p block elements, taught at MIT. The course focuses on synthesis, structure, bonding, and reaction mechanisms, building on earlier inorganic chemistry coursework to examine how these elements form compounds and react. Materials available through MIT OpenCourseWare typically include lecture notes, problem sets, and exam materials, offered under a Creative Commons license for self-paced study with no enrollment fee. The course suits students who already have a background in general and inorganic chemistry and want a deeper look at periodic trends, molecular structure theory, and mechanistic pathways specific to main group elements. As with other MIT OpenCourseWare offerings, there is no instructor interaction or certificate, just the published course materials for independent learners to work through at their own pace.