2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering

Exercise of Inorganic Materials Science

Academic unit or major: Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Instructor(s): Suguru Kitani / Kana Tomita / Yasuhide Mochizuki / Akira Yamaguchi / Masashi Hattori / Masayoshi Miyazaki / Kazuki Okamoto / Takeshi Aihara / Kei Shigematsu / Kota Hanzawa / Keisuke Ide / Sou Yasuhara / Yuta Kubota
Class Format: Lecture (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 3-4 Mon (S7-201) / 3-4 Thu (S7-201)
Class: -
Course Code: MAT.C310
Number of credits: 200
Course offered: 2025
Offered quarter: 4Q
Syllabus updated: Sep 17, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Exercises on the fundamentals of understanding the characteristics of inorganic materials, in which many elements in the periodic table are the subject of research.

Course description and aims

Students will get the knowledge and skills for inorganic materials science.

Keywords

Inorganic chemistry, crystal chemistry, solid-state properties

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lectures and practices.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Electromagnetism: electromagnetic phenomena involving electric fields, potentials and electrostatic energy.	To understand and analyse electromagnetic phenomena involving electric field, electric potential and electrostatic energy in parallel plate, cylindrical and spherical electrode systems, using capacitors as examples.
Class 2	Mechanics: equations of motion	Review and exercise the mechanics for materials science
Class 3	Thermodynamics 1: first and second laws.	Review and exercise the thermodynamics for materials science
Class 4	Thermodynamics 2: Chemical equilibrium	Review and exercise the thermodynamics for materials science
Class 5	Electrochemistry: electrode potential	Review and exercise the electrochemistry for materials science
Class 6	Interfacial chemistry: adsorption	Review and exercise the interfacial chemistry for materials science
Class 7	Quantum chemistry 1: wavefunctions, well-potentials	Review and exercise the quantum chemistry for materials science
Class 8	Quantum chemistry 2: Molecular orbitals	Review and exercise the quantum chemistry for materials science
Class 9	Inorganic chemistry 1: elements, chemical bonding	Review and exercise the inorganic chemistry for materials science
Class 10	Inorganic chemistry 2: Ligand fields	Review and exercise the inorganic chemistry for materials science
Class 11	Inorganic solid-state properties 1: Crystal structure	Review and exercise the inorganic crystal structure for materials science
Class 12	Inorganic solid-state properties 2: Semiconductor	Review and exercise the semiconductor
Class 13	Inorganic solid-state properties 3: Dielectric materials	Review and exercise the dielectric materials.
Class 14	Inorganic solid-state properties 4: Magnetic materials	Review and exercise the magnetic materials.

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Specified as necessary.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Specified as necessary.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Attendance, short quizzes, and tests

Related courses

MAT.C301 ： Crystal Chemistry (Ceramics course)
MAT.C305 ： Solid State Properties I (Introduction and Semiconductor
MAT.C307 ： Solid State Properties II (Dielectric and Magnetic Materials

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of differential equations and linear algebra is assumed. Basic knowledge of crystals is also desirable.