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    • Introduction to Inorganic Materials . MATRL 218

    Structures of inorganic materials: close-packing, linking of simple polyhedra. Factors that control structure: ionic radii, covalency, ligand field effects, metal- metal bonding, electron/atom ratios. Structure property relationships in e.g. spinels, garnets, perovskites, rutiles, fluorites, zeolites, b-aluminas, graphites, common inorganic glasses.

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    Ram Seshadri
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    MATRL218 . 13 Years Ago

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    MAT218 . 16 Years Ago

    Always busy, hard to get office time as his travel is a big issue.

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    CHEM2C . 9 Months Ago

    Gave great engaging lectures with many interesting applications of the material we were learning. Probably will prepare you worse for ochem, but you'll have a nicer time in this course. I agree with one of the reviews that he does have a little bit of a tendency to talk down to you if you are not understanding it at his level. Very knowledgeable!

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    CHEM2C . 5 Years Ago

    The best professors I had in UCSB. His lectures inspire you to think. Compared to other professors of general chemistry he does not focus on teaching calculations. The exams are easy.

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    CHEM2C . 5 Years Ago

    He's a hilarious guy and really passionate about chemistry. He does go on tangents, and it slowed us down, but it was worth it because lectures were so much fun. Reading the book will give you a good backbone. The tests were easy, barely had to study. You might be less prepared by this than the regular lecture but just self-study and enjoy it :)

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