Video Lectures

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1 Introduction and Case Studies (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder
2 Potentials, Supercells, Relaxation, Methodology (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder
3 Potentials 2: Potentials for Organic Materials and Oxides

It's a Quantum World!
(RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder

Prof. Nicola Marzari
4 Lab 1: Energetics and Structure from Empirical Potentials
5 First Principles Energy Methods: The Many-Body Problem (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Nicola Marzari
6 First Principles Energy Methods: Hartree-Fock and DFT (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Nicola Marzari
7 Technical Aspects of Density Functional Theory (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Nicola Marzari
8 Case Studies of DFT (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Nicola Marzari
9 Advanced DFT: Success and Failure

DFT Applications and Performance
(RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Nicola Marzari

Prof. Gerbrand Ceder
10 Lab 2: Density Functional Theory I
11 Finite Temperature: Review of Stat Mech and Thermodynamics

Excitations in Materials and How to Sample Them
(RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder
12 Lab 3: Density Functional Theory II
13 Molecular Dynamics I (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Nicola Marzari
14 Molecular Dynamics II (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Nicola Marzari
15 Molecular Dynamics III: First Principles (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Nicola Marzari
16 Lab 4: Molecular Dynamics
SMA/Cambridge students off-line (no beaming)
17 Monte Carlo Simulations: Application to Lattice Models, Sampling Errors, Metastability (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder
18 Monte Carlo Simulation II and Free Energies (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder
19 Free Energies and Physical Coarse-Graining (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder
20 Model Hamiltonions (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Nicola Marzari
21 Lab 5: Monte Carlo
22 Ab-Initio Thermodynamics and Structure Prediction (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder
23 Accelerated Molecular Dynamics, Kinetic Monte Carlo, and Inhomogeneous Spatial Coarse Graining (RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder
24 Modeling in Industry Chris Wolverton, Ford Motor Company
25 Case Studies: High Pressure

Conclusions
(RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
Prof. Nicola Marzari

Prof. Gerbrand Ceder