This course will provide basic concepts or principles of solid state chemistry in addition to classical solid state physics and shows how they can be used to describe the materials properties. A major feature of this lecture covers the crystal structures of important families of inorganic materials. In particular, the relationship between electronic structure, chemical bonding, and crystal structure is developed. The physical properties of the solid such as magnetic, electrical, optical, etc. are introduced and related to their electronic and crystal structure. Crystal structures, chemical bonding in solids (metallic, covalent, ionic), non-bonding electrons (d- and f-electrons, crystal field), electrical properties (metallic conductivity, semiconductivity, superconductivity, ionic conductivity, ferroelectricity, piezo electricity, optical properties (d- and f electrons) and magnetic properties will be addressed.