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5.111 Principles of Chemical Science (Fall 2008, MIT OCW). Instructors: Prof.

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999 years, 10 months

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Catherine Drennan and Dr. Elizabeth Vogel Taylor. This course provides an introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules. The emphasis is on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Course Currilcum

  • Lecture 01 – The Importance of Chemical Principles Unlimited
  • Lecture 02 – Discovery of Electron and Nucleus Unlimited
  • Lecture 03 – Wave-Particle Duality of Light Unlimited
  • Lecture 04 – Wave-Particle Duality of Matter Unlimited
  • Lecture 05 – Hydrogen Atom Energy Levels Unlimited
  • Lecture 06 – Hydrogen Atom Wavefunctions Unlimited
  • Lecture 07 – P-Orbitals Unlimited
  • Lecture 08 – Multielectron Atoms and Electron Configurations Unlimited
  • Lecture 09 – Periodic Trends Unlimited
  • Lecture 10 – Periodic Trends (cont.); Covalent Bonds Unlimited
  • Lecture 11 – Lewis Structures Unlimited
  • Lecture 12 – Ionic Bonds Unlimited
  • Lecture 13 – Polar Covalent Bonds; VSEPR Theory Unlimited
  • Lecture 14 – Molecular Orbital Theory Unlimited
  • Lecture 15 – Valence Bond Theory and Hybridization Unlimited
  • Lecture 16 – Thermochemistry Unlimited
  • Lecture 17 – Entropy and Disorder Unlimited
  • Lecture 18 – Free Energy and Control of Spontaneity Unlimited
  • Lecture 19 – Chemical Equilibrium Unlimited
  • Lecture 20 – Le Chatelier’s Principle Unlimited
  • Lecture 21 – Acid-Base Equilibrium Unlimited
  • Lecture 22 – Chemical and Biological Buffers Unlimited
  • Lecture 23 – Acid-Base Titrations Unlimited
  • Lecture 24 – Balancing Oxidation/Reduction Equations Unlimited
  • Lecture 25 – Electrochemical Cells Unlimited
  • Lecture 26 – Chemical and Biological Oxidation/Reduction Reactions Unlimited
  • Lecture 27 – Transition Metals and the Treatment of Lead Poisoning Unlimited
  • Lecture 28 – Crystal Field Theory Unlimited
  • Lecture 29 – Metals in Biology Unlimited
  • Lecture 30 – Magnetism and Spectrochemical Theory Unlimited
  • Lecture 31 – Rate Laws Unlimited
  • Lecture 32 – Nuclear Chemistry and Elementary Reactions Unlimited
  • Lecture 33 – Reaction Mechanism Unlimited
  • Lecture 34 – Temperature and Kinetics Unlimited
  • Lecture 35 – Enzyme Catalysis Unlimited
  • Lecture 36 – Biochemistry Unlimited