Course Highlights

This course features a full set of video lectures.

Course Description

5.112 is an introductory chemistry course for students with an unusually strong background in chemistry. Knowledge of calculus equivalent to 18.01 is recommended. Emphasis is on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. The course also covers applications of basic principles to problems in metal coordination chemistry, organic chemistry, and biological chemistry.

Chemistry 5.112: Principles of Chemical Science Video Lectures:

1 Atomic Theory of Matter
2 Discovery of Nucleus.
3 Wave-Particle Duality of Radiation and Matter.
4 Particle-Like Nature of Light.
5 Matter as a Wave.
6 Schrödinger Equation for H Atom
7 Hydrogen Atom Wavefunctions.
8 P Orbitals
9 Electronic Structure of Multielectron Atoms
10 Periodic Trends in Elemental Properties
11 Why Wavefunctions are Important?
12 Ionic Bonds - Classical Model and Mechanism
13 Kinetic Theory - Behavior of Gases
14 Distribution Molecular Energies
15 Internal Degrees of Freedom
16 Intermolecular Interactions
17 Polarizability
18 Thermodynamics and Spontaneous Change
19 Molecular Description of Acids and Bases
20 Lewis and Brønsted Acid-Base Concepts
21 Titration Curves and pH Indicators
22 Electrons in Chemistry: Redox Processes
23 Cell Potentials and Free Energy
24 Theory of Molecular Shapes
25 Valence Bond Theory
26 Molecular Orbital Theory
27 Molecular Orbital Theory for Diatomic Molecules
28 Molecular Orbital Theory for Polyatomic Molecules
29 Crystal Field Theory I
30 Crystal Field Theory II
31 Color and Magnetism of Coordination Complexes
32 Coordination Complexes and Ligands
33 Ligand Substitution Reactions: Kinetics
34 Bonding in Metals and Semiconductors
35 Metals in Biology
36 Nuclear Chemistry and the Cardiolite® Story

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