Principles of Chemical Science Video Lectures

Principles of Chemical Science

Course Description

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.

In an effort to illuminate connections between chemistry and biology, a list of the biology-, medicine-, and MIT research-related examples used in 5.111 is provided in Biology-Related Examples.

Video Lectures

SES #	TOPICS
L1	The importance of chemical principles
L2	Discovery of electron and nucleus, need for quantum mechanics
L3	Wave-particle duality of light
L4	Wave-particle duality of matter, Schrödinger equation
L5	Hydrogen atom energy levels
L6	Hydrogen atom wavefunctions (orbitals)
L7	p-orbitals
L8	Multielectron atoms and electron configurations
L9	Periodic trends
L10	Periodic trends continued; Covalent bonds
L11	Lewis structures
L12	Exceptions to Lewis structure rules; Ionic bonds
L13	Polar covalent bonds; VSEPR theory
L14	Molecular orbital theory
L15	Valence bond theory and hybridization
L16	Determining hybridization in complex molecules; Thermochemistry and bond energies/bond enthalpies
L17	Entropy and disorder
L18	Free energy and control of spontaneity
L19	Chemical equilibrium
L20	Le Chatelier's principle and applications to blood-oxygen levels
L21	Acid-base equilibrium: Is MIT water safe to drink?
L22	Chemical and biological buffers
L23	Acid-base titrations
L24	Balancing oxidation/reduction equations
L25	Electrochemical cells
L26	Chemical and biological oxidation/reduction reactions
L27	Transition metals and the treatment of lead poisoning
L28	Crystal field theory
L29	Metals in biology
L30	Magnetism and spectrochemical theory
L31	Rate laws
L32	Nuclear chemistry and elementary reactions
L33	Reaction mechanism
L34	Temperature and kinetics
L35	Enzyme catalysis
L36	Biochemistry