Principles of Chemical Science
Introduction to chemistry, with emphasis on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. Introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules.
Fall 2008
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](/courses/5-111-principles-of-chemical-science-fall-2008/pages/biology-related-examples). ##### Acknowledgements Development and implementation of the biology-related materials in this course were funded through an HHMI Professors grant to Prof. Catherine L. Drennan. Videos and captioning were made possible and supported by the MIT Class of 2009.
Readings
- Atkins, Peter, and Loretta Jones. Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight . 4th ed. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2007. ISBN: 9781429209656.
- Krenos, John. Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight/Student Study Guide and Solutions Manual . 4th ed. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2007. ISBN: 9781429200998. ( Bundled set. ISBN: 9781429212595.)
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: None U (Fall, Spring) 5-0-7 units. CHEMISTRY Credit cannot also be received for 3.091 , 5.112 , CC.5111 , ES.5111 , ES.5112
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Fall 2008
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.