The following courses have been selected to help you explore Chemistry at MIT.
Ever wondered why we crave chocolate, or what it takes to get the right texture in your ice cream? This course explores these questions and many more through a series of readings that explain the chemistry behind the foods that we eat. Recipes are included for each of the foods explored in the course.
Dr. Patricia Christie
None
The Readings page for all the recipes used in the course
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This course explores the basic principles of chemistry and their application to engineering systems. It deals with the relationship between electronic structure, chemical bonding, and atomic order to cover most general chemistry topics. It also investigates the characterization of atomic arrangements in crystalline and amorphous solids: Metals, ceramics, semiconductors, and polymers (including proteins). Features a set of video lectures on the Lecture Notes page.
Professor Donald Sadoway
None
The Lecture Notes page for videos of each lecture
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This course is an intensive introduction to the techniques of experimental chemistry and gives first year students an opportunity to learn and master the basic chemistry lab techniques for carrying out experiments. The Study Materials page features a set of video demonstrations of important chemistry lab techniques.
Dr. Sarah Tabacco
Introductory Chemistry
The Study Materials page for video demonstrations of lab techniques
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This subject deals primarily with the basic principles to understand the structure and reactivity of organic molecules. Emphasis is on substitution and elimination reactions and chemistry of the carbonyl group. The course also provides an introduction to the chemistry of aromatic compounds. Includes a full set of lecture handouts for the course.
Dr. Kimberly Berkowski, Professor Sarah O'Connor
Introductory Chemistry
Lecture handouts
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