Principles of Chemical Science
An introductory chemistry course from MIT OpenCourseWare aimed at students with a strong prior background in chemistry and calculus equivalent to MIT's 18.01. The course covers atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis, then applies these principles to metal coordination chemistry, organic chemistry, and biological chemistry. Materials include MIT's full OCW package: lecture notes, problem sets, exams, and in many cases video lectures, all free to access. There is no certificate track since this is an OCW course; it is meant for self-study or use alongside a formal program. The course suits students looking for a rigorous, principles-first treatment of chemistry rather than a survey course, bridging general chemistry with the quantitative tools used in physical and inorganic chemistry.