--- title: Chemistry description: Chemistry investigates the properties, composition, and structure of matter, along with the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions. Learners will understand atomic bonding, chemical equations, thermodynamics, and how substances interact at a molecular level. category: sciences subcategory: chemistry difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/chemistry --- # Chemistry Chemistry investigates the properties, composition, and structure of matter, along with the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions. Learners will understand atomic bonding, chemical equations, thermodynamics, and how substances interact at a molecular level. ## Available Resources 2 Books • 13 Courses • 7 Websites ## Websites ### 1. PubChem Open chemical information repository run by the US National Center for Biotechnology Information, holding structures, properties, safety data, bioassay results, and literature links for over a hundred million compounds. Searchable by name, formula, or drawn structure. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ **Tags:** chemical-database, compounds, molecular-structure, reference, ncbi ### 2. chemguide.co.uk Chemguide.co.uk is a comprehensive online chemistry resource with detailed, topic-by-topic notes and worked examples across inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, plus exam-focused guidance for GCSE and A-level students. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://chemguide.co.uk **Tags:** websites, science-research, natural-science ### 3. acs.org ACS.org is the official site of the American Chemical Society, offering chemistry news, peer‑reviewed journals, and educational resources for students and educators. It provides lesson plans, classroom activities, teaching tips, and chemistry career guidance. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://acs.org **Tags:** websites, science-research, chemistry ### 4. periodictable.com periodictable.com is an interactive periodic table resource where you can click elements to view key data such as symbol, atomic number, weight, electron configuration, and properties, along with classifications and trends. It also provides historical context and explanations to help learners understand atomic structure and periodicity. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://periodictable.com **Tags:** websites, science-research, chemistry ### 5. rsc.org rsc.org is the official site of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a hub for chemistry research, news, and education. It offers access to peer‑reviewed journals and books, plus a rich Education/Resources section with teaching materials, activities, and student‑friendly chemistry content. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://rsc.org **Tags:** websites, science-research, chemistry ### 6. chemcollective.org ChemCollective is an educational platform that provides interactive virtual labs, scenario-based activities, and tutorials to help students learn chemistry concepts. It features virtual experiments, practice problems, and guided simulations across general and analytical chemistry topics. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://chemcollective.org **Tags:** websites, science-research, chemistry ### 7. chem.libretexts.org LibreTexts Chemistry is a free, open‑access library of General Chemistry textbooks and learning resources, offering modular chapters, tutorials, and practice problems. It covers core topics from matter and measurements through thermodynamics and kinetics, with multimedia content and interactive exercises. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://chem.libretexts.org **Tags:** websites, science-research, chemistry ## Courses ### 1. Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry (MIT 3.091) **Author:** Jeffrey Grossman Introductory chemistry taught through materials: electronic structure and bonding, crystalline and amorphous solids, defects and diffusion, phase diagrams, reaction kinetics and electrochemistry, each tied to engineering practice. Includes 82 lecture videos, problem sets with solutions and exams. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/3-091-introduction-to-solid-state-chemistry-fall-2018/ **Tags:** solid-state-chemistry, chemical-bonding, crystal-structure, phase-diagrams, materials-science ### 2. Principles of Chemical Science (MIT 5.111SC) **Author:** Catherine Drennan Atomic and molecular electronic structure, periodic trends, bonding and molecular shape, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics and catalysis, assuming only high school chemistry. Includes 46 lecture videos, lecture notes, and problem sets and exams with solutions. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/5-111sc-principles-of-chemical-science-fall-2014/ **Tags:** general-chemistry, atomic-structure, chemical-bonding, thermodynamics, chemical-kinetics ### 3. Khan Academy Chemistry Khan Academy's free chemistry library of short videos and practice exercises covering atoms, the periodic table, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, gases, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, and electrochemistry. Learners build a working foundation equivalent to an introductory college chemistry course. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry **Tags:** general-chemistry, stoichiometry, chemical-bonding, equilibrium, acids-and-bases ### 4. Cosmic Origin of the Chemical Elements (MIT RES.8-007) **Author:** Anna Frebel Twelve short lecture videos, about 1.4 hours in total, on where the elements came from: light nuclei made in the Big Bang, fusion in stars, supernova nucleosynthesis, and how spectra of the oldest stars record the universe's chemical enrichment. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/res-8-007-cosmic-origin-of-the-chemical-elements-fall-2019/ **Tags:** nucleosynthesis, stellar-evolution, supernovae, big-bang, stellar-spectroscopy ### 5. General Biochemistry (MIT 7.05) **Author:** Michael Yaffe, Matthew Vander Heiden Biochemistry of cells and tissues with a focus on metabolism: enzymology, and the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and amino acids and its regulation. Includes 15 lecture videos and problem sets and exams with solutions; the first half runs separately as MITx 7.05x. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/7-05-general-biochemistry-spring-2020/ **Tags:** biochemistry, metabolism, metabolic-regulation, enzymology, bioenergetics ### 6. Biological Chemistry II (MIT 5.08J) **Author:** Joanne Stubbe, Elizabeth Nolan Macromolecular machines such as the ribosome, proteasome and polymerases, and fatty acid synthases as a model for polyketide and nonribosomal peptide synthases, stressing the experiments that revealed them. Includes 49 lecture videos, problem-solving videos, and problem sets and exams with solutions. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/5-08j-biological-chemistry-ii-spring-2016/ **Tags:** biological-chemistry, enzyme-mechanisms, macromolecular-machines, natural-product-biosynthesis, ribosome ### 7. Introduction to Nanoelectronics (MIT 6.701) **Author:** Marc Baldo Builds current, voltage and resistance from atoms up: quantum basics, electronic structure of molecules, nanotubes and crystals, band formation, ballistic transport, a derivation of Ohm's law, and ballistic versus bulk MOSFETs. Includes the full open textbook, problem sets and exams. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-701-introduction-to-nanoelectronics-spring-2010/ **Tags:** nanoelectronics, ballistic-transport, band-structure, molecular-electronics, mosfets ### 8. Small-Molecule Spectroscopy and Dynamics (MIT 5.80) **Author:** Robert Field Gas-phase spectroscopy of small molecules: effective Hamiltonian models for rotational, vibrational and electronic structure, selection rules and intensities, assigning non-textbook spectra, Born-Oppenheimer breakdown, perturbation theory and Walsh diagrams. Provides 38 lecture videos, 49 lecture note files, problem sets with solutions and exams. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/ **Tags:** molecular-spectroscopy, effective-hamiltonians, perturbation-theory, born-oppenheimer-approximation, quantum-chemistry ### 9. Introduction to Solid State Chemistry (MIT 3.091SC) **Author:** Donald Sadoway First-year chemistry taught through solid-state materials: atomic structure, bonding, crystal structures, defects, glasses, phase diagrams, kinetics and electrochemistry. 59 lecture videos, course notes, homework and exams with solutions let learners connect chemical principles to engineering materials. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/3-091sc-introduction-to-solid-state-chemistry-fall-2010/ **Tags:** solid-state-chemistry, materials-science, chemical-bonding, crystallography, general-chemistry ### 10. Thermodynamics & Kinetics (MIT 5.60) **Author:** Keith A. Nelson, Moungi Bawendi Physical chemistry of macroscopic systems: the laws of thermodynamics, equilibrium properties, chemical equilibrium of reactions in gas and solution phase, and rates of chemical reactions. Includes 36 lecture videos, lecture notes and exams, enabling learners to predict reaction equilibria and analyze kinetic data. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/5-60-thermodynamics-kinetics-spring-2008/ **Tags:** thermodynamics, chemical-kinetics, physical-chemistry, chemical-equilibrium ### 11. Advanced Thermodynamics (MIT 2.43) **Author:** Gian Paolo Beretta A concise review of general thermodynamics leading into nonequilibrium thermodynamics: chemical and phase equilibrium, electrochemical potentials, kinetics, separation work, osmotic and membrane equilibria, and Onsager reciprocity. Includes 25 lecture videos, dense lecture notes and exams, with applications to cogeneration and energy-system efficiency. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/2-43-advanced-thermodynamics-spring-2024/ **Tags:** nonequilibrium-thermodynamics, chemical-equilibrium, phase-equilibria, second-law-analysis, energy-systems ### 12. Chemical and Biological Reaction Engineering (MIT 10.37) **Author:** K. Dane Wittrup, William Green Rate laws from reaction mechanisms, enzymatic and cell growth kinetics, batch, plug flow and stirred-tank reactors, heterogeneous catalysis, and heat and mass transport in reactors. Lecture notes, problem sets and exams with solutions prepare learners to design chemical and biochemical reactors. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/10-37-chemical-and-biological-reaction-engineering-spring-2007/ **Tags:** reaction-engineering, chemical-kinetics, reactor-design, enzyme-kinetics, catalysis, bioreactors ### 13. Chemistry **Author:** Adam Le Gresley Lecturio's chemistry course for health-science students, covering atomic structure and bonding, stereochemistry, acid-base equilibria and buffers, redox reactions, functional groups and reaction mechanisms, and medical topics such as enzymes and pharmacokinetics. Learners connect core chemical principles to clinical practice. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/lecturio-chemistry **Tags:** general-chemistry, organic-chemistry, acids-and-bases, medicinal-chemistry, pharmacokinetics ## Podcasts ### 1. ChemMatters **Author:** ChemMatters Audio editions of the American Chemical Society's magazine for high school students, narrating articles that connect everyday phenomena such as food, materials, health, and the environment to underlying chemical principles. Each issue covers several topics. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://rss.com/podcasts/chemmatters-april-2025 **Tags:** chemistry-education, high-school, acs, everyday-chemistry, science-magazine ### 2. Chemistry in its Element **Author:** Chemistry World The Royal Society of Chemistry's podcast hub, home to a 118-episode series with one short episode per element covering its discovery, properties, and uses, alongside sister series on individual compounds and weekly chemistry news. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts **Tags:** periodic-table, elements, royal-society-of-chemistry, science-podcast, chemistry-history ## Books ### 1. Chemistry: The Central Science **Author:** Theodore L. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten Standard two-semester general chemistry textbook covering atomic structure, bonding, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, and electrochemistry. Worked examples and end-of-chapter problems build the quantitative problem-solving needed for university coursework and later organic or physical chemistry. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0130103101?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, science-research, chemistry ### 2. The Disappearing Spoon **Author:** Sam Kean Popular science narrative that walks the periodic table element by element, tying each to episodes from history, war, medicine, and scientific rivalry. Readers come away with a feel for periodic trends and how elements were discovered. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0552777501?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, science-research, chemistry --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. 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