Students entering 5.112 should already be familiar with the material listed below because of their experience with two years of high school chemistry:Principles of Modern Chemistry, Oxtoby, Gillis and Nachtrieb, 5th Ed.

Chapter 1

• Section 1.1 Nature of Modern Chemistry - pg. 2-5
  
• Section 1.2 Macroscopic Methods for Classifying Matter - pg. 5-7
  
• Section 1.3 Indirect Evidence for Atoms - pg. 8-14
  
• Section 1.4 Protons, Neutrons and Isotopes - pg. 18
  
• Section 1.5 Relative Atomic and Molecular Masses - pg. 20-22
  
• Section 1.6 The Mole Concept - pg. 22-26
  
• Section 1.7 The Concept of Energy - pg. 26-28
  

Chapter 2

• Chemical Formulas, Equations and Reaction Yields - pg. 32-43
  

Chapter 3

• Introduction - pg. 47-8
  
• Section 3.1 Periodic Table – pg. 48-51
  
• Section 3.4 Names and Formulas of Ionic Compounds - pg. 59
  
• Section 3.5 Properties of the Covalent Bond - pg. 63-66
  
• Section 3.6 Lewis Diagrams - pg. 67-73
  
• Section 3.8 VSEPR - pg. 76-79
  
• Section 3.9 Inorganic Nomenclature and Oxidation Numbers - pg. 80-4
  

Chapter 4

• Section 4.1 Chemistry of Gases - pg. 94-96
  
• Section 4.2 Pressure and Temperature of Gases - pg. 96-103
  
• Section 4.3 Ideal Gas Law - pg. 103-06
  
• Section 4.4 Mixtures of Gases - pg. 106-08
  

Chapter 5

• Section 5.1 Molar Volume - pg. 129
  

Chapter 7

• Section 7.5 Thermochemistry - pg. 210-218
  

Chapter 9

• Section 9.1 Nature of Chemical Equilibrium - pg. 265-269
  
• Section 9.2 Empirical Law of Mass Action - pg. 269-275
  
• Section 9.6 Direction of Change: Empirical Description - pg. 292-298
  

Appendix A

• Section A.1 Scientific Notation - pg. A.2-3
  
• Section A.3 Significant Figures - pg. A.5-7
  

Appendix B

• Section B.1 SI Units and Unit Conversions - pg. A.9-11