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The table below lists subjects taught by the Department of Chemistry (Course 5). Homepages for the current-term subjects can be reached by clicking the subject number or name. Units must be arranged between the student and the supervising instructor for subjects that have a TBD in the "Units" column. Subjects offered jointly with another department are indicated with a "J". Co-requisites, subjects that must be taken at the same time as the described subject, are indicated in green italics in the "Pre-requisites" column.

Descriptions of all the subjects can be viewed in the on-line MIT Course Bulletin, while evaluations provided by previous-term students can be accessed at the Course Evaluations website.

Subject Number

Subject Name

Units

Term Offered

Pre-requisites

5.UR

Undergraduate Research

TBD, [P/D/F]

F, S, SU

None

5.URG

Undergraduate Research

TBD

F, S, SU

None

5.ThU

Undergraduate Thesis

TBD

F, S

Permission of instructor

5.00

Application of Technology in Energy and the Environment

3-0-9

F

Permission of instructor

5.03

Principles of Inorganic Chemistry I

4-0-8

S

5.12

5.04

Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II

4-0-8

F

5.03

5.05

Principles of Inorganic Chemistry III
Not Offered Academic Year 2007-2008

2-0-4

S

5.03, 5.04

5.061

Principles of Organometallic Chemistry

2-0-4

F

5.03, 5.04

5.062

Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry

4-0-8

F

5.03

5.067

Crystal Structure Refinement

1-2-3

F

5.068 or 5.069 or Permission of instructor

5.068

Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry

2-0-4

S

5.03, 5.04

5.069

Crystal Structure Analysis

2-0-4

S

5.03, 5.04

5.07

Biological Chemistry I

4-0-8

F

5.12

5.08J
(Same subject as 7.08J)

Biological Chemistry II

4-0-8

S

5.12, 5.07 or 7.05

5.111

Principles of Chemical Science

5-0-7

F, S

None

5.112

Principles of Chemical Science

5-0-7

F

None

5.12

Organic Chemistry I

5-0-7

F, S

5.111 or 5.112 or 3.091

5.13

Organic Chemistry II

5-0-7

F

5.12

5.22J
(Same subject as 20.380J)

Biological Engineering Design

5-0-7

S

7.06, 20.309, 20.330

5.24J
(Same subject as 3.985J, 12.011J)

Archaeological Science

3-1-5

S

3.091 or 5.111 or 5.112 or 8.01 or equivalent

5.301

Chemistry Laboratory Techniques

1-4-1, [P/D/F]

IAP

5.111 or 5.112 or Permission of instructor

5.302

Introduction to Experimental Chemistry

0-3-0 [P/D/F]

IAP

5.111 or 5.112 or 3.091 or Permission of instructor

5.303

Principles of Chemical Science Laboratory

0-3-0

S

5.111

5.310

Laboratory Chemistry

2-8-2

F, S

5.12

5.33

Advanced Chemical Experimentation and Instrumentation

2-13-6

F

5.32, 5.61

5.35

Introductory to Experimental Chemistry

Arranged

F, S

Module 1: 5.111 or 5.112 or 3.091
Module 2: 5.111 or 5.112 or 3.091, Module 1
Module 3: 5.111 or 5.112 or 3.091, Module 2

5.36

Biochemistry and Organic Laboratory

Arranged

F, S

Module 4: 5.07 or 7.05, Module 2 or 5.310, Module 5
Module 5: 5.07 or 7.05, Module 2 or 5.310, Module 4
Module 6: 5.12, Module 2 or 5.310, 5.13

5.37

Organic and Inorganic Laboratory
Not offered Fall 2007

Arranged

F, S

Module 7: 5.13, Module 6
Module 8: 5.03, Module 6, 5.61
Module 9: 5.03, Module 6, 5.61

5.38

Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Not offered Academic Year 2007-2008

Arranged

S

Module 10: 5.61, Module 7
Module 11: 5.61, 5.07 or 7.05, Module 5
Module 12: 5.61, 5.07 or 7.05, Module 5

5.43

Advanced Organic Chemistry

4-0-8

S

5.13

5.44

Organometallic Chemistry

2-0-4

F

5.43 or 5.47, or permission of the instructor

5.451

Chemistry of Biomolecules I

2-0-4

F

5.43

5.46

NMR Spectroscopy and Organic Structure Determination

2-0-4

S

5.43

5.47

Tutorial in Organic Chemistry

2-0-4 [P/D/F]

F

5.43, Permission of instructor

5.48J
(Meets with 7.24, Same sumject as 7.88J, 10.543J)

The Protein Folding Problem

4-2-6

F

5.07 or 7.05

5.50

Enzymes: Structure and Function

3-0-9

F

5.07 or 7.05, 5.12, 5.13

5.511

Synthetic Organic Chemistry I

3-0-9

F

5.43

5.512

Synthetic Organic Chemistry II

3-0-9

S

5.511

5.52

Advanced Biological Chemistry

2-2-8

F

Permission of instructor

5.53

Molecular Structure and Reactivity I

2-0-4

F

5.13, 5.60

5.55
(Meets with 20.485)

Chemical Tools for Assessing Biological Function

2-0-4

S

5.43, 5.07 or 7.05, 5.47 or 5.52

5.56

Molecular Structure and Reactivity II
Not Offered Academic Year 2007-2008

2-0-4

S

None

5.561

Chemistry in Industry

2-0-4 [P/D/F]

S

5.03, 5.07 or 7.05, 5.13

5.60

Thermodynamics and Kinetics

5-0-7

F, S

18.02, 5.111 or 5.112 or 3.091

5.61

Physical Chemistry I

5-0-7

F

8.02, 18.02, 5.111 or 5.112 or 3.091

5.62

Physical Chemistry II

4-0-8

S

5.60, 5.61

5.64

Biophysical Chemistry
Not Offered Academic Year 2007-2008

2-0-4

S

5.13, 5.60, 5.07 or 7.05

5.65 Molecular Imaging
Not Offered Academic Year 2007-2008
2-0-4 F 5.13, 5.60, 5.07 or 7.05

5.675J
(Same subject as 10.675J)

Computational Quantum Mechanics of Molecular and Extended Systems

3-0-6

F

Permission of instructor

5.68J
(Same subject as 10.652J)

Kinetics of Chemical Reactions

3-0-6

S

5.62 or 10.37 or 10.65

5.70J
(Same subject as 10.546J and 20.465J)

Statistical Thermodynamics with Applications to Biological Systems

4-0-8

F

5.60 or Permission of instructor

5.72

Statistical Mechanics

2-0-4

S

5.70, 5.73, 18.075

5.73

Introductory Quantum Mechanics I

3-0-9

F

5.61, 8.03, 18.03

5.74

Introductory Quantum Mechanics II

2-0-4

S

5.73

5.77J
(Meets with 7.35, Same subject as 7.75J)

Topics in Metabolic Biochemistry

4-0-8

F

5.07 or 7.05

5.78
(Subject meets with 7.71)

Biophysical Chemistry Techniques

2-0-4

S

5.07 or 7.05

5.80

Advanced Topics of Current Special Interest
Not Offered Academic Year 2007-2008

Arranged

S

None

5.891

Special Topics in Chemistry for Undergraduates

Arranged

F, IAP, S

None

5.892

Special Topics in Chemistry for Undergraduates

Arranged
[P/D/F]

F, IAP, S

None

5.90

Special Problems in Chemistry

Arranged
[P/D/F]

F, S, SU

Permission of instructor

5.913

Seminar in Organic Chemistry

1-0-2, [P/D/F]

F

Permission of instructor

5.914

Seminar in Organic Chemistry

1-0-2, [P/D/F]

S

Permission of instructor

5.92

Energy, Environment, and Society

4-2-6

S

Permission of instructor

5.921

Seminar in Biological Chemistry

1-0-2, [P/D/F]

F

None

5.922

Seminar in Biological Chemistry

1-0-2, [P/D/F]

S

None

5.931

Seminar in Physical Chemistry

1-0-2, [P/D/F]

F

5.60

5.932

Seminar in Physical Chemistry

1-0-2, [P/D/F]

S

None

5.941

Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry

1-0-2, [P/D/F]

F

5.03

5.942

Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry

1-0-2, [P/D/F]

S

5.03

5.95J
(Same as 7.59J, 8.395J, 18.094J)

Teaching College-Level Science

2-0-2

S

None

 

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