Foundations and Frontiers of Modern Chemistry: A Molecular and Global Perspective
PHYSCI 11
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Description
The Physical Sciences hold the key to solving unprecedented problems at the intersection of science, technology, and an array of rapidly emerging global scale challenges. The course emphasizes a molecular scale understanding of energy and entropy; free energy in equilibria, acid/base reactivity, and electrochemistry; molecular bonding and kinetics; catalysis in organic and inorganic systems; the union of quantum mechanics, nanostructures, and photovoltaics; and the analysis of nuclear energy. Case studies are used both to develop quantitative reasoning and to directly link these principles to global strategies.
Course Notes
Courses accepted by most medical schools as one semester of general chemistry with lab are LPS A, LS 1A, LS50a, or PHYSCI 11. The general chemistry requirement for the Chemistry concentration can be met by: one course CHEM 10; or two courses, one being LPS A or LS 1A, and the other being PHYSCI 10 or PHYSCI11; or satisfactory placement out of the requirement. Students may not count both CHEM 10 and PHYSCI 11 for degree credit. Physical Sciences 1 and Physical Sciences 11 cannot both be taken for credit.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
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