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MIT 5.301 Chemistry Laboratory Techniques

Overview

This course is an intensive introduction to the techniques of experimental chemistry and gives first year students an opportunity to learn and master the basic chemistry lab techniques for carrying out experiments. Students who successfully complete the course and obtain a "Competent Chemist" (CC) or "Expert Experimentalist" (EE) rating are likely to secure opportunities for research work in a chemistry lab at MIT.

Videos in this playlist 5

Lec 3 | MIT 5.301 Chemistry Laboratory Techniques, IAP 2004
Lec 5 | MIT 5.301 Chemistry Laboratory Techniques, IAP 2004
Lec 6 | MIT 5.301 Chemistry Laboratory Techniques, IAP 2004
Lec 9 | MIT 5.301 Chemistry Laboratory Techniques, IAP 2004
Lec 10 | MIT 5.301 Chemistry Laboratory Techniques, IAP 2004

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

Free and complete: every lecture is in the playlist, in order.
Watch at 1.5x, skip what you know, rewatch what you don't.
Taught by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the strongest names in its field.
230,433 views, so help and notes are easy to find.
Completely free.
Self-paced: start any time.
A clear syllabus (5 videos) you can see before you start.
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Disadvantages

No certificate, deadlines or graded work.
Quality and depth vary: check that the playlist is finished before you start.
No certificate.
Short (5 videos, 1.5 hours): an overview, not deep coverage.
No graded assignments or feedback.

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