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About the Course

Chemical reactions underpin the production of pretty much everything in our modern world. But, what is the driving force behind reactions? Why do some reactions occur over geological time scales whilst others are so fast that we need femtosecond-pulsed lasers to study them? Ultimately, what is going on at the atomic level? Discover the answers to such fundamental questions and more on this course in introductory physical chemistry. The course covers the key concepts of three of the principal topics in first-year undergraduate physical chemistry: thermodynamics, kinetics and quantum mechanics. These three topics cover whether or not reactions occur, how fast they go and what is actually going on at the sub-atomic scale....

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DS

Jun 5, 2020

Thank you so much for giving and including this syllabus which is is very helpfull for my accademic.The lectures given was so clear, and understandabe and also the virtual labs were very fine.

QY

Sep 22, 2016

I like this course very much as it talks clearly about the basic concept in this course.

(Prerequisite: I have learned this course before, I just try to review all the info in this class.)

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By Kautuk R

May 11, 2020

Very poorly designed course with little to no details. Kept me thinking about what happens after this.

By Jonathan G

Feb 24, 2018

interesting but also boring as hell. Had no idea there was math involved!

By Daniel S L

Jul 24, 2023

Overall a very good course, covering plenty of exciting knowledge of physical chemistry on a deeper level than general chemistry. The course gradually gets harder – the amount of math and calculus involved, too! This makes the course highly interesting, as you really get to delve in the theoretical derivations. Also, for students less calculus-savvy, this course is also doable since the assignments are about the application of the concepts.

Of course, I would recommend this course only after you have studied general chemistry, physics mechanics, and introductory calculus, preferably with differential equations. Finally — love physical chemistry :)

By Zahria P

Jan 1, 2022

I really enjoyed this course! I always hear how hard this subject is so I took this course to become familiar with a few basic concepts and help prepare myself before I have to take it at my school my junior year. It got tough at times (me not having taken physics yet probably contributed to this), but I think the professors do a great job at explaining the concepts and going through example problems to help prepare for the assessments. The labs were also fun and helped me understand the concepts better as well!

By Lenis G

Mar 19, 2022

Nourishing course on Physical Chemistry. Professors take you step by step in the theory, and in the virtual labs. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to fill my gaps in both theory and lab in Physical Chemistry. I cannot completely express my gratitude with words to the Professors, Machester University, and Coursera. I highly recommend this course to all undergraduate university students; it's suitable to learn new content as well as reviewing it.

By Sheshaddri .

Jul 3, 2021

An excellent course to learn about thermodynamics, quantum chemistry and other important elements of physical chemistry. The instructors explained the topics really well, and the quizzes were intense enough to make sure you truly understand the subject. The virtual experiments were pretty cool as well!

By SALOMÓN C P

Apr 28, 2021

I am infinitely grateful for the ease of being able to reinforce the knowledge. Because in the specialty subjects, the basic foundations and the principles of Physicochemical are of transcendental important to solve real problems of daily life and understand the phenomena of nature.

By Elizabeth F

Mar 31, 2023

The lecture material covered the theory very well and I actually liked the fact that the Quizzes and the Final Assessment left me to figure out application of the equations, etc myself instead of just having them fed to me in the lecture. Excellent job!

By Michael F

Aug 29, 2018

This was a bit challenging since I did not do well in high school chemistry. Learned a lot and enjoyed the class, I simply wish the final quizzes had answers to them so I could compare mine to the correct one.

By Shuai Y

Sep 8, 2017

This course help me to establish a much more clear understand to the basic theory of the physical chemistry. I really want to show my thank to the professors here.

By Mila G

Nov 27, 2020

Great course! Helped me a lot and provided a different view on some fundamental chemical branches. It is great because it's summarized and not too complicated.

By 刘敏昊

Jul 18, 2017

I really think this is a great challenge for high school students to choose, but it truly taught me something that interesting and relate to my future study.

By JEAN L C S

Jun 20, 2020

An excellent course in physical chemistry with interesting lab practices to cover the principles of thermodynamics, kinetics and quantum chemistry.

By MATEUS P D S

Sep 12, 2020

Parabéns aos envolvidos, um conteúdo passado com clareza e objetividade de uma maneira mais fácil de entender. É um curso maravilhoso

By Sofia O

May 8, 2020

This course was very helpful to me. I really enjoyed it. I think the lenght of the videos was perfect and the quizes kept me excited.

By Shovon B

Apr 30, 2020

Amazing course. Thanks to University of Manchester and Coursera for this course. I've learnt a lot of important things from here. :)

By Ruben A R P

Aug 25, 2018

Muy buen curso y ademas las evaluaciones muy bien estructuradas. Felicitaciones a los docentes y a la Universidad de Manchester.

By Saul O A

Oct 23, 2016

Me gusto el curso. El laboratorio virtual fue de mucha ayuda y ayuda a visualizar los ejercicios de mejor manera. Excelente

By Daniela C M

Aug 24, 2020

Excelente Curso, proporciona conocimiento en varios temas y profundiza mucho para mejorar el entendimiento de los mismos.

By Sheila R V

Oct 1, 2020

It's really an excellent course , it helped me to define well my foundations in physical-chemistry,

Thank you very much!

By Roman P

Jul 27, 2021

A brilliant, fascinating and accessible course. Highly recommended for anyone interested in chemistry and/or physics.

By Ashish R

Jul 12, 2020

I found the course really useful , especially the practical sections at the end of every theoretical explanations.

By Seyed m p s s

Oct 7, 2022

The important note according to course contents is having background knowledgment is vitally advice .

good luck

By MOHAMED M P

Oct 22, 2020

The course is very good and easy to understand for any science students who likes to learn physical chemistry

By Geert P

Dec 21, 2015

Super course, clear in the theoretical analysis, good practice quizzes and interesting virtual lab exercises.