Spring 2027

Chemical Principles II

Chemical Principles II provides a quantitative treatment of macroscopic phenomena including thermodynamics, chemical equilibria, solution behavior, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics.

offering recorded5 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

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Past student reviews · Mark Ediger, Arun Yethiraj

Past students reported that tests were hard, though some found them fair if they studied problem sets. Others struggled because exams covered material not clearly taught in lecture, making it difficult to know what to study.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply a qualitative and quantitative understanding of aqueous equilibria and electrochemistry using fundamental chemical concepts, founded in the laws of thermodynamics.

  • Model the rate mechanisms of chemical reactions in terms of elementary reaction states and associated rate laws to explain chemical phenomena.

  • Locate, evaluate, and use information in the chemical literature.

  • Design and analyze experiments pertaining to the covered chemical concepts while developing fundamental skills in safe laboratory practices and analysis techniques.

  • Participate in a research project in an active campus research group, which formulating hypotheses informed by scientific literature, designing and performing experiments, processing data, and communicating results.

  • Communicate scientific knowledge effectively through written reports and oral presentations with visual aids.

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Prerequisites

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CHEM 115

CHEM 116 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ARUN YETHIRAJ is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARK EDIGER is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 340
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LAB 601Classroom Instruction0 / 160
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LAB 602Classroom Instruction0 / 160

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Arun Yethiraj

Students described the course as tough, with significant learning happening outside of class. While some found the teaching frustrating, others noted that instructors genuinely cared when students reached out for help.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.64 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.76 GPA, 86.2% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Mark Ediger, Arun Yethiraj

Past students reported that tests were hard, though some found them fair if they studied problem sets. Others struggled because exams covered material not clearly taught in lecture, making it difficult to know what to study.

Past student reviews · Arun Yethiraj, J.R. Schmidt

One student found the class demoralizing because lecture content barely corresponded to homework, though they enjoyed the research project. Another student appreciated that J.R. Schmidt treated them like peers during active learning sessions.

Topics

  • Thermodynamics, chemical equilibria, solution behavior, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics.
  • Aqueous equilibria and electrochemistry founded in the laws of thermodynamics.
  • Rate mechanisms of chemical reactions, elementary reaction states, and rate laws.
  • Research projects involving hypothesis formulation, experiment design and execution, data processing, and communication of results.

Skills

  • Quantitative treatment of thermodynamics, chemical equilibria, solution behavior, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics.
  • Applying qualitative and quantitative understanding of aqueous equilibria and electrochemistry.
  • Modeling rate mechanisms of chemical reactions using elementary reaction states and rate laws.
  • Locating, evaluating, and using information in the chemical literature.
  • Formulating hypotheses, designing and performing experiments, processing data, and communicating results in a research project.
  • Communicating scientific knowledge through written reports and oral presentations with visual aids.

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CHEM 116 · Spring 2027

Chemical Principles II

Recorded 2026-10-14
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