Suggested preparation: Introductory chemistry and basic quantitative methods.
Optional preparation: Free MIT Course: Chemistry Laboratory Techniques: Demonstration Course.
About this course
Learn how chemists reason about measurements and experimental results. Selected lectures discuss error analysis, chemical transformations and instrumental interpretation; laboratory participation is not included.
Topics and lesson examples
- 1. Introductory Lecture to 5.310
- 4. What's Significant in Laboratory Measurement? Error Analysis Lecture
- 8. Essential Oils Lecture Part 1
- 11. Catalase Part 1
- Elephant Toothpaste Reaction
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 15 |
| Video duration | 11h 5m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Introductory chemistry and basic quantitative methods.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Laboratory Chemistry: Analytical Methods and Experiments | Intermediate | 1. Introductory Lecture to 5.310 · 4. What's Significant in Laboratory Measurement? Error Analysis Lecture · 8. Essential Oils Lecture Part 1 | 11h 5m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Chemistry Laboratory Techniques: Demonstration Course | Beginner | MIT Course: Chemistry Laboratory Techniques: Demonstration Course | 1h 24m of video; practice time is additional |
| Middle School Chemistry: Free Course | Beginner | Chemistry foundations · Matter classification · Physical properties | 3h 7m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Yale Course: Organic Chemistry II: Reactions and Spectroscopy | Intermediate | Reaction mechanisms · Stereochemistry · Spectroscopy | 31h 20m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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