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This course deals with the rates of chemical reactions and the mechanisms of reactions. This course assumes you know something about chemistry. For example, it assumes you know something about chemical bonds. It also would be a good idea to know something about gases (where the Maxwell Boltzmann distribution is discussed.)

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