This course aims to teach students the basic principles of general chemistry. The first part of the course will cover the fundamental aspects of thermochemistry the nature of energy, enthalpies and the laws of chemical thermodynamics. The second part will cover the properties of solutions, the chemical kinetics and the third part of the course will cover chemical equilibrium, acids base equilibria, additional aspects of aqueous equilibria and electrochemistry to familiarize the students the main concepts of advance course of general chemistry knowledge. The course will be frequently illustrated will examples linked to other scientific disciplines, in particular to the field of life material sciences.