AP Chemistry

The A.P. Chemistry course is similar in format and content to a first-year college-level Chemistry course.  It is a rigorous course with a strong laboratory component and utilizes a combination of laboratories, activities, discussions, technology, lectures, demonstrations and other visual aids to give students a solid background in a broad representation of advanced chemistry topics.  Topics covered include:  Atoms, Quantum Mechanics, Chemical Bonding, Stoichiometry, Gases, Aqueous Solutions, Equilibrium, Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics, Electrochemistry, and Organic Chemistry.  Upon completion of the course, students are encouraged to take the A.P. Chemistry examination administered by the College Board.  Performance on that exam as well as the student's portfolio of laboratory reports will be considered by the college or university in awarding A.P. credit.  A.P. Chemistry is currently offered only in odd-numbered years.

Prerequisites:  A.P. Chemistry has a stronger mathematical component than standard Chemistry.  Students should have completed Algebra II and Chemistry with grades of B- or better.

Review the agenda for the week of 5/20/24.

Assignment List

Assignment       Assigned   Due

Complete the Summer Assignment 06/01/23 08/14/23

Review Summer Assignment Partial Key; prepare for Chemistry Skills Assessment Quiz 08/15/23 08/16/23

Sign Safety Contract 08/15/23 08/18/23

Read Sections 1.1, 1.4, and 1.5 08/18/23 08/21/23

Review and sign syllabus 08/18/23 08/23/22

Read Section 1.7 and finish Worksheet 1-1 08/22/23 08/23/23

Refer to Lab Report Format and Lab Grading Rubric to write up Formula of a Hydrate Lab 08/23/23 08/30/23

Read Sections 1.8, 1.9, and 1.6; finish Worksheet 1-2 08/25/23 08/28/23

Review Worksheet 1-1 Key and Worksheet 1-2 Key; prepare for Unit 1 Quiz 08/28/23 08/29/23

Read Sections 2.1 and 2.2, taking notes on experiments; read Sections 2.3, 2.4, 8.1, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 08/30/23 09/01/23

Finish Worksheet 2-1 09/01/23 09/05/23

Read Sections 7.1 and 7.2 09/05/23 09/06/23

Review Worksheet 2-1 Key; read Sections 7.3 through 7.7 and finish Worksheet 2-2 09/06/23 09/08/23

Read Sections 7.8 and 7.9, taking notes on paramagnetism and diamagnetism 09/08/23 09/11/23

Review Worksheet 2-2 Key; finish Worksheet 2-3 09/12/23 09/13/23

Review Worksheet 2-3 Key; prepare for Unit 2 Quiz 09/13/23 09/15/23

Finish Exam 1 Pretest 09/13/23 09/18/23

Review Exam 1 Pretest Key; prepare for Exam 1 09/18/23 09/19/23

Write up Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid Lab (a full report is required) 09/18/23 09/25/23

Read Sections 2.5 and 2.6 09/22/23 09/25/23

Read Sections 9.1, 9.2, and 2.7 through page 65; finish Worksheet 3-1 09/25/23 09/26/23

Read Section 2.7 from pages 65 on and Section 2.8 09/26/23 09/27/23

Review Worksheet 3-1 Key, finish Worksheet 3-2, and read Section 9.4 09/27/23 09/29/23

Read Sections 9.6 and 9.8 09/29/23 10/02/23

Review Worksheet 3-2 Key; read Section 9.7 10/02/23 10/03/23

Read Section 9.9 10/03/23 10/04/23

Finish Worksheet 3-3; read Section 10.1 10/04/23 10/06/23

Finish front of Worksheet 3-4 10/06/23 10/09/23

Read Sections 9.5 and 10.2 10/09/23 10/10/23

Review Worksheet 3-3 Key; finish Worksheet 3-4; read Section 10.3 10/10/23 10/12/23

Read Section 10.4 10/12/23 10/13/23

Read Section 10.5 10/13/23 10/17/23

Review Worksheet 3-4 Key; finish problems 1 through 3 on Worksheet 3-5 10/17/23 10/18/23

Read Sections 11.1 through 11.3 and 11.6 through 11.7 10/20/23 10/23/23

Finish Worksheet 3-5 10/23/23 10/24/23

Review Worksheet 3-5 Key; prepare for Unit 3 Quiz 10/24/23 10/25/23

Read Sections 3.1 through 3.5 10/25/23 10/27/23

Read Section 3.6 and finish Worksheet 4-1 10/30/23 10/31/23

Read Section 3.7 and finish problem 1 of Worksheet 4-2 11/01/23 11/03/23

Review Worksheet 4-1 Key; read Section 3.8 and finish Worksheet 4-2 11/03/23 11/06/23

Read Section 3.9 and Section 3.10 through page 109 11/06/23 11/07/23

Review Worksheet 4-2 Key and finish Worksheet 4-3 11/07/23 11/08/23

Review Worksheet 4-3 Key and prepare for Unit 4 Quiz 11/08/23 11/13/23

Finish Exam 2 Pretest 11/15/23 11/17/23

Write up Percent Composition and Molar Mass of a Copper Compound Lab 11/15/23 12/06/23

Review Exam 2 Pretest Key; prepare for Exam 2 11/28/23 11/29/23

Read Sections 5.1 and 5.2 12/01/23 12/04/23

Read Section 5.3 and Section 5.4 through page 192 12/04/23 12/05/23

Finish Worksheet 5-1 12/05/23 12/06/23

Read Section 5.4 from page 192 on and finish the front of Worksheet 5-2 12/06/23 12/08/23

Review Worksheet 5-1 Key; read Sections 5.5 and 5.6 12/08/23 12/11/23

Read Section 5.7 and finish Worksheet 5-2 12/11/23 12/12/23

Read Section 11.8 12/12/23 12/13/23

Read Section 11.9 and finish Worksheet 5-3 12/13/23 12/15/23

Absentees, Optional:  Watch "Fabric of the Cosmos - Quantum Leap" 12/15/23 --

Review Worksheet 5-2 Key and Worksheet 5-3 Key; prepare for Unit 5 Quiz 12/15/23 12/18/23

Read Section 4.1 01/09/24 01/10/24

Write up Molar Volume of a Gas Lab 01/10/24 01/19/24

Finish front side of Worksheet 6-1 01/10/24 01/12/24

Read Section 4.5 and finish back side of Worksheet 6-1 01/12/24 01/16/24

Read Section 4.2 and finish problems 1 through 3 of Worksheet 6-2 01/16/24 01/17/24

Review Worksheet 6-1 Key; read Section 4.3 and finish Worksheet 6-2 01/17/24 01/19/24

Read Sections 4.4 and 4.6 and finish problems 1 and 2 on Worksheet 6-3 01/19/24 01/22/24

Review Worksheet 6-2 Key; read Section 4.7 and finish Worksheet 6-3 01/22/24 01/23/24

Finish Worksheet 6-4 01/23/24 01/24/24

Review Worksheet 6-3 Key; read Sections 12.1 through 12.4 01/24/24 01/26/24

Write up Qualitative Analysis Lab 01/24/24 01/31/24

Review Worksheet 6-4 Key; read Section 12.5 and finish Worksheet 6-5 01/26/24 01/29/24

Review Worksheet 6-5 Key; prepare for Unit 6 Quiz 01/29/24 01/30/24

Finish Exam 3 Pretest 02/05/24 02/06/24

Review Exam 3 Pretest Key; prepare for Exam 3 02/06/24 02/07/24

Read Section 14.1 02/13/24 02/14/24

Write up Oxidizing Power of Bleach Lab (a full writeup is required) 02/14/24 03/01/24

Read Section 14.2 through page 638 02/20/24 02/21/24

Read Section 14.2 from page 638 on and finish Worksheet 7-1 02/21/24 02/23/24

Read Section 14.4 through page 647 and finish problems 1 through 3 on Worksheet 7-2 02/23/24 02/26/24

Read Section 14.4 from page 648 to the end 02/26/24 02/27/24

Review Worksheet 7-1 Key; finish Worksheet 7-2 02/27/24 02/28/24

Read Section 14.5; finish problems 1 through 5 on Worksheet 7-3 02/28/24 03/01/24

Review Worksheet 7-2 Key; read Sections 16.5, 16.6, and 16.7 through page 758 03/01/24 03/04/24

Finish Worksheet 7-3 03/04/24 03/05/24

Read Sections 15.1 through 15.7 03/04/24 03/06/24

Review Worksheet 7-3 Key; prepare for Unit 7 Quiz 03/05/24 03/06/24

Read Sections 6.1 through 6.3 03/08/24 03/11/24

Read Sections 6.4 and 6.5 03/11/24 03/13/24

Seniors absent on 3/12:  Watch "The Mystery of Matter - Out of Thin Air" and complete worksheet 03/13/24 03/19/24

Read Section 6.6 03/13/24 03/15/24

Read Section 9.10 and finish Worksheet 8-1 03/15/24 03/18/24

Juniors absent on 3/18:  Watch "The Mystery of Matter - Out of Thin Air" and complete worksheet 03/18/24 03/22/24

Read Sections 17.1 and 17.2 03/19/24 03/20/24

Read Section 17.3 and finish problems 1 through 4 on Worksheet 8-2 03/20/24 03/22/24

Write up Le Chatelier's Principle Lab 03/20/24 04/10/24

Optional Extra Credit:  Complete Sweet 16 Tournament Bracket 03/22/24 04/08/24

Review Worksheet 8-1 Key; read Sections 17.4 and 17.5 and finish Worksheet 8-2 04/08/24 04/09/24

Finish Worksheet 8-3 04/09/24 04/10/24

Review Worksheet 8-2 Key and Worksheet 8-3 Key; prepare for Unit 8 Quiz 04/11/24 04/12/24

Review 4/16 Lecture Notes including Aufbau Diagram, and finish Worksheet 10-1 04/16/24 04/17/24

Review 4/17 Lecture Notes including Slides, read Sections 18.2 - 18.4 and finish Worksheet 10-2 04/17/24 04/22/24

Read pages 326 through 327 in "Chemical Principles," using book or the following link 04/22/24 04/23/24

Review Worksheet 10-2 Key; read Sections 16.1 and 16.2 04/23/24 04/24/24

Read Sections 16.3 and 16.4 and finish Worksheet 10-3 04/24/24 04/26/24

Read Sections 13.1 and 13.2 04/26/24 04/29/24

Finish front of Worksheet 9-1 04/29/24 04/30/24

Review Worksheet 10-3 Key; read Section 13.3 and finish Worksheet 9-1 04/30/24 05/01/24

Complete AP Chemistry Practice Exam; review MC and FRQ answer keys 04/30/24 05/06/24

Read Sections 13.4 and 13.5 and finish Worksheet 9-2 05/01/24 05/03/24

Read Sections 13.6 and 14.3 05/01/24 05/06/24

Review Worksheet 9-1 Key and Worksheet 9-2 Key; prepare for AP Exam 05/03/24 05/06/24

Review Worksheet 10-1 Key 05/04/24 --

Write up Electrochemistry Lab (as modified in emails) 05/07/24 05/17/24

Prepare for Unit 9 Quiz 05/07/24 05/15/24

Optional for Absentees:  Watch "The Mystery of Matter - Unruly Elements" through 25:40 05/08-10 05/13/24

Optional for Absentees:  Watch "The Mystery of Matter - Unruly Elements" through end 05/13/24 --

Finish Exam 4 Pretest (note due date; there will be some time in class on 5/20 as well) 05/17/24 05/21/24

Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason.

Leonardo Da Vinci (ca.1500)