AP Chemistry
PREREQUISITES: Completion of Chemistry and Algebra 2 with a “B” average recommended
LENGTH: 3 Trimesters
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The A.P. Chemistry course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during the first college year. Students will attain a depth of understanding of fundamentals and a competence in dealing with chemical problems. The course will contribute to the development of students’ ability to think clearly and to express their ideas orally and in writing, with clarity and logic. Topics include atomic theory and atomic structure, chemical bonding, nuclear chemistry, states of matter, reaction types, equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics. A full year of A.P. Chemistry allows students the option of taking the A.P. Exam. Successful completion of this exam allows the possibility of students to undertake, as college freshman, second-year work in a chemistry sequence. For other students the A.P. course will create an opportunity for greater success in a freshman college chemistry class..
MATERIALS:
1. Textbook: Chemistry: The Central Science
2. Scientific calculator
3. 3-ring binder
4. Lab Book
5. Graph Paper
LENGTH: 3 Trimesters
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The A.P. Chemistry course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during the first college year. Students will attain a depth of understanding of fundamentals and a competence in dealing with chemical problems. The course will contribute to the development of students’ ability to think clearly and to express their ideas orally and in writing, with clarity and logic. Topics include atomic theory and atomic structure, chemical bonding, nuclear chemistry, states of matter, reaction types, equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics. A full year of A.P. Chemistry allows students the option of taking the A.P. Exam. Successful completion of this exam allows the possibility of students to undertake, as college freshman, second-year work in a chemistry sequence. For other students the A.P. course will create an opportunity for greater success in a freshman college chemistry class..
MATERIALS:
1. Textbook: Chemistry: The Central Science
2. Scientific calculator
3. 3-ring binder
4. Lab Book
5. Graph Paper