AP Chemistry – Course Syllabus
2012-2013
Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Roland
Room: 212
e-mail: elizabeth.roland@montgomery.kyschools.us
School phone: 859-497-8765
Web site: http://www.montgomery.kyschools.us/olc/teacher.aspx?s=1903
Course Description: The AP Chemistry Course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during
the first college year. Topics included are the following: structure of matter (atomic theory, and atomic structure, chemical bonding,
and nuclear chemistry); states of matter (gases, liquids and solids, and solutions); reactions (reaction types, stoichiometry,
equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics), descriptive chemistry, and laboratory (design, skills, and analysis).
Date of the AP Chemistry Test: May 7, 2012 @8am
Calculator: It is recommended that students obtain a graphing calculator. A TI-83 plus is the calculator I would recommend. It may
be used on the AP test. While a scientific calculator will work, the TI-83 plus will give your child an advantage on the test by storing
commonly used variables and providing the ability to graphically analyze data instead of performing laborious calculations.
Labs: Laboratory work is required in this course. Students are expected to abide by all laboratory safety rules and know that they
will be dismissed from lab when in violation. These rules are for the protection of the student and teacher. Laboratory notebooks
will be kept by students. These may be reviewed by certain colleges to ascertain if the student has adequate skills and experience
working with chemicals. Laboratory notebooks must be written in pen. Pencil is not acceptable in a professional or collegiate
chemistry notebook.
Materials:
Composition notebook
Scientific calculator (I recommend a TI-83 plus)
3 ring binder (two 1” or one 1½”)
Pens (blue or black ink)
Pencils
Loose leaf paper
1 package of 100, 3” *5” index cards
1 highlighter
Textbook: Chemistry 9th Edition, Raymond Chang, ISBN: 13-978-0-07-326827-9
Review Manual: AP Achiever: Advanced Placement Exam Prep Guide ISBN 978-0-07-328659-4
Grading Scale:
90-100 A, 80-89.49 B, 70-79.49 C, 60- 60.49 D, 59.49 and below F
Tests: 40%
Labs: 25%
Quizzes: 20%
Homework: 10%
Projects/In Class: 5%
Grading Procedures:
No late work will be accepted after assignments have been returned without written permission or at the instructor’s discretion. For
credit on problems, your work must be shown. You will not receive credit on the AP test for a correct number, but for the thought
process (hence work shown) which led you to the correct answer.
Extra Sessions:
Extra sessions for AP will be offered this maybe on Saturdays or evenings. Times and locations will be announced in class and
posted.
Class Rules:
1. Unless permission is granted, no student should be in the laboratory section of the room.
2. Be prepared for class.
3. Be respectful of all members of the class and visitors.
4. Be academically honest.
5. We all have our own space, respect it.
Lab Rules:
1. Must be properly attired to participate in lab.
2. Must have a signed safety contract by yourself and parent/guardian on file.
3. Must pass a safety prior to participation in the lab.
4. Not following any safety rules may lead to dismissal from lab and a zero for that laboratory experience.
5. Lab is not a right, it is a privilege.
6. Be prepared for lab having read the instructions and/or have laboratory procedure approved by the teacher.
Lab Reports:
All laboratory data must be recorded in composition notebooks. Use pen only. Some formal laboratory report will be turned in
typed. After grading, they will be added to your composition notebook. Inquiry procedures will be clearly written in your laboratory
notebook; any adjustments to procedures must be noted as well as approved by the teacher.
Absences:
Not all labs may be made up because not all solutions may be sorted for long periods of time or at all. Labs for make-up will occur
after school and must be arranged in advance with the teacher. You must bring another student from class (AP sections) so as not to
work alone (teacher will be present to monitor for safety). This policy mirrors most chemistry laboratories which require at least
two working in a lab.
Missed tests must be made-up within two weeks of absence. Make-up tests may be completely different from in class tests. Late
homework will not be accepted after it is returned to class.
Food and Drinks:
No food or drinks are permitted in the laboratory portion of the room. Students in the lecture portion of the room may have
covered drinks, but not food. This is a working laboratory and food is not permitted. Any food in the room is considered
contaminated and will be labeled “unfit for human consumption.”
Tips:
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Discover how you learn best
Review your notes daily, ask questions about your notes, do not cram (it really does not work)
Make sure you have adequate sleep (sleeping helps your retain what you have studied)
Ask questions of yourself, and Look for answers yourself (and with a little help)
Do not trust googled answers
Read your text as a consumer not as a window shopper
Do not be afraid to be wrong, everyone is wrong sometimes
Note on Course Outline:
All information is tentative and subject to change based upon teacher’s professional knowledge. Additional problems and time may
be added to units which will be determined by performance upon formative assessments administered.
Topic
Chapter/Section
Labs
Graphing, Safety,
Significant Figures, Math
Atomic Structure
Chapter 1, read pages 4-7, 11-13
and 15-30
Labquest Measurements Lab
Chapter 2, read pages 42-50, 53-54
Chapter 7, read pages 267- 302
Emission Spectra Lab
Periodicity
Chapter 2, read pages 50-51
Chapter 8, read pages 315-347
Trends and Predictions Lab
Bonding, Molecules and
Compounds
Chapter 2, read pages 53- 68
Chapter 9, read pages 357-360 and
366-385
Chapter 10, read pages 400-437
Chapter 11, read pages 453-469,
and 479-489
Identification of an unknown
(cation and anion) Lab,
Molecular Modeling Lab,
Formula of Copper Chloride
Hydrate Lab, Drops on a Penny
Lab
Stoichiometry and
Solutions
Chapter 3, read pages 97-106
Chapter 4, read pages 120-122,
and 142-150
Gas Laws and Kinetic
Molecular Theory
Solutions and Colligative
Properties
Reactions: Acid/Base
Chapter 5, read pages 170-208
Actual vs. Experimental Lab,
Limiting Reagent Lab, How and
What Hydrate Lab,
Standard Solution Lab
Analysis of Alka-Seltzer Lab
Chapter 12, read pages 504-533
Oscillating Lab, Boiling Point
Elevation Lab
Chapter 4, read pages 127-131 and
150-152
Chapter 15, read pages 645 – 686
Strong and Weak Titrations Lab,
What Indicator Works Lab
Reactions:
Precipitation/Redox
Chapter 4, read pages 122-127,
131-142, and 153-155
Thermodynamics
Chapter 6, read pages 224-254
Chapter 9, read pages 385-389
Chapter 18, read pages 784-809
Solubility Lab,
Net Ionic Equations Lab,
Progressive Precipitation Lab
Mg in HCl Lab
Equilibrium
Chapter 14, read pages 546-588
Chapter 16, read pages 698-739
Kinetics
Chapter 13, read pages 546-588
Crystal Violet Lab
Electrochemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Chapter 19, read pages 820-854
Chapter 23: read 968-994
Chapter 24, read 1004- 1029
Ice Cube Tray Half Reaction Lab
Simulated Half-life Lab
Synthesis and Purification of
Salicylic Acid
Review for AP Exam
Problems
Expected Time
Chapter 1 3, 13, 17, 21, 22, 31, 33, 34, 38, 55 and
graphing project
Chapter 2: 10, 15, 18, 36, and 65
Chapter 7: 8, 10, 16, 20, 22, 28, 30, 48, 56, 59, 72, 76,
89, 114, and 124
Chapter 8: 4, 5, 13, 21, 31, 34, 35, 43, 51, 69, 81, and
133
Chapter 2: 33, 37, 43, 45, 51, and 69
Chapter 9: 5, 6, 17, 29, 40, 43, 55, 57, and 65
Chapter 10: 1, 3, 9, 13, 16, 29, 31, 38, 43, 45, and 53
Chapter 11: 2, 5, 6, 10, 16, 27, 61, 68, 93
1 week, with safety and
lab skills on going
Chapter 3: 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 24, 28, 40, 44, 46,
50, 57, 59a-f, 63, 68, 74, 81, 86, 91, and 96
Chapter 4: 1, 9, 12, 61, 64, 72, 74, and 103
3 weeks
Chapter 5: 14, 16, 17, 20, 22, 32, 36, 46, 52, 60, 63, 78,
85, and 88
Chapter 12: 3, 7, 10, 16, 19, 24, 28, 36, 39, 52, 54, 62,
64, 71, 76, 87, and 94
Chapter 4: 4, 27, 30, 31, 86, 88 and 106
Chapter 15: 5, 14, 18, 20, 23, 27, 30, 33, 40, 44, 46, 54,
62, 76, 80, 91
Chapter 4: 17, 19, 20 22, 34, 49, 92 and 94
2 weeks
Chapter 6: 2, 11, 16, 26, 30, 34, 36, 45, 52, 54, and 74
Chapter 9: 70 and 88
Chapter 18: 5, 12, 13, 18, 24, 43, and 60
Chapter 14: 2, 6, 8, 16, 18, 20, 28, 40, 44, 60 and 62
Chapter 16: 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 22, 24, 28, 32, 33, 41, 43,
46, 50, 52, 58, 63, and 80
Chapter 13: 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 16, 18, 28, 30, 33, 40, 47, 54,
55, 68, 84, and 92
Chapter 19: 2, 5, 6, 16, 17, 18, 22, 30, 46 and 52
Chapter 23: 3, 5, 10, 14, 18, 20, 26, 28, 33, 56, and 68
Chapter 24: 3, 11, 13, 26, 27, 31, 35, 36, and 59
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