AP Chemistry Tutoring Ten Huge Topics
AP Chemistry skips no material and pulls no punches. It demands a lot from its student from the beginning of the year through early May. AP Chemistry has ten huge topics: stoichiometry, thermochemistry, electron geometry and periodicity, bonding, solutions, equilibria and kinetics, acids and bases, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and organic and nuclear chemistry. It’s just a real monster of a course. On top of that, a great deal of lab work is required. Some teachers demand elaborate (though legitimate) lab reports on top of homework. Subpar lab reports are the leading cause of lackluster grades in this course. Even if a student is totally nailing their tests and quizzes, they can expect to receive a disappointing grade if they do not understand clearly the quality of the lab report the teacher is looking for. Any student who takes AP Chemistry should also take the SAT 2 Chemistry in June.
When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you are spending your time is extremely important.
- Daniel Kahneman
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A dense year
Each new topic in AP Chemistry requires a good deal of effort to learn well. Be ready to study more than last year.
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Lab Reports
This is the first class that classically requires a far greater time investment than previous classes into the creation of reports. It's important to get a clear understanding of what your teacher wants from you.
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Earn college credit
Many schools will acknowledge a score of a 4 or a 5 on the AP exam as being worth either one or two semesters of college level chemistry. Think of what you could do with that time.