Number of days until the 2024 AP Chemistry Exam:
Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
AP Chemistry |
2023 - 2024 | Matsumoto |
Expectations
Respect everyone in class. Students are responsible for all aspects of the class. Students may need to remain after school (or lunch) for exams, labs, prelabs, test / review sessions. Students are strongly urged to take the AP Chemistry exam. sign up for access to ap classroom (student guide) / test registration / test fee info; course join code = VP6YND Follow all laboratory safety rules. |
This class will prepare you for the AP Chemistry exam (on Monday afternoon, May 6, 2024). This is a demanding course that is equivalent to a first-year college-level course for science majors. You may earn college credit and UC awards an extra "grade point" for this course. Due to the culumative nature of chemistry, strongly recommend getting chem tutoring as soon as any problem arises and form a study group (password = 94109G). excellent preparation for college chemistry, a “gate keeper “ (1, 2, 3) course, required in STEM majors. for non-STEM majors, prepare for the rigors of college; e.g. college graduation rate (1) and college vs high school expectations (1) Textbook: Chemistry; Brown et al. optional resource; e.g. Khan AP chem; OpenStax chem textbook prerequisites: chemistry (or consent of instructor) & advanced algebra |
| A = | 80 - 100 % | test / quiz = | 80 % | |
| B = | 60 - 79.9 | CW / HW = | 10 % | |
| C = | 40 - 59.9 | lab = | 10 % | |
| D = | 20 - 39.9 | |||
| F = | <20 |
the semester grade and grading period grades are based on the above components and cumulative from the beginning of the semester; thus the semester grade may not be the average of your grading period grades. While the Synergy gradebook grade cut-off does not match the above cut-off, the letter grade will be the same in the online grade book and Synergy grade book. The online gradebook will be updated on a more regular basis and be more informative than the Synergy gradebook. upon student request, semester grade adjustment based on College Boad ap chemistry exam score: 5 = A for both semesters; 4 = A for one semester; 3 = B for one semester. get a grade change form from the counseling office, copy of this course syllabus, & your report card before the end of the 2 nd week of school in the subsequent fall semester. potential spring semester project. |
Class policy
academic integrity (e.g. 1; potential consequence; e.g. 1; 2; 3; scientific research integrity; e.g. 1 ; 2 ; 3): Cheating on an exam or plagiarism (e.g. lack of appropriate quote marks / citation in a lab assignment; as such, include both in-text citation and a reference list at the end of the lab assignment) is unacceptable; potential consequences (teacher discretion): (i) score = 0 (default), (ii) negative score, (iii) lower semester grade by 1 level, and (iv) semester grade = F. in regards to the use of AI chatbot; be aware of possible errors and "acknowledge" its use to avoid plariarism.
Based on the benefits of group work, up to three students may work in a group on their prelab and / or lab report and / or HW assignments.
print your name (and all group members' names) on anything that is turned in; otherwise, no points.
Deadline to correct any errors, or to turn in any missing work / items in the online gradebook, is on the last day of the corresponding grading period. 50% penalty on any late work; unless due to an absence and (i) it's turned in on the day of your return to school, (ii) write "absent" on the late work, and (iii) attach your email notification of your absence to me on the day of your absence that the assignment is due.
exams:
- score = 0 for being absent on exam or quiz day
- retest (after school; optional; teacher discretion) record highest score
- weekly quiz on the 30 minutes "short" day of the week and might be cancelled if it's a prelab day; may use 1- page / 1 side of notes
- may include past topics & lab topics.
- may use calculator & "green sheets" (ap exam periodic table / equation/ various appendix from textbook) for test / quiz; may not write on these sheets
- Final exam is cumulative and multiple choice format; in the spring final exam, may include FRQ
labs
- see course assignment website for the day of the prelab, which *might* be about a week earlier !
- no make-up labs, but can get lab data from a classmate and to avoid plagirism, cite data source & state absence
- read lab notebook (NB) rubric / scoresheet and lab safety rules; sign & attach to the end of your lab notebook; otherewise, no lab notebook points. also, turn in copy of signed lab safety form; otherwise, lab assignment score = 0.
- to prepare your lab report, use Word (including equation editor) & Excel (or equivalent) as appropriate. optional extra credit for using JuypterNotebook / Mathematica to prepare your lab report.
- lost of prelab / lab report points for improper sequence of content
class work / home work
- include HW score on HW: 2 points for trying each problem, 1 point for trying part of a problem, 0 point for no attempt on a problem; any multiple-part problem is still worth 2 points. write your HW score at the top of the assignment; otherwise, your score = 0.
hallway / phone / chromebook policy
Any exceptions to the policy in the syllabus (e.g quiz / test) will require a note signed by me (or an email exchange between you and me).
Fill-out survey ; signature form ; lab safety form
Tentative sequence of topics: AP Chemistry
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Spring |
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| ch. 2 atoms, molecules, & ions | ch. 10 gas (potential winter break assignment) | |
| ch. 25 intro organic- & bio- chemistry | ch. 14 kinetics | |
| ch. 1 measurement | ch. 15 equilibrium (+ ch. 19.7 and link) | |
| ch. 6 atomic structure, light; PES | ch. 16 acid - base equilibrium | |
| ch. 7 periodic trends | ch.17 other equilibrium | |
| ch. 9.7; 11.8; 23.5 - 23.6 intro to metal / semiconductors, alloys | ch. 20 electrochemistry (+ ch. 4.6) | |
| ch. 3.3 mass spectroscopy | ||
| ch. 8 chemical bonds | prepare for AP exam | |
| ch. 9 molecular geometry | ||
| ch. 11 IMF | ||
| ch. 3 stochiometry | ||
| ch. 4 aqueous Rx & soln stiochiometry | ||
| ch. 13 solution | ||
| ch. 5 (+ ch. 8.9 & 11.4) thermochemistry | ||
| ch. 19 thermodynamcis |
assignments (tentative - subject to change, depending upon topic coverage in class)
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Mon, Sept 25
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last day to correct online grade book error(s) for first grading period finish up |
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Fri, Sept 22
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end of grading period finish up ch. 9.4 - 9.6 valence bond theory; hybrid orbital; multiple bonds; # 27, 29, 31, 33; 35, 37, 39 collect chem tutoring form collect ch. 8 HW & periodic trend add'l HW problems last day to turn in any missing work for 1st grading period |
Fri, Sept 29 |
| Thu, Sept 21 | weekly quiz | |
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finish up ch. 9.1 - 9.3 vsepr & molecular polarity; # 9, 11, 13, 15; 19, 21 |
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Tu, Sept 19
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ch. 8..4 - 8.5; electronegativity & chemical bond; # 29, 31, 35a, 37, 38 ch. 8.6 - 8.8 Lewis structure, resoance structure; formal charge; exceptions to the octet rule; # 41, 43, 45, 53 ap classroom MCQ: Lewis structure; resosance; formal charge read ch. 8.2 - 8.4; # 21, 22, 25 |
Fri, Sept 22 "
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Mon, Sept 18
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ch. 8.2 lattice energy; # 11, 15, 17 finish up ch. 8.1 Lewis symbol & Ocet rule; # 1, 3, 5, 7 ap classroom; mass spectra |
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Fri, Sept 15
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collect lab report & ch. 6 HW; ap classroom assignment due finish up |
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| Thu, Sept 14 | weekly quiz | |
| block | misc: ch. 3.3 mass spectra; alloy ; lattice energy; PES | |
Tu, Sept 12
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ch. 7.2 - 7.3 Coulomb's law; periodic trends: atomic size & ionization energy additional HW problems: periodic trend; 1973, 1976, 1977 read: ch. 7.4 electron affinity |
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| Mon, Sept 11 | periodic table & electron configuration; | |
Fri, Sept 8
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collect stats assignment; share lab data ch. 6.7 - 6.9 electron configuration; orbital diagram; # 65, 67. 69 retest on ch. 1, 2, 25 (after school; optional) |
Fri, Sept 15
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| Thu, Sept 7 (S) | weekly quiz | |
| block | Beer's law - lab | " |
Tu, Sept 5
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Beer's law - prelab & lab data analysis ap class room; MCQ: atomic structure & light |
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| Mon, Sept 4 | holiday | |
| Fri, Sept 1 | test: ch. 1, 2, 25 | |
Thu, Aug 31 (S)
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weekly quiz lab safety quiz (no notes) |
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| block | ch. 6.4 - 6.6 atomic orbitals; # 47, 49 | " |
| Tu, Aug 29 | ch. 6.3 Bohr model & spectroscopy; # 23, 25ab | " |
| Mon, Aug 28 | ch. 6.1 - 6.2 light & photoelectric effect; # 5, 7ab; 13, 21 | " |
| Fri, Aug 25 | collect / review ch. 1, 2, & 25 HW | |
| Thu, Aug 24 (S) | weekly quiz | |
| block | finish up | |
| Tu, Aug 22 | ch. 1.4 - 1.6 conversion factors, density, sig figures; # 33, 37; 41, 49 | Fri, Aug 25 |
Mon, Aug 21
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finish up Odyssey simulation |
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Fri, Aug 18
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collect: lab safety form, survey & signature form announcement: due to (potential) student transfers, will not enforce penalty of lab score = 0 or HW score = 0 for not submitting lab safety signature form or signature form, respectively until Aug 25 ch. 25.1 - 25.5 intro to organic chem / biochem; # 5, 7, 9, 17; 31 |
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| Thur, Aug 17 | ch. 2 chemical formula / chemical names; atomic structure; # 15, 25, 31; 43, 45, 49 | " |
Wed, Aug 16
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attendance & seating chart distribute: course syllabus, lab safety info, periodic table / eqn sheet, signature form + survey ; lab NB rubric; emergency restroom pass read the lab safety form and attach to the back of your lab notebook review course website / syllabus HW: fill out / read / sign lab safety form HW: read / sign signature form; fill-out survey lab assignment: msds lab assignment: statistics @ lunch: distribute textbook if you didn't get it in the spring 2023 |
Fri, Aug 18 " Fri, Sept 1 Fri, Sept 8
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| spring |
homework problems refer (i) to the problems at the end of the chapter in the textbook and (ii) due on the next class day, unless otherwise stated
(tentative) schedule of labs {refers to investigation # in the AP chem lab manual}
link to google sheets to share class lab data for subsequent statistical analysis
Fall semester labs
lab 1: Beer's Law [after ch. 6 atomic energy levels] {1 & 2}
lab 2: chromatography [after ch. 11 intermolecular forces] {5} animation
lab 3: determine relative amount of NaHCO3 versus Na2CO3 in a sample [after ch. 3 stoichiometry] {7}
lab 4: empirical formula; simulation 1
lab 5: determine relative amount of aspirin versus acetaminophen in a sample {9}
lab 6: cation analysis [after ch. 4 solubility / precipitation Rx] animation (link 1; link 2)
lab 7: acid / base titration [after ch. 4 acid / base titration] {4} animation 1
lab 8 : enthalpy of reaction [after ch. 5 thermochemistry] {12} animation 1
Spring semester labs
lab 9 : determine rate law {11}; simulation (cdf; nb)
lab 10 : determine Ka of acetic acid [after ch. 16 equilibrium] animation 1
lab 11: electrolytic cell [after ch. 20 electrochemistry] animation 1
Keep your laboratory notebook, since colleges may wish to review your laboratory notebook prior to giving you college credit for Chemistry.
laboratory resources
regarding above simulations / animations:
1 source; after down loading *.swf file, use Ruffle to run animation / simulation
recommend that you view the animation / simulation prior to the lab, since illustrates experimental protocol and provides simulated experimental data, which provides lab data analysis opportunity.
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questions |
old exams 2013 - 2014 |
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| ch,. 1 & 2 measurement, atoms, & molecules | |
| ch. 6, 7, & 8 atomic orbital, periodic trends, & bonds I | |
| ch. 9, 11, solids, bond II, IMF | |
| ch. 3, 4, 13 stoichiometry & solution | |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.9, 11.4 thermodynamics | |
| ch. 10, 23, 24 gas, metal, complex ions | |
| ch. 14 kinetics | |
| ch. 15 equilibrium 1 | |
| ch. 16 equilibrium 2 | |
| ch. 17 equilibrium 3 | |
| ch. 20 & 25 electrochem; organic / biochem | |
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old exams 2014 - 2015 (contain answers by students; *.docx files) |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 measurement, atoms, molecules, & organic / biochem | |
| ch. 6 & 7 atomic structure & periodic trends | |
| ch. 8 & 9 chemical bonds & VSEPR | |
| ch. 3 & 11 stochio & IMF | available |
| ch. 4 & 13 solutions | available |
| gas & kinetics | available |
| ch. 5, 19 thermodynamics | available |
| ch. 15, 16 equilibrium I | available |
| ch. 17, 20 equilibrium II & electrochem | available |
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old exams 2015 - 2016 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 conversion factors, atom / molecules, organic chem | available |
| ch. 6 & 7 atomic structure & periodic trends | available |
| ch. 8 & 9; 11.8, 23.5 - 23.6 chemical bonds & VSEPR; solids | available |
| ch. 3 & 11 stochiometry & IMF | available |
| ch. 4, 13, 16.11, 24.1 solution, reactions, complex ion Rx | available |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.9, 11.4, 10 thermodynamics & gas | available |
| ch. 14 kinetics | available |
| ch. 15, 16, 19.7 equilibrium | available |
| ch. 17, 8.10, 20 buffer, Ksp & electrochem | available |
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old exams 2016 - 2017 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 conversion factors, atom / molecules, organic chem | available |
| ch. 6 & 7 atomic structure & periodic trends | available |
| ch. 8 & 9 bonds / VSEPR / solid | available |
| ch. 3 & 11 stochi & IMF | available |
| ch. 4, 13, 16.11, 24.1 solution, reactions, complex ion Rx | available |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.9, 11.4 thermodynamics | available |
| ch. 10 & 14 gas & kinetics | available |
| ch. 15, 16, 19.7 equilibrium | available |
| ch. 17, 8.10, 20 buffer, Ksp & electrochem | available |
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old exams 2017 - 2018; use Zumdahl textbook |
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| ch. 1, 2, 22 chem foundation; atoms, molecules, ions; organic- / bio- chem | available |
| ch. 7 & 8 atomic structure / periodicity; Lewis structure / VSEPR | available |
| ch. 9, 10 covalent / metallic bonds & IMF | available |
| ch. 3, 4, 11, 21.3 stochiometry, solution, reactions | available |
| ch. 6, 16, & 8.8 thermodynamics | available |
| ch. 5 & 12 Gas & kinetics | available |
| ch. 13 & 14 equilibrium | available |
| ch. 15 & 17 equilibrium & electrochem | available |
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old exams 2018 - 2019; return to Brown et al textbook |
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| sorry; didn't upload, this year | |
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old exams 2019 - 2020 |
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| did not teach ap chem; taught ap physics C | |
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old exams 2020 - 2021 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 atoms, molecules, & organic + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 6 & 7 atomic orbital, electron configuration, light, periodic trends + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 23.5 - 23.6; 3.3; 8 metals, spectroscopy, & chemical bonds + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 9 & 11 molecular geometry & IMF + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 3 & 4 stochi & chemical reactions + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.8, 11.4 thermodynamics + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 10 & 14 gas & kinetics + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 15, 16, & 19.7 equilibrium + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 17, 20, 4.6, 8.10 equilibrium & electrochem + scoring rubric | available |
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old exams 2021 - 2022 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 atom, molecules; & organic / biochem + scoring key | available |
| ch. 6, 7, 23 light, atomic structure, periodic trend, metal / alloy + scoring key | available |
| ch. 8 & 9 chemical bonds, molecular polarity, PES + scoring key | available |
| ch. 11, 3, 4 IMF, stochiometry, chemical reactions / solutions + scoring key | available |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.9, 11.4 thermo + scoring key | available |
| ch. 10 & 14 gas & kinetics + scoring key | available |
| ch. 15 & 16 equilibirum + scoring key | available |
| ch. 17, 20, 4.6, & 8.10 equilibrium II & electrochem + scoring key | available |
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old exams 2022 - 2023 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 atoms, molecules, organic / biochem + scoring rubric + retest | available |
| ch. 6 & 7 light, atomic structure, periodic trends + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 8, 9, bond & molecular poloarity & misc + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 11. 3, 4 IMF stochi Rx + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 5, 9, 8.9, 11.4 thermo + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 10 & 14 gas & kinetics + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 15 & 16 equilibrim 1 + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 17, 20, & 8.10; 10.7 equilibrium II + electrochem + thermo + scoring guide + retest | available |
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old exams 2023 - 2024 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 atoms, molecules, organic / biochem + scoring rubric | available |