601+AP+Chemistry+(2010-2011)

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=Description= This course is designed to cover content similar to a first year college general chemistry course. The syllabus is approved by the College Board. Major topics covered include Atomic structure and states of matter, kinetic theory of gases, chemical equilibra, chemical kinetics, and the basic concepts of thermodynamics. There is an emphasis on descriptive chemistry and writing chemical reactions. All topics are accompanied by laboratory work that involves keeping a good notebook, writing observations, collecting data followed by written lab reports, including calculations and interpretation of results.

3 trimester course

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Prerequisites:
Three Trimesters of Chemistry

Essential Question(s)
1. We study chemistry by individual chapters but how are they related? 2. How is chemistry applied to problem solving? 3. What do reactions tell you and how many different ways are they used? 4. How do all the pieces fit?

Public Demonstration of Knowledge
Grading of Science Fair projects

Final Assessment
Second Trimester Exam

Units
Summer prior to taking AP Chem will include the 1st 4 chapers of Brown, LeMay and Burstein. A test in the first week will help indicate deficiencies. 1st trimester topics include Kinetics, Equilibrium and Acid/Base (including Ksp and Buffers) 2nd trimester topics Ksp (if not done 1st), Thermodynamics, electrochemistry, gases, bonding 3rd trimester topics Solutions, colligative properties, IMF, nuclear, organic

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