AP Chemistry Course Syllabus

Course Name: AP Chemistry    
                                    
I Course Information
Course Number: 4512
Level: Honors
Department: Science

II Course Description
Prerequisite: Chemistry Honors
Open to: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Length: Year
Credit: 1
Summary:  This is a college level course designed to prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Examination and score high enough to earn college credit in those colleges that recognize the examination. College level textbooks are used. The course covers such topics as kinetics, equilibrium, thermochemistry, gases, acids, and basis. Laboratory work is included. Success in College Board Advanced Placement Chemistry is contingent upon a significant background in mathematics.

III Course Goals
1.  Use inquiry, reasoning and critical thinking skills to assess and analyze chemical phenomena.
2.  Understand and apply the scientific process skills to answer questions and solve problems within a chemical context.
3.  Use collaborative groups to conduct scientific investigations, share ideas, and present research findings.
4.  Identify, understand, and appreciate the connection between chemical concepts and applications within the everyday world.
5.  Provide opportunities for students to utilize educational institutions, programs, and technologies.

IV Textbooks and Materials
Chemistry - The Central Science 9th edition, by: Brown, Lemay, Burster 

V  Course Outline
First Semester
            Units of Instruction:
            I.          Fundamental of Chemistry
            II.          Stoichiometry
            III.         Aqueous Solutions
            IV.        Gases
            V.        Thermochemistry
            VI.        Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
            VII.       Chemical Bonding

            Major Assessments: unit tests and quizzes

Second Semester Units of Instruction and Assessments:
            Units of Instruction:
            VIII.      States of Matter, Phase Changes, and Properties of Solutions
            IX.        Kinetics
            X.        Equilibrium
            XI.        Acids, Bases, and Buffers
            XII.       Solubility and Ksp
            XIII.      Electrochemistry
            XIV.     Thermodynamics

           Major Assessments: unit tests and quizzes

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