u/Opposite_Football915

▲ 4 r/APChem

AP chem class

Looking for study advice for an AP Chemistry class that doesn't follow the AP Classroom unit order. The teacher groups topics differently and includes a lot of labs. The exams focus heavily on multi-step problem solving and calculations rather than typical AP-style questions. The goal right now is to get good grades in the class, not to prepare for the AP exam yet.

Exam 1 covered kinetics. It reviewed stoichiometry, gravimetric analysis, chemical reactions and balancing equations, then moved into rate laws, reaction orders, mechanisms, graphs and half-lives, and the integrated rate law. The labs were Percent Copper in Brass using Beer's Law, Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide (rate law), the Eight Solutions Lab, and Crystal Violet (integrated rate law).

Exam 2 covers gases, solutions, liquids and solids. The topics are net ionic equations, solutions, phase changes, solubility curves, phase diagrams, and the properties of liquids, solids and gases. That includes metathesis net ionic equations that produce gases. The labs are Molar Volume of a Gas (two versions), Determination of the Density of CO₂, a design lab on the Rate of Decomposition of CaCO₃, Column Chromatography, and The Formula of a Hydrate.

What's the best way to study? Recommendations for practice problems with worked solutions would be great, whether from textbook chapters, websites or YouTube channels. Tips for lab-based calculation questions would also be appreciated. Thanks!

reddit.com
u/Opposite_Football915 — 14 days ago
▲ 2 r/APChem

How to help my son for AP Chem

My son is taking AP Chem this year without previous chem course. They started classes this week and they are currently doing Stoichiometry and color wavelength etc experiment (I guess). There will be a quiz next week for Spectrophotometer and factors affecting reaction rates. I guess this is not Unit 1, maybe unit 5..

I am having difficulty understanding AP class style. Does he need to go and start studying unit 1. Is it expected that he needs to consume material at home and then practice questions during the class? I did stem degree but it is still confusing to me. Teachers are also giving tons on online sources and I believe it makes things more complicated.

I really appreciate any insights, from students and teachers if any

reddit.com
u/Opposite_Football915 — 2 months ago