2019-2020 Course Syllabus
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Course Syllabus for AP Chemistry
2019-2020 Honors and AP Chemistry Syllabus: Homework, Reading Assignments, Discussion Topics, and Labs
Use the Links in the Homework column to find your homework assignment. Homework is usually due on the date given, unless otherwise stated in the assignment.
| Week | Chat | Homework | Reading | Topic | Lab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4, 2019 | HW01A | 1: 1-8 | Basic concepts: the characteristics of matter | |
| Sep 6, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | Lab Methods: Notebooks | |||
| 2 | Sep 9, 2019 | HW01B | 1: Review 1-2 | Units and Precision | |
| Sep 11, 2019 | HW01C | 1: Review 3-6 | Scientific Notation, Significant figures, Dimensional Analysis and Graphing | ||
| Sep 13, 2019 | AP Only: No Meeting | Lab Methods: Safety | |||
| 3 | Sep 16, 2019 | HW02A | 2: 1-4 | Atomic Structure: Number, mass, Isotopes, weight | |
| Sep 18, 2019 | HW02B | 2: 5-9 | The Periodic Table -- Overview of the Elements | ||
| Sep 20, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | Lab Skills A: Materials and Equipment Calibration | |||
| 4 | Sep 23, 2019 | HW02C | 2. 10 | Molecules, Compounds, Moles | |
| Sep 25, 2019 | HW03A | 3: 1-3 | Balancing Chemical Equations | ||
| Sep 27, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | Lab Skills B; Techniques for Distillation | |||
| 5 | Sep 30, 2019 | HW03B | 3: 4-5 | Reactions in Solution | |
| Oct 2, 2019 | HW03C | 3: 6-7 | Reactions with acids/bases and gases | ||
| Oct 4, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | Lab Skills C: Solution Preparation | |||
| 6 | Oct 7, 2019 | HW03D | 3: 8-9 | Redox Reactions | |
| Oct 9, 2019 | Review | Problem Solving review | |||
| Oct 11, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | Lab #1: Determination of Water Content in Hydrates | |||
| 7 | Oct 14, 2019 | HW04A | 4: 1-3 | Mass Relationships, Limiting Reactants, Percentage Yield | |
| Oct 16, 2019 | HW04B | 4: 4-5 | Chemical Analysis and Molarity | ||
| Oct 18, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | ||||
| 8 | Oct 21, 2019 | HW04C | 4: 6-8 | pH and Spectrophotometry | |
| Oct 23, 2019 | HW05A | 5: 1-3 | Energy and Changes of State | ||
| Oct 25, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | Lab #2: Qualitative Methods: Flame Testing | |||
| 9 | Oct 28, 2019 | HW05B | 5: 4-5 | Thermodynamics and Enthalpy | |
| Oct 30, 2019 | HW05C | 5: 6-8 | Calorimetry, Hess's Law, and "Favored" Results | ||
| Nov 1, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | Lab #3: Enthalpy of Reaction | |||
| 10 | Nov 4, 2019 | Review | Extra work on issues in chapters 4 and 5 | ||
| Nov 6, 2019 | Review | Review and Part I Exam | |||
| Nov 8, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | Lab #4: Reaction Rates in Photosensitive Reactions | |||
| 11 | Nov 11, 2019 | HW06A | 6: 1-3 | Electromagnetic Radiation, Quantization, and the Bohr Atom | |
| Nov 13, 2019 | HW06B | 6: 4-5 | Quantum Mechanics | ||
| Nov 15, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | Lab #5: Two-Phase Chromotography Separation | |||
| 12 | Nov 18, 2019 | HW06C | 6: 6-7 | Electron Orbitals | |
| Nov 20, 2019 | HW07A | 7: 1-3 | Electron Configurations in Atoms | ||
| Nov 22, 2019 | Holiday | TAP Only: Thanksgiving Holiday | |||
| 13 | Nov 25, 2019 | HW07B | 7: 4 | Electron Configurations of Ions | |
| Nov 27, 2019 | HW07 | 7: 5-6 | Periodic Trends | ||
| Nov 29, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | ||||
| 14 | Dec 2, 2019 | HW08A | 8: 1-3 | Covalent Bonds | |
| Dec 4, 2019 | HW08B | 8: 4-6 | Resonance, Octets, and Shapes | ||
| Dec 6, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #6: Qualitative Methods for Differentiating Ionic and Covalent Bonds | |||
| 15 | Dec 9, 2019 | HW08C | 8: 7-10 | Bond Polarities, Order, Length and DNA | |
| Dec 11, 2019 | HW09A | 9: 1-2 | Valence Theory | ||
| Dec 13, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #7: Conservation of Energy and Chemical Equilibrium | |||
| 16 | Dec 16, 2019 | HW09B | 9: 3 | Molecular Orbital Theory | |
| Dec 18, 2019 | Review | Review and Part II Exam | |||
| Dec 20, 2019 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | ||||
| 17 | Dec 23, 2019 | Holiday | Christmas | ||
| Dec 25, 2019 | Holiday | Christmas | |||
| Dec 27, 2019 | Holiday | Christmas | |||
| 18 | Dec 30, 2019 | Holiday | New Years | ||
| Jan 1, 2020 | Holiday | New Years | |||
| Jan 3, 2020 | Holiday | New Years | |||
| 19 | Jan 6, 2020 | HW10A | 10: 1-3 | The Ideal Gas Law | |
| Jan 8, 2020 | HW10B | 10: 4-8 | Gas Law Applications and Real Gases | ||
| Jan 10, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #8: Real Gases and the Ideal Gas Law | |||
| 20 | Jan 13, 2020 | HW11A | 11: 1-3 | Intermolecular Forces | |
| Jan 15, 2020 | HW11B | 11: 4-6 | Properties of Liquids | ||
| Jan 17, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab 9: Reaction Rate Dependencies | |||
| 21 | Jan 20, 2020 | HW12A | 12: 1-3 | Lattices and Ionic Solids | |
| Jan 22, 2020 | HW12B | 12: 4-7 | Solid States and Phases | ||
| Jan 24, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | ||||
| 22 | Jan 27, 2020 | HW13A | 13: 1-2 | Concentrations and Solutions | |
| Jan 29, 2020 | HW13B | 13: 3-5 | Solubility and Colloids | ||
| Jan 31, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #10: Determining Solution Concentrations | |||
| 23 | Feb 3, 2020 | Review | Review and Part III Exam | ||
| Feb 5, 2020 | HW14A | 14: 1-2 | Rates of Reactions | ||
| Feb 7, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | ||||
| 24 | Feb 10, 2020 | HW14B | 14: 3-4 | Concentration and Rates | |
| Feb 12, 2020 | HW14C | 14: 5-6 | Reaction Mechanisms | ||
| Feb 14, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #11: Using Titration Methods to Determine Concentrations | |||
| 25 | Feb 17, 2020 | HW15A | 15: 1-2 | Equilibrium | |
| Feb 19, 2020 | HW15B | 15: 3-4 | Using Equilibrium Constants | ||
| Feb 21, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #12: Determination of the Rate Law for a Reaction | |||
| 26 | Feb 24, 2020 | HW15C | 15: 5-6 | Disturbing Equilibrium | |
| Feb 26, 2020 | HW16A | 16: 1-4 | Acids and Bases: pH and Equilibrium | ||
| Feb 28, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | ||||
| 27 | Mar 2, 2020 | HW16B | 16: 5-8 | Acid/Base constants and reactions | |
| Mar 4, 2020 | HW16C | 16: 9-10 | Lewis Acids and Bases | ||
| Mar 6, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #13: Properties of Buffer Solutions | |||
| 28 | Mar 9, 2020 | HW17A | 17: 1-3 | Common Ions, Buffers: Titration | |
| Mar 11, 2020 | HW17B | 17: 4 | Solubility | ||
| Mar 13, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #14: Creating Effective Buffer Solutions | |||
| 29 | Mar 16, 2020 | HW17C | 17: 5-7 | Precipitation Reactions | |
| Mar 18, 2020 | HW18A | 18: 1-3 | Spontaneity and Energy Transfer | ||
| Mar 20, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #15 Creating Standardized Solutions | |||
| 30 | Mar 23, 2020 | HW18B | 18: 4-6 | Entropy | |
| Mar 25, 2020 | HW18C | 18: 6-7 | Gibbs Free Energy | ||
| Mar 27, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | ||||
| 31 | Mar 30, 2020 | HW19A | 19: 1-3 | Oxidation Reduction and Voltaic Cells | |
| Apr 1, 2020 | HW19B | 19: 4-5 | Electrochemical Potentials | ||
| Apr 3, 2020 | Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #16: Electrochemical Cells and Electrolysis | |||
| 32 | Apr 6, 2020 | Holiday | Holy Week | ||
| Apr 8, 2020 | Holiday | Holy Week | |||
| Apr 10, 2020 | Holiday | Holy Week | |||
| 33 | Apr 13, 2020 | HW19C | 19: 6-8 | Electrochemistry and Thermodynamics | |
| Apr 15, 2020 | Review | Review and Unit IV Exam | |||
| Apr 17, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | ||||
| 34 | Apr 20, 2020 | HW25A | 25: 1-3 | Radioactivity | |
| Apr 22, 2020 | HW25B | 25: 4-6 | Rates of decay and fission | ||
| Apr 24, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | Lab #17: Gravimetric Analysis of Water Impurities | |||
| 35 | Apr 27, 2020 | HW25C | 25: 7-9 | Fusion and Nuclear Chemistry Applications | |
| Apr 29, 2020 | HW20A | 20 | Environmental Chemistry | ||
| May 1, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP topics | ||||
| 36 | May 4, 2020 | HW23A | 23 | Carbon | |
| May 6, 2020 | HW24A | 24 | Organic Molecules | ||
| May 8, 2020 | (AP Exam May 9) AP Only: Lab Work | ||||
| 37 | May 11, 2020 | HW21A | 21 | Main Group Chemistry | |
| May 13, 2020 | HW22A | 22 | Transition Metal Chemistry | ||
| May 15, 2020 | AP Only: ab Work | Lab #18: Using Titration and Redox methods to measure pH | |||
| 38 | May 18, 2020 | Catch Up Day (Flexible depending on AP Exams) | |||
| May 20, 2020 | Review | Review and Unit 5 Exam | |||
| May 22, 2020 | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | ||||
| 39 | May 25, 2020 | Holiday | Memorial Day | ||
| May 27, 2020 | Review session for Cumulative Final | ||||
| May 29, 2020 | Review | AP Only: Lab Work/AP Topics | |||
| 40 | Jun 1, 2020 | ||||
| Jun 3, 2020 | Final Examination due |
You may also want to review the formal syllabus. This course has been certified as AP compliant for 2019-2020 academic year.
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