Chemistry
Course Syllabus
Course Syllabus for Scholars Online Chemistry
2021-2022 Scholars Online 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 8, 2021 | HW01A | 1: 1-8 | Basic concepts: the characteristics of matter | Lab Methods: Notebooks |
| 2 | Sep 13, 2021 | HW01B | 1: Review 1-2 | Units and Precision | |
| Sep 15, 2021 | HW01C | 1: Review 3-6 | Scientific Notation, Significant figures, Dimensional Analysis and Graphing | Lab Methods: Safety | |
| 3 | Sep 20, 2021 | HW02A | 2: 1-4 | Atomic Structure: Number, mass, Isotopes, weight | |
| Sep 22, 2021 | HW02B | 2: 5-9 | The Periodic Table -- Overview of the Elements | Lab Skills A: Materials and Equipment Calibration | |
| 4 | Sep 27, 2021 | HW02C | 2. 10 | Molecules, Compounds, Moles | |
| Sep 29, 2021 | HW03A | 3: 1-3 | Balancing Chemical Equations | Lab Skills B; Techniques for Distillation | |
| 5 | Oct 4, 2021 | HW03B | 3: 4-5 | Reactions in Solution | |
| Oct 6, 2021 | HW03C | 3: 6-7 | Reactions with acids/bases and gases | Lab Skills C: Solution Preparation | |
| 6 | Oct 11, 2021 | HW03D | 3: 8-9 | Redox Reactions | |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Review | Problem Solving review Chapters 1-3 / Lab work | Lab #1: Determination of Water Content in Hydrates | ||
| 7 | Oct 18, 2021 | HW04A | 4: 1-3 | Mass Relationships, Limiting Reactants, Percentage Yield | |
| Oct 20, 2021 | HW04B | 4: 4-5 | Chemical Analysis and Molarity | ||
| 8 | Oct 25, 2021 | HW04C | 4: 6-8 | pH and Spectrophotometry | |
| Oct 27, 2021 | HW05A | 5: 1-3 | Energy and Changes of State | Lab #2: Qualitative Methods: Flame Testing | |
| 9 | Nov 1, 2021 | HW05B | 5: 4-5 | Thermodynamics and Enthalpy | |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Review | 5: 6-8 | Calorimetry, Hess's Law, and "Favored" Results | Lab #3: Enthalpy of Reaction | |
| 10 | Nov 8, 2021 | Review | Problem Solving review: chapters 4 and 5 / Lab work | ||
| Nov 10, 2021 | Review | Review and Part I Exam/Lab Work | Lab #4: Reaction Rates in Photosensitive Reactions | ||
| 11 | Nov 15, 2021 | HW06A | 6: 1-3 | Electromagnetic Radiation, Quantization, and the Bohr Atom | |
| Nov 17, 2021 | HW06B | 6: 4-5 | Quantum Mechanics | Lab #5: Two-Phase Chromotography Separation | |
| 12 | Nov 22, 2021 | HW06C | 6: 6-7 | Electron Orbitals | |
| Nov 24, 2021 | HW07A | 7: 1-3 | Electron Configurations in Atoms | ||
| 14 | Nov 29, 2021 | HW07B | 7: 4 | Electron Configurations of Ions | |
| Dec 1, 2021 | HW07 | 7: 5-6 | Periodic Trends | ||
| 15 | Dec 6, 2021 | HW08A | 8: 1-3 | Covalent Bonds | |
| Dec 8, 2021 | HW08B | 8: 4-6 | Resonance, Octets, and Shapes | Lab #6: Qualitative Methods for Differentiating Ionic and Covalent Bonds | |
| 16 | Dec 13, 2021 | HW08C | 8: 7-10 | Bond Polarities, Order, Length and DNA | |
| Dec 15, 2021 | HW09A | 9: 1-2 | Valence Theory | Lab #7: Conservation of Energy and Chemical Equilibrium | |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Christmas Holiday | ||||
| Dec 22, 2021 | Christmas Holiday | ||||
| Dec 27, 2021 | Christmas Holiday | ||||
| Dec 29, 2021 | Christmas Holiday | ||||
| 17 | Jan 3, 2022 | HW09B | 9: 3 | Molecular Orbital Theory | |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Review | Lab work - Review and Part II Exam/Lab Work | |||
| 18 | Jan 10, 2022 | HW10A | 10: 1-3 | The Ideal Gas Law | |
| Jan 12, 2022 | HW10B | 10: 4-8 | Gas Law Applications and Real Gases | Lab #8: Real Gases and the Ideal Gas Law | |
| 19 | Jan 17, 2022 | HW11A | 11: 1-3 | Intermolecular Forces | |
| Jan 19, 2022 | HW11B | 11: 4-6 | Properties of Liquids | Lab 9: Reaction Rate Dependencies | |
| 20 | Jan 24, 2022 | HW12A | 12: 1-3 | Lattices and Ionic Solids | |
| Jan 26, 2022 | HW12B | 12: 4-7 | Solid States and Phases | ||
| 21 | Jan 31, 2022 | HW13A | 13: 1-2 | Concentrations and Solutions | |
| Feb 2, 2022 | HW13B | 13: 3-5 | Solubility and Colloids | Lab #10: Determining Solution Concentrations | |
| 22 | Feb 7, 2022 | Review | Lab Work - Review and Part III Exam/Lab Work | ||
| Feb 9, 2022 | HW14A | 14: 1-2 | Rates of Reactions | ||
| 23 | Feb 14, 2022 | HW14B | 14: 3-4 | Concentration and Rates | |
| Feb 16, 2022 | HW14C | 14: 5-6 | Reaction Mechanisms | Lab #11: Using Titration Methods to Determine Concentrations | |
| 24 | Feb 21, 2022 | HW15A | 15: 1-2 | Equilibrium | |
| Feb 23, 2022 | HW15B | 15: 3-4 | Using Equilibrium Constants | Lab #12: Determination of the Rate Law for a Reaction | |
| 25 | Feb 28, 2022 | HW15C | 15: 5-6 | Disturbing Equilibrium | |
| Mar 2, 2022 | HW16A | 16: 1-4 | Acids and Bases: pH and Equilibrium | ||
| 26 | Mar 7, 2022 | HW16B | 16: 5-8 | Acid/Base constants and reactions | |
| Mar 9, 2022 | HW16C | 16: 9-10 | Lewis Acids and Bases | Lab #13: Properties of Buffer Solutions | |
| 27 | Mar 14, 2022 | HW17A | 17: 1-3 | Common Ions, Buffers: Titration | |
| Mar 16, 2022 | HW17B | 17: 4 | Solubility | Lab #14: Creating Effective Buffer Solutions | |
| 28 | Mar 21, 2022 | HW17C | 17: 5-7 | Precipitation Reactions | |
| Mar 23, 2022 | SPARE DAY FOR CATCHING UP | ||||
| 29 | Mar 28, 2022 | HW18A | 18: 1-3 | Spontaneity and Energy Transfer | Lab #15 Creating Standardized Solutions |
| Mar 30, 2022 | HW18B | 18: 4-6 | Entropy | ||
| 30 | Apr 4, 2022 | HW18C | 18: 6-7 | Gibbs Free Energy | |
| Apr 6, 2022 | HW19A | 19: 1-3 | Oxidation Reduction and Voltaic Cells | ||
| Apr 11, 2022 | Holiday | Holy Week | |||
| Apr 13, 2022 | HW19C | 19: 6-8 | Electrochemistry and Thermodynamics | ||
| 31 | Apr 18, 2022 | HW19B | 19: 4-5 | Electrochemical Potentials | Lab #16: Electrochemical Cells and Electrolysis |
| Apr 20, 2022 | HW19C | 19: 6-8 | Electrochemistry and Thermodynamics | ||
| 32 | Apr 25, 2022 | Review | Review and Unit IV Exam/Lab Work | ||
| Apr 27, 2022 | HW20A | 20 | Environmental Chemistry | ||
| 33 | May 2, 2022 | HW21A | 21 | Main Group Chemistry | |
| May 4, 2022 | HW22A | 22 | Transition Metal Chemistry | Lab #17: Gravimetric Analysis of Water Impurities | |
| 34 | May 9, 2022 | HW23A | 23 | Carbon | |
| May 11, 2022 | HW24A | 24 | Organic Molecules | ||
| 35 | May 16, 2022 | HW25A | 25: 1-3 | Radioactivity | |
| May 18, 2022 | HW25B | 25: 4-9 | Rates of decay and fission | Lab #18: Using Titration and Redox methods to measure pH | |
| 36 | May 23, 2022 | Review | Review and Unit V Exam/Lab Work | ||
| May 25, 2022 | Review | Review Fall Semester for Cumulative Final | |||
| 37 | May 30, 2022 | Memorial Day | |||
| Jun 1, 2022 | Review | Review Spring Semester for Cumulative Final |
You may also want to review the formal syllabus for 2019-2020. This course was certified as AP compliant for 2019-2020 academic year and is essentially the same syllabus we will follow for 2021-2022, although we have determined not to pursue formal certification.
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