Advanced Placement Chemistry (click for Mr. Taylor's Website)
GRADUATION CREDIT:
Elective
A—G CATEGORY:
d
OPEN TO GRADES:
11-12 – 10th grade need approval by AP Chem Instructor
PREREQUISITES:
Required summer assignment; Chemistry or Chem Honors;
Algebra II or Algebra II/Trig or concurrent enrollment in Algebra
II (or Alg II/Trig); AP/Honors Course Contract
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The AP Chemistry course is designed to be the equivalent of a
college introductory chemistry course usually taken by chemistry
and other science majors during their first year. After showing
themselves to be qualified on the AP Examination, some
students, as college freshman, are permitted to undertake upper
level courses in chemistry or register for courses for which
chemistry is a prerequisite. Other students may have fulfilled a
basic requirement for a laboratory-science course and will be
able to undertake other courses to pursue their majors.
Advanced Placement Chemistry is a second year course for
11th and 12th grade students who have completed Chemistry or
Honors Chemistry. These first year courses provide a strong
background in both content and laboratory experience (at least
50 minutes/week). All course requirements for AP Chemistry
(listed below) are introduced during the first year of chemistry.
Several topics (stoichiometry, relationships in the periodic table,
the mole concept, the structure of atoms, molecular shapes &
bonding, data acquisition, manipulation, and communication in
written reports) are covered extensively during the first year of
chemistry. These topics are studied at a deeper level and
applied in AP Chemistry in the areas of thermodynamics,
equilibrium chemistry, kinetics and electrochemistry. This course
is preparation for anyone who wants to pursue a career in
medicine, biological science, computer design and hardware,
marine biology and other higher academic fields.
GRADUATION CREDIT:
Elective
A—G CATEGORY:
d
OPEN TO GRADES:
11-12 – 10th grade need approval by AP Chem Instructor
PREREQUISITES:
Required summer assignment; Chemistry or Chem Honors;
Algebra II or Algebra II/Trig or concurrent enrollment in Algebra
II (or Alg II/Trig); AP/Honors Course Contract
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The AP Chemistry course is designed to be the equivalent of a
college introductory chemistry course usually taken by chemistry
and other science majors during their first year. After showing
themselves to be qualified on the AP Examination, some
students, as college freshman, are permitted to undertake upper
level courses in chemistry or register for courses for which
chemistry is a prerequisite. Other students may have fulfilled a
basic requirement for a laboratory-science course and will be
able to undertake other courses to pursue their majors.
Advanced Placement Chemistry is a second year course for
11th and 12th grade students who have completed Chemistry or
Honors Chemistry. These first year courses provide a strong
background in both content and laboratory experience (at least
50 minutes/week). All course requirements for AP Chemistry
(listed below) are introduced during the first year of chemistry.
Several topics (stoichiometry, relationships in the periodic table,
the mole concept, the structure of atoms, molecular shapes &
bonding, data acquisition, manipulation, and communication in
written reports) are covered extensively during the first year of
chemistry. These topics are studied at a deeper level and
applied in AP Chemistry in the areas of thermodynamics,
equilibrium chemistry, kinetics and electrochemistry. This course
is preparation for anyone who wants to pursue a career in
medicine, biological science, computer design and hardware,
marine biology and other higher academic fields.