This is an advanced placement course designed to prepare the student for the AP Chemistry exam, and covers the equivalent of one full year of college level General Chemistry. It is a rigorous math-based course, with a strong laboratory component. It is intended for students who have demonstrated a willingness to commit considerable time to studying and completing assignments outside of class, and who have successfully completed a prior course in chemistry during high school. The primary goal of the course is for students to understand the basic principles of modern chemistry--including stoichiometry, reactions, kinetics, equilibrium, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry; while also demonstrating the ability to use that understanding in the solution and meaningful communication of mathematically based laboratory and textbook problems.
Lecture Notes & Topics
Big Idea 1: Atoms & Elements Notes
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1 - Molecules & Elements
2 - Chemical Analysis 3 - The Mole 4 - Coulomb's Law 5 - Electron Configuration 6 - Periodicity |
7 - Quantum Mechanical Model
8 - Atomic Models 9 - Mass Spectrometry 10 - Light & Matter 11 - Symbolic Representations 12 - Conservation of Atoms |
Big Idea 2: Structure & Properties of Matter Notes
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13 - Solids & Liquids
14 - Gases 15 - Solutions 16 - London Dispersion Forces 17 - Dipole Forces 18 - Intermolecular Forces 19 - Covalent Bonding |
20 - Ionic Bonding
21 - Metallic Bonding 22 - Lewis Diagrams & VSEPR Models 23 - Ionic Solids 24 - Metallic Solids 25 - Covalent Network Solids 26 - Molecular Solids |
Big Idea 3: Chemical Reactions Notes
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27 - Molecular, Ionic, Net Ionic Equations
28 - Stoichiometry 29 - Synthesis, Decomposition Reactions 30 - Neutralization Reactions |
31 - Redox Reactions
32 - Chemical Change Evidence 33 - Endothermic & Exothermic Reactions 34 - Electrochemistry |
Big Idea 4: Kinetics Notes
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35 - The Rate of Reactions
36 - The Rate Law 37 - The Rate Constant 38 - Elementary Reactions 39 - Activation Energy 40 - The Reaction Path |
41 - Multistep Reactions
42 - The Rate-Limiting Step 43 - Reaction Intermediates 44 - Catalysts 45 - Catalyst Classes |
Big Idea 5: Thermodynamics Notes
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46 - Temperature
47 - Heat Exchange 48 - Energy Transfer 49 - Conservation of Energy 50 - Energy Changing Processes 51 - Calorimetry 52 - Bond Length & Bond Energy 53 - Enthalpy of Reaction |
54 - Intermolecular Potential Energy
55 - Chemical & Physical Processes 56 - Biological & Polymer Systems 57 - Entropy 58 - Spontaneous Processes 59 - Using Gibbs Free Energy 60 - Driving Nonspontaneous Processes 61 - Kinetic Reaction Control |
Big Idea 6: Equilibrium Notes
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62 - Reversible Reactions
63 - The Reaction Quotient 64 - Equilibrium 65 - The Equilibrium Constant 66 - LeChatelier's Principle |
67 - Equilibrium Disturbances
68 - Acid-Base Equilibrium 69 - pH & Buffers 70 - Solubility 71 - Free Energy & the Equilibrium Constant |