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AP CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS

2014-2015
Dr. Randall W. Blake
email: blaker@stjohns.k12.fl.us
webpage: http://teachers.stjohns.k12.fl.us/blake-r/
also Edmodo
Course Overview
This course is designed to be comparable to a college-level general chemistry course. Successful completion
of this course and the AP Examination may fulfill the college requirement for freshman chemistry and the
associated lab. Students taking this course will be substantially better prepared for any college science course
due to the intensive nature of study required by the content covered, the math involved, the use of higher-level
thinking skills, and the more involved laboratory experience. Major topics covered will include the structure of
matter, states of matter, chemical reactions, kinetics, thermochemistry, and equilibrium. Students will learn
numerous chemical calculation skills in the study of the content, and in the analysis of lab data. A portion of
the course time will consist of participation in laboratory activities that are aligned with the AP Course
Description.
Prerequisites
Students should have completed a Chemistry I Honors level course with an A or B, and have comparable high
level math skills, typically through Algebra II. Optionally, motivated, high-level science students may take
double-blocked AP Chem/Chem Honors as a sophomore or junior.
Textbooks
We supply: Chemistry by Zumdahl and Zumdahl, 8th edition, Brooks/Cole, 2010, and supplements.
The Ultimate Chemical Equations Handbook, 2006 Edition, by Hague and Smith
I highly recommended students purchase: Barrons AP Chemistry, 7th Edition (edited Feb. 1, 2014)
Lab Manuals
Laboratory Experiments for Advanced Placement Chemistry by Sally Ann Vonderbrink, Ph.D., 2005
AP Chemistry Guide-Inquiry Experiments by CollegeBoard
Experimental Chemistry by James F. Hall 8th edition (supplement to Zumdahl textbook)
EduWebLabs.com (if we have a subscription) or other virtual web based lab sites
Classes
We will meet daily (5 days per week) for 90 minutes each day. Approximately one of these days (20% of our
time) will be dedicated to lab experiences that relate to the topics that are being covered in class. You need to
be in class, on time every day in order to perform well in this course. The policy in your student handbook will
be followed. You will have no longer than one week following an excused absence to complete makeup work
or missed labs in order to receive credit. The best policy for success is to be in class! It is the students
responsibility to follow up on missed assignments, not the teachers. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY and
MATURITY will guide all of our classroom behavior. The intensity of this course and the associated labs will
require a higher level of maturity and seriousness than a typical high school class. Disruptions and immature
behavior are unacceptable and may result in your removal from this class.
Tests
Tests will typically be after each chapter or after several chapters related by topic. They will be chapter related,
but will include cumulative questions. They will consist of multiple choice and free-response type questions.
The test format will evolve during the year to become more similar to the actual AP exam. Corrections to
missed test questions are encouraged to master skills and to gain additional points (usually 1/4 of the original
value) towards the test grade.
Labs

Safety in the laboratory is of primary importance. The lab manuals, equipment and the materials necessary for
the lab component of this course will be supplied. Labs will typically be performed in the hands-on or wet
format. Several of the wet labs will be done in microscale. A few of the labs are performed dry (no actual
chemicals) and/or virtual (online). Students will physically manipulate the equipment and materials in the lab in
order to make observations and collect data. They will analyze the data to form conclusions and verify
hypothesis, and they will compare and communicate about their results and procedures. In addition, teacher
and student-led demonstrations of chemical concepts will enhance the laboratory component of this course.
Concepts learned from the laboratory portion of the course will be assessed by a quarterly quiz and/or test
questions.
Lab Notebook
Each student must purchase and keep a composition notebook of the labs performed though out the year. Lab
write ups must be your own work even if the lab was performed and discussed as a group. These notebooks
will be checked and graded periodically, and may be checked randomly. Do not let this fall behind! Colleges
may request to see your AP lab notebook prior to granting college credit.
Quizzes
Quizzes will be given frequently after reading assignments as a formative assessment of your grasp of basic
concepts in the chapter or topic. There will also be frequent quizzes to assess grasp of calculations. Quizzes
will be frequent and may be given without prior notice. They will evolve to the format of AP Multiple Choice and
Free Response questions.
Homework
It is expected that at least 5 hours (an average of one hour per evening) of homework will be necessary per
week. You must complete the assigned reading, watch online lectures, and/or perform the assigned problems
before class. You will be lost in class if you have not read the assigned sections, watched the online lectures,
or attempted the problems assigned. Although the answers are at the end of the text for the odd numbered
questions, you must calculate and write out all of the steps needed to reach the answer. Be prepared to
present and explain how you approached a problem to others in the class. Take (or add to) outline style notes
as you read the text to gain a better understanding of the material and maintain an organized notebook as part
of your homework. Separate materials by topic or by chapter with dividers. We will discuss techniques for
comprehending textbook material efficiently.
Grading
The course grade will be comprised of points from tests, labs and notebook, quizzes, class work, and
homework, with point values decreasing in that order. Typically, well over 50% of the grade is from tests and
about 20% from the labs, with the remaining % being the quizzes, class work and homework. The semester
final exam will be calculated into your semester grade as per school policy. The 10 point grading scale will be
used (90-100 = A, 80-89 = B ).
AP Exam
Students enrolled in this course will take the AP Chemistry Exam on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 8:00 AM

Course Calendar / Pacing


First Quarter
Chapter
1
Foundations

2
Atoms, Ions,
Molecules

3
Stoichiometry

4
Reaction Types
and Solution
Stoichiometry

5
Gases

Thermochemistry

7
Atomic Structure
Periodicity

Main Topics
Scientific Method / Inquiry
Measurement
Significant Figures
Dimensional Analysis
Classification of Matter
Atoms and Atomic Structure
Molecules
Ions
Periodic Table
Nomenclature and Formulas
Moles and Molar Mass
Percent Composition
Empirical Formulas
Balanced Equations
Stoichiometric Calculations
Percent Yield
Water
Solutions
Precipitation Reactions
Acid - Base Reactions
Oxidation Reduction
Reactions
3 Gas Laws and Combined
Ideal Gas Law
Gas Stoichiometry
Daltons Law
Effusion and Diffusion
Real Gases
Energy
Enthalpy and Calorimetry
Hess Law
Standard Enthalpies of
Formation
Sources of Energy
Electromagnetic Radiation
Atomic Models
Orbitals
Quantum Mechanics
Aufbau, Pauli, Hund
Periodic Trends

Associated Labs
Lab Notebooks-a how to
Lab Equipment and Safety
Density Measurement Lab
Separation of Matter Lab
Chromatography Lab

Time
One week

Quiz/Test

Beanium Isotope Lab


Flame Tests Lab
Prepare and Identify
Gases

One week

Hydrate Lab
Empirical Formula Lab
Mass and Mole
Relationship and Percent
Yield Lab

Two weeks

Two weeks

Solubility Rules Lab


Redox Titration Lab

Quiz

Quiz/Test

Ch. 1-4 Test


Boyles Law Lab
Molar Mass of Butane Lab
Molar Volume of a Gas
Lab
Grahams Law of Diffusion
Lab

One week

Heat of Fusion Lab


Hess Law Lab
Thermochemistry-hand
warmer lab

One week

Quiz
Ch. 5 Test

Quiz/Test
Spectroscopy Lab
Reactivity of Metals Lab

One week

Quarter Lab Exam Quiz/Test

Course Calendar / Pacing


Second Quarter
Chapter
19
Nuclear

Main Topics
Nuclear Particles
Nuclear Equations
Radioactive Decay
Half-lives and Kinetics
Fission and Fusion
22
Hydrocarbons
Organic
Functional Groups
Isomers
Polymers
Reactions
8 and 9
Types of Bonds
Bonding
Electronegativity
Ionic Bonds
Covalent Bonds
Metallic Bonds
Lewis Structures
VSEPR Model
Hybridization
Bonding Models
10
Intermolecular Forces
Liquids
Structure of Solids
and Solids Structure of Metals
Network Atomic Solids
Molecular Solids
Ionic Solids
Vapor Pressure
Phase Diagrams
11
Types of Solutions
Solutions Solubility Factors
Concentration
Colligative Properties
Colloids
12
Intro Rate Laws
Kinetics

Associated Labs
Half-Life Lab-dry

Time
Optional
After AP
exam

Synthesis of an Ester
Heat of Combustion for 3
Alcohols Demo and calcs

One week

Ch. 22 Test
Molecular Geometry Lab-dry

Three weeks

Quizzes
Ch. 8, 9 Test
Silver Alloy Analysis
Heat of Vaporization Lab

One week

Quiz
Ch. 10 Test
Molar Mass by Freezing Point
Depression Lab
Beers Law Lab

One week
Ch. 11 Test

Video demos

One week

Semester
Exam

Course Calendar / Pacing


Third Quarter
Chapter
12
Kinetics

13
Equilibrium

14
Acids
and Bases

15/16
Applications of
Aqueous
Equilibria

17
Spontaneity,
Entropy,
and Free Energy

Main Topics
Reaction Rates-Factors
Rate Laws
Integrated Rate Law
Reaction Mechanisms
Catalysis
The Equilibrium Condition
Equilibrium Constant
Equilibrium and Pressure
Heterogeneous Equilibria
Applications of the Equilibrium
Constant
Solving Equilibrium Problems
Le Chatliers Principle
Acid-Base Theories
Conjugate Pairs
Concept of pH
Calculations of Strong Acids
and Bases
Weak Acids and Bases
Polyprotic Acids

Acid-Base Equilibria
Acid-Base with Common Ions
Buffers
Titrations and pH Curves
pH indicators
Solubility Equilibria
Solubility Product
Selective Precipitation
Qualitative Analysis
Spontaneity
Entropy
Effect of Temperature
Free Energy
Entropy Changes in Reactions
Free Energy and Pressure
Free Energy and Equilibrium
Free Energy and Work

Associated Labs
Iodine Clock Reaction
Determination of Rate
Law

Time
One week

Ch. 12 Test
Cobalt Chloride
Equilibrium
Le Chatliers Principle
Lab
Determine Keq of
FeSCN2+

Two weeks

Ch. 13 Test
Selecting Indicators by
Ka Lab
Determine Ka of a Weak
Acid Lab

Two weeks
Ch. 14 Test

Quarter Lab Exam


Two weeks
Acid-Base Titration
Curve-LabPro
Determine Ka of Weak
Acid
Preparation of a Buffer
Solubility Product of an
Ionic Compound
Quarter Lab Exam
Entropy Lab

Ch. 15 Test
Two weeks

Ch. 6, 17
Test

Course Calendar / Pacing


Fourth Quarter
Chapter
18
Electrochemistry

20
Representative
Elements

21
Transition Elements

Main Topics
Galvanic Cells
Standard Reduction
Potentials
Cell Potential
Concentration Cells
Batteries
Corrosion
Electrolysis
Alkali Metals
Hydrogen
Alkaline Earth Metals
Group 13 Elements
Group 14 Elements
Group 15 Elements
Nitrogen
Phosphorous
Group 16 Elements
Oxygen
Sulfur
Halogens
Survey
First Row Transition Metals
Coordination Compounds

Associated Labs
Daniel Cell Lab
Electroplating Lab

Ch. 17
Test
Identification of Cations
Identification of Anions

optional

Preparation of a

optional

Coordination Compound

Descriptive Chemistry Review


Integrated Into All Labs
The Ultimate Chemical Equations Handbook
Review and Practice
Review Labs
Multiple Choice
AP Exams
Free Response
Equations
The AP Chemistry Exam is Monday May 4, 2015 at 8:00AM
Post AP Exam

Topics of Class Interest


Optional Topics or BioChem

Time
2 Weeks

Student Directed Labs

All Year
4 Weeks

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