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AP Chemistry Course Syllabus

Spring 2023
Instructor: Dr. BQ Wang
drbqwang@gmail.com; WeChat: drbqwang
Time and Location:
Saturdays TBD
Sundays 5-7 pm. (No class on Feb 18/19 and Apr 1/2)

Course Description
This course is designed to prepare students for the Chemistry Advanced Placement
exam. AP Chemistry involves numerical problem solving and word problem analysis
both in the content and the laboratory. We will provide students a solid foundation of
knowledge on which to rationalize, summarize and predict the structure and properties
of materials that make up chemistry.
Specific Objectives
 To foster scientific habits of mind and body, including objectivity, curiosity, and
inventiveness.
 To understand the fundamental concepts and principles of chemistry through the
investigation of chemical phenomena, theories and experimental methods.
 To develop problem solving skills and mathematical reasoning.
 To understand the connections chemistry has to society, culture, technology and
other sciences.

Course Materials
Text: We will use our own reviewing materials and the book “Barron's AP chemistry” by
Neil D Jespersen for homework assignments. A recommended book for self-study and
reference, but optional, is Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Ed. by Theodore E.
Brown).
Homework: We will use Canvas for online homework assignments. Students should
finish the practice questions and correct the mistakes at home. Homework questions
with common mistakes will be explained in class.
Schedule of Topics

Week Learning Materials Assignments

Jan 14/15 Properties of Solutions  Chap 8 (Barron’s)
P.275-306  Reading: Chap 13 (Central Science)
P.55-82 (Review)
Jan 21/22 Chemical Equilibrium  Chap 9 (Barron’s)
P.369-402  Reading: Chap 15 (Central Science)
Jan 28/29 Acid-Base Equilibria, Aqueous  Chap 13 (Barron’s)
Equilibria  Reading: Chap 16, 17 (Central Science)
P.421-459, 479-489
Feb 4/5 Chemical Kinetics  Chap 11 (Barron’s)
P.509-517  Reading: Chap 19 (Central Science)
Feb 11/12 Thermodynamics  Chap 12 (Barron’s)
P.533-578  Reading: Chap 20 (Central Science)
Feb 18/19 NO CLASS • Midterm Review and Exam Online
Canvas Practice 4
Feb 25/26 Electrochemistry  Chap 12 (Barron’s)
P.533-578  Reading: Chap 20 (Central Science)
Mar 4/5 Nuclear Chemistry  Chap 10 (Barron’s)
P.595-605  Reading: Chap 21 (Central Science)
Mar 11/12 Organic Chemistry  Chap 13 (Barron’s)
P.691-716  Reading: Chap 24 (Central Science)
Mar 18/19 Chemistry of Nonmetals, Metals,  Chap 14 (Barron’s)
and Coordination Compounds  Reading: Chap 22, 23 (Central Science)
P.635-669
Mar 25/26 Review of Stoichiometry, Solution,  Test 1 (Barron’s)
Gas  Reading: Chap 1-6 (Central Science)
P.1-274
Apr 8/9 Review of Electron Configuration,  Test 2 (Barron’s)
Bonding  Reading: Chap 7-13 (Central Science)
P.275-508
Apr 15/16 Review of Kinetics, • Test 3 (Barron’s)
Thermochemistry • Reading: Chap 14-17 (Central Science)
P.509-742
Apr 22/23 Review of Equilibrium, • Reading: Chap 18-20 (Central Science)
Electrochemistry
Apr 29/30 Final Review and Exam
Mock Tests