Description

In this AP Chemistry course, you will be working with Thinkwell materials that include all the content you'll need to succeed in the classroom portion of AP Chemistry. You will learn the powerful ideas behind chemistry that will help you score a perfect 5 on the AP Chemistry exam. The class will be managed by a tutor who will be of assistance during the course. The tutor can help you to find your way around in the online course and in case of uncertainties in chemistry topics.

Thinkwell's video lectures cover the comprehensive scope and sequence of topics covered on the AP Chemistry exam. Diagnostic tests that tell you exactly what you need to study.

Automatically graded exercises with immediate feedback allow you to quickly determine which areas you'll need to spend extra time studying. Concise, illustrated review notes help you distill the fundamental ideas, concepts, and formulas you'll need to know in order to succeed on the AP Chemistry exam.

Thinkwell's AP® Chemistry includes all of these features to prepare you for the big exam:

• Equivalent to 11th- or 12th-grade AP® Chemistry
• More than 260 video lessons (see sample)
• 1000+ interactive AP® chemistry problems with immediate feedback allow you to track your progress
• Diagnostic tests that tell you exactly what you need to study
• AP® Chemistry practice chapter tests for all 22 chapters, as well as a final exam to make sure you're ready for the AP® Chemistry exam 
• Printable illustrated notes for each topic
• Closed captioning for all videos
• Glossary of more than 850 chemistry terms
• Engaging content to help students advance their knowledge of chemistry:
• Atoms, molecules, and ions
• Stoichiometry and the mole
• Reactions in aqueous solutions
• Gases, liquids, and solids
• Modern atomic theory and quantum mechanics
• Electron configurations and periodicity
• Chemical bonding and reactions
• Properties of solutions
• Acids and bases
• Thermochemistry, electrochemistry, and biochemistry

On top of that, you will receive a list of laboratory assignments that will include virtual and hands-on labs which you will elaborate.

To complete the laboratory experiments, you will have to purchase a selection of materials and chemicals. The estimated price for these supplies ranges between 1200 and 1500 CZK - if you choose to do the experiments at home.

The AP Chemistry course provides students with a college-level foundation to support future advanced coursework in chemistry. Students cultivate their understanding of chemistry through inquiry-based investigations, as they explore content such as: atomic structure,
intermolecular forces and bonding, chemical reactions, kinetics, thermodynamics, and equilibrium.

The AP Chemistry course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during the first college year.

 PREREQUISITES
Students should have successfully completed a general high school chemistry course and Algebra II. 

Course Structure

AP Chemistry Course Content

■ Unit 1: Atomic Structure and Properties
■ Unit 2: Molecular and Ionic Compound Structure and Properties
■ Unit 3: Intermolecular Forces and Properties
■ Unit 4: Chemical Reactions
■ Unit 5: Kinetics
■ Unit 6: Thermodynamics
■ Unit 7: Equilibrium
■ Unit 8: Acids and Bases
■ Unit 9: Applications of Thermodynamics

Course syllabus

AP Chemistry Exam Preparation Course and Exam requirements

• AP Chemistry Exam Preparation Course and Exam requirements - AP Chemistry Exam Preparation Course and Exam requirements

AP Chemistry Course and Exam Description

• AP Chemistry Course and Exam Description

Materials required

Equipment Needed for the AP Chemistry Course (provided by the student, costs in average: 1200 to 1500 CZK)

As part of the AP Chemistry course, students will complete 15 laboratory assignments. These are designed to provide practical experience with chemistry and to complement the theoretical part of the course.

The 15 laboratory assignments are divided into three categories:

• 5 virtual laboratories – completed online; no additional equipment is required.
• 1 laboratory recommended for a school laboratory – this experiment is best performed using standard school laboratory equipment.
• 9 home-based experiments – these experiments can be safely performed at home, using mainly common kitchen equipment and easily accessible materials.

To successfully complete the home-based laboratory assignments, you will need to purchase or have access to a few additional items. You do not need to set up a laboratory at home. Most of the required equipment is inexpensive and can be reused for several experiments.

A complete list of the required equipment and materials is provided below.

List of materials and chemicals for laboratory experiments

Distilled water (5 L can be bought for 45 CZK)

8-10 Eggs (you will be using empty eggshells)

10% acetic acid (good quality can be obtained in Dm drogerie, 2L 190 CZK)

Sodium hydroxide (Teta drogerie, 450 g 74 CZK)

Sodium carbonate (can be found as washing soda or crystalic soda, 1 kg 30 CZK)

Citric acid (Dm drogerie- 1 kg 239 CZK, BENU - 1 kg 130 CZK)

Red cabbage  

Coffee filters (for example in Dm drogerie)

Digital kitchen scale

Resealing bags- small

Plastic test tubes (30 ks, urine test tubes)

Pasteur pippetes (volume at least 5 ml) 10 ks

Measuring cup or flushing syringe (100 ml)

Glass jars

Universal indicator paper

For this course you need to secure the following textbook and materials (if lab kit is listed, check first the possibility of using your school lab prior to buying the lab kit):

Price

course fee: 819,- EUR / 19 500,- Kč

Student’s Experience

Elizabeth O., 2022

Kurz mi poskytl pevné základy zejména v oblasti obecné a fyzikální chemie, ze kterých jsem mohl  čerpat a na kterých jsem mohl nadále stavět zejména v prvních dvou ročnících bakalářského studia. Znalosti získané v těchto kurzech bylo možné uplatnit v řadě předmětů a podstatná část učiva na vysoké škole pro mě pak nebyla nová. Případnou nástavbu následně nebylo těžké zařadit do kontextu a měl jsem více času soustředit se na předměty nechemického charakteru. V neposlední řadě byla velice prospěšná výuka v anglickém jazyce, díky které jsem získal znalosti chemické nomenklatury v angličtině nezbytné k porozumění vědeckým článkům při rešerši k literární části bakalářské a diplomové práce.

Adam V., 2014