AP Chemistry Syllabus - Alvin Independent School District ...



Manvel High SchoolAP ChemistryCourse Syllabus 2016-2017Teacher: Dr. Vanita TandonParent Conference times: Monday-Thursday from 8:15 to 9:15 AM.Tutorials: Wednesday before school 6:50 to 7:20 AM; Thursday after school 2:50 to 4:30 PM; and by appointment.School Phone: 281-245-4364Email: vtandon@AP CHEMISTRY ESSENTIALS Textbook – Brown, LeMay, and Bursten, Chemistry: The Central Science, 2000, 12th Edition, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. If you lose your textbook at any time, you will be charged for it before a new one is issued out. Course Description – Students will investigate important areas of chemistry focusing on atomic theory, the periodic table, bonding, molecular structure, gas laws, kinetic molecular theory, and stoichiometry calculations. Laboratory experience is extensive, and the time and effort required of students differs significantly from the usual high school science course. This course is designed to prepare students for the Chemistry Advanced Placement exam. During the second semester students continue to investigate important areas of chemistry focusing on stoichiometry equations, electrochemistry, and properties of solutions, acids and bases, equilibrium, rates of reaction, thermodynamics, nuclear chemistry, and organic chemistry. This class covers much more than PAP Chemistry. You must know PAP Chemistry information for this course! What is AP Chemistry? AP Chemistry is a first-year college level course taught here at MHS. This course follows the Advanced Placement curriculum set by the College Board. Students will have the opportunity to take the AP Chemistry Exam ON MAY 1st, 2017 to possibly receive college credit for the course. This allows students to take second year chemistry courses as freshmen, take other courses that require chemistry as a prerequisite, or get the necessary laboratory science credit or other elective courses out of the way so the student can take more classes in their desired areas of study. Who should take AP Chemistry? Students who have successfully completed Chemistry I or PAP Chemistry (preferably with 82% or higher), have a desire to go on in the sciences post high school, have a strong desire to achieve, have a good aptitude for math and problem solving, and have an excellent attitude and work ethic. Enrolling students should possess a 3.0 science GPA and understand that they will be expected to do college level work. Is this course difficult? In one word – YES! As you receive the course outline you will notice the large volume of material that must be covered before the AP exam in the spring. THIS MEANS WE WILL MOVE VERY QUICKLY! My goal will be to cover the required material by the May AP test date. To accomplish this goal, you should expect to have an average of at least one hour of homework per school night. In order to help you remained organized, I will provide a list of objectives, reading assignments, and homework problems at the beginning of each unit. I realize that many of you have other events (clubs, sports, work, youth group, etc.) that occupy your time, so plan and organize your time accordingly. We will be meeting 5 times per week for 50 minutes. Approximately 1 class period per week will be spent for laboratories. You should be spending approximately five to seven hours a week working on problems, reading the textbook, and/or studying. This class moves very quickly covering a large amount of material. You need to continuously keep up by reading the chapters and working through problems. Even one day of absence can hurt you by putting you far behind. Are we going to use the textbook? (Do I have to bring it to class?) Again, yes. The textbook we will be using is Chemistry: The Central Science, 12th Edition. This is a college textbook designed for use by chemistry majors. Students will be expected to have read each chapter (and maybe even take your own notes) BEFORE it is discussed in class. Class discussions and lectures will not be all-inclusive, but will focus on major themes and difficult concepts, with time set aside for questions over material not addressed. Timely quizzes (both announced and pop) will be used to ensure that students are keeping up with their outside reading and homework. You will learn the material best when you read and comprehend it. Don't rely on class lecture and discussion as your sole source of information. You will soon find that you will become lost, dazed, and confused it you do not become an AP Chemistry textbook "junkie". Are we going to do a lot of labs? Laboratories are an essential part of this course. We will do as many of the recommended AP labs (or a similar substitute) as possible. Students will be asked to prepare for all labs prior to lab day. This includes reading the assigned material and/or handouts and, on occasion, may include devising your own experimental procedures. Many of the labs we will be performing use materials that are both expensive and perishable. This means that if a student misses a lab for any reason, it cannot be made up (except in extreme instances). ATTENDANCE IS OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE! We will spend approximately one 50 minute class period on laboratory work every week. For every laboratory experiment you will be asked to write up a formal lab report (or entry in your lab journal) that includes the following components: experiment title, date, purpose, procedure, data and calculations, conclusion and sources of error as well as any pre-lab and post-lab questions (see Lab Report Guidelines at the end of this packet). Lab reports will go into 30% of your grade. When is the AP exam given? The AP exam will be offered through the College Board on May 1st, 2017. This exam is partially multiple choice and partially free-response questions. Participation in this exam is by individual choice. I would suggest that if you take the time and go through this course, you ought to at least give the test a try. By scoring a 3, 4, or 5 on the exam, students can receive college credit for an introductory chemistry course from many colleges and universities. To see which colleges participate or to find out more about exam fees and test dates, visit the College Board's website at . AP Nights AP study nights will be held weekly starting September. We will pick a day and time which is convenient for the class attending. THESE STUDY SESSIONS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART FOR YOUR SUCCESS ON THE AP EXAM. In these sessions we will concentrate on actual exams questions and strategies for the subject areas we are studying at the time as well as constantly keep ourselves sharp on past material. By participating in AP nights, you will be doing a continual review so that in May when the test comes, you will not be trying to remember September. This time can also be used to finish labs and to write lab reports with your partners. Proposed Format for the 2010 AP Chemistry Exam 564185135636 Section I (90 minutes) – 75 multiple choice questions No calculator can be used 564185-35051 Score on multiple choice is 50% of total grade 50 out of 75 is an excellent score Section II – 7 free response questions, 3 long and 4 short.564185135637 Part A (55 minutes) – calculator can be used Part B (50 questions) - Calculators can be used.Section two makes 50% of the test. How will we be graded in this course? Tests and quizzes will be given throughout the chapters. A quarter exam will be given the week before each quarter ends. These tests will be similar to AP tests, including both multiple choice and free response questions. Grades in this class will be earned following the Hazelwood School District Policy: Tests and quizzes - 40% Labs 40% Daily assignments - 20% 228600-66234 3543935-3750 Chapter Tests and Announced Quizzes Homework Problems Sets & worksheets Quarter Exams & Semester Finals Practice Free Response Questions Lab Reports Practice AP Exams What should I bring to class? TextbookScientific calculator TI-84 PlusLab note book with at least 50 pages. The lab experiments will be graded. The other notebook will be for class work and notes Pencils or erasable pens Folder/Binder - To keep all the assignments/notes Tutoring Hours – I am available before school from 6:50 – 7:20am every Wednesday and from 2.50 to 4:30 every Thursday or by appointment. I can also meet during lunch by appointment. If a parent needs to contact me, please call or preferably e-mail me for a meeting.Study Habits – The material in this course must be studied and learned daily as it is presented because the units build upon one another. The AP course description booklet states that students should spend at least 5 hours a week studying outside of class. The actual amount of time spent will depend upon each student’s background. If a student does not understand a concept, he or she should see me as soon as possible.Homework – You will keep a homework notebook that all homework problems assigned will be completed. I will not count homework as a grade on a regular basis but it is expected that you complete the homework daily and reserve the right to collect the homework notebook at the end of each semester for a grade. You will be provided with solutions to all the problems. Solutions are provided for you on the class webpage. If you don’t work on the homework regularly, you will not do well on the quizzes.Quizzes will mimic the homework and can cover any homework that was to be done by the day we have the quiz. Some of the quiz problems will be copied directly from the homework and others will be the same with different numbers used.ExamsA unit test is assigned for each chapter. A comprehensive, standardized semester exam is administered at the end of the 1st semester and a final exam at the end of the year.Labs are taken very seriously so you need to follow a specific format. If you don’t follow the format in the write up instructions provided, you will get a 50 and the lab will be returned to you ungraded. Late labs are NOT accepted. The labs completed are designed to emphasize student inquiry and require following or developing processes and procedures, taking observations, and data manipulation. Students communicate and collaborate in lab groups, however, each student is responsible for maintaining their own laboratory notebook and completing their own laboratory report for each lab performed. Lab reports will include a prelab portion where students report the purpose of the lab, outline procedures, design data tables and answer prelab questions. Post-lab reports will include calculations, graphing and other presentations of data, conclusions, and a variety of post-lab questions. A minimum of 25% of student contact time will be spent doing hands-on laboratory activities. Lab notebook requirements can be found on Edmodo.Assignments: A calendar will be issued every unit with all assignments listed. It is the students’ responsibility to keep up with the calendar and anything listed on it. Any changes that need to be made to the calendar will be announced in class. A calendar will also be available on the website.Make-up work: according to the school handbook, students have one day for everyday absent to make up missing work. I will only make exceptions in the event of extenuating circumstances. Students will also be responsible to take any quiz or test scheduled on the day they return from an absence if no new material was covered in regards to that quiz/test. Students who actually miss quizzes and tests need to expect to make them up on the day they return during lunch, before school, or after school unless otherwise arranged with me. Tardiness – you will be counted tardy if you are not in class when the bell rings. After 5 minutes, you will be counted absent. I take tardiness seriously and make no exceptions without a pass from a teacher or an admit slip from the attendance office.TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES- students are encouraged to bring their own device (phone, laptop, and tablet) to class. Students will be asked to to complete short assignments and quizzes on their device throughout the year. COURSE OUTLINEUnitChapter in Brown and LeMay Chemistry TextbookAP Chemistry Topic CoveredUnit 1: Chemical FoundationsChapter 1. Matter, Measurements, and Problem Solving Chapter 2. Atoms and Elements Chapter 3. Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Equations and Stoich.Chapter 24. Transition Metals & Coordination CompoundsAtomic Theory and Atomic Structure Stoichiometry Descriptive Chemistry(Big Ideas 1, 2 & 3)Unit 2: Mole & Stoichiometry Chapter 4. Chemical Quantities and Aqueous Reactions Stoichiometry (Big Idea 3)Solutions (Big Idea 2)Unit 3: ReactionsChapter 4. Chemical Quantities and Aqueous ReactionsTypes of Reactions (Big Idea 3)Unit 4: SolutionsChapter 13. SolutionsLiquids & Solids (Big Ideas 1 & 2)Unit 5: Gases Chapter 10. Gases Gases (Big Idea 1 & 2)Unit 6: ThermochemistryChapter 5. ThermochemistryThermodynamics (Big Idea 5)Unit 7: Atomic Structure & Periodicity Chapter 6. The Quantum Mechanical Model of the AtomChapter 7. Periodic Properties of the Elements Atomic Theory and Atomic Structure (Big Ideas 1 & 2)Unit 8: Chemical Bonding Chapter 8. Chemical Bonding I: The Lewis Model Chapter 9. Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Shapes, Valence Bond Theory, and Molecular Orbital TheoryChemical Bonding (Big Ideas 1 & 2)Unit 9: Liquid, Solids and Intermolecular ForcesChapter 11. Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular ForcesLiquids & Solids (Big Ideas 1 & 2)Christmas BreakUnit 10: Chemical KineticsChapter 14. Chemical KineticsKinetics (Big Idea 4)Unit 11: Chemical EquilibriumChapter 15. Chemical EquilibriumEquilibrium (Big Idea 6)Unit 12: Acids, Bases and SaltsChapter 16. Acids and BasesEquilibrium (Big Idea 6)Unit 13: Aqueous Ionic EquilibriumChapter 17. Aqueous Ionic EquilibriumEquilibrium (Big Idea 6)Unit 14: ThermodynamicsChapter 19. Free Energy and ThermodynamicsThermodynamics (Big Idea 5)Unit 15: ElectrochemistryChapter 20. ElectrochemistryReaction Types (Big Idea 3)Unit 16: Organic ChemistryChapter 25. Organic ChemistryDescriptive ChemistryUnit 17: AP ReviewAP ReviewAll Big Idea 1: The chemical elements are fundamental building materials of matter, and all matter can be understood in terms of arrangements of atoms. These atoms retain their identity in chemical reactionsBig Idea 2: Chemical and physical properties of materials can be explained by the structure and the arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules and the forces between themBig Idea 3: Changes in matter involve the rearrangement and/or reorganization of atoms and/or the transfer of electronsBig Idea 4: Rates of chemical reactions are determined by details of the molecular collisionsBig Idea 5: The laws of thermodynamics describe the essential role of energy and explain and predict the direction of changes in matterBig Idea 6: Any bond or intermolecular attraction that can be formed can be broken. These two processes are in a dynamic competition, sensitive to initial conditions and external perturbations Hints for success in AP Chemistry Do not get behind! It is very difficult to learn all of the material in the last few days before an exam. I recommend studying at least as many hours outside of class per week as you spent in class. Be sure to do all of the assigned worksheets, problem sets, and homework problems in the text. Some students do not do them or only do part of them, since they usually will not be collected and graded until after I have gone over them in class. Working numerous problems is the best way to learn chemistry! I almost always provide the answers to homework so you can check your answers. In addition I have the solutions book for every question in our textbook and for other AP chemistry textbooks. Ask to use them! The more problems you do, the more comfortable you will be with the problems you are asked to do on the exams. Read the chapter in sections. For most students, there is too much information to absorb if they try to read the entire chapter all at once. Read one section and do all of the assigned practice problems that correspond to that section, before moving onto reading the next section in the chapter. Do not become dependent upon the “big board”. Many students rely on my working problems on the “big board” instead of doing the problems themselves. There is no substitution for practicing the problems. Remember, you will not have me to rely on during the exam. In the last days before an exam, review the material, and test yourself. One way to test yourself is to ask a friend or relative to choose problems we have covered in class that you have the answers to and see if you can solve them without any help. If you can do all of problems covered in class without help, then you should be able to do any problem I give you on the exam. Advanced Placement ChemistryDear Parent and Student:I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with you throughout this coming year. Your signatures below will verify that you have read the course syllabus and honor code and agree to abide by these guidelines. Please feel free to contact me at any time. Email seems to be the easiest and most effective way. My email address and phone number are listed on the front of the syllabus.Sincerely,Dr. Vanita Tandon--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________________________Parent/Guardian email address: ____________________________________Parent/Guardian phone number: ____________________________________Student Signature: ______________________________________________Student email address: ___________________________________________ ................
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