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AP Chemistry-McCarthy
Pre-requisites: an A or B in Chemistry I and II
Course Objective: This course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken
during the first year of college. AP Chemistry will review the content of Chemistry I and II and focus on higher level
questioning. Five major topics will be discussed, redox, acid/base, equilibrium, thermochemistry, and kinetics.
This course will focus on preparation for the AP exam.
Materials Used:
 Three ring binder for handouts, notes,…etc.
 Text, solutions manual, ap guide book (provided)
 School issued ipad (if you have AP English)
 Calculator (graphing calculators are permitted)
(all materials may be supplied upon request)
Grades: This is a weighted grade. Six weeks grades will be calculated on a point system. Re-test and lunch to
learn do not apply to this AP course. Late work will be accepted one day late for 65% credit.
Grades will be based on classwork, quizzes, tests, labs, homework…etc.
Policies: All Harrison County and BHS policies will be enforced with respect to acceptable classroom behavior.
Lab Safety: Lab Safety will be reviewed and lab contracts must be signed again by the student and student’s
parent or guardian.
Make-up Work: You have one day out for every day missed to complete your work. If you are out for a school
sponsored event, it is your responsibility to ask for you work prior to missing class.
AP Exam is the first test AP test of the year
The Concept Outline
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 reactions
Big 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 them.
Big Idea 3: Changes in matter involve the rearrangement and/or reorganization
of atoms and/or the transfer of electrons
Big Idea 4: Rates of chemical reactions are determined by details of the
molecular collisions
Big Idea 5: The laws of thermodynamics describe the essential role of energy
and explain and predict the direction of changes in matter
Big 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
Test format:
 90 minutes to complete 60 Multiple Choice questions for 50% of overall score (no calculator)
 90 minutes to complete 3 long free response and 4 short free response for 50% of overall score
(may use calculator)