AP Chemistry

AP Chemistry I/Lab is designed to offer a more in-depth presentation of the structure of matter, bonding and intermolecular forces, chemical reactions, kinetics, thermodynamics, and chemical equilibrium. This course covers the chemistry and chemical principles typical of first-semester college and university general chemistry courses. Students learn the usefulness and relevance of chemistry in both their intended areas of study and in the everyday world. The course contributes to the development of the students’ abilities to think clearly and to express their ideas, orally and in writing, with clarity and logic. 

Materials and resources used throughout this course may include but are not limited to the materials and resources listed here. Materials and resources used during this course are available to parents and students by using student login information on a district-issued iPad.

This course provides a rigorous treatment of college-level chemistry with such topics as: 

• intermolecular forces and properties

• chemical reactions

• kinetics 

• equilibrium 

• acids and bases 

• thermodynamics

This course emphasizes problem-solving and extensive laboratory work to prepare students for the AP examination in chemistry.