Welcome to AP Chemistry!! Most of you already have a background in chemistry from your Chemistry 1 class, but AP Chemistry is very different. Rather than memorizing how to do particular types of problems, you must really understand the chemistry and be able to apply it to different kinds of problems.
AP Chemistry is a difficult course. To succeed, you must keep up with the assignments and be willing to spend time working through the material. Like most AP classes, AP Chemistry comes with a summer assignment. The purpose of this summer assignment will be make sure that everyone is at the same starting point come mid-August. If you did not take Chemistry 1, you will need to play catch-up this summer to be ready by the beginning of the school year. This assignment is highly recommended before beginning the class this coming fall.
AP Chemistry will meet two periods a day and will contain 6-8 homework assignments and 1 chapter assessment every 1-2 weeks. The workload is intense and every assignment will be taken for a grade.
Watch the related video tutorials if you are having problems doing the summer assignment. Please take the summer assignment seriously.
Have a great summer.
Mr. Snyder & Mr. Brown