AP Chemistry 2002-2003 Sample Course Schedule
Skyview High School
Mr.S

The topic for each day is followed by the chapter in the text from which it derives.
Assignments are listed in blue on the date on which they are due. Homework is due at the beginning of class.
Labs are listed in red on the day on which they take place. Labs are due the Wednesday following.

September October November December January February March April May
Months are listed in reverse order, with current syllabus at front.


DECEMBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Dec 4

Finish laboratory practical examination on collecting a gas over water		 Dec 5

Review for exam 		 Dec 6

• Wave vs. particle nature of light
• Electromagnetic spectrum
• Absorption and emission spectroscopy
• Photoelectric effect		 Dec 7

Exam #5
Gases		 Dec 8

• Go over exam
• History of atomic structure
A#17
Chapter 8 - 1, 2, 7, 12, 23, 27, 37, 39, 41, 43
Dec 11

• Quantum mechanical model of atomic structure (8)
• Shapes of orbitals (8)
• Electron configurations of atoms & ions: orbital box diagrams & rare gas notation (9)		 Dec 12

• Periodic properties: atomic radius, ionization energy, electron affinity (9)

A#18
Chapter 8 - 51, 57, 59, 65, 75, 79
Chapter 9 - 23, 33, 49, 51		 Dec 13

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd ionization energies
• Lattice energy trends (9)		 Dec 14

• QUIZ on periodic properties
• Chemical bond formation
• Ionic bonding forces
• Simple covalent molecules with octet rule
• Lewis structures (9)		 Dec 15

• Exceptions to octet rule
• Resonance structures
• Bond order, bond length, s and p bonds (10)
A#19
Chapter 9 - 43, 53, 55, 59, 63, 67, 71, 83, 87, 91
Dec 18

• Bond polarity
• Formal charges & stability of structures
• VSEPR theory
• Orbital geometry vs. molecular shape (10)		 Dec 19

• Predicting molecular shapes (10)
• Lewis structures and VSEPR theory - quizzes on computers
A#20
Chapter 10 - 3, 6, 7, 8, 17, 23, 32, 34, 38, 42		 Dec 20

• Review/catch up		 Dec 21

Lab #9 - Molecular Geometry
(lab report due Tues 1/2/01)
A#21
Chapter 10 - 44, 50, 52, 70, 74, 80, 82, 84, 86, 90		 Dec 22

• Review/catch up

Dec 25

Holiday recess

 

Dec 26

Holiday recess

 

Dec 27

Holiday recess

 

Dec 28

Holiday recess

 

Dec 29

Holiday recess

 



NOVEMBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
   

Nov 1

Review for exam

Nov 2

Review for exam

Nov 3

Exam #3
Section I: Multiple Choice
covers chapters 5 and 14

Nov 6

Exam #3
Section II: Free Response
covers chapters 5 and 14

Nov 7

• Go over exam
• Prelab for Lab #3

Nov 8

• Kinetic theory of gases
• Three gas laws (12)

Nov 9

Lab #3 - Concentration differentials and boiling point elevation studies (set up solutions)
(lab report due Tues 11/21)

Nov 10

• Do Lab #3 BPE measurements

A#13
Chapter 14 - 74, 86, 89, 91, 100
Chapter 12 - 1, 2, 7, 12, 16

Nov 13

• Combined gas law
• Ideal gas law (12)

Nov 14

• Drill gas law problems

Nov 15

• Stoichiometry with gases
• Mixtures of gases (12)

A#14
Chapter 12 - 18, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40

Nov 16

Lab #5 - Determining the molar mass of a gas
(lab report due Tues 11/21)

Nov 17

• Graham's law
• Distributions of molecular speeds (Boltzmann distributions)

Lab #3 - Colligative properties - do BPE measurements on vapor pressure equilibration

Nov 20

• Review/catch up

A#15
Chapter 12 - 42, 44, 48, 52, 54, 58, 64, 66, 70, 78

Nov 21

• Organic chemistry and using molecular model sets (26)

Nov 22

Thanksgiving recess - work on Organic Chemistry problem set

Nov 23

Thanksgiving

Nov 24

Thanksgiving recess

Nov 27

• Collecting a gas over water (12)

Exam #4
The organic chemistry problem set is due today - it counts as Exam #4. No late work will be accepted.

Nov 28

• Demonstration of Graham's law
• Speed trials on gas law problems

Nov 29

• Go over orgo problem set

A#16
Chapter 12 - 72, 80, 84, 92, 96, 98, 102, 106, 110, 114

Nov 30

Lab practical - design an experiment (details to be announced)

 


OCTOBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Oct 2

• Go over practice exam FR questions
• Solution concentration (5)
• Concentrations of particular ions (5)

Oct 3

Exam #2
2 hours
(covers ch. 1-5)

Oct 4

• Absorption spectrum and Beer's law (5)

Oct 5

Lab #17 - Spectrophotometric analysis

Oct 6

• Finish lab / work on homework (7)

A#7
Chapter 5 - 10, 11, 47, 49, 51, 55, 57, 59, 107, 111

Oct 9

Columbus Day - School Holiday

Oct 10

• Solution stoichiometry (5)
• Acid-base neutralization rxns (5)

Oct 11

• Standardization of a solution
• Titration, indicators

Oct 12

Lab #6 - Standardization of a solution using a primary standard

Oct 13

• Titration calculations (5)

A#8
Chapter 5 - 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 113, 119

Oct 16

• Oxidation numbers
• Balancing redox rxns (5)

Oct 17

• Balancing redox rxns (5)

A#9
Chapter 5 - 13, 14, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97

Oct 18

• Balancing redox rxns in acid and base solutions (5)

Oct 19

Lab #8 - Determining concentration by redox titration (part 1)

Oct 20

• Redox in acid/base (5)

A#10
Chapter 5 - 79, 81, 99, 101, 103, 105, 115, 117, 121, 125

Oct 23

• Units of concentration (14)
• Raoult's law
• Solution process (14)

Oct 24

Lab #8 - Determining concentration by redox titration (part 2)

Oct 25

• Calculating molar mass
• Boiling point elevation
• Freezing point depression (14)

Oct 26

Lab #4 - Determining molar mass by freezing point depression

Oct 27

• Determining molar mass from colligative properties (14)

A#11
Chapter 14 - 1, 7, 8, 9, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28

Oct 30

• Osmotic pressure
• Colloids, sols, gels, emulsions (14)

Oct 31

• Catch up/review

A#12
Chapter 14 - 30, 44, 46, 48, 52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64 		     


SEPTEMBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 

Sept 5

• Class policies
• Dimensional analysis [conversions] (1)

Sept 6

• Periodic table, element symbols (2)
• Composition (3)

Sept 7

Lab #2 - Determination of the percentage water in a hydrate

A#1
Chapter 1 - 22, 40, 52, 54, 68
Chapter 2 - 29, 47, 53, 69, 73

Sept 8

• Inorganic nomenclature (3)

Sept 11

• Quiz: inorganic nomenclature
• Mole-mass relations (3)

Sept 12

• Composition, mole-mass relations (3)
• Chemical equations (4)

A#2
Chapter 3 - 20, 26, 38, 46, 48, 52, 58, 60, 64, 76

Sept 13

• Stoichiometry (4)

Sept 14

Lab #9 - Determining the percent purity of a mixture

Sept 15

• Limiting reagents (4)

A#3
Chapter 4 - 6, 7, 15, 19, 23, 25, 27, 31, 39, 41

Sept 18

• Quiz: stoichiometric relations
• Limiting reagents, percent yield (4)

Sept 19

• Chemical analysis (4)

A#4
Chapter 4 - 21, 37, 43, 47, 71, 79, 81, 83, 85, 96

Sept 20

• More chemical analysis (4)

Sept 21

Lab #16 - Determining the composition of a mixture

Sept 22

• Solubility of ions in aqueous solution (5)
• Types of reactions (5)

A#5
Chapter 4 - 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 77, 87, 95

Sept 25

• Net ionic equations (5)

Sept 26

• Predicting products of reactions (5)

A#6
Chapter 5 - 1, 5, 9, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 33, 35

Sept 27

• Review for exam (1-5)

Sept 28

• Go over practice exam

Sept 29

• Net ionic equations
• Go over practice experiment questions

 

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