<p>I'm thinking about taking AP Chemistry and it has the prereq of Algebra II. I was just wondering what parts of it you actually have to know for chemistry, or if all of it is used. Thanks!</p>
<p>The only algebra 2 I encountered in my AP Chem class was logarithms for reaction rates. You really only need algebra 1.</p>
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Yea that is 100% true. Logs are the only thing you would need and they let you use a calculator on the written portion of the exam so it's no fuss.</p>
<p>It depends on the teacher. You could have a teacher who dives all the way into the arrhenius equation in the kinetics unit, or trys to teach you the derivations of the rate laws. (there are crazy teachers like that ;)</p>
<p>However, generally, you only need to know natural logs and normal logs.</p>
<p>^The derivations of the rate laws need Calculus. And yes, my teacher tried to teach that. But half of the class (including me) never even took Calculus and were watching him like he got a bird on his head. </p>
<p>Except the derivations of the rate laws, you only need to know how to use logs. It's pretty easy since you got a calculator to use.</p>