AP Chem Review Question

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<p>Hi, like many others I've been rotting my hours away studying for the dreaded AP chem exam. I have been using the Princeton due to its popularity with the subject. But the other day my teacher had us take a practice exam he got off Collegeboard and what I realized was that the Princeton pales in comparison to the actual exam. The exam had much more conceptual-based questions that were much more challenging, so now I am worried about how I should make up for this lack of prep. Does anybody else feel this way? The revised exam makes everything more stressful because we don't know what to expect so do you guys think the curve will be much lower this year? Lastly, please share some helpful links for preparation if you have any.
Here is mine:
<a href="http://www.sciencegeek.net/APchemistry/index.shtml"&gt;http://www.sciencegeek.net/APchemistry/index.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>My AP Chem teacher was really great, and taught us the material well.
However, ultimately, the methodology behind the curve on the test is totally up to the College Board - look at what happened to AP Biology last year, for example.</p>

<p>The best way to combat this uncertainty, in my mind, it to work through problems. My teacher told us that this year, the AP Chem test would be mostly conceptual, and therefore taught mostly conceptual stuff. Though this was a good idea of her, many people failed to grasp the ideas presented.</p>

<p>I believe that the best way to nail down the concepts are to do thee things:

  1. Work through lots of problems. Counter intuitive as it may sound, working through problems actually tests numerous concepts that would be tested on the AP Exam. Upon that, it gives you time to work with and understand all of the formulas given, which brings me to my next point.
  2. Try to understand all of the formulas given - many of these formulas are direct extensions of the theory and conceptual stuff that will be tested. Understanding the formulas will help you understand many, but not all, of the concepts tested.
  3. Most of AP Chem can be solved though an intuitive use of formulas. However, there are exceptions, some very evil exceptions. Of course, I speak only of VSEPR!!! But seriously, VSEPR is one of those things that you just need to memorize, no getting past it :(</p>

<p>Anyways, if all else fails (It’s AP week, that’s pretty much an axiom of the times lol), just watch some videos of youtube on the subjects. I particularly like
Bozeman Science</p>