@92465829 Stop when you hit electrochem. O-chem has been omitted in the redesign. http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-chemistry-course-and-exam-description.pdf Look at this to see what is covered on the exam.
Okay so I found out im taking AP Chem this semester with the worst teacher ever ( that’s what everyone has told me) so guys can you tell me which prep book will guarantee an A in the class
A. Princeton Review
B. Crash Course REA
C. Barrons
Thanks a lot.
Which Prep book should I use? Princeton or Kaplan?
I got a 5. To prepare, I used Renee McCormick’s lecture note videos throughout the year. The month before, I used PR and reviewed Collegeboard previous FRQs. Lastly, I did a Bozeman 8 hour marathon the day before. I would HIGHLY recommend Bozeman, since a good 7-10 questions I got correct were from his videos. Also, KNOW YOUR ORGANIC. Hope this helps
You do not need a prep book to get a 5. Read the chapters thoroughly in your textbook for the class. Take notes of what you read and do not just move on once your class is finished with a chapter. There is a reason college board approves specific textbooks for the exam, they have the material required to get a 5 in them. Your goal of taking the class should not be to just learn the material that is most likely to appear on the exam, you should be taking the class to learn about chemistry. I got a 5 last year and I can tell you that a lot of the stuff from the textbook does not appear on the actual exam but that doesn’t mean you should just skip it. The point of AP exams are to assess if you are prepared for college classes of that subject. If all you care about is the exam score then just buy multiple prep books and self study, but if you want to actually learn chemistry then you won’t need anything more than the approved textbooks to get a 5.
AP Chemistry was the craziest class I have ever taken but getting out of it alive and passing left me with some suggestions!
- Know your valences, get them out of the way, and keep them updated in your brain. Our teacher assigned them for us as summer work and it helped tremendously,
-Know colors and organic as soon as you can. It;s rare on the test, but theyre easy points you dont want to study cram in the week before the test.
-PRACTICE TESTS. literally I did everyone I could get my hands on. 20+…
Anyone can take AP Chemistry. It was an amazing class that I loved to death with the best teacher I have ever had in my life. As long as you can establish discipline and good work ethic you will succeed. Don’t pass up the class because you’re scared of math! You can and you will do it.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/1803527-my-hs-ap-classes-so-far-what-i-learned.html#latest Posted a thread with general details with my experiences with AP Chem. If anyone needs more details, feel free to PM me!
Has anyone else started school/AP Chem yet?
@southernbelle16 Not yet, next week >_>
I have. Its review so far but i took a quiz on it and there was material she only went over like once. Whoohoo…
Officially started and am very VERY nervous. Hopefully, I will do well. BUT
IF YOU AREN’T ENTHUSIASTIC OR WILLING TO WORK HARD, HARD, HARD FOR THIS CLASS, DROP IT. NOW. RIGHT NOW. DROP IT. BEFORE YOU HURT YOURSELF.
@hcmrcks266 yeah I no how you peel, took a pretest and got 12/30 my glob
@mochilate1897 GOOD. LUCK BESTIE YOU’RE GOING TO NEED IT. I’LL PRAY FOR YOU OMG.
Yeah, just started. I’m scared.
What are you guys doing in chem right now? We just finished stoic and now we’re starting Periodic Trends.
We’re currently going over redox reactions and a stoic test is coming up. Our teacher told us that the stoic test will be the hardest test we have for the entire year! That doesn’t make me too happy… 
We’re going over organic chemistry, and now we’re on alkanes
anyone know of any good websites/prep books for tough conceptual multiple choice?
@bbbaaa784 LOL what is your school even doing? Orgo has been phased out for the AP test.
@yaytest33 even at this point, there’s little to nothing out there. My advice is to read your textbook thoroughly, and read each chapter even before your teacher begins to teach it. Our textbook was Zumdahl (I think 9E), and it was one of the most explanatory textbooks I’ve ever read. Pay very close attention to the figures, graphs, and diagrams, and be able to relate them to the text.