AP Chemistry

<p>I know it depends on the teacher, but on average, does anyone know how much outside reading there is?</p>

<p>I’m taking it in the fall, but my teacher told me that we will be self-teaching several concepts at home on a daily basis, then discuss them the next day. I guess we will do labs and whatnot as well the next day. Good luck! :)</p>

<p>I’m taking it in the fall as well. Our summer assignment was the first 4 chapters in the textbook so I’m thinking there won’t be AS MUCH reading during the year but I’m not sure. :\ </p>

<p>I’m just worried because I’m taking 2 other AP classes and 2 other honors classes and on top of that I have to fit in time with my boyfriend.</p>

<p>It depends how much of the curriculum your teacher actually teaches you. My teacher did not leave anything for us to teach ourselves, so the only time I read at home was to review for exams. It also depends on how well you understand the material just from what’s taught in class.</p>

<p>^^How amny pages are the first 4 chapters? My teacher is making us read a book that’s 250 pages (on understanding chemistry), then making us write a veeeeery lenghty report/summarization.</p>

<p>About 170 (including the couple pages of review questions at the end of each chapter), I have the Zumdahl 5th Edition textbook</p>

<p>chemistry is one of those subjects where it’s actually pretty simple but can get very very tricky with the right (or wrong) teacher. I know in our school ap chem has a ton of outside reading, as well as self-teaching, but it doesn’t have to be like that. some teachers don’t like using a Socratic teaching method.</p>

<p>^^Wow, almost wish I could ahve done that assignment instead…:(</p>

<p>Oh well…Best wishes:)</p>

<p>For AP chem, we were required to buy a textbook, which we did problems out of and were “assigned” reading (but wasn’t really enforced reading- no reading quizzes or the like). In class, we occasionally took some random notes (which were more conceptual based than teaching how to go about solving problems). These weren’t that helpful. We’d also all have to present the problems that were assigned, though, and this is where I think the vast majority of the learning took place for me. I never read the textbook, and I occasionally didn’t do the homework, but I’d just look at the correct way to solve problems, ask a lot of questions during presentations, and learn the material that way. </p>

<p>So I never had outside reading, but other students in my class would be glued to the textbook (but these students didn’t seem to pay much attention during class presentations). It all depends on how you like to learn and whether or not your teacher/class structure can accomodate that.</p>

<p>I also have a test the second day of school over the first 4 chapters :X </p>

<p>Wish me luck :(</p>

<p>It reallyt depends on yoru AP Chemsitry Teacher. </p>

<p>Our class was outside reading every single day and homework everyday. So it really depends. </p>

<p>The course material I think is pretty comprehensive and difficult. Make sure that you understand the topics thoroughly because sometimes they build on each other. Also, it is key to know for the AP test. Good Luck!</p>

<h2>About 170 (including the couple pages of review questions at the end of each chapter), I have the Zumdahl 5th Edition textbook </h2>

<p>=o I have to do 5 chapters</p>

<p>In the Zumdahl 5th edition?</p>

<p>I have to do 5 chapters too, in the Brown, Lemay, Bursten, Murphy</p>

<p>I just had to buy the Zumdahl Study Guide and flip through it.</p>

<p>Most kids in my class skimmed the chapters in our Zumdahl text book or just read in Barron’s on rare occasions. For our class anyways it was more understanding the basic equation or concept and being able to apply it, not too much reading though.</p>

<p>The students that did really well in our class / the AP exam did a lot of outside reading.
Can’t really say for the students that didn’t do well…</p>

<p>But our teacher stayed after school nearly everyday all the way until 5 or 6 for extra tutoring or lessons. We also had Saturday sessions so confusion on any areas (for those bother to show up AND ask) were generally clarified.</p>

<p>im taking AP Chem this year D; we didn’t have a summer assignment, even though we lost two weeks because our school recently changed our schedule (we now start two weeks later, after labor day; previously started on the third monday of august) the way he constructs the class, there is a lot of outside reading (as in we study the chapter on our own), there are even take home quizzes. but, he does give outlines to each chapter and is always available for help, so i guess i dont have it that bad. i took him for honors chemistry, got a B+/A- (took some time getting use to) so i have a strong foundation and know his teaching methods</p>

<p>In my AP Chem class last year, we were assigned chapters to read every few weeks, but the reading quizzes given by our teacher were very basic and almost no one actually read the chapters. Our teacher did a good enough job covering the material in class that we didn’t really have to. It really would depend on the teacher though.</p>

<p>well I have no outside reading. she said we are in college now and we have no homework except doing whatever it takes to master the skills taught in class. we never really even touch the book. she’s an amazing teacher.</p>