<p>I'm planning on taking Chemistry honors and they teach AP Chem material. However the teacher doesn't teach so I basically need to self-study for the hard tests, labs, and quizzes he gives frequently. Is it possible to spend only an hour each day to keep up with the class?? How long do you really need to study AP Chemistry for to get A's in your class and a 5 on the AP exam??</p>
<p>I have taken AP Physics B and will be taking AP BIO and APES concurrently with Chemistry Honors. I have self-studied some of fluids, thermodynaimcs, heat, and atomic/nuclear physics already for the AP Exam. Thermodynaimcs and heat took me only a few days to study (crammed by studying the WHOLE day), I understood most of it too. Atomic/nuclear I spend about a week to grasp everything, photoelectric effect, nuclear reactions, E=mc^2 and understood it pretty well. When I attempted to self study these sections, they seemed HARD to me at first and I couldn't get anything. I had to look at many sources to firmly comprehend the basics, after that I got everything down by rereading many times and practicing.</p>
<p>Since I'm able to self study thermodynamics in a couple days, and the others in less than a few weeks while understanding most of the material. Will I be able to take on Chemistry Honors (which teaches like an AP class) by myself with no instruction from the teacher at all? Do you guys have any links to sites, especially podcasts, that allow you to understand the material? I really want to tackle this class so I'm starting to get insight/advice now. Chemistry honors should be taken with AP Bio and APES right? Should I not put chemistry off until my senior year or a community college? Thanks guys! =]</p>
<p>That will be a lot of things to study for. Are u sure you'll get good scoes on all of them. If so then take it. But you could just wait until senior year. Focus on Bio and ES.</p>
<p>hell yeah, its just simple formulas and simple understanding of simple things that any textbook can easily explain. </p>
<p>If you manage your time well, spread it out over the whole year, you can easily do it. Its just about time management and responsibility.</p>
<p>has anybody really taken AP chem??? man, it was hard. i would recommend you buying an ap level textbook. Zumdalhs is good. and then, the AP Chem prep book. Get in contact with the AP chem teacher at your HS. Also, look for notes on the book you purchase. they're all over the place. One thing is to understand and grasp the concepts really quick. Other is to prepare for how this will be asked in the test. I got lots of knowledge from the AP class. The teacher didn't teach for us to pass. His mistake really. And on the test, we knew nothing on how to respond. Sad results but fun learning. </p>
<p>This is my personal advice. Every time you get stuck, go to your HS AP Chem teacher. It will open your mind to so much extra info and short cuts.</p>
<p>Little info on my AP Chem teacher. He'll be teaching Chem at USC next fall. Feel sorry for the students at USC. LOL</p>
<p>Well I've asked people at my school and they study for around 2-3 hours each day.. isn't that a lot? If I prep over the summer will I reduce that by a lot? And they study for like 5-6 hours before tests/exams...</p>
<p>omg Zumdahl sucks. i mean, it's a very good textbook, but it's so incredibly boring. if you have the dedication, definitely use it, because it has good explanations an good content, but if your mind tends to wander, it might drive you to sleep. although the little boxes of random information it has are very cute and interesting.</p>
<p>also, you would not be able to get through chapters of Zumdahl in an hour. so if you only wanted to study an hour or two a night, your best bet would probably be an AP Chem review book - I used PR a little bit, and it seemed fine. (although I didn't really go through it thoroughly because my teacher was amazing and so I basically did not need prep)</p>
<p>Even if you do plan on using a textbook and getting the concepts, you'll need a review book anyway, because the review book will tell you how to answer FRQs on the AP exam. For example, one problem that is always on the FRQ are reaction equations. You will need to write a reaction for, say, "Calcium Carbonate reacts with Hydrochloric Acid", but you will have to write it with them split into ions and with only the ions that react. (so H+ + CO3-2 -> H2CO3 -> H2O + CO2)</p>
<p>the AP chem review books will also give you information about the labs. You should do them if it is possible.</p>
<p>the chemistry concepts themselves are not very hard to learn. the main thing you should get down and know how to do are the equations and math (and also doing them without calculators)</p>
<p>Yeah, its totally possible. I took +Chem 2,3 and AP Chem in my high school, and found AP Chem to be a waste of time. If you have no concept of chemistry and want to self study to do good on the test is to get a COLLEGE chemistry TEXT BOOK. I used my sibling's college text book and it helped me a lot, and it helped my friend who self studied with a college book. forget the princeton review or kaplan books. get a college text book. spend an hour for each day over the year. or 2 hours over the summer and review a little before the test. ul be fine</p>