My short answer is, “yes”. Here’s more. This has been discussed a lot since 2019, and the general consensus seems to be that it is unlikely that a...
Balancing REDOX in acid and base. Should I still teach it?
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Online AP Chemistry Review Course for STUDENTS 2022
In the Spring of 2022 I will once again be offering an Online AP Chemistry Review Course for AP Chemistry STUDENTS. The course will open on April...
AP Chemistry Online Summer Workshops for TEACHERS 2022
AP Chemistry Online Summer Workshops 2022: Once again this coming summer I plan to offer two, AP Chemistry Teacher Workshops, and I'd love to have...
Resistance is not futile when it comes to buffers
I quite often hear people say words to the effect of, "A buffer is a solution which does not change its pH when a strong acid or base is added to...
AP Chemistry Exams in 2020 and 2021. It’s a question of integrity
As in '20, I will NOT report my '21 #apchem scores publicly. As in '20, the '21 scores are illegitimate since ALL exams taken at home were subject...
Thoughts on the 2021 AP Chemistry Released FRQs
Here are some initial thoughts on the AP Chemistry 2021 released FRQs. I will publish my draft answers later. Firstly, don't forget that if you take...
Sequence and timing for AP chemistry
I've written about sequence and timing here in the past, but here's a little extension that might be useful to AP Chemistry teachers. On the page...
AP Chemistry 2021 Infographic
Here are the JPG and PDF download links for the 2021 AP Chemistry infographic. Please feel free to use liberally! PDF Download JPG Download
Organic Course 1 or Course 2
Currently (March 2021) this is a moot point, since only Course 1 is available, however, toward the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, a second...
Definitions – they’re important!
On old A Level and IB exams there were commonly questions that straight-up asked for definitions. Literally, "Define ... X". Common examples of X...
