AP Chemistry Summer Workshops 2017 Online: Once again this summer, I plan to offer two, AP Chemistry Teacher Workshops, and I'd love to have you...
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2013-14 Curriculum
Another ∆G° mystery
We've lived through the nonsense of the inclusion of PES in the new AP Chemistry curriculum. Many think the exclusion of quantum numbers, stinks....
What do I need to score on the MCQ’s in order to get a 5?
I get this question a lot; "What do I need to score on the MCQ's in order to get a 5?" It's a question that doesn't really have an entirely...
Fewer calculations on the AP chemistry exam?
Are there really fewer calculations on the new AP chemistry exam? Ever since the new AP exam came into existence, there's been a lot of talk about...
AP Chemistry Summer Workshops 2016 Online
AP Chemistry Summer Workshops 2016 Online: Once again this summer, I plan to offer two, AP Chemistry Teacher Workshops, and I'd love to have you...
The utter folly of Big Ideas in AP Chemistry
Before reading the remainder of this post, please make careful note of the following. I KNOW, and fully understand that, the CB does not intend for...
Want #apchem success in 2016? Ironically, see 2013!
The College Board/AP Chemistry Test Development Committee (TDC) 'cheated' a bit. No, I'm not talking about the debacle of the 2015 scores, nor about...
Can formal charge **actually** be examined on the new AP exam?
Formal charge is something that I've written about in an AP context on more than one previous occasion, and you can read those posts here and here....
More, potentially useless Wordles
I recently re-visited the Wordles that I first produced in June of 2013 for the original versions of my AP Chemistry notes for Big Ideas 1-6. You...
Another reason to read this ‘tabloid’ blog
Having had this blog described by a member of the College Board's AP Chemistry Test Development Committee as a 'tabloid', I conclude that perhaps AP...