Apr 23, 2014 | 2013-14 Curriculum, AP |
All of the topics below are things that I consider to be ‘odd’, or that are new for 2014. These are brief comments that are expanded upon in my notes, and in the REA AP Chemistry Crash Course book that I authored. Some of these concepts will be reflected in the ‘Exam...
Apr 2, 2014 | 2013-14 Curriculum, AP |
As we all continue to speculate about the role of NIE’s in the new exam, I adapted my old TOPIC 12 notes in an attempt to focus things a little more. These notes probably still represent overkill at this stage, and to be honest they aren’t that much...
Dec 23, 2012 | AP TOPIC 11, Beer Chemistry, Organic Chemistry |
Following this post and this post, here’s the third in the series about the appearance of dubious molecules in beer/pop culture. This time we turn to Chicago and the relatively new brewery, Hypothesis. Below is the mock-up for their Hypothesis IPA. I say...
Dec 20, 2012 | Anthem Perspectives In Chemistry: Organic Reactions & Applications, AP, AP TOPIC 11, Beer Chemistry, Organic Chemistry |
Following this post, here are a few more observations about beer, molecules, and what the art director can get away with when there are no chemists around! Hugh Malone is a Belgian IPA produced by the Allagash brewery in Maine, USA, as part of their tribute series....
Dec 13, 2012 | Anthem Perspectives In Chemistry: Organic Reactions & Applications, AP TOPIC 11, Beer Chemistry, Miscellaneous, Organic Chemistry |
Bear with me as I make a couple of seemingly unconnected statements, and then try to pull them together. Many people reading this blog will already know that one of the central passions in my life is beer – if you didn’t, now you do. The beer/chemistry...
