AP+Syllabus

Mr. Nicholas Mantas
 * APChemistrySyllabus **
 * Contact information/Office Hours **
 * // Email: // nmantas@frankelja.org I check my email frequently throughout the day and can usually respond promptly
 * // Phone: // If you wish to speak to me on the phone, please email me your phone number, the best times to call, and the context of the conversation.
 * I’m available during Wednesday and Thursday study halls most weeks for office house. Please email me and verbally let me know that you are coming in. If you don’t have a scheduled study hall then we can work out a time before/after school or during lunch. I can’t accommodate drop-ins. Supplemental videos will be posted at the course website at http://mantaschemistry.wikispaces.com/ Be sure to check to see if a supplement is posted before emailing me or setting up office hours. If a face-to-face session is available, (If I have a meeting during a Wednesday or Thursday then I will try to be available during another study hall that week).

This course is meant to be equivalent to a first-year university chemistry class. The fast pace of the class can’t be negotiable if we are going to have sufficient review time before the AP Exam. There is a direct correlation between review time and AP Exam success.
 * Course objectives **
 * Grading scale breakdowns per semester: **

** Grade Weightings ** || __ Labs __ 15% __ Participation __ 5% __ Midterm/FinalExam __ 20% || An‘A’ represents a 5 by AP Chemistry Standards An ‘B’ represents a 4 by AP Chemistry Standards An ‘C’ represents a 3 by AP Chemistry Standards An ‘D’ represents a 2 by AP Chemistry Standards An ‘E’ represents a 1 by AP Chemistry Standards ||
 * Grading Scale for Exams will follow the format of the AP Exam ** ||
 * __ Exams __ 40% __Quizzes__ 5% __Homework__ 15%


 * Categorical Breakdown of Topics: **

// Exams //

Unit exams will mimic the actual AP exams and I will be grading the exams based on the AP format. They typically cover 2-3 chapters. Exams will contain all information you have covered including past exams information.Unit exams won’t be curved but there may be an opportunity to come in and make test corrections in order to reclaim some of the lost points. There will two nearly full-length AP exams during the AP review period and the best score will count as an exam grade. Due to the varying length of classtime and amount of content in each unit the ‘weight’ of each exam will not be the same.

// Quizzes //

Short quizzes will cover the homework assignments and lab procedures. They will be announced in advanced. I will try to administer at least one quiz in every unit. The quizzes will be prominently multiple-choice based.

// Homework //

The bulk of the homework will be WebAssign based but the worked problems will also have to be handed in to prove intellectual ownership and earn credit. Due to the accelerated nature of the course the WebAssign format gives you instant feedback that traditional assignments can’t provide. During the AP review period before the exam the homework will be old AP free response questions instead of WebAssign.

// Labs //

The lab schedule is attached. There are several types of labs: formal labs, short labs, demos, and virtual labs. Formal labs must be typed and follow the lab guidelines that will be given to you. Short labs will consist of a worksheet that you will complete during the lab. Demos will consist of something done in front of the class and worksheet/calculations done by the students. Virtual labs will consist of software-based labs that will have data entry or a worksheet associated with it. **All labs** **will be handed in at the end of the year in a binder so don’t loose them.**

// Participation //

Throughout the school year students will be engaging in labs and class activities where student involvement is essential as well as participation in our digital activities on our class website. Therefore student participation will be assessed in addition to written work and will count as individual participation assignments. Students earn participation points based on timeliness, preparedness, behavior, attitude, cooperation, time on task, contribution to lab group, etc. Points will be deducted if a student is tardy, has to return to locker for materials, does not follow safety procedures, is disruptive, sleeps during class, exhibits inappropriate behavior, etc. Teacher may assign participation at any time. Being late for class will guarantee that you will be deducted classroom participation points for that day.


 * Before each chapter **

Each student will receive a study guide that will contain the goals for the chapter but will also contain multiple choice and free response questions. These questions and answers will act as a study guide for the chapter’s content on the unit exam as well as a great preparatory tool for the actual AP exam in May. I have the worked answers in a binder and you can check them in-class.

Student safety is nonnegotiable.Any behavior that endangers you or other students will not be tolerated. This means that lab procedures must be followed as instructed, no eating or drinking in the lab, safety glasses/goggles must be worn at all times, and anyone engaging in unsafe behavior will be asked to leave the lab and will receive a zero for that lab. Open toed shoes and contact lenses should not be worn in the laboratory.
 * Course Policies: **
 * Classroom Safety **

No food products are allowed in the room. Beverages are ok if they are in a sealable container (no cups or cans).
 * Food/Beverage Policy: **

The material builds throughout the year and because of this every exam will have material from previous units.
 * Compiling Content **

A mandatory exam error correction/analysis assignment will be given after each exam.
 * Test Error Analysis **

* All assignments are due at the start of the class period – any assignments turned in after the start of class will be considered late and will be subject to partial or no credit. * If you do not have your assignments to turn in on the day when it is due, then you may turn it in the next school day for a loss of 20%, after that it will be worth 50% and must be turned in before the unit exam. After that, no credit will be given. __Late assignments are to be directly handed to the teacher no exceptions.__ * If you are going to be or have been absent, it is YOUR responsibility to see me about make-up assignments. Please do this at the end of the class period. For homework and quizzes, you have as many days to turn the assignment as you are absent (excused). For exams please privately talk with me and we will work out a time.
 * Late Assignments **
 * Attendance Policy (the school’s attendance policy will be strictly followed) **
 * The FJA Student Handbook states:
 * Every student is required to attend and be on time for classes and other activities, including Minyan, PAL and Town Hall. Attendance is taken at the beginning of each period. Parents are asked to schedule appointments (e.g. medical, dental, etc.) outside of school hours.
 * Absences exceeding eight per semester will result in the reduction of one half grade (i.e. A- to B+). In P/F classes absences exceeding eight per semester will result in a failing grade.
 * Prolonged absences due to exceptional circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Deans. A prolonged absence is considered to be fourconsecutive school days or more and the student must provide a doctor’s note to be considered.
 * Every three tardies accumulated within a semester will be considered an absence.To avoid being considered absent, students arriving late for any class are required to receive a passfrom the front desk.
 * Students arriving later than 10 minutes from the start of class will be considered absent.
 * When students are absent it is their responsibility to make up the material they missed. When absent, students should consult the unit calendar and their online classroom to determine what they missed. Students have as many days as they were absent to make up their missing work.
 * There is a locked door policy. When the bell rings the classroom door will be shut and locked. Students who are tardy must go to the front desk and get a tardy pass and then wait at the door until the teacher is ready to let them in. Students will not be admitted not be into the classroom without a tardy pass.

Students are expected to have all their work organized in a binder and bring it to class daily, paper, pens/pencil, textbook, calculator, and ipad.
 * Daily Class Materials **

Ask if you have to leave the restroom. The restroom pass is for emergencies only. Leaving the room too often, roaming the halls, or talking with friends will result in the loss of this privilege. If you are gone for an excessive amount of time you will loose any participation points and can be marked absent.
 * Restroom passes ** :

Tables must be cleared of **everything** but a pen/pencil and cell phones must be put in the basket in front of the room BEFORE exams are handed out.
 * Exam/Quiz Taking Procedure **

** 1st Violation: ** The cell phone is confiscated and returned to the student at the end of the day. ** 2nd Violation: ** Same as above. The student is placed on probation and the parents are notified. ** 3rd Violation: ** The cell phone must be picked up by a parent and the student will not be allowed to use a cell phone at all during the school day for the remainder of the semester. Students with a subsequent violation of the cell phone policy will be progressively suspended or expelled.
 * Cell phones **
 * The FJA Student Handbooks states:
 * The use of cell phones in school will be allowed as follows: before or after school hours, during lunch time and during passing time.
 * Students are encouraged to secure their cell phones in their lockers during class time. Students are not permitted to use cell phones during class time. Use is defined as a cell phone that is out, a cell phone that is on, a cell phone that rings or makes an audible noise or vibration, or a cell phone that causes any type of classroom disturbance. Prohibition during class time includes times when students may be out of the classroom itself (e.g. retrieving items from a locker, getting a drink, going to the restroom, etc.) Class time includes minyan, Town Hall, study hall and PAL.
 * A teacher may allow a student to use a cell phone during class time to fulfill a specific educational purpose.
 * Students may not use a cell phone in any area where other students or staff have a reasonable expectation of privacy. This would include restrooms and locker rooms.
 * Students who violate the cell phone policy invite progressive discipline.

We will be using iPads frequently. The use of iPads in the classroom is a privilege and not a right and must be used in accordance with the school’s acceptable use policy. iPads may only be used with the teacher’s permission otherwise the device must be turned off and stowed away. On days when the iPads are being used in class, it is the student’s responsibility to make sure that the iPad is charged and operational. Students who forget to charge or bring their iPad to class will lose participation points for that day. Students who violate the acceptable use policy will be subject to the schools progressive-discipline policy.
 * iPad **

The Frankel Jewish Academy is dedicated to the highest moral and ethical standards. Students plagiarizing or cheating will automatically receive a failing grade for that assignment or exam and are subject to further disciplinary action as determined by the administration. Consequences for Cheating and Plagiarism are:
 * Cheating & Plagiarism: **
 * ** First offense: ** Student will redo the assignment for credit to be determined by the teacher and the Dean.
 * ** Second offense: ** Student will receive a zero for the assignment and will be required to redo the assignment for no credit.
 * ** Third offense: ** The student will receive a suspension of at least one day up to expulsion.


 * COURSE OBJECTIVES: ** By the end of the year, students will be able to:

1. Understand the relationships between concepts in physics and chemistry, as both are physical sciences. 2. Will be able to balance equations. 3. Will be able to use equations in lab settings to predict results. 4. Will be able to use a variety of lab equipment in a safe manner in the lab. 5. Will be able to use the language of chemistry in written work including: lab reports and papers. 6. Will be able to “read” and explain working examples in a college chemistry text. 7. Will be able to develop ability to read text carefully, learn mathematical manipulations and processes and explain them orally to their classmates. 8. This course will **develop the student’s ability to incorporate mathematical skills** in the solution of chemistry problems. 9. Students will attain a depth of understanding of chemistry fundamentals and a reasonable competence in dealing with chemical problems. 10.Students will be able to express their ideas with clarity and logic both orally and in writing. 11.Students will become proficient at manipulating mathematical formulas to solve chemical problems. 12.Students will use critical thinking skills to solve complex chemical problems. 13.Students will be independent thinkers and be able to analyze scientific issues using scientific problem-solving skills. 14.Students will physically manipulate laboratory equipment and materials in order to make relevant observations and collect data. 15.Students will use the data they collected in laboratory investigations to i. Form valid conclusions and verify hypotheses; ii. Communicate results and conclusions orally, graphically, and in writing; iii. Compare results and procedures; iv. Analyze and draw inferences from data and graphs; v. Analyze sources of error and determine uncertainties in measurement; vi. Propose and design specific ways to improve the experiment and results; vii. Communicate effectively in a formal written lab report. viii. Students will be prepared to make an acceptable score on the AP Chemistry Examination in May.
 * Concept summary/Schedule (some exams will be multiple units): **


 * ** Content Units ** ||  ** Time Frame **  ||  ** Big Ideas **  ||
 * ** Numbers, Units, Atomic Theory, Naming,, Equations,, and Stoichiometry ** || 1 Week || * Mass, Volume, Density
 * Relative size of common units
 * Converting units
 * Significant Figures
 * Atomic structure
 * Electron configuration
 * Theory and history of atom
 * Wavelength and Frequency
 * Excited & Ground State
 * Periodicity
 * Identifying and naming all types of chemicals from formulas including organic chemicals
 * Writing formulas from any chemical name
 * Atomic and Molecular Weights
 * Introduction to the mole
 * Balancing Equations
 * Empirical Formulas
 * Limiting Reactants
 * Predicting Products ||
 * ** Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry ** || 1-2 Weeks || * Types of Chemical Reactions
 * Patterns of Chemical Activity
 * General Properties of Aqueous Solutions
 * Precipitation Reactions
 * Acid/Base Reactions
 * Oxidation/ Reduction Reactions
 * Concentrations of Solutions
 * Solutions Stoichiometry ||
 * ** Gases and Gas Laws ** || 1-2 Weeks || * Characteristics of Gases
 * Pressure
 * Gas Laws and Ideal Gases
 * Applications of Gas Laws
 * Gas Mixtures and Partial Pressures
 * Kinetic Molecular Theory
 * Molecular Effusion and Diffusion
 * Real Gases ||
 * ** Thermochemistry ** || 1-2 Weeks || * The Nature of Energy
 * First Law of Thermodynamics
 * Enthalpy
 * Enthalpies of Reaction
 * Calorimetry
 * Hess’s Law
 * Enthalpies of Formation ||
 * ** Periodicity, Bonding and Modeling ** || 3-4 Weeks || * Periodic table, Chemical Bonds, Lewis Structures, and the Octet Rule
 * Ionic Bonding
 * Covalent Bonding
 * Bond Polarity and Electronegativity
 * Drawing Lewis Structures
 * Resonance Structures
 * Exceptions to the Octet Rule
 * Strength of Covalent Bonds
 * Molecular Shapes
 * The VSEPR Model
 * Polarity of Polyatomic Molecules
 * Covalent Bonding and Orbital Overlap
 * Hybrid Orbitals
 * Multiple Bonds
 * Molecular Orbitals ||
 * ** Intermolecular Forces ** || 1-2 Weeks || * Molecular Comparison of Solids and Liquids
 * Intermolecular Forces
 * Some Properties of Liquids
 * Phase Changes
 * Vapor Pressure
 * Phase Diagrams
 * Structures of Solids
 * Bonding in Solids ||
 * ** Solution Chemistry ** || 1-2 Weeks || * The Solution Process
 * Saturated Solutions and Solubility
 * Factors Affecting Solubility
 * Ways of Expressing Concentration
 * Colligative Properties
 * Colliods ||
 * ** Kinetics ** || 1-2 Weeks || * Reaction Rates
 * The Dependence of Rate on Concentration
 * The Dependence of Concentration on Time
 * Temperature and Rate
 * Reaction Mechanisms
 * Catalysts ||
 * ** Equilibrium ** || 1-2 Weeks || * Equilibria
 * The Equilibrium Concept
 * Heterogeneous Equilibria
 * Calculating Equilibrium Constants
 * Applications of Equilibrium Constants
 * Le Chatelier’s Principles ||
 * ** Acid-Base ** || 4-5 Weeks || * Acids and Bases
 * Autoionization of Water
 * pH scale
 * Strong Acids and Bases
 * Weak Acids and Bases
 * Relationships between Ka and Kb
 * Acid-Base Properties of Salt Solutions
 * Acid-Base Behavior and Chemical Structure
 * The Common Ion Effect
 * Buffered Solutions
 * Acid-Base Titrations
 * Solubility Equilibria
 * Factors that Affect Solubility
 * Precipitation and Separation of Ions
 * Qualitative Analysis for Metallic Elements ||
 * ** Advanced Thermo ** || 1-2 Weeks || * Spontaneous Processes
 * Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
 * The Molecular Interpretation of Entropy
 * Calculations of Entropy Changes
 * Gibbs Free Energy
 * Free Energy and Temperature
 * Free Energy and the Equilibrium Constant ||
 * ** Electrochemistry ** || 1-2 Weeks || * Oxidation/ Reduction Reactions
 * Voltaic Cells
 * Cell EMF
 * Spontaneity of Redox Reactions
 * Effects of Concentration on Cell EMF
 * Batteries
 * Corrosion
 * Electrolysis ||
 * ** Nuclear, Complexes, and Organic ** || 1-2 Weeks || * Radioactivity
 * Patterns of Nuclear Stability
 * Nuclear Transmutations
 * Rates of Radioactive Decay
 * Detection of Radioactivity
 * Energy Changes in Nuclear Reactions
 * Nuclear Fission and Fusion
 * The Structures of Complexes
 * Color and Magnetism
 * An Introduction to Crystal Field Theory
 * Naming Organic Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes
 * Naming Functional Groups
 * Chirality ||
 * ** AP REVIEW ** || At least 5 weeks || * Review all material ||

Manylabs will be covered from this list // (manyofwhichhavebeensuggestedbytheCollegeBoard). // Note in several cases, the order of the list is not indicative of order-completed in-class. Many labs may have been also completed the previous school year. 1. Gravimetric analysis of metal carbonate 2. Empirical formula of silver oxide 3. Determining the stiochiometry of chemical reactions 4. Hesses law and thermochemistry 5. Quantitative analysis 6. VSEPR lab 7. Predicting the products of chemical reactions and writing chemical equations 8. Flame tests 9. Spectra lab 10.Mole gas law 11.Beers law 12.Activity of halogens 13.A cycle of copper reactions 14.Thin Layer Chromatography 15.Chemical principles: classification of chemical substances 16.Solubility factors 17.Molar mass determination by freezing point depression 18.Rates of chemical reactions: the iodination of acetone 19.Determination of the equilibrium constant for a reaction 20.Prediction and analysis of hydrolysis 21.Standardization of a solution using a primary standard 22.Buffers and their properties 23.Determination of the acid ionization constant for a weak acid 24.Solubility product constant of an ionic compound 25.Development of a scheme for qualitative analysis (for cations) 26.Electrochemical cells 27.Electrolysis 28.Le Chateliers principle 29.Enthalpy of reaction, electrode potential, free energy change and entropy 30.12-test tube mystery (a lab on Ksp and precipitates) 31.Descriptive chemistry stations 32.Synthesis of a coordination compound and its chemical analysis 33.Potentiometric titration 34.Synthesis, purification, and analysis of an organic compound
 * LabList **