[KHO1116 (Alt 11, 12)]

Year, Prerequisite: B or better in Honors Chemistry and Algebra 2B, or consent of instructor.  Open to Grades 10-12 concurrent with Pre-Calculus or Calculus.

Advanced Placement Chemistry is a college-level course and is a second-year chemistry course equivalent to a general chemistry course usually taken during the first year of college.  Topics covered will include but not be limited to: the structure of matter, kinetic theory of gases, equilibria, kinetics, thermodynamics, bonding, solutions, reactions, organic chemistry.  Students taking this course will understand the fundamentals of chemistry and develop competence in dealing with chemical problems.  This course will help students develop abilities to think clearly and to express ideas orally and in writing with clarity and logic.  Students are required to take the AP Chemistry exam in May.  Students are required to have their own scientific calculator.

AP EXAM FEE is approximately $95.00, payable at the beginning of the second semester.