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AP Chemistry For Dummies
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19,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Wiley |
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| Veröffentl.: | 13.11.2008 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780470451434 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 416 |
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<p><b>A practical and hands-on guide for learning the practical science of AP chemistry and preparing for the AP chem exam</b></p> <p>Gearing up for the AP Chemistry exam? <i>AP Chemistry For Dummies</i> is packed with all the resources and help you need to do your very best. Focused on the chemistry concepts and problems the College Board wants you to know, this AP Chemistry study guide gives you winning test-taking tips, multiple-choice strategies, and topic guidelines, as well as great advice on optimizing your study time and hitting the top of your game on test day.</p> <p>This user-friendly guide helps you prepare without perspiration by developing a pre-test plan, organizing your study time, and getting the most out or your AP course. You'll get help understanding atomic structure and bonding, grasping atomic geometry, understanding how colliding particles produce states, and so much more.</p> <p>To provide students with hands-on experience, AP chemistry courses include extensive labwork as part of the standard curriculum. This is why the book dedicates a chapter to providing a brief review of common laboratory equipment and techniques and another to a complete survey of recommended AP chemistry experiments. Two full-length practice exams help you build your confidence, get comfortable with test formats, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and focus your studies.</p> <p><b>You'll discover how to</b></p> <ul> <li>Create and follow a pretest plan</li> <li>Understand everything you must know about the exam</li> <li>Develop a multiple-choice strategy</li> <li>Figure out displacement, combustion, and acid-base reactions</li> <li>Get familiar with stoichiometry</li> <li>Describe patterns and predict properties</li> <li>Get a handle on organic chemistry nomenclature</li> <li>Know your way around laboratory concepts, tasks, equipment, and safety</li> <li>Analyze laboratory data</li> <li>Use practice exams to maximize your score</li> </ul> <p>Additionally, you'll have a chance to brush up on the math skills that will help you on the exam, learn the critical types of chemistry problems, and become familiar with the annoying exceptions to chemistry rules. Get your own copy of <i>AP Chemistry For Dummies</i> to build your confidence and test-taking know-how, so you can ace that exam!</p>
<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I: Thriving Inside the Test Tube: How to Prepare for the Exam 5</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Knowing What You’re Up Against: The AP Chemistry Exam 7</p> <p>Chapter 2: Preparing Yourself for the Exam 15</p> <p><b>Part II: Building Matter from the Ground Up: Atoms and Bonding 21</b></p> <p>Chapter 3: Looking Under the Atomic Hood: Atomic Structure 23</p> <p>Chapter 4: Answering Questions about Atomic Structure 41</p> <p>Chapter 5: Working and Playing Together: Bonding 47</p> <p>Chapter 6: Answering Questions on Bonding 59</p> <p>Chapter 7: Doing Atomic Geometry: Molecular Shapes 63</p> <p>Chapter 8: Answering Questions on Molecular Shapes 75</p> <p><b>Part III: Colliding Particles to Produce States 81</b></p> <p>Chapter 9: Putting a Finger to the Wind: Gases 83</p> <p>Chapter 10: Answering Questions on Gases 91</p> <p>Chapter 11: Condensing Particles: Solids, Liquids, and Solutions 97</p> <p>Chapter 12: Answering Questions on Solids, Liquids, and Solutions 115</p> <p><b>Part IV: Transforming Matter in Reactions 127</b></p> <p>Chapter 13: Reacting by the Numbers: Reactions and Stoichiometry 129</p> <p>Chapter 14: Answering Questions on Reactions and Stoichiometry 143</p> <p>Chapter 15: Going Nowhere: Equilibrium 153</p> <p>Chapter 16: Answering Questions on Equilibrium 161</p> <p>Chapter 17: Giving and Taking in Solution: Acids and Bases 167</p> <p>Chapter 18: Answering Questions on Acids and Bases 177</p> <p>Chapter 19: Transferring Charge: Oxidation-Reduction 183</p> <p>Chapter 20: Answering Questions on Oxidation-Reduction 197</p> <p>Chapter 21: Knowing Speed from Spontaneity: Kinetics and Thermodynamics 207</p> <p>Chapter 22: Answering Questions on Kinetics and Thermodynamics 223</p> <p><b>Part V: Describing Patterns and Predicting Properties 233</b></p> <p>Chapter 23: Knowing Chemistry When You See It: Descriptive Chemistry 235</p> <p>Chapter 24: Answering Questions on Descriptive Chemistry 243</p> <p>Chapter 25: Living with Carbon: Organic Chemistry 251</p> <p>Chapter 26: Answering Questions on Organic Chemistry 267</p> <p><b>Part VI: Getting Wet and Dirty: Labs 271</b></p> <p>Chapter 27: Knowing Your Way around the Lab: Equipment and Procedures 273</p> <p>Chapter 28: Taking the Tour: Recommended AP Experiments 281</p> <p><b>Part VII: Measuring Yields: Practice Tests 299</b></p> <p>Chapter 29: Practice Test One 301</p> <p>Chapter 30: Practice Test Two 323</p> <p><b>Part VIII: The Part of Tens 349</b></p> <p>Chapter 31: Ten Math Skills to Bring with You to the Exam 351</p> <p>Chapter 32: Ten Critical Types of Chemistry Problems 357</p> <p>Chapter 33: Ten Annoying Exceptions to Chemistry Rules 365</p> <p>Index 371</p>
<b>Peter J. Mikulecky</b>, PhD and Kate Brutlag teach Math and Science at Fusion Learning Center/Fusion Academy in Solana Beach, CA. <p><b>Michelle Rose Gilman</b> is the Founder of Fusion Learning Center. Members of this team have authored <i>AP Biology For Dummies</i>, <i>ACT For Dummies</i>, <i>Pre-Calculus For Dummies</i>, <i>Chemistry Workbook For Dummies</i> and <i>GRE For Dummies</i>.</p>
<p>Get ready, get confident, and get your highest possible score!</p> <p>Gearing up for the AP Chemistry test? This practical guide is packed with all the resources and help you need to bring your skills up to college level. You'll find test-taking tactics and strategies, advice on how to make the most of your study time, and clear explanations of the chemistry concepts and problems covered in the exam.</p> <ul> <li> <p>Prepare for the exam — get comfortable with formats and scoring, manage your time, and reduce stress</p> </li> <li> <p>Play with building blocks — understand atomic structure and bonding and grasp atomic geometry</p> </li> <li> <p>Grasp how colliding particles produce states — nail down the chemistry that produces solids, liquids, gases, and solutions</p> </li> <li> <p>Control reactions — figure out displacement, combustion, acid-base, and oxidation-reduction reactions and get familiar with stoichiometry</p> </li> <li> <p>Describe patterns and predict properties — practice descriptive chemistry and get used to organic chemistry nomenclature</p> </li> <li> <p>Know your way around a chemistry lab — from equipment, common tasks, and safety equipment to concepts and data analysis</p> </li> <li> <p>Measure your yields — use practice exams to train your brain, test your skills, and focus your studies</p> </li> </ul> <p>Open the book and find:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Everything you must know about the exam</p> </li> <li> <p>Help creating a pre-test plan</p> </li> <li> <p>A full-scale review of all exam topics</p> </li> <li> <p>Plenty of practice questions and explanations on each topic</p> </li> <li> <p>An overview of College Board-recommended labs</p> </li> <li> <p>Multiple-choice question decoding tips</p> </li> <li> <p>Handy lists of important ideas and equations</p> </li> <li> <p>Two full-length practice exams with answers, explanations, and scoring guides</p> </li> </ul>
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