by Vaish | Mar 13, 2018 | Deep Dive, Preparation for AP Chem
I have been quite on a roll trying to work out these extremely complex chapters in your AP Chemistry curriculum and trying to reduce them into 5, 6 or 7 ideas without losing the complexity involved. Thermodynamics isn’t a very hard chapter normally., but it can...
by Vaish | Feb 12, 2018 | Deep Dive, Preparation for AP Chem, STEM
1. The importance of pH and the many ways to find it. 2. There are weak acids and strong acids. Strong acids dissociate completely. What’s that? This process is known as acid dissociation: This is what makes an acid acidic, i.e., release of an H+ Again, this means...
by Vaish | Oct 11, 2017 | Deep Dive, Preparation for AP Chem
Here is the much awaited (or so I hope) second part of Big Idea 1: Spectroscopy. Let’s go over a few key points first! Spectroscopy is the study of matter using light. Light is Energy. Light is not just visible, but the entire Electromagnetic Spectrum: you know...
by Vaish | Jun 10, 2017 | Deep Dive, Periodic Trends, Preparation for AP Chem, STEM
Summer is the perfect time to develop a love for Chemistry. Far away from deadlines and exams, this is when you can sit and savor some of the more beautiful ideas, concepts and visuals. Let’s start with the periodic table. I have previously referred students to...
by Vaish | Apr 2, 2017 | Deep Dive, Preparation for AP Chem
Chemical equilibrium is the scary start of the second semester of AP Chemistry. Yes, you only have one month left, and you are likely studying acids and bases or electrochemistry now, but it is time to refresh chemical equilibrium. Because that’s the basis of...
by Vaish | Mar 9, 2017 | Deep Dive, Preparation for AP Chem
pH, Equilibrium and AP Chemistry The AP Exam looms closer and closer. As I start in earnest working on lots of problems with my face-to-face students, I plan to do the same here. Today, we are looking at a problem from AP Chemistry 2005. pH problems in AP Chemistry,...
