Summer Chemistry Packet 2015-16

SUMMER PACKET INSTRUCTIONS AND TOPICS LIST
Dear Upcoming AP or IB Chemistry Student,
It is expected you know these general chemistry topics before the beginning of the school year in
August. You will be tested on these topics on Friday, August 7 2015.
The topic assignments are web based so as to preserve the boxes of paper I will use to print all the
preparatory assignments you will complete over the summer. You are not required to work all the
worksheets or watch all the refresher lessons assigned, only to understand each topic fully and be able
to pass the entrance test. If you do not fully understand most of the topics required, you should
reconsider taking this class.
The lesson refresher videos can be found at www.gpb.org . Navigate to the chemistry and physics link at
the bottom of the home page then click on video and print materials. I recommend browsing the
reviews at the end of each topic (for example, Chemistry 104 contains a review of 101, 102, 103, and
104) before watching the videos. Each video contains several printable worksheets should you choose
to use them (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED). Ben’s Chem Videos YouTube channel is another excellent
resource. I also recommend going to http://www.doctortang.com/ and find his summer assignment
link. There you will find “Chemistry – a volatile history”. Watch all three episodes.
Finally, if you discover supplementary coaching is necessary, go to Google and search for “Topic” tutorial
(for example, “quantum numbers tutorial”). Many excellent resources are available, although I would
trust *.edu sites first. As a last resort, you may send a text or call me (423-571-8837). If you don’t hear
from me in a timely manner, try again as I travel in the summer and may have no service at the time of
your call.
TOPICS
1. Calculations with significant figures, Unit conversions: Chemistry 102 and 104
2. Atomic structure, nuclear symbols, weighted atomic average: Chemistry 302
3. Electron configurations, valence dot diagrams, orbital notation, quantum numbers: Chemistry
304
4. The periodic table: Chemistry 402 and 403
5. Types of bonding: Chemistry 501 and 502
6. Naming covalent and ionic compounds (stock and prefix system), writing formulas from names
(stock and prefix), translating word equations to formula equations and vice versa, balancing
equations, identifying types of reactions: Chemistry 601, 602, 603, 604, 605
7. Calculating molar mass, calculating percent composition, determining empirical and molecular
formulas: Chemistry 701, 702, 703
8. Mass – mole and mass – mass Stoichiometry calculations, limiting reactant calculations:
Chemistry 801, 802, and 803
9. Properties of gases and the gas laws: Chemistry 901,902,903
10. Properties of solutions/acids and bases: Chemistry 1001, 1003, 1101, 1102