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AP Chemistry
Crash Course
3rd Edition
The best-selling review book that cuts straight to the chase, and delivers higher scores on the AP chemistry exam. NEW, 3rd Edition, updated for the 2020 exam, now on Amazon.
The Blog
LO 7.14 in 2020 AP Chemistry ‘exam’?
The College Board should have cancelled the AP chemistry exam in 2020. Period. I'm going to write a longer post on that particular subject later, but for now, the fact that they have not cancelled the AP chemistry exam is already creating some prickly problems for...
COVID-19, AP Chemistry 2020, and the College Board
At approx. 11.15 AM this morning we got word from the College Board on the plans for the AP Chemistry exam in 2020 in the wake of COVID-19. Firstly the facts, in a nutshell, for AP Chemistry. No face-to-face exams in 2020 Instead, 45 minute, at home/online tests 2...
Free AP Chemistry Tutorials COVID-19
04/03/20: EDIT: I have decided to cancel these sessions, since following recent announcements by the College Board, I beleive that the 2020 'exam' has zero integrity, and I do not wish to be part of the fiasco. As promised, I intend to offer a series of free, online,...
COVID-19, AP Chemistry advice, response and non-response
My inbox has been filled with many questions in the last few days regarding the current uncertainty. Here is my advice, my response, and indeed my non-response to COVID-19, and how it relates to AP Chemistry 2020. Let's prioritize. First and foremost do what ever you...
Running the stadium steps is not ‘fun’
I don't know who is manning the @APforStudents Twitter account, but if this tweet is anything to go by, then they know NOTHING about AP chemistry! So what's my point here? An opportunity to have a pop at the College Board? No, not really. I don't care who runs that...
Chemistry Tutoring
Many high school students find that chemistry is a challenging subject for a variety of reasons. Those reasons include the intellectual demands of the subject, difficulties with the mathematical aspects of chemistry, and problems associated with the instruction they are receiving at school (often related to issues such as class size, teaching styles and other agendas). As a result, many students will fail to reach their full potential in the subject.
Private chemistry tutoring will help the student reach that potential.
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“I got a 5 on AP chemistry and a 770 on the subject test. Thank you so much for all your help this year. I couldn’t have done it without you.” – Vivian in CT, USA
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