Here's a round up of some of the most popular blog posts that I've written relating to AP Chemistry. Some of these are old posts, some relatively...
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AP Chemistry exam integrity goes into negative territory for 2021
Let's not bury the lead here. If you thought the AP Chemistry exam in 2020 was a zero integrity farce (spoiler alert, it was), it's going to be...
Quadratics, equilibrium, and AP Chemistry
Here's a common question that I was asked once again today; Adrian, why do some of your materials point to equilibrium problems that contain...
The real lesson for vulnerable teens
If you're an impressionable, highly-strung, high achieving 15 to 18 year old, this AP 'exam' season has been stressful. I get it, I really do. I've...
17 TOPICS, OR 6 OR 9 UNITS?
That sounds like a Chicago song, but ... ... in various places on this site, you will see references in the AP sections to "17 TOPICS", "6 UNITS"...
So you’ve taken the AP Chem ‘Exam’ in ’20. What will your score be?
Of course, the question above assumes that you managed to upload files today, and/or that your re-take will go smoothly ... but ... ignoring that...
My position on the 2020 AP Chem ‘exam’
A lot has happened since the College Board first announced that the 2020 AP Chemistry ’exam’ would be going ahead in a vastly modified format. At...
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,...
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...
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...