The Princeton Review - Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2015 Edition (College Test Preparation)

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Paul Foglino would like to thank John Katzman for his oversight on this project and Rebecca Lessem for her work editing the first edition of this title. Thanks to Rachel Warren, whose guidance and tireless effort helped to convert chemistry to English. Thanks to Eric Payne for his rigorous attention to detail. Thanks to Tom Meltzer for his advice and Libby OConnor for her patience. Additional thanks are in order to Robbie Korin, James Karb, and Chris Volpe.

The Princeton Review would like to give special thanks to Nicolas Leonardi for his hand in revising and updating this title to better prepare students for the new AP Chemistry exam.

2. Circle your goal score for the AP Chemistry Exam.

3. What do you expect to learn from this book? Circle all that apply to you.

A. A general overview of the test and what to expect

B. Strategies for how to approach the test

C. The content tested by this exam

D. Im not sure yet

This book is organized to provide as muchor as littlesupport as you need, so you can use this book in whatever way will be most helpful to improving your score on the AP Chemistry Exam.

• The remainder of Part I will provide guidance on how to use this book and help you determine your strengths and weaknesses
• of this book will

• provide information about the structure, scoring, and content of the Chemistry Exam
• help you to make a study plan
• point you towards additional resources

• of this book will explore

• how to attack multiple-choice questions
• how to write high-scoring free-response answers
• how to manage your time to maximize the number of points available to you

• of this book covers the content you need for your exam.
• of this book contains practice tests.

You may choose to use some parts of this book over others, or you may work through the entire book. This will depend on your needs and how much time you have. Lets now look how to make this determination.

1. Take a Test

   Before you can decide how to use this book, you need to take a practice test. Doing so will give you insight into your strengths and weaknesses, and the test will also help you make an effective study plan. If youre feeling test-phobic, remind yourself that a practice test is a tool for diagnosing yourselfits not how well you do that matters but how you use information gleaned from your performance to guide your preparation.

   So, before you read further, take AP Chemistry Practice Test 1 starting at of this book. Be sure to do so in one sitting, following the instructions that appear before the test.

2. Check Your Answers

   Using the answer key on , count how many multiple-choice questions you got right and how many you missed. Dont worry about the explanations for now, and dont worry about why you missed questions. Well get to that soon.

3. Reflect on the Test

   After you take your first test, respond to the following questions:

   • How much time did you spend on the multiple-choice questions?
   • How much time did you spend on each long form free-response question? What about each short form free-response question?
   • How many multiple-choice questions did you miss?
   • Do you feel you had the knowledge to address the subject matter of the free-response questions?
   • Do you feel you wrote well organized, thoughtful answers to the free-response questions?
   • Circle the content areas that were most challenging for you and draw a line through the ones in which you felt confident/did well.
     • Big Idea #1: Atoms, Elements, and the Building Blocks of Matter
     • Big Idea #2: Chemical and Physical Properties of Matter
     • Big Idea #3: Chemical Reactions, Energy Changes, and Redox Reactions
     • Big Idea #4: Chemical Reactions and their Rates
     • Big Idea #5: Laws of Thermodynamics and Changes in Matter
     • Big Idea #6: Equilibrium, Acids and Bases, Titrations and Solubility

4. Read of this Book and Complete the Self-Evaluation

   As discussed previously, Part II will provide information on how the test is structured and scored. As you read Part II, re-evaluate your answers to the questions on the previous page. You will then be able to make a study plan, based on your needs and time available, that will allow you to use this book most effectively.