Steven Schwartz

Heck no, it’s not ready.  I just finished the Unit 1 & 2 version, like 5 minutes ago.  However, it will cover Chapters 17-19, and as soon as it is done, you may download it from this post.  And I hope it is NOT 47 pages, like the last one was.

By now, all of you should’ve received my email regarding the summer assignment.

It’s due on August 20th.  That date is NOT negotiable.  If you are going to be unavailable on the 20th, make arrangements to turn it in earlier to me, OR turn it in to the school (ask them to put it in my box).

You may turn it in late (50% credit) until August 27th.  NO ASSIGNMENTS will be accepted for any reason after August 27th.  No exceptions.

I will be preparing an “answer packet” to give to you.  If you want to keep a copy of your turned in work (to compare to the answers), make a copy for yourself BEFORE you turn it in to me.

The summer assignment will be returned, graded, on the first day of class.  If I have it done earlier (say, by orientation), you may pick it up earlier, but no promises on that.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.

I have a lot of stuff for Chem.  I will be rebuilding the pages as we go through the course.

I have a LOT of stuff for advanced chemistry.  I’ll be rebuilding stuff as we go.

I’m not doing power points for Chapters 1-4.  However, some of your classmates might be.  A max of 3 people can sign up for any one chapter.  I’m not sure of the current numbers, but once 12 people have signed up, I will make other assignments as needed.

When you have finished your power point, email the file to me, please.  I reserve the right to post links to good power points to this website.

The following students have done a power point for Ch 1:

The following students have done a power point for Ch 2:

Natalie (7/14)

The following students have done a power point for Ch 3:

Maygen (7/14)

The following students have done a power point for Ch 4:

This study guide will cover Chapters 1-3 (summer assignment work) and Chapters 4, 15, and 16.

After Unit 2 we will have a test.

Unit 3 will be 17, 18, 19 and we’ll have a test after that.  That will probably take us (close) to the end of the first quarter.

Get the study guide here (note:  if you have downloaded it before, this is the third AND FINAL version I have put up here).  It will only be revised if I discover any chemically horrific errors that I need to correct:

Unit 1 & 2 Study Guide

If you have an older version of Word, and the file above isn’t compatible with your computer (it is a .docx file), try this instead.

Unit 1 & 2 Study Guide Old Version

Let me know if you have any problems downloading this.  If you print this, it’s a long file…47 pages.

Mr. Schwartz

As some of you know, the website look has changed.  It looks as if I’m going to have to rebuild quite a lot, so stay tuned for future developments.

For the summer, my priority will be AP Chemistry.  If you see something here (and come back often to check), and you don’t understand, please call me or email me.  Do not struggle with what seems like even an EASY question, because that will cause frustration, and you don’t need to be frustrated over the summer.

You do need to REVIEW over the summer, and the more you do, the better off you will be once school starts.  We will hit the ground running on Day 1, with a GRADED QUIZ the first day, and a TEST over the summer assignment on Day 2.  Yeah, I know!!

I will be offering bonus points on the summer assignment for checking this website and making a comment.  The system will tell me who was first.  The first person to comment will get 5 bonus points on the summer assignment (which is 5% of your 1st quarter grade).  It will go down by 0.25 points for each person after that, so the second person will get 4.75 points, the third 4.50, etc.  Everyone will get something, just for showing up and commenting, but the early bird definitely gets the worm with the most points.

Check back often.

Oh yeah, in about 1.5 hours work, I have personally done the following:

1.  Completed the lab problems worksheet.

2.  Done all of the problems for Chap 1 in the new book.

3. Done up through 83 for Chap 2 in the new book.

So, it might look like a mountain of work, but it’s doable.  The point is to make you familiar with problems that are more challenging than you saw in Advanced Chemistry.  When you turn in your packet, I will give you an “answer packet” for you to study!

PS, I have already read Chapters 1-5 in the new book.  By the time September rolls around, I will have read the entire book, at least once, and maybe twice.