AP Chemistry Crash Course, Book + Online: Get a Higher Score in Less Time

by Adrian Dingle, Derrick C. Wood (Editor)

Overview

AP Chemistry Crash Course — A Higher Score in Less Time

Make the most of your study time and earn a high score with America's bestselling rapid review for AP exams.

Here’s why more AP students — and teachers — turn to REA’s AP Chemistry Crash Course for today's AP digital exam:

• Targeted Review — Study Only What You Need to Know.  Our Crash Course is based on an in—depth analysis of the latest AP Chemistry course and exam description and sample AP digital test questions released by the College Board. It covers only the information tested on the exam, keyed to the nine AP Chemistry units, so you can make the most of your valuable study time.
• Expert Test—taking Strategies and Advice. Written by Adrian Dingle, an award—winning AP Chemistry teacher and test development expert, the book gives you the topics and critical context that will matter most on exam day. Crash Course relies on the author’s extensive analysis of the test’s structure and content. By following his advice, you can boost your score.
• Practice questions – a mini—test in the book, a full—length exam online. Are you ready for your exam? Try our focused practice set inside the book. Then go online to take our full—length practice exam. You’ll get the benefits of timed testing, detailed answers, and automatic scoring that pinpoints your performance based on the official AP exam topics – so you'll be confident on test day.

Whether you’re cramming for the exam or looking to recap and reinforce your teacher’s lessons, Crash Course is the rapid—review study guide every AP student needs.

Avoid test anxiety. Go with an author who knows exactly what you need to excel...

A true “chemistry freelancer” and subject matter expert, author Adrian Dingle brings more than 30 years of classroom chemistry teaching experience, along with tens of thousands of hours of one—on—one chemistry tutoring around the globe, to a 17—year writing career that includes several bestselling, international award—winning chemistry books and a burgeoning portfolio of other chemistry writing projects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738612935
Publisher:	Research & Education Association
Publication date:	04/03/2025
Series:	Advanced Placement (AP) Crash Course
Edition description:	Fourth Edition, Revised
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Adrian Dingle is a chemistry educator and author with 35 years of experience teaching in the United States and the United Kingdom. He is the creator of the award—winning chemistry website Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages at www.adriandingleschemistrypages.com. The focus of his teaching career has been on preparing students for standardized tests: AP and SAT subject tests in the United States; GCSEs and A levels in the United Kingdom; and the International Baccalaureate in both countries.

An Englishman, he currently teaches at Canterbury School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He previously taught at The Culver Academies in Indiana, and at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta. He holds a BSc. (Hons.) in Chemistry and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Secondary Chemistry), both from the University of Exeter in England.

Mr. Dingle is the author of a number of chemistry titles including The Periodic Table: Elements with Style, How to Make a Universe With 92 Ingredients, and DK’s Eyewitness Periodic Table. He is the 2011 winner of the School Library Association of the UK’s Information Book Award, and in 2012 was honored with the prestigious literary prize Wissenschaftsbuch des Jahre, sponsored by the Austrian Ministry of Science and Research.

He also adapted Sam Kean’s New York Times bestseller, The Disappearing Spoon, for young readers. In 2015 he was elected as the inaugural High School Ambassador on the Governing Board of the American Association of Chemistry Teachers, which serves as a professional community by and for K–12 chemistry teachers. He lives in Indiana, where he continues to follow Leeds United from afar.

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

REA’s AP Chemistry Crash Course is the first book of its kind for the
last-minute studier or any AP student who wants a quick refresher on
the course. This Crash Course gets you ready for the new 2014 AP
Chemistry exam. Our review and online practice test are based on
a careful analysis of the latest changes to the AP Chemistry Course
Description outline and exam.

Written by an AP teacher, our easy-to-read format gives students a
crash course in Chemistry. The targeted review chapters are grouped
by topics, offering you a concise way to learn all the important facts,
formulas, and terms before exam day.

Unlike other test preps, REA’s AP Chemistry Crash Course gives you a
review specifically focused on what you really need to study in order
to ace the exam. The introduction discusses the content and format
of the new exam, shows you the types of questions you’ll see on test
day, and explains how the exam is scored.

Parts Two through Seven give you a complete crash course in Chemistry.
Each chapter presents essential information tested on the AP
exam and covers everything from Atoms and Elements to Chemical
Thermodynamics and Equilibrium. The author includes a chapter
detailing the laboratory work necessary for AP Chemistry, and also
shows you how to write high-scoring answers for the free-response
portion of the exam.

No matter how or when you prepare for the AP Chemistry exam,
REA’s Crash Course will show you how to study efficiently and strategically,
so you can boost your score!

To check your test readiness for the AP Chemistry exam, either before
or after studying this Crash Course, take REA’s FREE online practice
exam. To access your practice exam, visit the online REA Study Center
at www.rea.com/studycenter and follow the on-screen instructions.

This true-to-format test features automatic scoring of the multiple-choice
questions, detailed explanations of all answers, and diagnostic
score reporting that will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses
so you’ll be ready on exam day!

Good luck on your AP Chemistry exam!

Table of Contents

 

About This Book
About Our Author
Acknowledgments

Introduction
Chapter 1 Keys for Success on the AP Chemistry Exam

Atoms and Elements
Chapter 2 Atoms and Moles
Chapter 3 Electrons
Chapter 4 Periodicity
Chapter 5 Atomic Models
Chapter 6 Conservation of Atoms and Mass

Bonding
Chapter 7 Solids, Liquids, Gases, and Solutions
Chapter 8 Intermolecular Forces
Chapter 9 Intra Forces, VSEPR, and Shape
Chapter 10 Bonding and Properties of Solids

Chemical Reactions
Chapter 11 Chemical Reactions
Chapter 12 Classifying Chemical Reactions
Chapter 13 Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions

Rates of Reaction
Chapter 14 Factors Affecting Rates of Reaction
Chapter 15 Collision Theory
Chapter 16 Mechanisms
Chapter 17 Catalysts

Chemical Thermodynamics
Chapter 18 Temperature, Heat, and Specific Heat Capacity
Chapter 19 Conservation of Energy, Work, and Calorimetry
Chapter 20 Bond Making and Bond Breaking
Chapter 21 Inter and Intra Forces and Physical and Chemical Change
Chapter 22 Entropy and Free Energy

Equilibrium
Chapter 23 Dynamic Equilibrium
Chapter 24 Le Chatelier’s Principle
Chapter 25 Acids, Bases, and Solubility Equilibrium
Chapter 26 Equilibrium and Gibbs Free Energy

Overarching Themes
Chapter 27 Laboratory Work in AP Chemistry
Chapter 28 Writing Good Free—Response Answers
Periodic Table of the Elements
AP Chemistry Equations and Constants