What is Chemistry?
Chemistry is the study of fundamental properties, states, and interactions of matter. For students looking to pursue higher studies in Biology, Medicine, and, of course, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, taking a high school course in Chemistry is an important start.
Students taking Chemistry – particularly higher-level, quantitative Chemistry classes – will benefit from a solid command of Algebra.
In High School, most students encounter at least one course in Chemistry, though the particular placement of this course in a curriculum can vary from school to school.
We are only able to offer tutoring services for High School courses in Chemistry at this time.
What High School courses cover Chemistry?
High School
The Advanced Placement (AP) Program offers the following Chemistry courses. Click each course title for a list of subjects:
- Atomic Structure and Properties
- Moles and Molar Mass
- Mass Spectroscopy of Elements
- Elemental Composition of Pure Substances
- Composition of Mixtures
- Atomic Structure and Electron Configuration
- Photoelectron Spectroscopy
- Periodic Trends
- Valence Electrons and Ionic Compounds
- Molecular and Ionic Compound Structure and Properties
- Types of Chemical Bonds
- Intramolecular Force and Potential Energy
- Structure of Ionic Solids
- Structure of Metals and Alloys
- Lewis Diagrams
- Resonance and Formal Charge
- VSEPR and Bond Hybridization
- Intermolecular Forces and Properties
- Intermolecular Forces
- Properties of Solids
- Solids, Liquids, and Gases
- Ideal Gas Law
- Kinetic Molecular Theory
- Deviation from Ideal Gas Law
- Solutions and Mixtures
- Representations of Solutions
- Separation of Solutions and Mixtures Chromatography
- Solubility
- Spectroscopy and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Photoelectric Effect
- Beer-Lambert Law
- Chemical Reactions
- Introduction to Reactions
- Net Ionic Equations
- Representations of Reactions
- Physical and Chemical Changes
- Stoichiometry
- Introduction to Titration
- Types of Chemical Reactions
- Introduction to Acid-Base Reactions
- Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Reactions
- Kinetics
- Reaction Rates
- Concentration Changes Over Time
- Elementary Reactions
- Collision Model
- Reaction Energy Profile
- Reaction Mechanism and Rate Law
- Steady-State Approximation
- Multistep Reaction Energy Profile
- Catalysis
- Thermodynamics
- Endothermic and Exothermic Processes
- Energy Diagrams
- Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium
- Heat Capacity and Calorimetry
- Energy of Phase Changes
- Enthalpy of Reaction
- Bond Enthalpies
- Enthalpy of Formation
- Hess's Law
- Equilibirum
- Direction of Reversible Reactions
- Reaction Quotient and Equilibrium Constant
- Calculating Equlibrium Concentrations
- Representations of Equilibrium
- Le Châtelier’s Principle
- Solubility Equilibria
- Common-Ion Effect
- pH and Solubility
- Free Energy of Dissolution
- Acids and Bases
- pH and pOH of Strong Acids and Bases
- Weak Acid and Base Equilibria
- Acid-Base Reactions and Buffers
- Acid-Base Titrations
- Molecular Structure of Acids and Bases
- pH and pK
- Properties of Buffers
- Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation
- Buffer Capacity
- Acids and Bases
- Absolute Entropy and Entropy Change
- Gibbs Free Energy and Thermodynamic Favorability
- Thermodynamic and Kinetic Control
- Coupled Reactions
- Galvanic (Voltaic) and Electrolytic Cells
- Cell Potential and Free Energy
- Cell Potential Under Nonstandard Conditions
- Electrolysis and Faraday's Law
Undergraduate
Our tutors are currently able to offer assistance with introductory undergraduate Chemistry courses, often titled "General Chemistry I & II"
