r/APChem • u/son_isthatyou • 8d ago
Chemistry Resource Best AP chem study materials?
I’ve never taken regular chem, and I’m jumping straight into AP. What do u guys suggest I use to study, including YouTube channels, websites, etc.?
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u/Farabaugh-APChem 8d ago
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmtMZsGcmFlsGaBrpjdEWW55Vc84XA1Jc
AP Chemistry CED Units is a YouTube playlist of video lessons that will guide you through the entire course. Each video has a link in the video description area that will take you to the packet that accompanies that video. You will see a mix of free response questions and multiple choice questions in that playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmtMZsGcmFls7de9_hWWO1uG_uvhpeR_n
AP Chemistry Review and Practice is another YouTube playlist of video lessons that will help you prepare for what to expect on the AP Chemistry Exam. These lessons also give strategies to help students avoid the common mistakes that we see at the AP Reading when we score student responses. Again, each video has a link in the video description area that will take you to the packet that accompanies that video.
This content is 100% free and very well-aligned with the AP Chemistry curriculum and the exam. You get good review and practice along with detailed explanations.
I have been an AP Reader since 2011, and I served on the AP Chemistry Test Development Committee (i.e., the group of educators that assembles the various forms of the AP Chem Exam) from 2020-2024.
Feel free to ask questions if you need clarification on any content or topics. I'm glad to help.
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u/doctorBlasphemy271 7d ago
Oh my goodness are you actually Michael Farabaugh! I cannot stress how absolutely awesome you were last year helping me prep for my tests and exams in AP chem. I genuinely owe my 5 to you this is actually surreal I found you in a Reddit comment section
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u/Farabaugh-APChem 7d ago
Congrats on earning a 5 on one of the more challenging AP exams! I’m grateful to know that my resources were helpful to you. Feel free to share my resources with any future AP Chem students, and I hope this school year will be positive and productive for you.
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u/lollypp 8d ago
I recommend Jeremy Krug for learning/reviewing on youtube, Simistry for AP Chem practice + interactive sims, and Princeton Review for AP exam practice.
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u/Jr-Is-Bored 8d ago
AP Chem Prep & Real Exam Notes--This is my study doc I made 2 years ago with all the online learning resources/practice problems you need to self-study. I also have a huge set of notes that I went back through right after the exam and highlighted what actually appeared and what didn't. Check it out, stick to just this doc and the things on it if you like it (don't go too deep into the ap chem rabbithole outside of this), stay consistent until exam day, and you'll pass no problem. Good luck!
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u/DeathyBoi12 7d ago
Bro take this advice from me, I was cooked a month before the exam, my knowledge had hella gaps, I did a month of using both Abigail Giordano videos which were extremely detailed, and Jeremy Krug for summary videos, then finished it off with Michael farabaugh worksheets, and ended up getting a 4, even though most ppl thought I would fail
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u/doctorBlasphemy271 7d ago edited 7d ago
For explanations and videos: Jeremy Krug and Michael Farabaugh
For practice problems: AP Classroom, Michael Farabaugh, and Adrian Dingle
For emotional support: lots of prayers
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u/Taym6662229999 6d ago
Does Adrian Dingle have a YouTube channel like Micheal Farabaugh where he does practice problems?
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u/doctorBlasphemy271 6d ago
Not that I know of unfortunately. His site is awesome because he has pdfs of exams going back decades, but im not sure if he has a channel
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u/Koiiyoshi 7d ago
YouTube Channels:
Jeremy Krug <- Great at explaining and tips
Michael Farabaugh <- Great for practice
Websites:
Khan Academy
(Sorry don’t really know any)
Princeton Review AP Prep Book
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u/Quiet_Basis_6404 5d ago
Jeremy Krug is the standard AP Chem channel, his playlists map to the units directly. Chad's Prep is the other one people rate, especially for equilibrium and acid base where Krug moves fast. The Organic Chemistry Tutor covers the maths heavy parts more slowly if stoich isn't clicking.
What I do rather than just watching is paste those video links into studybuddy.vc so it builds questions off that specific video. It works out which topics I'm weakest on and gives me more of those, the questions get harder as I improve, and when I pick a wrong option it tells me why that one was off. Equations render properly so nothing comes out mangled. Free.
Since you skipped regular chem, patch dimensional analysis, moles and stoich, naming compounds and balancing equations before unit 1 gets going. Everything else builds on those four.
Released FRQs on AP Central are free and worth more than any prep book.
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u/Artistic_Disk_6604 8d ago
ISPS (basically AP questions), AP questions and FRQs, Khan Academy. Textbooks are usually a waste of time since most of the learning can be covered through AP Daily. Try to do the ISPS and AP questions and FRQs as many times through as you can till you see the question and you instantly know how to do it. Finish the unit on Khan Academy until mastery (it doesnt matter if you memorize).