AP Chemistry Prep for Summer 2025
Teacher: Peter Moskaluk
Email: moskaluk@chemadvantage.com
Tuition: $195
Course Schedule: Monday, July 28, 2025, through Friday, August 22, 2025
How to Enroll: An application is not required for my course. You may register for the course by paying the tuition to AP® Homeschoolers. Once you’ve paid the tuition, please fill out my online Student Information Form so that I can complete your registration.
Supplies/Calculator: You won't need to buy any supplies for the course. As for the calculator, I have integrated the College Board's free online Desmos calculator into my prep course. However, if you prefer to use your physical calculator, that's fine too!
Course Description:
My AP Chemistry Prep course is asynchronous with all materials available from the start. Although the course runs from July 28 to August 22, you have the flexibility to work ahead and finish early if you'd like.
While not required to be successful in my AP Chemistry course, my prep course will be helpful for students who want to get an early start in their learning of the AP Chemistry topics.
The course covers the first four units of the AP Chemistry curriculum in a streamlined, easy-to-follow format making complex concepts easier to grasp. You'll watch eight 1-hour video lectures, complete with timelines that allow you to revisit specific sections or skip ahead if you already understand the material. Each lesson has interactive review exercises, a downloadable unit summary to reinforce understanding, and 3 - 4 lab demonstrations that bring the topic to life. You will have a classroom lecture experience on your schedule rather than having to be present for live lectures. Here’s a clip from the first video lesson on matter, elements, and compounds.
- Atoms, Elements, Compounds, and the Periodic Table
- Units and Measurements
- Chemical Reactions and Matter
- Chemical Reactions and Energy
Course Delivery:
I use Cengage’s WebAssign for my AP Chemistry Prep course, providing access to video lectures, practice exercises, unit summaries, and the discussion board. While the course isn’t graded, you’ll receive instant feedback on practice questions. My WebAssign platform mirrors the College Board Bluebook, so you'll already be familar with the digital-hybrid exam.
Discussion Board:
My Discussion Board offers 24/7 personalized help in a private virtual classroom. With multimedia tools like graphs, images, videos, and links, I can provide detailed answers to your questions. I monitor the board throughout the day, five days a week, to ensure that your questions will be answered promptly.
Teacher Qualifications:
I am a State of Michigan certified chemistry teacher who taught both Honors and AP® Chemistry in one of the top-ranked public-school systems in the country for over 35 years. I have been a master teacher with Pennsylvania Homeschoolers now for 18 years. I received a BS in Science and a Master of Science Education degree at Wayne State University. I have worked with numerous National Science Foundation teacher programs and, as part of my Master's program, I worked with the Fairleigh Dickinson University Lab in St Croix, monitoring coral reef oxygen respiration rates. I was sponsored by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Princeton. While working for the National Science Foundation's Project Seraphim, I led workshops for chemistry teachers around the country, developed computer software applications for chemistry education, and hosted an international Internet Conference, CHYMNET, for chemistry educators. I have completed the College Board Institute Program for teaching AP® Chemistry and am an active participant in the College Board's AP® Chemistry Teachers Community. I have written science questions for the Michigan Educational Assessment Test, the ACT Assessment® Test, and have served as a reviewer for Cengage’s WebAssign® chemistry question database. I have also edited articles for the Journal of Chemical Education.
In 2003, I was recognized as an inspiring, distinguished teacher, and received the prestigious Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award. This honor is awarded to only one hundred teachers in the United States each year. At the reception, held in Washington, D.C., I had the honor of dining with Mrs. Bush, the First Lady.
Teaching chemistry has been my life-long passion, and I love sharing my knowledge and experience with my students. As a dedicated caring teacher, I’m committed to delivering a rigorous course that prepares students to excel on the AP® Chemistry Exam while also preparing them for success in college chemistry and beyond. I have taught thousands of students over the years and have watched their successes in both their academic and professional lives. Even though AP Chemistry is challenging, I work hard to make my lessons engaging, interactive and fun. I take immense pleasure in helping my students master and, at the same time, experience the wonder and joy of chemistry. My commitment to my students does not end with the AP® Exam. I have written numerous recommendations for students and am proud that they have gone on to prestigious colleges and universities around the world. These include all the U.S. Military Academies, MIT, Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, Rutgers, Cornell, Oxford University, the National University of Singapore, and most of the top US State Colleges.
Mr. Moskaluk