<p>Why does people keep on emphasizing that you don’t need math for AP Chem? With only Algebra I, it means a lack of mathematical experience and with that, you are unable to do some mathematical concepts in AP Chem or you don’t know what the hell you are doing. For example, in kinetics, you have to know exponents really well to find rates. For acid/base, finding a pH requires logarithms. For nuclear chemistry, you are asked to find half-lives. And Algebra II emphasizes exponents and logarithms more than Algebra I does.</p>