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Copyright © 2018 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. Advanced Placement and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board. 2018-2019 Course Materials 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................ 2 2. Acquiring Course Materials................................................................................................... 2 3. Questions? ................................................................................................................................... 2 4. Course Materials At-a-Glance .............................................................................................. 2 General Studies Student Materials ........................................................................................... 3 Advanced Placement (AP) Student Materials........................................................................ 4 5. Student Materials: General Studies................................................................................... 4 6. Student Materials: Advanced Placement ...................................................................... 12

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Copyright © 2018 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc.

†Advanced Placement and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board.

2018-2019 Course Materials

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2

2. Acquiring Course Materials ................................................................................................... 2

3. Questions? ................................................................................................................................... 2

4. Course Materials At-a-Glance .............................................................................................. 2

General Studies Student Materials ........................................................................................... 3

Advanced Placement† (AP) Student Materials ........................................................................ 4

5. Student Materials: General Studies ................................................................................... 4

6. Student Materials: Advanced Placement ...................................................................... 12

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1. Introduction

This document specifies which Apex Learning® Comprehensive Courses have required and

optional course materials, and details the specific materials. Materials include:

• Textbooks, novels, science lab manuals, and other books.

• Microphones, speakers or headphones, and calculators.

• Business productivity-type software, such as Microsoft Office.

• Lab materials. Visit Apex Learning Support at

http://support.apexlearning.com/materials for a list of hands-on lab materials.

This document specifies which course materials are available for purchase from Apex

Learning, and the price for those materials as of the date of this document.

• The price to purchase access to Apex Learning Comprehensive Courses does not

include the materials specified in this document.

• Prices are subject to change based on the cost incurred by Apex Learning to procure

and ship the materials. Apex Learning also reserves the right to provide alternate

books, which include the required content, at the same prices.

• Prices include ground-shipping fees within the continental U.S. but not tax. There will

be an additional shipping charge for delivery outside the continental U.S. or if

expedited shipping is requested.

• There are no returns, credits or refunds for course materials.

2. Acquiring Course Materials

Users may source course materials on their own, or required and optional books may also

be purchased as follows:

From MBS Direct with a credit card

• Order online at http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/apexlearning.htm

• Or by phone at 1-800-325-3252

From Apex Learning with a purchase order or other payment method

• Contact Apex Learning by phone at 1-800-453-1454

• Or by email at [email protected]

Acquiring Lab Materials

Apex Learning has partnered a third-party vendor to create custom laboratory kits that

contain all the materials needed for select science courses. To view and purchase lab kits,

visit vendor’s website at http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/.

3. Questions?

Contact the Apex Learning support team by phone at 1-800-453-1454 or by email at

[email protected].

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4. Course Materials At-a-Glance

General Studies Student Materials

The following table summarizes which Apex Learning courses have required and/or optional

materials for students. If a course is not listed below, it does not have any required or

optional materials. Note that teachers must have access to student materials.

Course Required Materials

Optional Materials

Page

Biology - Yes 4

Business Applications Yes - 4

Chemistry - Yes 5

Computer Applications Yes - 5

Earth Science Yes Yes 5

English 9 - Yes 5

English 10 Yes - 6

English 11 Yes - 6

English 12 - Yes 6

Environmental Science - Yes 7

Florida Biology - Yes 7

French I, French II, MS French 1, MS French 2 Yes Yes 7

German I, German II, MS German 1, MS German 2 Yes Yes 7

Information Technology Applications Yes - 7

Introduction to Business and Technology Yes - 8

Latin I, Latin II, MS Latin 1, MS Latin 2 Yes Yes 8

Mandarin Chinese I and Mandarin Chinese II, MS Mandarin Chinese 1, MS Mandarin Chinese 2

Yes Yes 8

Mathematics of Personal Finance Yes - 8

North Carolina Earth/Environmental Science Yes Yes 8

Physical Science - Yes 8

Physics - Yes 9

Precalculus Yes - 9

Principles of Information Technology Yes - 9

Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III, MS Spanish 1, MS Spanish 2 Yes Yes 9

South Carolina Computer Applications Yes - 9

South Carolina Integrated Business Applications Yes - 9

Texas Biology - Yes 9

Texas Chemistry - Yes 10

Texas English I - Yes 10

Texas English II Yes - 10

Texas English III Yes - 11

Texas Environmental Systems - Yes 11

Texas Integrated Physics and Chemistry - Yes 11

Texas Physics - Yes 11

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Texas Principles of Information Technology Yes - 11

Virginia Ecology Yes Yes 11

Advanced Placement® (AP)i Student Materials

The following table summarizes which Apex Learning AP courses have required and optional

materials for students. Note that teachers need access to student materials.

Course Required Materials

Optional Materials

Page

AP Biology Yes Yes 12

AP Calculus AB Yes Yes 12

AP Chemistry Yes Yes 13

AP English Language and Composition Yes - 14

AP English Literature and Composition Yes - 14

AP Environmental Science Yes Yes 15

AP Macroeconomics - Yes 16

AP Microeconomics - Yes 16

AP Psychology Yes - 16

AP Spanish Language Yes Yes 16

AP Statistics Yes Yes 16

AP U.S. Government and Politics Yes - 17

AP U.S. History Yes - 17

5. Student Materials: General Studies

Biology

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs

require only the lab manual; there are no additional lab materials needed for these

activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab

materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Apex Learning has partnered with a third-party vendor to create a custom laboratory

kit that contains all the materials needed for this course. The kit may be purchased

via Apex Learning ($100.00 + shipping) or directly from the vendor’s website at

http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/. Once there, select

the “Apex Learning Biology Kit.”

For bulk orders, contact [email protected]. For Quality Science Labs

customer service, call 1-866-700-1884.

Business Applications

Required

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• Word processing software and presentation management software

Chemistry

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• Scientific calculator

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. For dry labs,

there are no additional lab materials needed for these activities. Hands-on labs

require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab materials, go to

http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Apex Learning has partnered with a third-party vendor to create a custom laboratory

kit that contains all the materials needed for this course. The kit may be purchased

via Apex Learning ($150.00 + shipping) or directly from the vendor’s website at

http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/. Once there, select

the “Apex High School Chemistry Kit.”

For bulk orders, contact [email protected]. For Quality Science Labs

customer service, call 1-866-700-1884.

Computer Applications

Required

• Business productivity-type software, such as Microsoft Office

Earth Science

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual, Student ed. Edward J. Tarbuck and

Frederick Lutgens (Prentice Hall, 2006).

ISBN-10: 0131258982 / ISBN-13: 9780131258983 / $25.00

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs

require only the lab manual; there are no additional lab materials needed for these

activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab

materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

English 9

Semester 1: Optional

• The Metamorphosis. Franz Kafka. David Wyllie, translator. (Classix Press, 2009).

ISBN-10: 1557427666 / ISBN-13: 9781557427663 / $8.00 Other editions acceptable.

NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above purchase is recommended.

Semester 2: Optional

• Macbeth. William Shakespeare. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, eds. (Simon &

Schuster, 2003).

ISBN-10: 0743477103 / ISBN-13: 9780743477109 / $8.00

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Other editions acceptable.

NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above purchase is recommended.

English 10

Semester 1: Required

• American Born Chinese. Gene Luen Yang. (Square Fish, 2008).

ISBN-10: 0312384483 / ISBN-13: 9780312384487 / $14.00 Other editions acceptable.

• Fast Food Nation. Eric Schlosser. (Mariner Books, 2012).

ISBN-10: 0547750331 / ISBN-13: 9780547750330 / $20.00

Other editions acceptable.

English 11

Semester 1: Required

• The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. (Scribner, 1995).

ISBN-10: 0743273567 / ISBN-13: 9780743273565 / $20.00 Other editions acceptable.

Semester 2: Required

• A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry. (Vintage, 2004).

ISBN-10: 0679755330 / ISBN-13: 9780679755333 / $10.00 Other editions acceptable.

• The Way to Rainy Mountain. N. Scott Momaday.

(University of New Mexico Press, 1969).

ISBN-10: 0826304362 / ISBN-13: 9780826304360 / $21.25

Other editions acceptable.

English 12*

Semester 1: Optional

• Robinson Crusoe. Daniel Defoe. (Penguin Random House Llc, 2008).

ISBN-10: 0-451-53077-2 / ISBN-13: 978-0-451-53077-6 / $7.50 Other editions acceptable.

NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above purchase is recommended.

• The Tempest. William Shakespeare. (Simon & Schuster, 2004).

ISBN-10: 0743482832 / ISBN-13: 9780743482837 / $7.50 Other editions acceptable.

NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above purchase is recommended.

Semester 2: Optional

• Frankenstein. Mary Shelley. (Dover Publications, 1994).

ISBN-10: 0486282112 / ISBN-13: 9780486282114 / $7.50 Other editions acceptable.

NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above purchase is recommended.

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*English 12 Honors requires an additional material, Life of Pi.

Semester 2: Required

• Life of Pi. Yann Martel. (Mariner Books, 2003).

ISBN-10: 0156027321 / ISBN-13: 9780156027328 / $20.00 Other editions acceptable.

Environmental Science

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs do

not require a lab manual; there are no additional lab materials needed for these

activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab

materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Florida Biology

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs

require only the lab manual; there are no additional lab materials needed for these

activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab

materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Apex Learning has partnered with a third-party vendor to create a custom laboratory

kit that contains all the materials needed for this course. The kit may be purchased

via Apex Learning ($100.00 + shipping) or directly from the vendor’s website at

http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/. Once there, select

the “Apex Learning Biology Kit.”

For bulk orders, contact [email protected]. For Quality Science Labs

customer service, call 1-866-700-1884.

French I, French II, MS French 1, MS French 2

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Microphone

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• Any French-English, English-French Dictionary

German I, German II, MS, German 1, MS German 2

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Microphone

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• Any German-English, English-German Dictionary

Information Technology Applications

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Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Business productivity-type software, such as Microsoft Office

Introduction to Business and Technology

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Business productivity-type software, such as Microsoft Office

Latin I, Latin II, MS Latin 1, and MS Latin 2

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Microphone

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• Any Latin-English, English-Latin Chinese Dictionary

Mandarin Chinese I, Mandarin Chinese II, MS Mandarin Chinese 1, and MS Mandarin Chinese 2

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Microphone

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• Any Mandarin Chinese-English, English-Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

Mathematics of Personal Finance

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus Calculator

North Carolina Earth/Environmental Science

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual, Student ed. Edward J. Tarbuck and

Frederick Lutgens (Prentice Hall, 2006).

ISBN-10: 0131258982 / ISBN-13: 9780131258983 / $25.00

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs

require only the lab manual; there are no additional lab materials needed for these

activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab

materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Physical Science

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

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• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. No materials

are required for dry lab activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a

list of hands-on lab materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Physics

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs

require no additional lab materials. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a

list of hands-on lab materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Precalculus

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus Calculator

Read the "Graphing Calculators" section in the course Appendix A: Student Resources and chapter 1 in the TI Guidebook before the course starts.

Principles of Information Technology

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Business productivity-type software, such as Microsoft Office

South Carolina Computer Applications

Required

• Business productivity-type software, such as Microsoft Office

South Carolina Integrated Business Applications

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Business productivity-type software, such as Microsoft Office

Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III, MS Spanish 1, MS Spanish 2

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Microphone

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• Any Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary

Texas Biology

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs

require only the lab manual; there are no additional lab materials needed for these

activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab

materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

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Apex Learning has partnered with a third-party vendor to create a custom laboratory

kit that contains all the materials needed for this course. The kit may be purchased

via Apex Learning ($100.00 + shipping) or directly from the vendor’s website at

http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/. Once there, select

the “Apex Learning Biology Kit.”

For bulk orders, contact [email protected]. For Quality Science Labs

customer service, call 1-866-700-1884.

Texas Chemistry

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• Scientific calculator

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. For dry labs,

there are no additional lab materials needed for these activities. Hands-on labs

require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab materials, go to

http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Apex Learning has partnered with a third-party vendor to create a custom laboratory

kit that contains all the materials needed for this course. The kit may be purchased

via Apex Learning ($150.00 + shipping) or directly from the vendor’s website at

http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/. Once there, select

the “Apex High School Chemistry Kit.”

For bulk orders, contact [email protected]. For Quality Science Labs

customer service, call 1-866-700-1884.

Texas English I

Semester 1: Optional

• The Metamorphosis. Franz Kafka. David Wyllie, translator. (Classix Press, 2009).

ISBN-10: 1557427666 / ISBN-13: 9781557427663 / $8.00 Other editions acceptable.

NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above purchase is recommended.

Semester 2: Optional

• Macbeth. William Shakespeare. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, eds. (Simon &

Schuster, 2003).

ISBN-10: 0743477103 / ISBN-13: 9780743477109 / $8.00 Other editions acceptable.

NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above purchase is recommended.

Texas English II

Semester 1: Required

• The Crucible. Arthur Miller (Penguin, 1976).

ISBN-10: 0140481389 / ISBN-13: 9780140481389 / $17.50

Other editions acceptable.

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• Fast Food Nation. Eric Schlosser. (Mariner Books, 2012).

ISBN-10: 0547750331 / ISBN-13: 9780547750330 / $20.00

Other editions acceptable.

Texas English III

Semester 1: Required

• The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. (Scribner, 1995). ISBN-10: 0743273567 /

ISBN-13: 9780743273565/ $20.00 Other editions acceptable.

Semester 2: Required

• A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry. (Vintage, 2004). ISBN-10: 0679755330 /

ISBN-13: 9780679755333/ $10.00 Other editions acceptable. • A Way to Rainy Mountain. N. Scott Momaday. (University of New Mexico Press,

1969). ISBN-10: 0826304362 / ISBN-13: 9780826304360 / $21.25

Texas Environmental Systems

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs do

not require a lab manual; there are no additional lab materials needed for these

activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab

materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Texas Integrated Physics and Chemistry

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. No materials

are required for dry lab activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a

list of hands-on lab materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Texas Physics

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs

require no additional lab materials. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a

list of hands-on lab materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Texas Principles of Information Technology

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Word processing software and presentation management software

• Business productivity-type software, such as Microsoft Office

Virginia Ecology

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

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• Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual, Student ed. Edward J. Tarbuck and

Frederick Lutgens (Prentice Hall, 2006).

ISBN-10: 0131258982 / ISBN-13: 9780131258983 / $25.00

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs

require no additional lab materials. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a

list of hands-on lab materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

6. Student Materials: Advanced Placement

AP Biology

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• AP Biology requires a college-level biology textbook. Students may use any college-

level biology textbook to successfully complete the course.

Though students may use any college-level textbook, resources such as page

references and scaffolded reading guides are provided in the course to support

students who use either of the following texts:

o Campbell Biology, 11th ed. Jane B. Reece et al. (Pearson Education, 2016).

ISBN-10: 0134093410 / ISBN-13: 9780134093413 / $325.00

Acceptable alternate: 10 ed.(2013). ISBN-10: 0321775651 / ISBN-13: 9780321775658

Acceptable alternate: 9th ed. (2011). ISBN-10: 0321558235

- OR -

o Principles of Life, 2nd ed. David M. Hillis et al. (W. H. Freeman, 2014).

ISBN-10: 1464109478 / ISBN-13: 9781464109478 / $245.00

Acceptable alternate: 1st ed. (2011). ISBN-10: 1429257210

• AP Biology requires the completion of hands-on lab activities and has been approved

by the College Board as meeting all requirements for a laboratory science course. For

a list of hands-on lab materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Apex Learning has partnered with a third-party vendor to create a custom laboratory

kit that contains all the materials needed for this course. The kit may be purchased

via Apex Learning ($240.00 + shipping) or directly from the vendor’s website at

http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/. Once there, select

“Advanced Biology Kit for Apex Learning.” Note that a microscope is not included and

must be obtained separately.

For bulk orders, contact [email protected]. For Quality Science Labs

customer service, call 1-866-700-1884.

AP Calculus AB

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• TI-89, TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus Calculator

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

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• Calculus: Single Variable, 8th ed. James Stewart (Brooks/Cole, 2016).

ISBN-10: 1305266633 / ISBN-13: 9781305266636 / $362.00

Acceptable alternate: 7th ed. (2012). ISBN-10: 0538497831

Acceptable alternate: 6th ed. (2008). ISBN-10: 0495011614

Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2003). ISBN-10: 0534393667

Acceptable alternate: 4th ed. (1999). ISBN-10: 0534355625

• Calculus of a Single Variable, 2nd ed. Jeffery A Cole, Michael Olinick, Dennis Pence,

and Earl W. Swokowski (PWS, 1994).

ISBN-10: 0534939244 / This book is out of print but you may find it used. It is

interchangeable with the Stewart text listed above.

• Cracking the AP Calculus AB Exam: 2018 Edition. Kahn, David. (The Princeton

Review, 2017).

ISBN: 1-5247-1001-6 / ISBN-13: 978-1-5247-1001-9 / $25.00 Acceptable alternate: 2017 ed. ISBN-13: 9781101919835

Acceptable alternate: 2016 ed. ISBN-13: 9780804126120

Acceptable alternate: 2014 ed. ISBN-10: 0307946185

Acceptable alternate: 2012 ed. ISBN-10: 0307944867

Acceptable alternate: 2009 ed. ISBN-10: 0375428852

Acceptable alternate: 2008 ed. ISBN-10: 0375766413

Acceptable alternate: 2006–2007 ed. ISBN-10: 0534355625

AP Chemistry

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• AP Chemistry requires a college-level chemistry textbook. Students may use any

college-level chemistry textbook to successfully complete the course.

Though students may use any college-level textbook, resources such as page

references and scaffolded reading guides are provided in the course to support

students who use either of the following texts:

o Chemistry, 10th ed. Steven S. Zumdahl and Donald J. DeCoste. (Brooks Cole,

2017).

ISBN-10: 1305957407 / ISBN-13: 9781305957404/ $300.00

Acceptable alternate: 9th ed. (2013). ISBN-10: 1133611095 / ISBN-13: 9781133611097

- OR -

o Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter, 7th ed. Neil D. Jespersen, James

E. Brady and Alison Hyslop. (Wiley, 2011).

ISBN-10: 111851646X / ISBN-13: 9781118516461 / $375.00

Acceptable alternate: 6th ed. (2011). ISBN-10: 0470577711

• AP Chemistry requires the completion of hands-on lab activities and has been

approved by the College Board as meeting all requirements for a laboratory science

course. For a list of hands-on lab materials, go to

http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

Apex Learning has partnered with a third-party vendor to create a custom laboratory

kit that contains all the materials needed for this course. The kit may be purchased

via Apex Learning ($240.00 + shipping) or directly from the vendor’s website at

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http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/. Once there, select

the “Advanced MicroChem Kit for Apex Learning.”

For bulk orders, contact [email protected]. For Quality Science Labs

customer service, call 1-866-700-1884.

AP English Language and Composition

Semester 1: Required

• The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. (Knopf Doubleday, 1997).

ISBN-10: 0743273567 / ISBN-13: 9780743273565 / $20.00 This book is also required for 11th grade English and is included in the general studies book set.

Other editions acceptable.

• Into the Wild. Jon Krakauer. (Scribner, 1995).

ISBN-10: 0385486804 / ISBN-13: 9780385486804 / $18.75 Other editions acceptable.

Semester 2: Required

• A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry. (Vintage, 2004).

ISBN-10: 0679755330 / ISBN-13: 9780679755333 / $10.00 This book is also required for 11th grade English and is included in the general studies book set.

Other editions acceptable.

• The Way to Rainy Mountain. N. Scott Momaday.

(University of New Mexico Press, 1969).

ISBN-10: 0826304362 / ISBN-13: 9780826304360 / $21.25

This book is also required for 11th grade English and is included in the general studies book set.

Other editions acceptable.

• The Grapes of Wrath. John Steinbeck. (Penguin Classics, 2006).

ISBN-10: 0143039431 / ISBN-13: 9780143039433 / $22.00 Other editions acceptable.

• The Things They Carried. Tim O’Brien. (Mariner Books, 2009).

ISBN-10: 0618706410 / ISBN-13: 9780618706419 / $20.00

Other editions acceptable.

AP English Literature and Composition

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• The Norton Anthology of Poetry, 5th ed. Margaret Ferguson,

Mary Jo Salter et al, eds. (W.W. Norton, 2005).

ISBN-10: 0393979202 / ISBN-13: 9780393979206 / $107.00

Acceptable alternate: 4th ed. (1996). ISBN-10: 0393968200

• Short Fiction: An Anthology, 1st ed. (Bedford/St. Martins, 2010).

ISBN-10: 0312576374 / ISBN-13: 9780312576370 / $66.00

NOTE: This custom anthology is available only from Apex Learning or MBS Direct.

Acceptable alternates:

The Story and Its Writer, 7th ed. Ann Charters, ed. (Bedford / St. Martins, 2007). ISBN-10: 0312442718

The Story and Its Writer, 6th ed. Ann Charters, ed. (Bedford / St. Martins, 2002). ISBN-10: 0312397313

The Story and Its Writer, 5th ed. Ann Charters, ed. (Bedford / St. Martins, 1998). ISBN-10: 0312171641

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Semester 1: Required

• Hedda Gabler. Henrik Ibsen (Dover, 1990).

ISBN-10: 0486264696 / ISBN-13: 9780486264691 / $2.75

Other editions acceptable.

• A Streetcar Named Desire. Tennessee Williams (New Directions Publishing

Corporation, 2004).

ISBN-10: 0811216020 / ISBN-13: 9780811216029 / $16.00

Other editions acceptable.

• Their Eyes Were Watching God. Zora Neale Hurston (Harper, 2006).

ISBN-10: 0060838671 / ISBN-13: 9780060838676 / $19.25

Other editions acceptable.

• Twelfth Night. William Shakespeare. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, eds.

(Washington Square Press, 1993).

ISBN-10: 0743482778 / ISBN-13: 9780743482776 / $8.00

Other editions acceptable.

Semester 2: Required

• The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald (Scribner, 1995).

ISBN-10: 0743273567 / ISBN-13: 9780743273565 / $20.00

Other editions acceptable.

• Annie John. Jamaica Kincaid (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985).

ISBN-10: 0374525102 / ISBN-13: 9780374525101 / $16.25

Other editions acceptable.

• Jane Eyre. Charlotte Bronte. Michael Mason, ed. (Penguin, 2006).

ISBN-10: 0141441143 / ISBN-13: 9780141441146 / $11.25

Other editions acceptable.

AP Environmental Science

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• AP Environmental Science requires a college-level environment textbook. Students

may use any college-level environment textbook to successfully complete the course.

Though students may use any college-level textbook, resources such as page

references and scaffolded reading guides are provided in the course to support

students who use either of the following texts:

o Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, AP® Edition, 5th Edition. Jay

Withgott, Matthew Laposta. (Pearson Education, 2014)

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-354014-7 / $215.00

– OR –

o Environment, 9th Edition. Peter H. Raven, David M. Hassenzahl, Mary

Catherine Hager, Nancy Y. Gift, and Linda R. Berg. (John Wiley & Sons, 2015)

ISBN-13: 978-1-118-87582-7 / $250.00

• AP Environmental Science requires the completion of hands-on lab activities and has

been approved by the College Board as meeting all requirements for a laboratory

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science course. For a list of hands-on lab materials, go to

http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.

AP Macroeconomics

Optional

• Macroeconomics for Today, 10th ed. Irvin B. Tucker (Cengage Learning, 2018).

ISBN-10: 1-337-61305-3 / ISBN-13: 978-1-337-61305-7 / $330.00

Acceptable alternate: 9th ed. (2014). ISBN-10: 1-305-50714-2 / ISBN-13: 978-1-305-50714-2

Acceptable alternate: 8th ed. (2014). ISBN-10: 113343505X / ISBN-13: 9781133435051

Acceptable alternate: 7th ed. (2010). ISBN-10: 0538469447 / ISBN-13: 9780538469449

Acceptable alternate: 6th ed. (2008). ISBN-10: 0324591373

Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2007). ISBN-10: 0324407998

AP Microeconomics

Optional

• Microeconomics for Today, 10th ed. Irvin B. Tucker (Cengage Learning, 2018).

ISBN-10: 1-337-61306-1 / ISBN-13: 978-1-337-61306-4 / $330.00

Acceptable alternate: 9th ed. (2016). ISBN-10: 1-305-50711-8 / ISBN-13: 978-1-305-50711-1

Acceptable alternate: 8th ed. (2014). ISBN-10: 1133435068 / ISBN-13: 9781133435068

Acceptable alternate: 7th ed. (2010). ISBN-10: 0538469412 / ISBN-13: 9780538469418

Acceptable alternate: 6th ed. (2008). ISBN-10: 0324591381

Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2007). ISBN-10: 0324408005

AP Psychology

Required

• Psychology, 12th ed. David G. Myers (Worth Publishing, 2017).

ISBN-10: 1-319-05062-X / ISBN-13: 978-1-319-05062-7 / $285.00

Acceptable alternate: Psychology, 11th ed (2015). ISBN-10: 1464140812 / ISBN-13: 9781464140815

Acceptable alternate: Psychology with Updates on DSM-5, 10th ed (2014). ISBN-10: 1464164746 / ISBN-13: 9781464164743

AP Spanish Language and Composition

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• Any Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary

• Microphone

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• AP Spanish: Preparing for the Language Examination, 3rd ed. José M. Diaz, Margarita

Leicher-Prieto, and Gilda Nissenberg (Prentice Hall, 2007)

ISBN-10: 0131660942 / ISBN-13: 9780131660946 / $67.00

AP Statistics

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

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• TI-89, TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus Calculator

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional

• Barron's AP Statistics, 9th ed. Martin Sternstein (Barron's, 2017).

ISBN-10: 1438009046 / ISBN-13: 9781438009049 / $25.00

Acceptable alternate: 8th ed. (2015). 1438004982 / ISBN-13: 9781438004983

Acceptable alternate: 7th ed. (2013). 1438002025 / ISBN-13: 9781438002026

Acceptable alternate: 6th ed. (2012). ISBN–10: 0764147021

Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2010). ISBN–10: 0764140892

Acceptable alternate: 4th ed. (2008). ISBN-10: 0764136836

• Introduction to Probability & Statistics, 14th ed. William Mendenhall,

Robert J. Beaver, and Barbara M. Beaver (Brooks/Cole, 2015).

ISBN-10: 1133103758 / ISBN-13: 9781133103752 / $240.00

Acceptable alternate: 13th ed. (2009). ISBN-10: 0495389536

Acceptable alternate: 12th ed. (2006). ISBN-10: 0534418708

Acceptable alternate: 11th ed. (2003). ISBN-10: 0534395198

AP U.S. Government and Politics

Required

• The Lanahan Readings in the American Polity, 6th ed. Ann G. Serow and

Everett C. Ladd, eds. (Lanahan Publishing, 2016).

ISBN-10: 1-930398-19-0 / ISBN-13: 978-1-930398-19-1/ $58.00

Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2010). ISBN-10: 1930398166 / ISBN-13: 9781930398160

Acceptable alternate: 4th ed. (2007). ISBN-10: 1930398093

Acceptable alternate: 3rd ed. (2003). ISBN-10: 1930398034

• American Government: Power and Purpose, 14th ed. Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin

Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, and Stephen Ansolabehere (W. W. Norton, 2017).

ISBN-10: 0393624218 / ISBN-13: 9780393624212 / $150.00

Acceptable alternate: 13th ed. (2013). ISBN-10: 0393922448 / ISBN-13: 9780393922448

Acceptable alternate: 12th ed. (2012). ISBN-10: 0393138194

Acceptable alternate: 11th ed. (2010). ISBN-10: 0393156338

Acceptable alternate: 11th ed. (2010). ISBN-10: 0393932982

Acceptable alternate: 10th ed. (2008). ISBN-10: 0393930823

Acceptable alternate: 9th ed. (2006). ISBN-10: 0393927164

Acceptable alternate: 8th ed. (2004). ISBN-10: 0393924823

AP U.S. History

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

• AP U.S. History requires a college-level U.S. history textbook. Students may use any

college-level U.S. history textbook to successfully complete the course.

Though students may use any college-level textbook, resources such as page

references and scaffolded reading guides are provided in the course to support

students who use any of the following texts:

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o America’s History, 8th ed. James A. Henretta et al. (Bedford, Freeman, &

Worth, 2014).

ISBN-10: 1457628937 / ISBN-13: 9781457628931 / $185.00

- OR -

o American History: Connecting with the Past, 14th AP ed. Alan Brinkley.

(McGraw-Hill, 2011).

ISBN-10: 0076621421 / ISBN-13: 9780076621422 / $227.00

- OR -

o America: A Narrative History, 10th ed. George Tindall and David E. Shi

(W.W. Norton, 2016).

ISBN-10: 0393265935 / ISBN-13: 9780393265934 / $160.00

Acceptable alternate: 9th ed. (2013). ISBN-10: 0393912620 / ISBN-13: 9780393912623

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