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2019-2020 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 ................................................................................................ 3

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

6. Student Materials: Advanced Placement ................................................................................................. 9

ALVS Course Materials

December 2019 2 of 14

1. Introduction

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

materials and details the specific materials. Course materials apply to the Core, Prescriptive and Honors pathways.

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 (for materials purchased by schools only)

• 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].

http://support.apexlearning.com/materials

http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/apexlearning.htm

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/




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 – Applies to Core, Prescriptive and Honors Required Materials

Optional Materials

Page

Biology

• Biology 1 Florida

• Biology Texas

- Yes 4

• Biology II – Ecology Virginia Yes Yes 5

Chemistry

• Chemistry Texas

- Yes 5

CTE (Business and Technology courses) Yes - 5

Earth Science

• Earth/Environmental Science North Carolina

Yes Yes 5

English 9

• English I Texas

• English 9 Virginia

- Yes 6

English 10 Yes - 6

• English II Texas


Yes - 6

English 11

• English III Texas


• Chicago English II

Yes - 6

English 12

• English IV Texas


- Yes 7

Environmental Science - Yes 7

Expository Writing California Yes 7

French (all levels) Yes Yes 7

German (all levels) Yes Yes 7

Integrated Physics and Chemistry Texas

• Integrated Chemistry-Physics Indiana

- Yes 8

Latin (all levels) Yes Yes 8

Mandarin Chinese (all levels) Yes Yes 8

Mathematics of Personal Finance Yes - 8

Physical Science - Yes 8

Physics - Yes 8

Precalculus Yes - 8

Probability and Statistics Yes 8

Spanish (all levels) Yes Yes 9



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 9

AP Calculus AB Yes Yes 10

AP Chemistry Yes Yes 10

AP English Language and Composition Yes - 10

AP English Literature and Composition Yes - 11

AP Environmental Science Yes Yes 12

AP French Yes 12

AP Macroeconomics - Yes 12

AP Microeconomics - Yes 13

AP Psychology Yes - 13

AP Spanish Language Yes Yes 13

AP Statistics Yes Yes 13

AP U.S. Government and Politics Yes - 14

AP U.S. History Yes - 14

5. Student Materials: General Studies

Biology / Biology 1 Florida / Biology Texas

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.

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 ($115.00 + 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.” Kits may take up to 3 weeks to ship.

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

1-866-700-1884.



http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/apex-learning-biology-kit/




Biology II – Ecology Virginia

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 / $30.00

NOTE: This course also has required teacher materials. See the Teacher Materials section for more information.



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


Chemistry / Chemistry Texas


• 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 ($165.00 + 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.” Kits may take up to 3 weeks to ship.

For bulk orders, contact [email protected]. For Quality Science Labs customer service, call 1-866-700-1884.

CTE (Business and Technology courses)

Accounting I / Accounting II / Business Applications / Computer Applications / Human Resources Principles / Information Technology Applications / Introduction to Business and Technology / Legal Environment of Business / Principles of Business, Marketing and Finance / Principles of Health Science / Principles of Information Technology

Required

• Business productivity-type software, such as Microsoft Office

Earth Science / Earth/Environmental Science North Carolina


• Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual, Student ed. Edward J. Tarbuck and Frederick Lutgens (Prentice Hall, 2009). ISBN-10: 0133627888 / ISBN-13: 9780133627886 / $30.00

Acceptable alternate: (2006). ISBN-10: 0131258982 / ISBN-13: 9780131258983


• 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.




http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/apex-high-school-chemistry-kit/





English 9 / English I Texas / English 9 Virginia

Semester 1: Optional

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

ISBN-10: 1557427666 / ISBN-13: 9781557427663 / $9.00 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.


• Macbeth. William Shakespeare. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, eds. (Simon & Schuster, 2003).



English 10

Semester 1: Required

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


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

ISBN-10: 0547750331 / ISBN-13: 9780547750330 / $21.00

Other editions acceptable.

English II Texas / English 10 Virginia


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

ISBN-10: 0140481389 / ISBN-13: 9780140481389 / $18.00


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

ISBN-10: 0547750331 / ISBN-13: 9780547750330 / $21.00


English 11 / English III Texas / English 11 Virginia / Chicago English II


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



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


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

(University of New Mexico Press, 1969).

ISBN-10: 0826304362 / ISBN-13: 9780826304360 / $22.00




English 12 / English IV Texas / English 12 Virginia


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

ISBN-10: 0-451-53077-2 / ISBN-13: 978-0-451-53077-6 / $8.00 Other editions acceptable.


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




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



Environmental Science


• 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.

Expository Writing California

Required



• The Way to Rainy Mountain. N. Scott Momaday. (University of New Mexico Press, 1969).

ISBN-10: 0826304362 / ISBN-13: 9780826304360 / $22.00


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


• Microphone


• Any French-English, English-French Dictionary

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


• Microphone





• Any German-English, English-German Dictionary

Integrated Physics and Chemistry Texas / Integrated Chemistry-Physics Indiana





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


• Microphone


• Any Latin-English, English-Latin Chinese Dictionary

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


• Microphone


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

Mathematics of Personal Finance


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

Physical Science


• 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


Physics





Precalculus


• 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.

Probability and Statistics

Semester 1 and 2: Required

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

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


• Microphone


• Any Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary

6. Student Materials: Advanced Placement

AP Biology


• 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, 3rd ed. David M. Hillis et al. (W. H. Freeman, 2019).

ISBN-10: 1319017711 / ISBN-13: 9781319017712 / $275.00

Acceptable alternate: 2nd ed. (2014). ISBN-10: 1464109478

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





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

must be obtained separately. Kits may take up to 3 weeks to ship.


1-866-700-1884.



http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-biology/advanced-biology-kit-for-apex-learning/




AP Calculus AB


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


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

ISBN-10: 1305266633 / ISBN-13: 9781305266636 / $365.00



• Cracking the AP Calculus AB Exam, 2020 Edition. Princeton Review. (Penguin Random House, 2019).

ISBN-10: 0525568158 / ISBN-13: 9780525568155 / $27.00 Acceptable alternate: 2019 ed. ISBN-13:9781524757984

Acceptable alternate: 2018 ed. ISBN-13:9781524710019

AP Chemistry


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

textbook to successfully complete the course.



o Chemistry, 10th ed. Steven S. Zumdahl and Donald J. DeCoste. (Brooks Cole, 2017).

ISBN-10: 1305957407 / ISBN-13: 9781305957404/ $315.00

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


• 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.




Once there, select the “Advanced MicroChem Kit for Apex Learning.” Kits may take up to 3 weeks to ship.


1-866-700-1884.

AP English Language and Composition


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

ISBN-10: 0743273567 / ISBN-13: 9780743273565 / $22.00 This book is also required for 11th grade English and is included in the general studies book set.



http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-chemistry/advanced-microchem-kit-for-apex-learning-without-manual/





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




ISBN-10: 0679755330 / ISBN-13: 9780679755333 / $11.00 This book is also required for 11th grade English and is included in the general studies book set.


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

(University of New Mexico Press, 1969).

ISBN-10: 0826304362 / ISBN-13: 9780826304360 / $22.00

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


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


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

ISBN-10: 0618706410 / ISBN-13: 9780618706419 / $21.00


AP English Literature and Composition


• The Norton Anthology of Poetry, 6th ed. Margaret Fergusonet al, eds. (W.W. Norton, 2018).

ISBN-10: 0-393-67902-0 / ISBN-13: 978-0-393-67902-1 -0 / $115.00

Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2005). ISBN 10: 0393979202


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

ISBN-10: 0312576374 / ISBN-13: 9780312576370 / $72.00

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




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

ISBN-10: 0486264696 / ISBN-13: 9780486264691 / $4.00


• A Streetcar Named Desire. Tennessee Williams (New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2004).

ISBN-10: 0811216020 / ISBN-13: 9780811216029 / $17.00


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

ISBN-10: 0060838671 / ISBN-13: 9780060838676 / $21.00




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

(Washington Square Press, 1993).

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



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

ISBN-10: 0743273567 / ISBN-13: 9780743273565 / $22.00


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

ISBN-10: 0374525102 / ISBN-13: 9780374525101 / $17.00


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

ISBN-10: 0141441143 / ISBN-13: 9780141441146 / $12.00


AP Environmental Science


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

level environment textbook to successfully complete the course.



o Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, NASTA Edition, 6th Edition. Jay Withgott. (Pearson,

2018)

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-458056-2 / $223.00 Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2014). ISBN-13: 978-0-13-354014-7

– 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 science course. For a list of hands-on lab

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

AP French


• Any French-English, English-French Dictionary

• Microphone

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 / $335.00




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



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 / $335.00

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




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 / $345.00

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


• Any Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary

• Microphone


• 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 / $75.00

AP Statistics


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


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

ISBN-10: 1438009046 / ISBN-13: 9781438009049 / $32.00

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

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

• Introduction to Probability & Statistics, 15th ed. William Mendenhall,

Robert J. Beaver, and Barbara M. Beaver (Cengage, 2019).

ISBN-10: 1337554421 / ISBN-13: 9781337554428 / $250.00





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



• American Government: Power and Purpose, 15th ed. Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A.

Shepsle, and Stephen Ansolabehere (W. W. Norton, 2018).

ISBN-10: 0393674991 / ISBN-13: 9780393674996 / $150.00



AP U.S. History


• 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.


reading guides are provided in the course to support students who use any of the following texts:

o America’s History, 9th ed. James A. Henretta et al. (Bedford, Freeman, & Worth, 2018).

ISBN-10: 1319065074 / ISBN-13: 9781319065072 / $230.00


- OR -

o American History: Connecting with the Past, 14th AP ed. Alan Brinkley. (McGraw-Hill, 2011).

ISBN-10: 0076621421 / ISBN-13: 9780076621422 / $240.00

- OR -

o America: A Narrative History, 11th ed. David E. Shi

(W.W. Norton, 2019).

ISBN-10: 0393689697 / ISBN-13: 9780393689693 / $160.00



Apex Learning reserves the right to provide alternate books, which include the required content, at the same prices. To learn

about additional book set options, contact your Apex Learning account executive.

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