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Course Materials Course Catalog

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

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

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

4. Course Materials At-a-Glance .............................................................................................. 3

Foundations and Exam Prep .............................................................................................................. 3

General Studies (Literacy Advantage®, Core, Honors and Prescriptive) Student Materials 3

Advanced Placement† (AP) Student Materials ............................................................................... 5

Teacher Materials ................................................................................................................................. 5

5. Student Materials: General Studies ................................................................................... 6

6. Student Materials: Advanced Placement ...................................................................... 14

7. Teacher Materials ................................................................................................................... 20

8. Book Sets ................................................................................................................................... 21

Course Materials: Course Catalogs

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1. Introduction

This document specifies which Apex Learning® 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.

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

materials. In the upper-right corner, under Quick Links, select Course 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 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

A book’s ISBN and edition numbers are critical to acquiring the appropriate course

materials. Users may source course materials on their own. 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 with third-party vendors to create custom laboratory kits that

contain all the materials needed for AP Biology and AP Chemistry. See the materials list for

each course for ordering instructions.

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/

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

mailto:[email protected]



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4. Course Materials At-a-Glance

Foundations and Exam Prep

Foundations and exam prep courses have no required or optional materials for students or

teachers.

General Studies (Core, Prescriptive, Literacy Advantage®, and Honors) Student Materials

The following table summarizes which Apex Learning Core, Prescriptive, Literacy Advantage,

and Honors courses have required and optional materials for students. Note that teachers

must have access to student materials.

Course Required Materials

Optional Materials Page

Algebra I and Algebra II - - -

Algebra I-A and Algebra I-B - - -

Art Appreciation - - -

Biology Yes Yes 6

Business Applications Yes - 6

California Algebra I-A and Algebra I-B - - -

Chemistry Yes Yes 6

College and Career Preparation I and II - - -

Creative Writing - - -

Earth Science Yes Yes 6

English 9 - Yes 7

English 10 Yes - 7

English 11 (new July 2014) Yes - 7

English 12 (new July 2014) Yes Yes 7

English I Yes Yes 8

English II Yes Yes 8

English III Yes Yes 9

English IV Yes - 10

Financial Literacy - - -

Florida Algebra I - - -

Florida Algebra I-A and Algebra I-B - - -

Florida Biology Yes Yes 10

Florida English IV: College Prep - - -

Florida Math for College Readiness - - -

Florida Math for College Success - - -

Florida Reading for College Success - - -

Florida Writing for College Success - - -

French I and French II Yes Yes 10


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Fundamental Math - - -

Geography and World Cultures - - -

Geometry - - -

Georgia Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Adv Algebra - - -

Health Opportunities through Physical Education - - -

Integrated Math I and Math II - - -

Introduction to Health Science - - -

Introductory Algebra - - -

Liberal Arts Math - - -

Mathematics I, II, and III - - -

Mathematics of Personal Finance Yes - 10

Media Literacy - - -

Multicultural Studies - - -

Music Appreciation - - -

Psychology - - -

Physical Education - - -

Physical Science - Yes 11

Physics - Yes 11

Precalculus Yes - 11

Probability and Statistics - - -

Skills for Health - - -

Spanish I, Spanish II, and Spanish III Yes Yes 11

Sociology - - -

Texas Algebra I - - -

Texas Algebra II - - -

Texas Biology Yes Yes 11

Texas Chemistry Yes Yes 12

Texas English I - Yes 12

Texas English II Yes - 12

Texas English I: Introduction to Literature and Composition Yes Yes 12

Texas Geometry - - -

Texas Integrated Physics and Chemistry (new May 2014) - Yes 13

Texas Physics - Yes 13

Texas U.S. History - - -

Texas World Geography - - -

Texas World History - - -

U.S. and Global Economics - - -


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U.S. Government and Politics - - -

U.S. History - - -

U.S. History to / since the Civil War - - -

World History - - -

World History to / since the Renaissance - - -

Advanced Placement† (AP) 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.



AP Biology Yes Yes 14

AP Calculus AB Yes Yes 14

AP Chemistry Yes Yes 15

AP English Language and Composition (new Aug 2014) Yes - 15

AP English Literature and Composition Yes - 16

AP Macroeconomics - Yes 17

AP Microeconomics - Yes 18

AP Psychology Yes - 18

AP Spanish Language Yes Yes 18

AP Statistics Yes Yes 18

AP U.S. Government and Politics Yes - 19

AP U.S. History (new Aug 2014) Yes - 19

Teacher Materials

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

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



Biology (General Studies) Yes - 20

Chemistry (General Studies) Yes - 20

Earth Science (General Studies) Yes - 20

Texas Biology Yes - 20


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5. Student Materials: General Studies

Biology

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

Biology: Exploring Life Lab Manual, Student ed. Neil Campbell, Brad Williamson, and

Robin Heyden (Prentice Hall, 2004).

ISBN-10: 0130642665 / ISBN-13: 9780130642660 / $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. In the upper-right corner, under

Quick Links, select Course Materials.

Business Applications (new July 2014)

Required

Word processing software and presentation management software

Chemistry


Prentice Hall Chemistry Lab Manual, Student ed. Antony Wilbraham, Dennis Staley,

Michael Matta, and Edward Waterman (Prentice Hall, 2005).

ISBN-10: 0131903594 / ISBN-13: 9780131903593 / $25.00


Scientific calculator






Earth Science


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








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English 9

Semester 1: Optional

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

ISBN-10: 1557427666 / ISBN-13: 9781557427663 / $7.00 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 / $19.00

Other editions acceptable.

English 11 (new July 2014)


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 / $21.25


English 12 (new July 2014)


Robinson Crusoe. Daniel Defoe. (Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005).




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




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



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



English I


Reading Short Fiction and Poetry, 2012 ed.

(Holt, Reinhart & Winston, 1996).

ISBN-10: 0312605765 / ISBN-13: 9780312605766 / $33.50 NOTE: This custom anthology is available only from Apex Learning or MBS Direct.

Acceptable alternates:

Impact: Fifty Short Short Stories, 2nd ed. Fannie Safier, ed. (Holt, Reinhart & Winston, 1996).

ISBN-10: 003008623X

The Best Poems Ever: A Collection of Poetry's Greatest Voices. Edric S. Mesmer, ed. (Scholastic, 2001). ISBN-10: 0439296749

Note: Both alternate textbooks are required to replace Reading Short Fiction and Poetry.

Semester 2: Required (Core and Honors only)

Romeo and Juliet / West Side Story. William Shakespeare / Arthur Laurents.

Norris Houghton, ed. (Dell, 1965).

ISBN-10: 0440974836 / ISBN-13: 9780440974833 / $9.00


Semester 2: Optional (Core and Honors only)

The Odyssey. Homer. Robert Fagles, translator (Penguin, 1996).

ISBN-10: 0140268863 / ISBN-13: 9780140268867 / $22.50


NOTE: Required excerpts are provided in digital format within the course. If students wish to read the entire text or read offline, the above purchase is recommended.

English II






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ISBN-10: 003008623X




The Crucible. Arthur Miller (Penguin, 1976).

ISBN-10: 0140481389 / ISBN-13: 9780140481389 / $16.25



Joy Luck Club. Amy Tan (Penguin, 2006).

ISBN-10: 0143038095 / ISBN-13: 9780143038092 / $20.00




A Separate Peace. John Knowles (Simon & Schuster, 2003).

ISBN-10: 0743253973 / ISBN-13: 9780743253970 / $16.25



Much Ado About Nothing. William Shakespeare. David L. Stevenson, ed.

(Penguin, 1998).

ISBN-10: 0451526813 / ISBN-13: 9780451526816 / $6.50



English III


My Antonia. Willa Cather (Houghton Mifflin, 1995).

ISBN-10: 039575514X / ISBN-13: 9780395755143 / $10.50




Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller (Penguin, 1977).

ISBN-10: 0140481346 / ISBN-13: 9780140481341 / $16.25


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

ISBN-10: 0312576374 / ISBN-13: 9780312576370 / $53.75

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


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



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The Way to Rainy Mountain. N. Scott Momaday


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


English IV


Things Fall Apart, Expanded ed. Chinua Achebe (First Anchor Books Edition, 1994).

ISBN-10: 0385474547 / ISBN-13: 9780385474542 / $15.00



ISBN-10: 0312576374 / ISBN-13: 9780312576370 / $53.75

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



Florida Biology




ISBN-10: 0130642665 / ISBN-13: 9780130642660 / $25.00







French I and French II


Microphone


Any French-English, English-French Dictionary

Mathematics of Personal Finance


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



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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 http://support.apexlearning.com. In the upper-

right corner, under Quick Links, select Course Materials.

Physics



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



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.

Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III


Microphone


Any Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary

Texas Biology




ISBN-10: 0130642665 / ISBN-13: 9780130642660 / $25.00











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Texas Chemistry


Prentice Hall Chemistry Lab Manual, Student ed. Antony Wilbraham, Dennis Staley,

Michael Matta, and Edward Waterman (Prentice Hall, 2005).

ISBN-10: 0131903594 / ISBN-13: 9780131903593 / $25.00


Scientific calculator






Texas English I


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




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

Schuster, 2003).



Texas English II


The Crucible. Arthur Miller (Penguin, 1976).

ISBN-10: 0140481389 / ISBN-13: 9780140481389 / $16.25


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

ISBN-10: 0547750331 / ISBN-13: 9780547750330 / $19.00


Texas English I: Introduction to Literature and Composition









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ISBN-10: 003008623X




Romeo and Juliet / West Side Story. William Shakespeare / Arthur Laurents.

Norris Houghton, ed. (Dell, 1965).

ISBN-10: 0440974836 / ISBN-13: 9780440974833 / $9.00



The Odyssey. Homer. Robert Fagles, translator (Penguin, 1996).

ISBN-10: 0140268863 / ISBN-13: 9780140268867 / $22.50



Texas Integrated Physics and Chemistry (new May 2014)


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



Texas Physics



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






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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, 10th ed. Jane B. Reece et al. (Benjamin Cummings, 2013).

ISBN-10: 0321775651 / ISBN-13: 9780321775658 / $262.00

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 / $151.00

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

Students using other college-level biology textbooks or older editions will need to

identify the appropriate sections of their text to complete each reading assignment.

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. In the

upper-right corner, under Quick Links, select Course Materials.

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

kit that contains all the materials needed for AP Biology. Order the kit directly from

the vendor’s website at www.qualitysciencelabs.com. Once there,

i. Click the Apex Learning Science Kits link on the left-hand side of the screen

ii. Select “Advanced Biology Kit for Apex Learning” ($194.95 + shipping). A

microscope is not included and must be obtained separately.

a. Kits offer the materials a student needs to complete the labs in a course

b. Kit refills offer refills of the consumable lab materials for schools that

reuse non-consumable items (coming soon)

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

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

AP Calculus AB


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

Read "Getting Started" and chapter 1 in the TI Guidebook before the course starts.


Calculus: Single Variable, 7th ed. James Stewart (Brooks/Cole, 2012).

ISBN-10: 0538497831 / ISBN-13: 9780538497831 / $271.00


http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/


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



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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 & BC Exams, 2014 ed. Princeton Review

(Princeton Review, 2012).

ISBN-10: 0307946185 / ISBN-13: 9780307946188 / $25.00

Acceptable alternate: 2012 ed. ISBN-10: 0307944867



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

AP Chemistry


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

college-level chemistry textbook to successfully complete the course.



students who use either of the following texts:

o Chemistry, 9th ed. Steven S. Zumdahl and Susan A. Zumdahl. (Cengage

Learning, 2013).

ISBN-10: 1133611095 / ISBN-13: 9781133611097 / $370.00

- OR -

o Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter, 6th ed. Neil D. Jespersen, James

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

ISBN-10: 0470577711 / ISBN-13: 9780470577714 / $322.00

Students using other college-level chemistry textbooks or older editions will need to


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.

In the upper-right corner, under Quick Links, select Course Materials.

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

kit that contains all the materials needed for AP Chemistry. Order the kit directly

from the vendor’s website at www.qualitysciencelabs.com. Once there,

iii. Click the Apex Learning Science Kits link on the left-hand side of the screen

iv. Select the “Advanced MicroChem Kit for Apex Learning” ($194.95 + shipping)

a. Kits offer the materials a student needs to complete the labs in a course

b. Kit refills offer refills of the consumable lab materials for schools that

reuse non-consumable items (coming soon)




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


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

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

AP English Language and Composition

Note: A new version of this course which uses new materials will be available August 2014.


The Norton Reader, 11th ed. John C. Brereton, Joan E. Hartman, and

Linda H. Peterson, eds. (W.W. Norton, 2003).

ISBN-10: 0393978877 / ISBN-13: 9780393978872 / $73.50


NOTE: The 12th ed. (2008) does NOT include all required readings and should not be purchased for use with this course.

Writing, A College Handbook. 5th ed. James Heffernan, John E. Lincoln, and

Janet Atwill (W. W. Norton, 2001).

ISBN-10: 039397426X / ISBN-13: 9780393974263 / $78.25

AP English Language and Composition (new August 2014)

Note: California schools may opt to use the older version of this course while this new

version gets UCOP approval.


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

ISBN-10: 0743273567 / ISBN-13: 9780743273565 / $18.75 This book is also required for 11th grade English and is included in the general studies book set.


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



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

ISBN-10: 0679755330 / ISBN-13: 9780679755333 / $9.50 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.


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.


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 / $17.20




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AP English Literature and Composition


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 / $98.50



ISBN-10: 0312576374 / ISBN-13: 9780312576370 / $50.00

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






Hedda Gabler. Henrik Ibsen (Dover, 1990).

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


A Streetcar Named Desire. Tennessee Williams (New Directions Publishing

Corporation, 2004).

ISBN-10: 0811216020 / ISBN-13: 9780811216029 / $15.00


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

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


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 / $18.75


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

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


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

ISBN-10: 0141441143 / ISBN-13: 9780141441146 / $10.50


AP Macroeconomics

Optional

Macroeconomics for Today, 8th ed. Irvin B. Tucker (Cengage Learning, 2014).

ISBN-10: 113343505X / ISBN-13: 9781133435051 / $280.00


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



AP Microeconomics

Optional

Microeconomics for Today, 8th ed. Irvin B. Tucker (Cengage Learning, 2014).

ISBN-10. 1133435068 / ISBN-13: 9781133435068 / $280.00




AP Psychology

Required

Psychology with Updates on DSM-5, 10th ed. David G. Myers (Worth Publishing,

2014).

ISBN-10: 1464164746 / ISBN-13: 9781464164743 / $245.00

AP Spanish Language and Composition


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 / $53.50

AP Statistics


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

Read "Getting Started" and chapter 1 in the TI Guidebook before the course starts.


Barron's AP Statistics , 7th ed. Martin Sternstein (Barron's, 2013).

ISBN-10: 1438002025 / ISBN-13: 9781438002026 / $23.75

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

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


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

Robert J. Beaver, and Barbara M. Beaver (Brooks/Cole, 2009).

ISBN-10: 1133103758 / ISBN-13: 9781133103752 / $290.00




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AP U.S. Government and Politics

Required

The Lanahan Readings in the American Polity, 5th ed. Ann G. Serow and

Everett C. Ladd, eds. (Lanahan Publishing, 2010).

ISBN-10: 1930398166 / ISBN-13: 9781930398160 / $52.50


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

American Government: Power and Purpose, 13th ed. Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin

Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, and Stephen Ansolabehere (W. W. Norton, 2013).

ISBN-10: 0393124134 / ISBN-13: 9780393124132 / $140.00







AP U.S. History (valid through 2013-14 school year)

Note: A new version of this course which uses new materials will be available August 2014.


America: A Narrative History, 9th ed. George Tindall and David E. Shi

(W.W. Norton, 2013).

ISBN-10: 0393912620 / ISBN-13: 9780393912623 / $140.00




AP U.S. History (new August 2014)


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.



students who use any of the following texts:

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

Worth, 2014).

ISBN-10: 1457628937 / ISBN-13: 9781457628931 / $219.00

- OR -

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

(McGraw-Hill, 2011).

ISBN-10: 0076621421 / ISBN-13: 9780076621422 / $195.00

- OR -


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o America: A Narrative History, 9th ed. George Tindall and David E. Shi

(W.W. Norton, 2013).

ISBN-10: 0393912620 / ISBN-13: 9780393912623 / $140.00

Students using other college-level U.S. history texts or older editions will need to


7. Teacher Materials

Teachers need access to the required student books. The teacher editions listed below are

not available from MBS Direct. The teacher editions listed below are only available from

Apex Learning or the publisher.

Biology


Biology: Exploring Life Lab Manual, Teacher’s ed. Neil A. Campbell

(Prentice Hall, 2003).

ISBN-10: 0130642673 / ISBN-13: 9780130642677 / $44.50

Chemistry


Prentice Hall Chemistry Lab Manual, Teacher’s ed. Antony Wilbraham


ISBN-10: 0131903632 / ISBN-13: 9780131903630 / $44.50

Earth Science


Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual, Teacher’s ed. Edward J. Tarbuck


ISBN-10: 0131259008 / ISBN-13: 9780131259003 / $55.00

Texas Biology


Biology: Exploring Life Lab Manual, Teacher’s ed. Neil A. Campbell


ISBN-10: 0130642673 / ISBN-13: 9780130642677 / $44.50

Texas Chemistry


Prentice Hall Chemistry Lab Manual, Teacher’s ed. Antony Wilbraham


ISBN-10: 0131903632 / ISBN-13: 9780131903630 / $44.50


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8. Book Sets

Student Required Books: Main

This materials set includes all books required for new general studies courses. It excludes

books for English I – IV. Price: $165

Book ISBN-10 / ISBN-13 Price

Biology: Exploring Life Lab Manual 0130642665 / 9780130642660 $25.00

Prentice Hall Chemistry Lab Manual 0131903594 / 9780131903593 $25.00

Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual 0131258982 / 9780131258983 $25.00

American Born Chinese 0312384483 / 9780312384487 $13.00

Fast Food Nation 0547750331 / 9780547750330 $19.00

The Great Gatsby 0743273567 / 9780743273565 $18.75

A Raisin in the Sun 0679755330 / 9780679755333 $9.50

The Way to Rainy Mountain 0826304362 / 9780826304360 $21.25

Life of Pi 0156027321 / 9780156027328 $20.00

Student Required Books: Main (Texas)

This materials set includes all books required for new general studies courses. Price: $210





The Crucible 0140481389 / 9780140481389 $16.25

Fast Food Nation 0547750331 / 9780547750330 $19.00


Death of a Salesman 0140481346 / 9780140481341 $16.25

Short Fiction: An Anthology 0312576374 / 9780312576370 $53.75

Things Fall Apart 0385474547 / 9780385474542 $15.00


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Student Required Books: Main (California)

This materials set includes all books required for new general studies courses. It excludes

books for English I and II. Price: $250






Fast Food Nation 0547750331 / 9780547750330 $19.00

The Great Gatsby 0743273567 / 9780743273565 $18.75



Life of Pi 0156027321 / 9780156027328 $20.00

Death of a Salesman 0140481346 / 9780140481341 $16.25

Short Fiction: An Anthology 0312576374 / 9780312576370 $53.75

Things Fall Apart 0385474547 / 9780385474542 $15.00

Student Required Books: English 9-12

This materials set includes all books required for the English 9-12 courses. This is valuable

for schools that do not want science lab manuals or have already purchased a complete set

in prior years but have not added any new English books. Price: $100



Fast Food Nation 0547750331 / 9780547750330 $19.00

The Great Gatsby 0743273567 / 9780743273565 $18.75



Life of Pi 0156027321 / 9780156027328 $20.00

Student Required Books: English 11-12

This materials set includes all books required for the new English 11-12 courses. This is

valuable for schools that have purchased all required books in prior years and only need the

books for new courses added in 2014. Price: $70


The Great Gatsby 0743273567 / 9780743273565 $18.75



Life of Pi 0156027321 / 9780156027328 $20.00


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Teacher Required Books Set

This materials set includes teacher editions of the science lab manuals. Teachers also need

access to the required student books. Price: $144.00


Biology: Exploring Life Lab Manual

(Teacher Edition) 0130642673 / 9780130642677 $44.50

Prentice Hall Chemistry Lab Manual

(Teacher Edition) 0131903632 / 9780131903630 $44.50

Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual

(Teacher Edition) 0131259008 / 9780131259003 $55.00

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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