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†Advanced Placement and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board.
2019-2020 Course Materials
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2
2. Acquiring Course Materials ................................................................................................... 2
3. Questions? ................................................................................................................................... 2
4. Course Materials At-a-Glance .............................................................................................. 3
General Studies Student Materials ........................................................................................... 3
Advanced Placement† (AP) Student Materials ........................................................................ 4
Teacher Materials ......................................................................................................................... 4
5. Student Materials: General Studies ................................................................................... 5
6. Student Materials: Advanced Placement ........................................................................ 9
7. Teacher Materials ................................................................................................................... 15
8. Book Sets ................................................................................................................................... 15
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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. 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
• 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
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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 – Applies to Core, Prescriptive and Honors Required Materials
Optional Materials
Page
Biology
• Biology 1 • Biology I
- Yes 5
• Biology II – Ecology Yes Yes 5
Chemistry
• Chemistry 1
• Chemistry I
- Yes 5
CTE (Business and Technology courses) Yes - 5
Earth Science
• Earth Science I • Earth and Space Science • Earth/Space Science • Earth Systems • Earth/Environmental Science
Yes Yes 6
English 9
• English 1 • English I • Ninth Grade Literature and Composition
- Yes 6
English 10
• English 2 • English II • Tenth Grade Literature and Composition
Yes - 6
• English II (Texas) • English 10 (Virginia)
Yes - 7
English 11
• English 3 • English III • American Literature and Composition
Yes - 7
English 12
• English 4 • English IV • British Literature and Composition
- Yes 7
Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies • Environmental Systems
- Yes 8
Expository Writing Yes 8
French (all levels) Yes Yes 8
Integrated Physics and Chemistry
• Integrated Chemistry-Physics
- Yes 8
Mathematics of Personal Finance
• Financial Algebra • Financial Math
Yes - 8
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• Financial Mathematics
Physical Science - Yes 8
Physics
• Physics 1 • Physics I
- Yes 9
Precalculus
• Pre-Calculus
Yes - 9
Probability and Statistics
• Probability and Statistics with Applications • Statistics
• Statistics and Probability
Yes 9
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 - 11
AP English Literature and Composition Yes - 11
AP Environmental Science Yes Yes 12
AP Macroeconomics - Yes 13
AP Microeconomics - Yes 13
AP Psychology Yes - 13
AP Spanish Language Yes Yes 13
AP Statistics Yes Yes 14
AP U.S. Government and Politics Yes - 14
AP U.S. History Yes - 15
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.
Course Required Materials
Optional Materials
Page
Earth Science
• Earth Science I • Earth and Space Science • Earth/Space Science
• Earth Systems • Earth/Environmental Science
Yes - 15
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5. Student Materials: General Studies
Biology / Biology 1 / Biology I
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.
Biology II – Ecology
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 / $27.00
NOTE: This course also has required teacher materials. See the Teacher Materials section for more information.
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.
Chemistry / Chemistry 1 / Chemistry I
Semesters 1 and 2: Optional
• Scientific calculator
• 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 ($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)
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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 Science I / Earth and Space Science / Earth/Space Science / Earth Systems / 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 / $27.00
NOTE: This course also has required teacher materials. See the Teacher Materials section for more information.
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 / English 1 / English I / Ninth Grade Literature and Composition
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.
Semester 2: Optional
• Macbeth. William Shakespeare. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, eds. (Simon &
Schuster, 2003).
ISBN-10: 0743477103 / ISBN-13: 9780743477109 / $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.
English 10* / English 2 / English II* / Tenth Grade Literature and Composition
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 / $21.00
Other editions acceptable.
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*English II (Texas) / English 10 (Virginia)
Semester 1: Required
• The Crucible. Arthur Miller (Penguin, 1976).
ISBN-10: 0140481389 / ISBN-13: 9780140481389 / $18.00
Other editions acceptable.
• Fast Food Nation. Eric Schlosser. (Mariner Books, 2012).
ISBN-10: 0547750331 / ISBN-13: 9780547750330 / $21.00
Other editions acceptable.
English 11 / English 3 / English III / American Literature and Composition
Semester 1: Required
• The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. (Scribner, 1995).
ISBN-10: 0743273567 / ISBN-13: 9780743273565 / $21.00 Other editions acceptable.
Semester 2: Required
• A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry. (Vintage, 2004).
ISBN-10: 0679755330 / ISBN-13: 9780679755333 / $11.00 Other editions acceptable.
• The Way to Rainy Mountain. N. Scott Momaday. (University of New Mexico Press,
1969).
ISBN-10: 0826304362 / ISBN-13: 9780826304360 / $22.00
Other editions acceptable.
English 12* / English 4 / English IV / British Literature and Composition
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 / $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.
• The Tempest. William Shakespeare. (Simon & Schuster, 2004).
ISBN-10: 0743482832 / ISBN-13: 9780743482837 / $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
• Frankenstein. Mary Shelley. (Dover Publications, 1994).
ISBN-10: 0486282112 / ISBN-13: 9780486282114 / $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.
*English 12 (Virtual) for Maryland requires an additional material
Semester 2: Required
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• Life of Pi. Yann Martel. (Mariner Books, 2003).
ISBN-10: 0156027321 / ISBN-13: 9780156027328 / $21.00 Other editions acceptable.
Environmental Science / Environmental Studies / Environmental Systems
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.
Expository Writing
Required
• A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry. (Vintage, 2004).
ISBN-10: 0679755330 / ISBN-13: 9780679755333 / $11.00 Other editions acceptable.
• The Way to Rainy Mountain. N. Scott Momaday. (University of New Mexico Press,
1969).
ISBN-10: 0826304362 / ISBN-13: 9780826304360 / $22.00
Other editions acceptable.
French I / French II / French 1 / French 2
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
• Microphone
Semesters 1 and 2: Optional
• Any French-English, English-French Dictionary
Integrated Physics and Chemistry / Integrated Chemistry-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
Mathematics of Personal Finance / Financial Algebra / Financial Math / Financial Mathematics
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
• TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus Calculator
Physical Science
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.
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Physics / Physics 1 / Physics I
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 / Pre-Calculus
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.
Probability and Statistics / Probability and Statistics with Applications / Statistics / Statistics and Probability
Semester 1 and 2: Required
• TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus Calculator or equivalent
Spanish I / Spanish II / Spanish III / Spanish 1 / Spanish 2 / Spanish 3
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
• Microphone
Semesters 1 and 2: Optional
• Any Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary
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: 10th 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 / $245.00
Acceptable alternate: 2nd ed. (2014). ISBN-10: 1464109478
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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 ($275.00 + 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. 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.
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
• Calculus: Single Variable, 8th ed. James Stewart (Brooks/Cole, 2016).
ISBN-10: 1305266633 / ISBN-13: 9781305266636 / $365.00
Acceptable alternate: 7th ed. (2012). ISBN-10: 0538497831
Acceptable alternate: 6th ed. (2008). ISBN-10: 0495011614
• Cracking the AP Calculus AB Exam, 2020 Edition. Princeton Review. (Penguin
Random House, 2019).
ISBN-10: 0525568158 / ISBN-13: 9780525568155 / $25.00 Acceptable alternate: 2019 ed. ISBN-13:9781524757984
Acceptable alternate: 2018 ed. ISBN-13:9781524710019
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
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• 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 ($275.00 + shipping) or directly from the vendor’s website at
http://www.qualitysciencelabs.com/apex-learning-science-kits/. Once there, select
the “Advanced MicroChem Kit for Apex Learning.” 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.
AP English Language and Composition
Semester 1: Required
• The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. (Knopf Doubleday, 1997).
ISBN-10: 0743273567 / ISBN-13: 9780743273565 / $21.00 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 / $20.00 Other editions acceptable.
Semester 2: Required
• A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry. (Vintage, 2004).
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.
Other editions acceptable.
• 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.
Other editions acceptable.
• The Grapes of Wrath. John Steinbeck. (Penguin Classics, 2006).
ISBN-10: 0143039431 / ISBN-13: 9780143039433 / $23.00 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, 6th ed. Margaret Ferguson et al, eds. (W.W. Norton,
2018).
ISBN-10: 0-393-67902-0 / ISBN-13: 978-0-393-67902-1 / $110.00
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Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2005). ISBN-10: 0393979202
Acceptable alternate: 4th ed. (1996). ISBN-10: 0393968200
• 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
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
Semester 1: Required
• Hedda Gabler. Henrik Ibsen (Dover, 1990).
ISBN-10: 0486264696 / ISBN-13: 9780486264691 / $4.00
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 / $20.00
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 / $21.00
Other editions acceptable.
• Annie John. Jamaica Kincaid (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985).
ISBN-10: 0374525102 / ISBN-13: 9780374525101 / $17.00
Other editions acceptable.
• Jane Eyre. Charlotte Bronte. Michael Mason, ed. (Penguin, 2006).
ISBN-10: 0141441143 / ISBN-13: 9780141441146 / $12.00
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:
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o Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, NASTA Edition, 6th Edition. Jay
Withgott. (Pearson, 2018)
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-458056-2 / $220.00
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 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
Acceptable alternate: 7th ed. (2010). ISBN-10: 0538469447 / ISBN-13: 9780538469449
Acceptable alternate: 6th ed. (2008). ISBN-10: 0324591373
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
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
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 / $305.00
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
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
• Any Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary
• Microphone
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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 / $68.00
AP Statistics
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
• 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
• Introduction to Probability & Statistics, 15th ed. William Mendenhall,
Robert J. Beaver, and Barbara M. Beaver (Cengage, 2019).
ISBN-10: 1337554421 / ISBN-13: 9781337554428 / $245.00
Acceptable alternate: 14th ed. (2015). ISBN-10: 1133103758
Acceptable alternate: 13th ed. (2009). ISBN-10: 0495389536
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
• 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
Acceptable alternate: 14th ed. (2017). ISBN-10: 0393624218 / ISBN-13: 9780393624212
Acceptable alternate: 13th ed. (2013). ISBN-10: 0393922448 / ISBN-13: 9780393922448
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:
o America’s History, 9th ed. James A. Henretta et al. (Bedford, Freeman, &
Worth, 2018).
ISBN-10: 1319065074 / ISBN-13: 9781319065072 / $185.00
Acceptable alternate: 8th ed. (2014). ISBN-13: 9781457628931
Course Materials
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- 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, 11th ed. David E. Shi
(W.W. Norton, 2019).
ISBN-10: 0393689697 / ISBN-13: 9780393689693 / $160.00
Acceptable alternate: 10th ed. (2016). ISBN-13: 9780393265934
Acceptable alternate: 9th ed. (2013). ISBN-13: 9780393912623
7. Teacher Materials
Teachers need access to the required student books. The teacher editions listed below are
not available from MBS Direct, and are only available from Apex Learning or the publisher.
Earth Science / Earth and Space Science / Earth Science I / Earth Systems / Earth/Environmental Science / Earth/Space Science / Biology II - Ecology
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
• Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual, Teacher’s ed. Edward J. Tarbuck
(Prentice Hall, 2006).
ISBN-10: 0131259008 / ISBN-13: 9780131259003 / $61.00
8. Book Sets
Student Required Books: Main
This set includes all books required for new general studies courses.
Price: $116.00
Book ISBN-10 / ISBN-13 Price
Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual 0131258982 / 9780131258983 $27.00
American Born Chinese 0312384483 / 9780312384487 $14.00
Fast Food Nation 0547750331 / 9780547750330 $21.00
The Great Gatsby 0743273567 / 9780743273565 $21.00
A Raisin in the Sun 0679755330 / 9780679755333 $11.00
The Way to Rainy Mountain 0826304362 / 9780826304360 $22.00
Student Required Books: Texas
This set includes all books required for new general studies courses.
Price: $120.00
Book ISBN-10 / ISBN-13 Price
Course Materials
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Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual 0131258982 / 9780131258983 $27.00
The Crucible 0140481389 / 9780140481389 $18.00
The Great Gatsby 0743273567 / 9780743273565 $21.00
A Raisin in the Sun 0679755330 / 9780679755333 $11.00
Fast Food Nation 0547750331 / 9780547750330 $21.00
The Way to Rainy Mountain 0826304362 / 9780826304360 $22.00
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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