Academic Program Resource List

School Year 2024 - 2025

Abnormal Psychology

• OpenStax, Psychology: Free Download
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Advanced Computer Science: Data Science

• All resources will be provided by the instructor.

 
Advanced Computer Science: Game Design
A computer that can run Unity for Windows or Mac:

• To run Unity, your computer will need to have at least a 64-bit CPU. Your Operating System (OS) should be at least more than Windows 8 for PCs and Sierra 10.12.6+ for Mac.

• For graphics, a DX10, DX11, or DX12 capable GPU for Windows, and Intel or AMD GPUs on Mac are sufficient.

• Common issues with installing Unity are your computer’s memory space or having unsupported drivers.

• If in doubt, check out Unity’s website for detailed requirements at https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/system-requirements.html#desktop and scroll to the Desktop heading.

 
Advanced Computer Science: Python

• All resources will be provided by the instructor.

 
Algebra II

• Textbook: Free Online Algebra II Textbook Through OpenStax 

  • Title: Intermediate Algebra 2e

  • OpenStax, 2020, Rice University. 

• Textbook: Free Online Precalculus Textbook Through OpenStax 

  • Title: Precalculus 

  • OpenStax , Rice University. 

• Manipulatives or Supplies: Required Graphing Calculator: TI-84, TI-84 Plus Series, or TI-84 Plus CE calculator

 
American Sign Language- Beginning I

• Signing Naturally Units 1 - 6 Student Set, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-58121-235-8: From Publisher

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American Sign Language- Beginning II
All resources will be provided by the instructor.
 
American Sign Language Intermediate I

• Signing Naturally Level 3 Workbook, 2001, ISBN:  978-1-58121-238-9: From Publisher

 
Anatomy & Kinesiology
All resources will be provided by the instructor.
 
AP® African American History
All resources will be provided by the instructor.
 
AP® Art History

• All resources will be provided by the instructor.

• Optional: Fred S Kleiner, Gardner's Art Though the Ages: A Global History, enhanced 16th edition, Cengage Learning, 2020, ISBN 9781337630702: Cengage

• Recommended: AP® Prep Book: Barron’s AP® Art History Premium Study Guide, 6th edition, ISBN:978-1506288185: Amazon

 
AP® Biology

• OpenStax, Biology for AP® Courses: Free download

• College Board approved graphic calculator, see requirements

• Access to: metric ruler; measuring cups (⅓,½, and 1 cup); balance or small kitchen scale; kitchen thermometer; and various household/grocery items for labs. Inexpensive options for most required items will be provided in class. Students will be notified at least two weeks in advance of every activity that requires these items.

• Students are encouraged to purchase the Barron’s AP® Biology Premium 2024: Comprehensive Review with 5 Practice Tests, ISBN 978-1506287799, Amazon

 
AP® Calculus AB

• Openstax textbook:

  • Volume One: Free Download

  • Volume Two: Free Download

• College Board approved graphic calculator, see requirements

 
AP® Calculus BC

• Openstax textbook:

  • Volume One: Free Download

  • Volume Two: Free Download

• College Board approved graphic calculator, see requirements

• Students may choose to purchase an AP® test prep book from any publisher.

 
AP® Chemistry

• Textbook: OpenStax Chemistry:  https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-2e

• Supplies:

  • Scientific calculator (for the course, you can use the scientific or graphing calculators at Desmos.com, but you will need an approved calculator to use on the AP® Exam). The teacher uses a TI-30XIIS and finds similar models for less than $20 are sufficient for all calculations in AP® Chemistry.

  • For at-home labs, you will need access to measuring cup and measuring spoons, and to common household/kitchen materials (you will be notified at least two weeks in advance when you will need supplies). 

  • The following additional items will be useful for at-home experiments.

  • A general-purpose thermometer from -20 to 150 °C (~$10, for example, SP Scienceware)

  • A kitchen or jewelers’ scale that measures to 2 decimal places in grams (~$15, for example, Digital Scale)

  • Metal kitchen tongs, (~$12, for example, Stainless Barbecue Tongs)

• Optional: You may choose to purchase an AP® test prep book from any publisher

 
AP® Chinese Language and Culture

• Textbook: AP® Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Audio (Barron's AP® Prep).ISBN : ‎ 978-1506286426 Amazon

 
AP® Computer Science A
All required resources for AP® CSA are found online and are free of charge, as follows:

• CS Awesome - AP® CSA Java Course - Interactive Textbook

• Java SDK Development Environment Eclipse SDK https://eclipse.org/downloads/. While it is possible to do this entire course with different Java software (DrJava, or IntelliJ for example), all the videos and demonstrations will be done in Eclipse. If you are already familiar with another SDK, feel free to use it.

• You may use an online compiler - we recommend CodeHS and will provide a link for a specific course after the class begins.  Other online compilers will work for some of the assignments, but not all, so you are encouraged to switch to a full-featured compiler even if you are already familiar with one of the online compilers.

• Downey, Allen B. Think Java: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (Interactive) https://books.trinket.io/thinkjava2/

• You may choose to purchase an AP® test prep book, any publisher (Optional).

 
AP® Computer Science Principles

• Students may choose to purchase an AP® test prep book, any publisher.

• Please note that this course cannot be completed without a real computer. Chromebooks, iPads, and tablets are not adequate.

 
AP® English Literature and Composition

• ​A Raisin in the Sun - 978-0679755333

• Beloved - 978-1400033416

• A Doll's House and Other Plays - 978-0141194561

• The Tempest - 978-0743482837

• Klara and the Sun - 978-0-593-31129-5

• Optional-Select One: 

  • Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah

  • Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

  • Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

  • Chitra Divakaruni, One Amazing Thing

  • Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

  • Cristina García, Dreaming in Cuban

  • James Weldon Johnson, Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

  • Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club

  • Amy Tan, The Bonesetter’s Daughter

 
AP® Environmental Science

• Andrew Friedland and Rick Relyea, Environmental Science for AP®, 3rd  edition, 2018, ISBN-13: 978-1319-11329-2 Amazon 

 
AP® European History

• All of the required sources will be open source materials available to students on the course’s Canvas page. Students are not required to purchase any additional materials for the course.

• In the past, however, students have reported that having an AP® Prep Guide has been really useful for them. Not all students taking this course intend to take the AP® Examination in May. If you are, I would recommend purchasing an AP® Guide. For consistency, the instructor recommends the Princeton Review AP® European History Premium Prep Guide for 2023 (ISBN: 978-0593450796). At various places during the course, the instructor will include some tips about how to use that guide to augment your learning (whether or not you are taking the AP® Exam or not) but it is not required for success in the course.

 
AP® French Language and Culture
All resources will be provided by the instructor.
 
AP® Human Geography
All required resources for this course are provided by the instructor.

• Optional: James Rubenstein, The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, 12th Edition, ISBN 9781292162096: Amazon

• Optional: Students may choose to purchase an AP® test Prep book, any publisher.

 
AP® Latin

• David J Perry, A Call to Conquest; Readings from Caesar’s Gallic Wars, 2012, ISBN 9780133205213: Amazon

• Richard LaFleur and Alexander McKay, A Song of War: Readings from Vergil’s Aeneid, 2012, ISBN 9780133205206:  Amazon

• Allen Mandelbaum, translator, The Aeneid of Virgil, 1981, ISBN 9780553210415, Amazon

• Richard Lattimore, translator, The Iliad of Homer, 2011, ISBN 9780226470498, Amazon

 
AP® Macroeconomics

• OpenStax, Principles of Macroeconomics, 3e for AP® courses: Free Download

• Students may choose to purchase an AP® test prep book, any publisher.

AP® Microeconomics

• Rittenberg, Grant, and Tregarthen, Principles of Microeconomics, Version 4.0, Flatworld (select online access)

• Eric Dodge, 5 Steps to a 5, 1st Edition, 2024, ISBN: 978-1265230845: Amazon

 
AP® Music Theory
These resources are required for the course and will be frequently used.

• Workbook: Stefan Kostka, Tonal Harmony Workbook, 8th Edition, ISBN: 9781259686764 - Amazon

• Composition Tool: Manuscript Paper - Free Download

• Digital & MIDI Composition Tool

• MuseScore (Windows, Mac/iPad/iPhone, Linux, Android, Kindle Fire) - Free Download

• Note Flight (Universal - only for internet/browser-based work) - Free Download

• Optional resources are for enrichment only and are OPTIONAL. Please speak with your teacher before purchasing any enrichment material.

  • Workbook: Berkowitz, Sol, et al. A New Approach to Sight Singing, 5th ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 2010, ISBN 978-0393911503, Amazon

  • Workbook: Barron’s AP® Music Theory, 3rd ed. Barron’s Educational Series, 2018, ISBN 978-1438076775,  Amazon

  • Workbook: Music Theory and Practice, 8th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2008, ISBN 978-0073101873,  - Amazon

• ​Free Practice Websites

  • MusicTheory.Net (includes ear training) - Free Download

  • Theta Music Trainer (ear training practice) - Free Download

  • Toned Ear (ear training practice) - Free Download

  • G Major Music Theory - Free Download

 
AP® Physics I with AP® Physics I Pathway

• Physics 1: High School Physics by OpenStax and Rice University - Download for free here.

• AP® Physics 1: College Physics for AP® Physics by OpenStax and Rice University - Download for free here.

• Meter stick (or tape measure)

• Timer (or phone with timing ability)

• Access to a computer that can run PhET simulations (https://phet.colorado.edu). This may require you to perform some updates.  We use a few other simulation websites in this course, but those typically run automatically.

• General household supplies – tape, water bottles, balls, hangers.

 
AP® Physics 2

• OpenStax, College Physics for AP® Physics, 2e: Free Download

• OpenStax, University Physics, Volume 2: Free Download

• College Board approved graphic calculator, see requirements

• Meter stick (or tape measure)

• Timer (or phone with timing ability)

• Access to a computer that can run PhET simulations (https://phet.colorado.edu). This may require you to perform some updates.  We use a few other simulation websites in this course, but those typically run automatically.

• General household supplies, meter stick, timer, electronic balance, tennis ball

 
AP® Physics C: Mechanics & AP® Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism​

• OpenStax, Physics C: University Physics, Volume 1: Free Download

• OpenStax, University Physics, Volume 2: Free Download

• Recommended: Dan Fullerton, The AP® Physics C Companion: Mechanics, 1st edition, 2017, ISBN 9780990724346: Amazon

• College Board approved graphic calculator, see requirements

• Supplies: meter stick, timer, tennis ball, balloons, and other household supplies. Students are notified in advance of household supplies needed for labs.

 
AP® Psychology

• OpenStax, Psychology 2e: Free Download

• AP® Psychology Review Book (Barron's, Kaplan, Princeton)

 
AP® Spanish Language and Culture

• All resources for this course are provided by the instructor.

• Recommended AP® Prep Books:

  • Barron's AP® Spanish Language and Culture PREMIUM 2024 ISBN: 978-1506286334: Amazon

  • The Princeton Review®. AP® Spanish Language and Culture Exam 2024 Edition 11th ISBN-13: 978-0593516843: Amazon

 
AP® Spanish Literature and Culture

• All resources for this course are provided by the instructor.

 
AP® Statistics

• One of the following editions textbooks: 

  • Starnes, Tabor, Yates, & Moore, The Practice of Statistics, 5th edition, 2014, ISBN 9781464108730:  Amazon

  • Starnes, Tabor, Yates, & Moore, The Practice of Statistics, 6th edition, 2018, ISBN 9781319113339:  Amazon

  • Starnes, Tabor, Yates, & Moore, The Practice of Statistics, 6th edition Updated, 2019, ISBN 9781319269296:  Amazon

• Required Graphing Calculator: TI-84 or 84 Plus/CE Series calculator 

 
AP® US Government & AP® Comparative Politics
*If you are renting, note that you only need the O’Neil books for the spring. 

• OpenStax, American Government, Free Download

• Patrick O'Neil et al., Essentials of Comparative Politics, 6th edition, ISBN 978-0393624588: Amazon

• Patrick O'Neil et al., Cases in Comparative Politics, 6th edition, ISBN 978-0393624595: Amazon

• Students may choose to purchase an AP® test Prep book, any publisher. 

 
World History: Modern with AP® Pathway

• Bentley, Traditions and Encounters, 2019, 6e, AP® Ed Updated, Student Edition, ISBN: 978-0077010997 Amazon

 
Artificial Intelligence

• All resources for this course will be provided by the instructor.

 
Business and Economics

• Open Stax:  Introduction to Business

• Packback Course Discussion and Essay AI Tool

 
Chinese-Beginning I

• Cheng and Tsui, Go Far with Chinese, 1st Edition, Level 1A, ISBN: 978-1622914760: From Publisher, Amazon

 
Chinese - Beginning II
Cheng and Tsui, Integrated Chinese, Volume 1, 4th edition, textbook, paperback, simplified, ISBN: 9781622911356:  From Publisher, Amazon
 
Chinese-Intermediate I

• Liu, Yao, Bi, Ge, and Shi, Integrated Chinese, Volume 1, 4th edition, textbook, paperback, simplified, ISBN 9781622911356:  From Publisher, Amazon

 
Chinese-Intermediate II

• All resources for this course will be provided by the instructor.

• Optional Textbook: Chinese - Integrated Chinese 2 Textbook Simplified (Chinese and English Edition) 4th Edition, ISBN: 978-1622911417 Amazon

 
Chinese- Advanced I

• All required course materials are provided by the instructor.

• Optional Textbook: Integrated Chinese Level 3, Yuehua Liu and Tao-Chung Yao etc. Integrated Chinese Cheng&Tsui Company Boston Press, Fourth Edition, ISBN: 978-1622911561 Amazon

 
Chinese- Advanced II

• All required course materials are provided by the instructor.

• Optional Textbook: Integrated Chinese Level 3, Yuehua Liu and Tao-Chung Yao etc. Integrated Chinese Cheng&Tsui Company Boston Press, Fourth Edition, ISBN: 978-1622911561 Amazon

Criminal Justice Reform
All required course materials are provided by the instructor.
 
Design Seminar
All resources for this course will be provided by the instructor.
 
English

• Christina Henriquez, The Book of Unknown Americans, any edition: Amazon

• Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis, any edition: Amazon

• William Shakespeare, Othello, any edition: Amazon

• Students will also read any additional text (play, novel, short story collection, or poetry collection), to be chosen later.

  
Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation

• Openstax, Entrepreneurship: Free Download

• Openstax, Introduction to Business: Introduction to Business

 
Forensic Science

• There is no required book for this course but students may need some lab materials throughout the year if they choose to do the hands-on labs instead of the online simulations. These can be ordered now or when the projects are assigned. 

• Other possible supplies: Metric ruler, magnifying glass (minimum 5X magnification), protractor, red food coloring, clipboard (approx. 9x12), eye dropper, protective eye goggles, paper clips, coffee filters, water soluble markers. Students will be notified at least two weeks in advance of any lab that requires these items.

 
French - Beginning I
All required resources for this course will be provided by the instructor.
 
French Beginning II

• Le dernier tableau de Léonard by Nicolas Gerrier. Book - hard copy with downloadable audio available to purchase. ISBN: 978-8853019400
  

French- Intermediate I
All required resources for this course will be provided by the instructor.

French- Intermediate II

• The Little Prince. ‎Harcourt, Inc.; 1st edition (September 4, 2001) ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0156013987

• Workbook:‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; Workbook edition (December 28, 2017) ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1981423828

 
French- Advanced I

• Kiffe Kiffe Demain. Livre De Poche; 2006th edition (September 7, 2005) ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-2253113751  

French- Advanced II

• Objectif Express 1: le monde professionnel en françaisA1/A2 Hachette ISBN: 978-2017153115 Amazon

• Prep my future: https://prepmyfuture.com/francais-professionnel (DFP) (niveau B1)

• Optional Resources:

  • Students needing additional grammar review may choose to purchase Breaking the French Barrier, Level 3 Advanced, ISBN: 978-0-9963192-8-7in hard copy or ebook.

  • French/English dictionary, any version

  • Where to take your DELF exam in the USA, offered in December and in June

  • Where to take your Business French Certification Examination in the USA, offered in May

 
Geometry

• Required Workbook: Sheryl Sorby, Developing Spatial Thinking Workbook: Higher Education Services https://www.higheredservices.org/product/student-workbook/

• Required Supplies:

  • printer paper

  • graph paper

  • small mirror

  • straightedge/ruler

  • compass

  • protractor

  • measuring tape

  • cereal box or soup can

  • graphing calculator

  • origami paper (or printer paper cut into 4X4" squares)

 
Global Health

• All required resources for this course are provided by the instructor.

• Optional: Babulal Sethia and Parveen Kumar (editors), Essentials of Global Health, 1st Edition, ISBN 9780702066078: Amazon

 
Happiness! The Psychology of What Makes Life Worth Living
All required resources will be provided by the instructor.
 
Introduction to Computer Science
Students will need a computer to participate in this class. Chromebooks are acceptable. All coding will happen online.
 
Latin - Beginning I

• McCarthy, Thomas, Nunc Loquāmur: Guided Conversations for Latin, 2nd edition, 2009, ISBN: 978-1585103232: From Publisher

• Suburani, Book I (North American edition; paperback), 2020. ISBN: 978-1912870028: From Publisher

Latin - Beginning II

• Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course, Part I, 2nd Edition, 1996, ISBN
  9780199122264: Amazon

• Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course, Part II, 2nd Edition, 1999, ISBN
  9780195215519: Amazon

• Margaret A. Brucia and Gregory N. Daugherty, To Be a Roman: Topics in Roman Culture, 1st Edition,
  2007, ISBN 9780865166332 Amazon

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Latin - Intermediate I

• Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course, Part II, 2nd Edition, 1996, 0195212051: Amazon

• Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course, Part III, 2nd Edition, 1997, 0195212075: Amazon

 
Latin - Intermediate II

• Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course, Part III, 2nd Edition, 1997, 0195212075: Amazon

 
Latin- Advanced

• There are no required resources for this course.

• Supplemental resources:

  • Lewis and Short Latin dictionary: click here to get to the site

  • Oxford Classical Dictionary – available in any library

 
Linear Algebra

• David C. Lay, Linear Algebra and its Applications, 4th edition, 2011, ISBN 9780321385178: Students can buy a hardcopy or electronic copy from Amazon.

• Other required supplies: Any graphing calculator used for AP® Calculus, graph paper, ruler.

 
Marine Science
There is nothing students need to purchase prior to the start of the course.  The following resources will be used but students will be given several weeks' notice when they need to purchase these items.

• Minor miscellaneous grocery items for some labs (baking soda, chalk, pH test strips, etc.) 

• Squid: Grocery or bait quality for dissection.  

• Documentaries:  Students will watch several documentaries via streaming services (Amazon, Netflix, etc.) Students will either use their existing accounts or rent the necessary films.  You do NOT need to subscribe to any service. 

• You will purchase a book of your choice from this list: Marine Science Book Club. Your teacher will let you know several weeks in advance when it’s time to order.  You do not need to do anything now.

 
Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations

• Ron Larson and Bruce H. Edwards, Calculus, 11th edition, 2017, ISBN 9781337275347: Students can buy or rent a hardcopy or electronic copy from Amazon.

• Other Required Supplies: any graphing calculator approved for AP® Calculus (here’s an approved graphing calculator from Amazon for $25), graph paper, ruler, and 3 ounces of play dough or modeling clay.

 
Neuroscience

• Norman Doidge, The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science, 2007, any edition, ISBN 978-0143113102: Amazon

• Access to documentaries via Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, or other means of video rental.

 
Pre-Calculus (Fall Only)

• OpenStax Pre-Calculus book Free Download

• Graphing Calculator: TI-84, TI-84 Plus Series, or TI-84 Plus CE calculator

 
Spanish-Beginning II

• All required resources will be provided by the instructor.

• Basic arts and crafts supplies may be needed depending on the student’s choice of activity in some units.

• Access to additional learning sites such as Quizlet and Kahoot will be included in the pathways, but students will be provided with a link to join for free.

Spanish- Intermediate I

• One-subject spiral notebook

Spanish - Intermediate II
All required course materials are provided by the instructor
 

Spanish - Advanced
Access to Netflix, Amazon Prime to view films and documentaries
 

Statistics

• Free Online Textbook: Introductory Statistics by OpenStax, Rice University, 2018. Link: Free Download

• Required Graphing Calculator: TI-84 or 84 Plus/CE Series calculator 

• During certain Units throughout the course, students may be asked to purchase M&Ms for activities!

 
US History with AP® Pathway

• All required course materials are provided by the instructor. Students might choose to acquire various crafting supplies to complete projects (depending upon the medium they choose to work in).