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Advanced Placement Textbook List 2012-2013  

Course Title

Required Text

Suggested Vendor

Anatomy and Physiology – Current Enrollment with Community College or Aurora

 

"Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology" 

Author Elaine N. Marieb

Benjamin Cummings Publisher

ISBN: 0321707281  (10th edition)

(10th edition preferred or 9th edition - slightly different page numbering but lower price)

 

New cost from publisher: $167.00

Used cost: $70 to $145

campusbooks.com

AP Biology -

Biology, Campbell 8th Edition

Amazon.com

AP Chemistry -

Chemistry, Zumdahl 7th Edition

AP Physics B -

Physics, Cutnell and Johnson 8th Edition

AP Physics C -

 

Fundamentals of Physics, Halliday/Resnick, Jearl Walker 8th Edition

AP Calculus

Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic (3rd edition) by Finney, Demana, Waits, and Kennedy. 3rd edition with the orange cover.

Amazon.com

 Half.com

AP Statistics

Title:  The Practice of Statistcs, 4th Edition by Starnes, Yates, and Moore
Publisher:  W. H. Freeman; Fourth Edition
ISBN-10: 142924559X
ISBN-13: 978-1429245593
ebook purchase: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/tps4e/#t_628644 then click "purchase access online" for $55textbook purchase: http://www.amazon.com/The-Practice-Statistics-Daren-Starnes/dp/142924559X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331653200&sr=8-1or

http://www.highschool.bfwpub.com/Catalog/product/practiceofstatistics-fourthedition-starnes

http://product.half.ebay.com/The-Practice-of-Statistics-by-Dan-Yates-Daniel-S-Yates-Daren-S-Starnes-and-David-S-Moore-2010-Hardcover/102887027&tg=info

 

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AP Human Geography

The Cultural Landscape, An Introduction to Human Geography, 10th ed. (ISBN: 0131375024)

half.com, amazon.com, follett.com, PearsonSchool.com

AP US Government

Government in America: People, Politics and Policy

Authors: Edwards, Wattenberg, and Lineberry

Edition: 13th (students may purchase editions 12-16)

ISBN: 978-0-13-134760-1

 

Half.com

Amazon.com

AP US History

The American Pageant

13th Edition

Kennedy, Cohen, Bailey

Amazon.com and Houghton Mifflin Company

AP Psychology

 

Meyers, D.G. (2007).  Psychology in Modules (8th ed.) New York: Worth. 

ISBN-10: 0716779277

ISBN-13: 9780716779278

half.com

amazon.com

barnesandnoble.com

AP World History

Ways of the World; A Global History with Sources By Robert Strayer

Edition: First Edition

Publisher: Bedford St. Martin

ISBN: 978-0-312-64466-6

 

 Amazon.com, Half.com

Cost:  $70-$80

 

AP French

"French for Oral and Written Review" (5th ed.)

ISBN10: 0030758998

ISBN13: 9780030758997

 

half.com

amazon.com

barnesandnoble.com

AP Spanish Language

Preparing for the Language Examination. Diaz, Jose, Margarita Leicher-Prieto, and Gilda Nissenberg. 3rd ed. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN 0-13-166094-2

Amazon.com

AP Spanish Literature

2013 edition of  Abriendo Puertas: Ampliando Perspectivas by Holt McDougal, ISBN: 9780547858630.

Amazon.com


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Advanced Placement Courses

The following Advanced Placement courses are offered at OHS (2011-2012):
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • English Language & Composition
  • English Literature & Composition
  • Environmental Science
  • French Language
  • Government & Politics
  • Human Geography
  • Physics AB
  • Physics BC
  • Psychology
  • Spanish Language
  • Spanish Literature
  • Statistics
  • Studio Art 2D
  • Studio Art 3D
  • US History
  • World History
Note: Calculus 3 (Multivariable Calculus), and Numerical Analysis are also offered beyond AP Calculus BC and receive college credit
 
Also: Students have the opportunity to receive free college credit by taking courses such as Anatomy/Physiology Honors and Biotechnology Honors
 

Honors Courses

The following OHS courses are considered Honors courses and receive weighted grades on PowerSchool:
  • Business: AP Economics
  • English: English 9 Honors, English 10 Honors, AP Language & Composition, AP Literature & Composition
  • Mathematics: Geometry Honors, Algebra 2 Honors, Precalculus Honors, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, Calculus 3 Honors
  • Science: Biology Honors, Chemistry Honors, Physics Honors, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Physics C
  • Social Studies: World Geography Honors, World History Honors, American Government Honors, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, AP United States Government & Politics, AP United States History, AP World History
  • Visual Arts: AP Art History, AP Studio Art
  • World Languages: French 4 Honors, Spanish 4 Honors, Spanish for Native Speakers Honors, AP French Language, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature