Academic Program Resource List

School Year 2025 - 2026

Advanced Computer Science: Applied 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:

• Check the Unity page for current specs: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/system-requirements.html#desktop

• Common issues with installing Unity are your computer’s memory space or having unsupported drivers, so it is essential to have a computer that can run the software. 

• All other resources are cost-free and provided in the course.

Advanced Computer Science: Coding with Python

• All resources will be provided by the instructor.

American Sign Language- Beginning I

• Once in the course, students will have access to purchase the digital  Units 1-4 from True Way. The cost will be between $60-80.

American Sign Language- Beginning II

• Once in the course, students will have access to purchase the digital Units 5-8 from True Way. The cost will be between $60-80.

American Sign Language – Intermediate I

• Once in the course, students will have access to purchase the digital  Units 9-12  from True Way. The cost will be between $60-80.

American Sign Language – Intermediate II

• Once in the course, students will have access to purchase the digital  Units 13-16  from True Way. The cost will be between $60-80.

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 CliffsNotes AP Biology, 5th edition, (digital or hard copy) ISBN-978-0544784680, Amazon

AP® Calculus AB

• Openstax textbook: 

• Volume One: Free Download 

• Volume Two: Free Download

• Other supplies: Free Desmos graphing calculator

AP® Calculus BC

• Openstax textbook: 

• Volume One: Free Download 

• Volume Two: Free Download

• Other supplies: Free Desmos graphing calculator

• 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 (you can use the scientific or graphing calculators at Desmos.com; for the AP Exam, students can use the built-in Desmos graphing calculator in the Bluebook testing application)

  • 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)

• Access to a computer that can run PhET simulations (https://phet.colorado.eduLinks to an external site.) and the ChemCollective Virtual Lab (https://chemcollective.org/homeLinks to an external site.).  Generally, the simulations that we use in this class are best accessed using a computer rather than a tablet.

AP® Chinese Language and Culture

• Textbook: AP® 5 Steps to a 5: AP Chinese Language and Culture, 3rd Edition (McGraw Hill). 2 Practice Exams + Diagnostic Review + Online Audio.  ISBN 978-1260468144 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 

• A place to code - students must use one of the following:  

• CodeHS - your teacher will provide a link for a specific course after the class begins.

• 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 or CodeHS. If you are already familiar with another SDK, feel free to use it, but support will only be given for Eclipse or CodeHS.

• 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

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

• 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 

• Required Resources (*available as free or paid online resources)

• 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 Choice Reading Opportunities (one to be purchased later)

• 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

• Required textbook: Andrew Friedland and Rick Relyea, Environmental Science for AP, 4th edition, 2023, ISBN-13: 978-1319409289 Amazon

• Supplies: metric ruler, timer, and other household supplies. Students are notified in advance of household supplies needed for labs.

• Students are encouraged to purchase the Barron’s AP® Environmental Science Premium 2025: Comprehensive Review with 5 Practice Tests, ISBN-13. 978-1506291895. 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

• Rose Williams, The Labors of Aeneas, 2003,  ISBN 13: 978-0865165564 Amazon Bolchazy-Carducci

AP® Macroeconomics & AP® Microeconomics

• Anderson and Ray, Krugman’s Economics for the AP Course, 4th edition 2023. (select E-book, 12-month access)

• Eric Dodge, 5 Steps to a 5, 1st Edition, 2025, ISBN: 978-1266711800: 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 5.0, Flatworld (select online access)

• Eric Dodge, 5 Steps to a 5, 1st Edition, 2025, ISBN: 978-1266711800: Amazon

AP® Music Theory

• These resources are required for the course and will be frequently used.

  • E-Textbook: Jane Piper Clendinning, Elizabeth West Marvin, The Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis, Fourth AP EdiEon, 2021, ISBN - 978-0-393-44246-5 - link to Norton

  • Equipment: Laptop computers with playback audio capability (speakers or headphones) are required for teachers and students to access all musical examples and ear-training exercise. Laptops will also be used to record student sight-singing exercises. Students must also have access to an electronic keyboard or acoustic piano to complete coursework.

  • Composition Tool: Manuscript Paper

  • Digital Composition Tool:

  • Note Flight. (Universal - only for internet-based work)

  • MuseScore (Windows, Mac, iOS, Linux, Android)

• Optional resources: These resources are provided as optional enhancements to your learning experience. Please speak with your instructor before purchasing any enrichment material.

  • Hardcover Textbook: Jane Piper Clendinning, Elizabeth West Marvin, The Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis, Fourth AP Edition, 2021, ISBN - 978-0-393-44245-8 - link to Norton

  • Workbook: Joel Phillips, Paul Murphy, Jane Piper Clendinning, Elizabeth West Marvin, The Musician’s Guide: Workbook and Ear Training, Fourth AP Edition, 2021, ISBN - 978-0-393-44257-1 - link to Norton

  • Workbook: Joel Phillips, Paul Murphy, Jane Piper Clendinning, Elizabeth West Marvin, The Musician’s Guide to Aural Skills: Sight-Singing, Fourth AP Edition, 2021, ISBN: 978-0-393-44249-6 - link to Norton

  • 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 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, etc.  

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, etc. 

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, stopwatch, scale (kitchen or luggage scales work well), tennis ball, balloons, and other household supplies. Students are notified in advance of household supplies needed for labs.

• Free Smartphone App: Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite (or something similar)

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 2025 ISBN: 978-1506291703, 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

• Finalized resource list coming soon—July 17, 2025

World History: Modern with AP® Pathway

• Bentley, Ziegler, and Streets-Salter, ISE Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, 2020, International Edition,  ISBN-13: 978-1260571011: Amazon

Advanced Psychology: The Psychology of What Makes Life Worth Living

• All required resources will be provided by the instructor.

Artificial Intelligence

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

Business and Economics

• OpenStax:  Introduction to Business

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

• Required Textbook: Integrated Chinese Level 3, Yuehua Liu and Tao-Chung Yao etc. Integrated Chinese Cheng & Tsui Company Boston Press, Fourth Edition, ISBN: 978-1622911561 (Paper book purchase link: Amazon; E-book purchase link: Cheng & Tsui; (either version is good)

• All other required course materials are provided by the instructor

Chinese- Advanced II

• All required course materials are provided by the instructor.

Chinese - Advanced III

• All required course materials are provided by the instructor.

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.

• All other assigned readings are available online.

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 resources will be provided by the instructor.

French Beginning II

• Le dernier tableau de Léonard by Nicolas Gerrier. Book; choose one of the following:

• The hard copy version with downloadable audio; available to purchase via this link. ISBN: 978-8853019400

• The eBook version with audio component; available to purchase via this link on www.blackcat-cideb.com ISBN: 978-8853019400

• Supplies: Access to streaming films via Netflix, Amazon, or other means of video rental (Kanopy streaming through your public or school library is preferred)

• Optional: French/English dictionary, any version

French- Intermediate I

• All resources will be provided by the instructor.

French- Intermediate II

• A la Découverte du Petit Prince: An Enrichment Workbook for Exploring Language and Themes, 2nd Edition (French Edition), Anne Gassaway Brown, 2017, ISBN: 978-1981423828: Amazon

• Optional

  • Le Petit Prince (French Language Edition), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 2001, ISBN: 978-0156013987: Amazon

French- Advanced I

• Kiffe Kiffe Demain (Le Livre de Poche), Guene, Mass Market Paperback, 2005, ISBN: 978-2253113751 Amazon

• Access to documentaries via Kanopy, Netflix, Amazon, or other means of video rental

• Optional Resources

  • French/English dictionary, any version

  • Students needing additional grammar review may choose to purchase Breaking the French Barrier, Level II Intermediate, ISBN 978-0972857048 on Amazon 

French- Advanced II

• Objectif Express 1: [3e édition] - Livre de l'élève (A1-A2) Hachette ISBN: 978-2017153115 Amazon

• Optional, but highly recommended—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

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

Geometry

• No required textbook. Students will utilize open access textbooks that will be linked directly in the LMS.

• Required Supplies:

  • printer paper

  • graph paper

  • graphing calculator or scientific calculator (Must have Sine, Cosine, Tangent functions)

  • straightedge/ruler

  • compass/protractor

  • access to household solids like a measuring tape, cereal box or soup can

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

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

• North American Cambridge Latin Course Unit 1 Student's Book, ISBN: 978-1009482257: Amazon

Latin - Beginning II

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

• Suburani student digital account ($4)

Latin - Intermediate I

• Suburani, Book 2 (North American edition; paperback). ISBN: 978-1912870059: From Publisher

• Suburani student digital account ($4)

Latin - Intermediate II

• Suburani, Book 3 (North American edition; paperback). ISBN: 978-1912870080: From Publisher

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, Steven R. Lay, and Judi J. McDonald, Linear Algebra and its Applications, 6th edition, print ISBN-13: 9780135851258 (2020 update), eTextbook ISBN-13: 9780136880929 (2020 update). Links to buy or rent can be found on the publisher's website, or from other sellers by Googling the ISBN.

• 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 hard copy 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.

Research Seminar

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

Spanish-Beginning II

• La Llorona de Mazatlán, Katie Baker, ISBN: 978-1-935575-87-0, Link: https://www.waysidepublishing.com/languages/spanish/la-llorona-de-mazatl%C3%A0n 

• Frida Kahlo, Kirsty Placido, ISBN:  978-1-940408-36-1, Link: https://www.waysidepublishing.com/languages/spanish/frida-kahlo 

• 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

• One-subject spiral notebook

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. Depending on project choices, students may opt to acquire crafting supplies for creative assignments.