Academic Program
Resource List

School Year 2026-2027

Deadline: You should have required resources in hand by the opening day of school - September 14, 2026. Please see our school calendar for the correct date. Teachers do not provide copies of required materials.

Activism Seminar

All resources for this course 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® Business with Personal Finance

• Achieve Digital Subscription, Business with Personal Finance for the AP® Course, 2026, ISBN 9781319621742: From Publisher 

AP® Calculus AB

• Openstax textbook: 

  • Volume One: Free Download 

  • Volume Two: Free Download

Other supplies: TI - 84 or other graphing calculator approved by the College Board for students in the AP Pathway, see requirements

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

• 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/home Links 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

• CS Awesome - AP CSA Java Course 2025+ - 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® Cybersecurity

All resources for this course are provided by the instructor.

AP® English Literature and Composition 

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

• A Raisin in the Sun - ISBN 978-0679755333

• Beloved - ISBN 978-1400033416

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

• The Tempest - ISBN 978-0743482837

• Klara and the Sun - ISBN 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

• 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: 978-1506291895. Amazon

AP® European History

• Weisner-Hanks, Crowston, Perry & McKay, A History of Western Society Combined Edition, 14th edition, ISBN: 978-1-319329884: Amazon

AP® French Language and Culture

• Barron's AP® French Language and Culture Premium, 5th edition, ISBN: 978-1506287874 (Must be new in order to have access code to the online supplement), Amazon

AP® Human Geography

All resources for this course are provided by the instructor.

Optional Resources: 

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

• 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 

AP® Macroeconomics & AP Microeconomics

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

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

• E-Textbook: Jane Piper Clendinning, Elizabeth West Marvin, The Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis, Fourth AP Edition, 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 - Free Download

• AP Physics 1: College Physics for AP Physics by OpenStax and Rice University - Free Download

• 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

• College Board approved graphic calculator, see requirements

• Supplies: meter stick, 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® Physics C: Mechanics

• 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, 14th edition. ISBN: 978-1506297682, Amazon

AP® Spanish Literature and Culture

All resources for this course are provided by the instructor.

Optional Resources

• Azulejo Anthology & Guide to the AP® Spanish Literature Course, 2nd edition, 2013, ISBN:978-1938026225, From Publisher 

AP® Statistics

Physical Copy or Digital Copy or Both:

• Starnes, D., & Tabor, J., The Practice of Statistics for the AP® course, UPDATED 6th edition, 2019, ISBN 978-1319269296: 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 with Cases, 8th edition, ISBN 978-1324100935, Amazon 

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

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 1 Trad Fluencylink Ebook +Package Student 1 Year, ISBN: 978-1622914760: From Publisher

Chinese - Beginning II

• Cheng and Tsui, Integrated Chinese, Volume 1, 4th edition, textbook, paperback, simplified, ISBN: 9781622911356:  From Publisher, Amazon

Chinese-Intermediate I

Required Resource

• 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 Resource: 

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

Chinese- Advanced I

• 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)

Chinese- Advanced II

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

Chinese - Advanced III

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

Criminal Justice Reform

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

Design Seminar

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

Differential Equations

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 Resource: 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

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 course.

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 Resource: 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 student digital account: From Publisher

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

Latin - Intermediate I

• Suburani student digital account: From Publisher

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

Latin - Intermediate II

• Suburani student digital account: From Publisher

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

Latin- Advanced

All resources will be provided by the instructor.

• 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

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 

• 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), 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: from publisher 

• Frida Kahlo, Kirsty Placido, ISBN:  978-1-940408-36-1: from publisher 

• 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

• Esperanza- Comprehension Based Reader from publisher

• Minerva- Comprehension Based Reader from publisher

• Students should purchase the digital package, but must wait to activate their account until after the course starts and they receive instructions from their teacher. 

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, 2023 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.