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Any complete understanding of today’s world must take into account the meaning of Western Civilization and the role Western civilization has played in history. Despite modern progress, we still greatly reflect our religious traditions, our political systems and theories, our economic and social structures, and our cultural heritage. The updated...

Authors Tyler Miller and Scott Spoolman created Exploring Environmental Science for AP® specifically to meet the needs of the AP® Environmental Science 2019 course updates and to prepare students for the revised AP® Exam in Environmental Science. With a key focus on sustainability, the program encourages students to think critically...

This updated Fifth Edition of BIOLOGY: THE DYNAMIC SCIENCE empowers instructors to teach biology the way scientists practice it by emphasizing and applying science as a process. Students not only learn what scientists know, but also how they know it and what they still need to learn. Authors Russell, Hertz,...

Financial Algebra: Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications is a substantive modeling course for all students that teaches and uses advanced algebra in the content areas of discretionary spending, banking, credit, auto and home ownership, employment, taxes, investments, entrepreneurship, retirement, & budgeting. The program draws upon selected topics from Advanced Algebra,...

Calculus for AP® is designed specifically to support the course frameworks for AP® Calculus AB and AP® Calculus BC. Ron Larson has partnered with an AP® Calculus teacher to develop a series that meets the needs of the AP® Calculus course while helping students develop mathematical knowledge conceptually. With a...

From physical and mental to social and sexual, Dianne Hales' AN INVITATION TO HEALTH: TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH helps students achieve a healthier lifestyle now and in the future. The 19th Edition covers new research on such topics as happiness and health, current statistics on life expectancy and death...

Designed to help students develop the reasoning and problem-solving skills they need, while stimulating their interest in the fundamental concepts of physics, chemistry, astronomy, meteorology and geology, this latest edition of AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE is ideal for a non-science major’s course. Topics are treated both descriptively and quantitatively,...

Award-winning scholar Fred Kleiner brings art, architecture and culture to life with GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY, 16th Edition. Backed by 45 art history experts, Kleiner delivers his signature storytelling in this edition alongside 250 new reproduction images and more that have been upgraded for color-fidelity and...

The reputable authors of The American Pageant combine excellent scholarship with a witty, engaging narrative style and creative look at U.S. History to build critical thinking skills and a love of American history. The American Pageant, the best-selling AP US History text, is a clear and approachable book for any...

Precalculus with Limits: A Graphing Approach, 8th Edition, is an ideal program for high school calculus courses that require the use of a graphing calculator. The quality and quantity of the exercises, combined with interesting applications and innovative resources, make teaching easier and help students succeed. The book achieves accessibility...

Roxy Peck, Chris Olsen, and Jay Devore's new edition uses real data and attention-grabbing examples to introduce students to the study of statistics and data analysis. Traditional in structure yet modern in approach, this text guides students through an intuition-based learning process that stresses interpretation and communication of statistical information....

American Government And Politics Today is known nationwide for its balanced, unbiased, and modern coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and their processes. The book provides students knowledge they need to make informed choices, encourages them to play an active role in the decision-making process, and encourages...

Readings for Writers is an ideal rhetorical reader for the Advanced Placement Language and Composition Course. This bestseller provides instruction in persuasive writing and the rhetorical modes, the writing process, and research. With more than 70 selections from a broad range of topics and genres, Readings for Writers prepares students...

Gain a comprehensive understanding of chemistry and see how it relates to health science with INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOCHEMISTRY. This bestseller features dynamic art, interesting examples, coverage of the latest issues, and a wide variety of medical and biological applications. As you explore topics such as botulin toxin...

A social and cultural emphasis on the diverse experiences of everyday people enables students to imagine life in the past. Expanded coverage of post-1945 domestic developments, and their relation to international events, strengthens thematic coherence. Helps students build connections across history by relating U.S. events to present-day issues such as...

For the 7th Edition of CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS, the companion website LarsonCalculus.com offers free access to multiple tools and resources to supplement your learning. Stepped-out solution videos with instruction are available at CalcView.com for selected exercises throughout the text. The website CalcChat.com presents free solutions to odd-numbered exercises in...

Noted teachers and scholars William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel present a balanced, readable overview of world history that explores common challenges and experiences of the human past and identifies key patterns over time. The authors integrate political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history into a chronological...

The bestselling UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION makes the science of nutrition meaningful and memorable. Updated with the latest available research and the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines, the 15th Edition emphasizes active learning and prepares students for their future careers. Authors Whitney and Rolfes draw readers into the study of nutrition with a...

Balancing theory with application and featuring an engaging, student-friendly writing style, the tenth edition of COMPARATIVE POLITICS takes an in-depth look at fourteen countries, framed within broader discussions in the part-opening chapters on Industrialized Democracies, Current and Former Communist Regimes, and The Global South. The introduction establishes a comparative structure...

Designed to the AP® Calculus curriculum framework, Calculus for AP®: A Complete combines the experience of recent Chief Reader for the AP® Calculus Reading, Steve Kokoska with James Stewart’s mathematical precision and accuracy. AP® Calculus exam preparation questions and exam language prepares students for exam success, while current, real-world data...

Cacioppo’s Discovering Psychology: The Science of Mind, AP® Edition, 3rd Edition, reflects psychological science in the 21st century and psychology’s rightful place as a hub science—a discipline whose work provides foundational material for many other scientific fields. Psychological science is also inherently interdisciplinary. In a scientific community increasingly dominated by...

The new 16th Edition of AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES meets the latest changes to the AP® U.S. Government course framework and exam emphasizing college-level critical thinking skills and analysis of political concepts and ideas, primary sources and foundational documents, which are drivers for success in the AP® U.S. Government...

METEOROLOGY TODAY: AN INTRODUCTION TO WEATHER, CLIMATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT by meteorologists C. Donald Ahrens and Robert Henson combines the latest in weather, climate and earth science to introduce students to the concepts and current issues of meteorology. Grounded in the scientific method, the new edition of this highly visual...

For the 7th Edition of CALCULUS OF A SINGLE VARIABLE: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS, the companion website LarsonCalculus.com offers free access to multiple tools and resources to supplement your learning. Stepped-out solution videos with instruction are available at CalcView.com for selected exercises throughout the text. The website CalcChat.com presents free solutions...

Now with MindTap and updated to reflect today's political climate, the Eighth Edition of INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS offers a country-by-country approach that allows students to fully examine similarities and differences among countries and within and between political systems. Each chapter offers an analysis of political challenges and changing agendas...