HEdCen High School

Although the term freshmen smacks of a sexist attitude, I used it in preference to freshpersons. Hey, if anyone out there knows the more politically correct term to use in reference to an incoming 1st year high school student, then please give me a shout.. I’d sure appreciate it.

What follows is a list of science textbooks you will need for High School. You may place your orders for these in the school library though what you will get are black and white, softbound copies (low price editions). I strongly recommend that you invest in the full color, hardbound editions since you will be using these texts for four years in High School and even in College.

Biology and Ecology
Campbell, Neil A. and Jane B. Reece. Biology, 6th edition (or later). Benjamin Cummings: San Francisco, U.S.A., 2002.

Chemistry
Brown, Theodore L., H. Eugene LeMay, Jr., Bruce E. Bursten, and Julia R. Burdge. Chemistry: the Central Science, 9th edition (or later). Prentice Hall: New Jersey, U.S.A., 2003.

Physics
Giancoli, Douglas C. Physics: Principles with Applications, 5th edition (or later). Prentice Hall: New Jersey, U.S.A., 1998.

Geology (for 3rd and 4th years only)
Lutgens, Frederick K. and Edward J. Tarbuck. Essentials of Geology, 6th edition (or later). Prentice Hall: New Jersey, U.S.A., 1998.

I’ve also posted below advanced topics for study for the freshmen (and for those who have nothing better to do this summer =)

Advanced topics in Biology
UNIT ONE: The Chemistry of Life (pp 26 to 105, 6th edition text)
- The Chemical Context of Life
- Water and the Fitness of the Environment
- Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
- The Structure and Function of Macromolecules
- An Introduction to Metabolism
UNIT TWO: The Cell (pp 108 to 231)
- A Tour of the Cell
- Membrane Structure and Function
- Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy
- Photosynthesis
- Cell Communication
- The Cell Cycle

Advanced topics in Chemistry
CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Matter and Measurement (pp 1 to 33, 9th edition text)
- The Study of Chemistry
- Classifications of Matter
- Properties of Matter
- Units of Measurement
- Uncertainty in Measurement
- Dimensional Analysis
CHAPTER 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions (pp 34 to 48)
- The Atomic Theory of Matter
- The Discovery of Atomic Structure
- The Modern View of Atomic Structure
- Atomic Weights
- The Periodic Table
- Molecules and Molecular Compounds
- Ions and Ionic Compounds

Advanced topics in Physics
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction (pp 1 to 18, 5th edition text)
- Science and creativity
- Physics and its relation to other fields
- Models, theories, and laws
- Measurement and uncertainty
- Units, standards, and the SI system
- Converting units
- Order of magnitude: rapid estimating
- Mathematics in physics
CHAPTER TWO: Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
- Reference frames and displacement
- Average velocity
- Instantaneous velocity
- Acceleration
- Motion at constant acceleration
- Solving problems
- Falling objects
- Graphical analysis of linear motion
CHAPTER THREE: Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors
- Vectors and scalars
- Addition of vectors
- Subtraction and multiplication of vectors
- Projectile motion

Advanced Topics in Ecology
- An introduction to ecology and the biosphere (pp 1092 to 1120)
- Behavioral biology (pp 1121 to 1150)
- Population ecology (pp 1151 to 1173)