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Technical RequirementsAll the basic Microsoft office: Word, Powerpoint, Publisher, Excel. Requiresaccess to www.explorelearning.com (Gizmos - Online Labs) and Shockwave foronline GIZMO labs; access to www.sasinschools.com and the required plugins(Java, Acrobat Reader, Flash) will be needed. Lab Bench, Aris, online video likeanimoto along with other online applications all of which may require shockwave,java, quicktime, media player etc. Headphones are required to view videos - needmedia player, Quicktime or VLC to view. Would be nice to have photo story 3 orvideo software. Microphone, possibility access to digital camera/video. Anydownloadable software (e.g. Google Earth) may be expected to complete 21stcentury skills assignments. Please realize this is not an exhaustive list as newweb 2.0/3.0 applications are being created.On Site Lab InformationThis course comes with mandatory AP Biology labs. Our teachers prefer thatstudents complete these labs as they are described in the lab manual. This willrequire each school to have an on site lab facilitator. The facilitator will provideaccess to lab materials, lab facility, and any lab process or content relatedquestion. We encourage schools to purchase kits from a biological supplycompany. Depending on the number of students, schools could buy just the demokits. If it is not possible for students to complete the labs on site, there arealternative virtual labs provided in the course.AP TestStudents that take the AP exam for this course are asked to input the NCVPSCode (045) into the ‘Online Provider Code’ found on page 1, item G of the APanswer sheet on the day of testing so that NCVPS may receive a copy of thestudent's test score results for our records since these scores are needed as partof the accountability piece for NCVPS.WebsitesClick HEREAP Calculus AB (Yearlong)Course Code: 25017X0 (2A007X0 for 2015/16)Course Level: Advanced PlacementCourse Offering: Year-long for 1 creditCourse DescriptionThis is a year-long course that requires a 90-minute daily class amountof time. Also, students need to spend time working at home a minimumof 30 minutes daily on the textbook readings, class discussions,assignments, and tests. AP Calculus AB is the study of change. Thefoundation for this study is limits and function behavior. Derivatives offunctions are interpreted verbally, graphically, numerically, andalgebraically. Numerical and algebraic antiderivatives are used to solveproblems, and differential equations to model exponential growth and

decay. AP Calculus AB explores relationships among functions,derivatives, and antiderivatives, as well as applications of derivativesincluding moving bodies, industry and finance.PrerequisitesStudents taking AP Calculus AB should have made A grades inprecalculus, or equivalent coursework that includes trigonometry andadvanced study of functions.Technology RequirementsTechnology, TI-83 plus, TI-84 (or plus), TI-86, or TI-89 calculators,will be used regularly to reinforce and extend each concept. They willalso be used to investigate topics and assist in interpreting results.Concepts will be taught in unifying themes of derivatives, limits,integrals and polynomial approximations. These themes are developedthrough the functions and relations studied in pre calculus.Quicktime, Shockwave and Flash need to be installed for videos. Needto have Blackboard Collaborate Rooms setup, Blackboard IM, and aworking headset. Firefox is the recommended browser for Mac users.Textbook Suggestions - a textbook may be used as a resource tocomplement lesson notes (but is not required) Calculus of a Single Variable, 8th edition, by Ron Larson, RobertHostetler and Bruce Edwards ISBN: 0-618-50304-8For AP Review - students may want to pick up a personal study guide.These are a few options:Title/Edition: Calculus AB and BC (Cliffs AP)ISBN-10: 0764586831ISBN-13: 978-0764586835Publisher: Cliff NotesFormat: PaperbackPublished Date: May 15, 2001MSRP: 16.99Title/Edition: Cracking the AP Calculus AB & BC Exams, 2010 EditionISBN-13: 9780375429156ISBN: 0375429158Publisher: Princeton ReviewMSRP: 18.00Title/Edition: 5 Steps to a 5 AP Calculus AB - BC, Second EditionISBN-10: 0071476296ISBN-13: 978-0071476294Publisher: McGraw-HillMSRP: 16.95AP TestStudents who take this course should be prepared to take the APCalculus AB Advanced Placement Exam in May. For more information goto the College Board AP site: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ .

Students that take the AP exam for this course are asked to input theNCVPS Code (045) into the ‘Online Provider Code’ found on page 1,item G of the AP answer sheet on the day of testing so that NCVPS mayreceive a copy of the student's test score results for our records sincethese scores are needed as part of the accountability piece for NCVPS.Course Websites Click HERE .AP Calculus BC (Block)Course Code: 2A017X0Course Level: A dvanced PlacementCourse Offering: Block for 1 creditCourse DescriptionIt is assumed students have taken AP Calculus AB and understand theconcepts presented in that course. This is a block course that requires a90-minute daily class commitment. Students should also plan to spendtime working a minimum of 30 - 60 additional minutes daily on theassignments, quizzes, and tests.Calculus is the mathematical subject which takes what has beendefined as “static” mathematics to “dynamic” mathematics which dealswith motion and the results of this motion. AP Calculus BC is primarilyconcerned with furthering students’ understanding of Calculus conceptsand providing experiences in theory, fundamentals and applications.This course emphasizes a multi-representational approach to problemsolving. Concepts will be explored graphically, numerically, analyticallyand verbally. The course focuses on the topics of differential andintegral calculus, and then explores polynomial approximations andseries. Vectors, polar graphs and parametric equations will be includedin developing the concepts, when appropriate.PrerequisitesAP Calculus BC covers what is often referred to as Calculus II. Thiscourse is intended for students who have a strong background inprecalculus topics, have learned the material of Calculus I from APCalculus AB (for which a review will be provided), good reading skills, adesire to learn Calculus at a very rapid pace and exceptionally goodstudy habits. Since all students in this course have taken AP CalculusAB, they should be prepared to test out of the review concepts from ABor to review them quickly.No textbook is needed for this course. All materials are provided onlinebut students may find it helpful to have textbook as a resource tocomplement lesson notes.Textbook Suggestions - ( not required) Calculus of a Single Variable, by Stewart, latest Edition **Highly

Recommend**Calculus of a Single Variable, by Larson/Edwards, latest EditionCalculus: Single Variable, by Hughes - Hallett, latest EditionCalculus Early Transcendentals, by Thomas, latest EditionCalculus Early Transcendentals, by Rogawski, latest EditionFor AP Review - students may want to pick up a personal study guide.These are a few options:Title/Edition: Calculus AB and BC (Cliffs AP)ISBN-10: 0764586831ISBN-13: 978-0764586835Publisher: Cliff NotesFormat: PaperbackPublished Date: May 15, 2001MSRP: 16.99Title/Edition: Cracking the AP Calculus AB & BC Exams, 2010EditionISBN-13: 9780375429156ISBN: 0375429158Publisher: Princeton ReviewMSRP: 18.00Title/Edition: 5 Steps to a 5 AP Calculus AB - BC, SecondEditionISBN-10: 0071476296ISBN-13: 978-0071476294Publisher: McGraw-HillMSRP: 16.95Technology RequirementsTechnology, TI-83 plus or TI-84 plus Silver Edition or TI-89 or TI-nSpirecalculators, will be used regularly to reinforce and extend each concept.Click here for more information on approved calculators for the AP test.They will also be used to investigate topics and assist in interpretingresults. Concepts will be taught in unifying themes of derivatives,limits, integrals and polynomial approximations. These themes aredeveloped through the functions and relations studied in pre calculus.Students will use word processing, graphing software, and other onlinetools to create mathematical content in submitting assignments. Astudent should be fluent in using a word processor and able to save in.doc or .pdf formats.AP TestStudents who take this course should be prepared to take the APCalculus BC Advanced Placement Exam in May. For more information goto the College Board AP site: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ .Students that take the AP exam for this course are asked to input theNCVPS Code (045) into the ‘Online Provider Code’ found on page 1,item G of the AP answer sheet on the day of testing so that NCVPS mayreceive a copy of the student's test score results for our records sincethese scores are needed as part of the accountability piece for NCVPS.

Course WebsitesClick HEREAP Computer Science (Yearlong)Course Code: 25217X0 (2A027X0 for 2015/16)Course Level: A dvanced PlacementCourse Offering: Year-long for 1 creditCourse DescriptionThis is a year-long course that requires a 90-minute daily class amountof time. Also, students need to spend time working at home a minimumof 30 minutes daily on the readings, class discussions, assignments,and tests. This AP Computer Science course is an introductory coursein computer science. Because the development of computer programsto solve problems is a skill fundamental to the study of computerscience, a large part of the course is built around the development ofcomputer programs or parts of programs that correctly solve a givenproblem. The course also emphasizes the design issues that makeprograms understandable, adaptable, and, when appropriate, reusable.At the same time, the development of useful computer programs andclasses is used as a context for introducing other important concepts incomputer science, including the development and analysis ofalgorithms, the development and use of fundamental data structures,and the study of standard algorithms and typical applications.Computer Science emphasizes object-oriented programmingmethodology with an emphasis on problem solving and algorithmdevelopment and is meant to be the equivalent of a first-semestercourse in computer science. It also includes the study of data structuresand abstraction. For more information on the content covered by the APcourse and exam, please sci/index.htmlThis class is available to any student who has completed Math 1 and isinterested in learning to program at the college level. Although it is notrequired, it is highly recommended to complete an introductoryprogramming course prior to this course. This is a college level classand will move at a considerably faster pace than the typical high schoolclass. Students should be prepared to complete outside readings andspend many hours on the computer. You must be willing to share andhelp classmates throughout this class with their programmingassignments. The instructor will monitor the support given to studentsand will intervene only when necessary.PrerequisitesSuccessful completion of Math 1. An introductory programming class isnot required but some type of computer programming is generallyrecommended. Students should also enjoy problem solving and workingwith computers. If a student has no prior knowledge of computerprogramming, it is recommended that they take A P ComputerScience Principles prior to AP Computer Science.

TextbooksTitle/Edition: Java, An Introduction to Problem Solving &Programming, 4th Edition, 2004 (Recommended, but not required)Authors: Walter SavitchPublisher/Vendor: Pearson/Prentice HallISBN: 0131492020 / 9780131492028Ordering Information: nhighered.com"Price: 115.00State Adopted: NoThis text is an additional resource that some students find useful. Asingle copy of the text as a library resource is sufficient.Title/Edition: AP Computer Science 2 015 w/cd (Recommended, butnot required)Authors: Roselyn TeukolskyPublisher/Vendor: Barron's EducationISBN: 978-1438005942Ordering Information: http://www.barronseduc.com/Price: 18.99State Adopted: NoThis text is an excellent review for the AP Computer Science exam andis recommended for students sitting for the AP Computer ScienceExam.Technical Requirements/Course Materials/Software Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) Java 7.0 update 51 Software BlueJ2 IDE SoftwareResources: Java JRE 7.0 and Java JDK 7 vase/downloads/index-jsp-138363.html#javasejdk BlueJ2 IDE 20.exeAP TestStudents that take the AP exam for this course are asked to input theNCVPS Code (045) into the ‘Online Provider Code’ found on page 1,item G of the AP answer sheet on the day of testing so that NCVPS mayreceive a copy of the student's test score results for our records sincethese scores are needed as part of the accountability piece for NCVPS.WebsitesClick HEREAP Computer Science Principles

Course Code: 0A027X0Course Offering: Yearlong for 1 creditCourse DescriptionThe AP Computer Science Principles course is designed tobe equivalent to a first-semester introductory collegecomputing course. Students will develop computationalthinking skills critical for success across all disciplines.Students are encouraged to apply creative processes whendeveloping computational artifacts and to think creativelywhile using computer software and other technology toexplore questions that interest them. They will also developeffective communication and collaborative skills, workingindividually and collaboratively to solve problems, anddiscussing and writing about the importance of theseproblems and the impacts to their community, society andthe world. This course is recommended if a studenthas no prior knowledge of computer programming.Prerequisites : None.Technical Requirements: Access to free CSP eBook- entCSP/index.html and Python Fiddle - http://pythonfiddle.com/ .Note: There should not be anything students will need todownload and install.AP English Language and Composition(Yearlong)Course Code: 10357X0 (1A007X0 for 2015/16)Course Level: A dvanced PlacementCourse Offering: Year-long for 1 creditCourse DescriptionThis is a year-long course that requires a 90 minute daily class amountof time. Also, students need to spend time working at home a minimumof 30 minutes daily on the readings, class discussions, assignments,and tests. The course teaches students how to identify, analyze, andutilize the power of rhetoric to persuade an audience. This course ispresented as a chronological survey of American literature. The genreof the nonfiction essay is explored extensively as support to the themes

presented in the literature. Students will learn to analyze the audience,purpose and rhetorical strategies used by a wide variety of authors, andthey will also learn how to employ those strategies in their own writingas they develop their purpose and identify their audience.Within each module, students will read poems, short stories, novels,and primarily non-fiction essays that center upon the theme of eachmodule.This course requires a class period (50-90 minutes) daily and at leastone hour of homework.PrerequisitesSuccess in English II Honors will assist in preparing students for APEnglish Language and Composition. Students should also demonstrateskills in the following areas: the ability to read perceptively andenthusiastically; the ability and desire to write fluently academically;mature attitude and receptiveness to new ideas and constructivecriticism.Course RequirementsMicrosoft Word and PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, QuickTime or MediaPlayer to view embedded videos; Headset and microphone;SAS-inSchool Curriculum Pathways. Students will also useGlogster.com, Voki.com and Animoto.com to view information andcreate assignments.Textbooks - Optional Resource for Test PreparationTitle/Edition: 5 Steps to a 5: AP English Language and Composition,2010-2011ISBN 0071623280AP TestStudents that take the AP exam for this course are asked to input theNCVPS Code (045) into the ‘Online Provider Code’ found on page 1,item G of the AP answer sheet on the day of testing so that NCVPS mayreceive a copy of the student's test score results for our records sincethese scores are needed as part of the accountability piece for NCVPS.WebsitesClick HereAP English Literature and Composition(Yearlong)Course Code: 1A017X0Course Level: A dvanced PlacementCourse Offering: Year-long for 1 creditCourse Description

The AP Literature and Composition course for North Carolina VirtualPublic School is organized according to the guidelines set in the mostrecent course description from The College Board. Therefore, thiscourse “engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis ofimaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts,students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use languageto provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read,students consider a work’s structure, style, and themes as well as suchsmaller-scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery,symbolism, and tone.” (English Course Description 51)In this course, students will be involved in the in-depth analysis offiction, drama, and poetry along with the study of analytical writingabout literature. This study will include the study of British Literature asmandated by the state curriculum for English IV. Reading and writingassignments will be varied to include encompass a broad spectrum ofliterary genres and writing purposes. Students will be focused onunderstanding the craft and technique involved in both the authors’styles and in developing their own writing style.This course is intended for mature, motivated learners who can workindependently while also collaborating with both fellow students and theinstructor in a virtual environment.PrerequisitesStudents who fare best in this course have some (or all) of thefollowing: Prior AP experience, especially in AP Language andComposition; the ability to read perceptively and enthusiastically; theability and desire to write fluently academically; mature attitude andreceptiveness to new ideas and constructive criticism.Tech RequirementsMicrosoft Word and Powerpoint, Adobe Acrobat, Quicktime or Mediaplayer to viewembedded videos.; Headset and microphone; SAS-in-School CurriculumPathways.Required MaterialsTexts: Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor ISBN-13:978-0062301673 Shakespeare's Macbeth (online) Golding's Lord of the Flies ISBN-13:978039950148

Advanced Placement AP Art History (Yearlong) This course will not be offered for 2015-2016 school year. Course Code: 54487X0 (5A007X0 for 2015/16) Course Level: Advanced Placement Course Offering: Year-long for 1 credit Course Description This is a year-long cou