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Required Books List 2020/2021

Required Books List 2020/2021

BIOLOGY

Salters-Nuffield AS and A level Biology 2015 (SNAB)

 https://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/Secondary/Science/16Biology/SaltersNuffieldASandAlevelBiologySNAB/Salters-NuffieldAdvancedBiologySNAB.aspx

 

CHEMISTRY

Oxford University Press Advanced Chemistry for You Second Edition £40

ISBN: 978-1408527368

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE

The Computer Science textbook is made available in digital form on Google Classroom for all students. Whilst there is no requirement to purchase a paper copy, some may wish to do so. Contact Mr Thornhill for more information - mat@queenelizabeths.kent.sch.uk.

 

ECONOMICS

AQA A Level Year Economics by Ray Powell and James Powell – Hodder Education.  Publication date: 6 September 2019

ISBN:  9781510451957

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AQA-level-Economics-Fourth-Powell/dp/1510451951/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=aqa+a+level+economics&qid=1561717852&s=gateway&sr=8-5

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

English Language:

Students are given free access to Cambridge Elevate A Level English Language which can be accessed via a desktop or iPad. Students may wish to purchase a hard copy:

ISBN  9781107465626

https://www.cambridge.org/us/education/subject/english/english-language/level-english-language/a-as-level-english-language-aqa-student-book?format=PB&isbn=9781107465626

Students may wish to purchase the Oxford Nelson Thorne AQA English Language textbook:

ISBN: 978-0-19-833400-2

https://global.oup.com/education/product/9780198334002/?region=international

 

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Students should purchase:

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Thousand Splendid Suns

Chaucer - Wife of Bath

Poems of the Decade

A Streetcar Named Desire

Anthony and Cleopatra 

 

Please see attached PDF for specified versions and important information - Click Here

 

FILM STUDIES

Recommended (but not required) text book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/WJEC-Eduqas-Film-Studies-Level/dp/1911208446/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1D9DVODMVWA90&keywords=a+level+film+studies&qid=1558647448&s=books&sprefix=a+level+film+st%2Caps%2C247&sr=1-1

FRENCH

Year 12
AQA Year 1 French Textbook (OUP)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Level-Year-French-Student-Book/dp/0198366884/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=aqa+a+level+year+1&qid=1558619270&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Mot a Mot vocabulary book
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mot-Sixth-French-Vocabulary-level-ebook/dp/B07649NQV1/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_2?keywords=mot+a+mot+aqa&qid=1558619303&s=gateway&sr=8-2-fkmrnull

DVD:  Un Long dimanche de fiançailles / A Very Long Engagement

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Long-Engagement-Disc-DVD/dp/B0007URSR6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32GA0XX3Y9YMU&keywords=a+very+long+engagement+dvd&qid=1558619336&s=gateway&sprefix=a+very+long+eng%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1


Year 13

AQA Year 2 French Textbook (OUP)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Level-Year-French-Student-Book/dp/019836685X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=year+2+french+aqa&qid=1558618912&s=gateway&sr=8-1


Book:  No et moi

https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-moi-Litt%C3%A9rature-Delphine-Vigan/dp/225312480X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=no+et+moi&qid=1558619360&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Book:  No et moi study guide

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Modern-Languages-Study-Guides-level/dp/1471890074/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=no+et+moi&qid=1558619378&s=gateway&sr=8-2

GEOGRAPHY

Year 12

Edexcel A Level Book 1 Geography by C Dunn,K Adams, D Holmes, S Oaks, S Warn, M Witherick-

Hodder Education

ISBN 978-1-4718-5654-9

Amazon UK £25 approx

Year 13

Edexcel A Level Book 2 Geography by C Dunn,K Adams, D Holmes, S Oaks, S Warn, M Witherick-

Hodder Education

ISBN 978-1-4718-5653-2

Amazon UK £25 approx

 

GERMAN

AQA A-Level German (includes AS) by Paul Stocker, Helen Kent, Amy Bates, Louise Fenner

ISBN: 9781471858024

£31.99

https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/Product?Product=9781471858024

 

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

YEAR 12

“Essentials of UK Politics” by Andrew Heywood

ISBN: 1137611448

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-UK-Politics-AS-Level/dp/1137611448/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530268085&sr=1-1&keywords=essentials+of+uk+politics

 

SUMMER TERM YEAR 12

“Political Ideologies- an introduction” by Andrew Heywood.

ISBN- 1137606010

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Political-Ideologies-Introduction-Andrew-Heywood/dp/1137606010/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530268207&sr=1-1&keywords=political+ideologies


 

HISTORY

Oxford AQA History for A Level: The Tudors: England 1485-1603 by Michael Tillbrook (Author), Sally Waller (Series Editor)

ISBN-13: 978-0198354604

Amazon UK approx. £25

Oxford AQA History for A Level: The Cold War c1945-1991 by John Aldred (Author), A Mamaux (Author), Sally Waller (Series Editor)

ISBN-13: 978-0198354611

Amazon UK approx. £25.20

 

MATHEMATICS, FURTHER MATHEMATICS AND MATHS IN CONTEXT

 

Maths AS Level (Year 12)

  • Edexcel AS and A level Mathematics Pure Mathematics Year 1/AS Textbook

ISBN 129218339X - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-level-Mathematics-Textbook-Further/dp/129218339X

ISBN 1292232536

 

Maths A-Level (Year 13)

  • Edexcel A level Mathematics Pure Mathematics Year 2 Textbook

ISBN 1292183403 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-level-Mathematics-Textbook-Further/dp/

  • Edexcel A level Mathematics Statistics & Mechanics Year 2 Textbook

ISBN 1446944077 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-Mathematics-Statistics-Mechanics-Textbook/dp/

 

Further Maths AS Level (Year 12)

ISBN 1292183330

ISBN 1292183373      This book also covers the year 13 topics

ISBN 1292183314        This book also cover the year 13 topics

 

Further Maths A-Level (Year 13)

ISBN 1292183349

 

Core Maths (Maths in Context)

No required textbook.

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

AQA A level PE (Years 1 and 2) - Hodder Education.  ISBN: 978 1 5104 7330 0

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AQA-level-PE-Year/dp/1510473300

 

PHYSICS

Recommended textbook: Advanced Physics by Steve Adams and Jonathan Allday

ISBN: 978-0-19-839292-7
 

The following are recommended support books if further reading/revision is required:

 

Gareth Kelly's Maths for Physicists and Engineers

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mathematics-Level-Physics-Course-Companion/dp/1908682183

 

Edexcel course texts

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-Physics-Student-ActiveBook-Science/dp/1447991192/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517495771&sr=1-7&keywords=edexcel+a+level+physics

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-Physics-Student-ActiveBook-Science/dp/1447991184/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=VRBCS1KXMY0DAG2T268S

 

 

PRODUCT DESIGN

 AQA AS/A level Design and Technology - Product Design book from My Revision Notes

https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Revision-Notes-Pearson-Technology/

RRP: £16.99


 

PSYCHOLOGY

Edexcel AS/A level Psychology by Karren Smith

ISBN: 978-1-4479-8246-3

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-Level-Psychology-Student-ActiveBook/dp/1447982460/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1530277633&sr=8-2&keywords=edexcel+psychology+a+level

 

Optional Revision Book:

My revision notes: Edexcel A level Psychology by Ali Abbas

IBSN: 978-147-1-88305-7

https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Revision-Notes-Edexcel-Psychology/dp/1471883051/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530277824&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=edexcel+psychology+a+level+revision+abass

 

SOCIOLOGY

Haralambos and Holborn – AQA A-level Sociology Themes and Perspectives: Year 1 and AS Paperback – 2 Mar 2018

ISBN- 0008242771

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Haralambos-Holborn-level-Sociology-Perspectives/dp/0008242771/ref=sr_1_10_sspa?keywords=haralambos&qid=1559899289&s=digital-text&sr=1-10-spons&psc=1  

 

SPANISH

AQA A-level Spanish (includes AS) by Mike Thacker, Tony Weston, José Antonio García Sánchez

ISBN: 9781471858093 Published: 27/05/2016 Cost: £29.99

https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/Product/9781471858093.aspx

 

House of Bernarda Alba: La Casa De Bernarda Alba (Methuen Drama) (Methuen Drama Modern Plays) Student Ed Edition

ISBN-13: 978-0713686777 / ISBN-10: 0713686774 Cost: £9.59

https://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Bernarda-Alba-Methuen-Modern/dp/0713686774/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1530270075&sr=8-2&keywords=la+casa+de+bernarda+alba