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A2 Biology for AQA, student book (PDF)
by Keith Hirst Lesley Higginbottom Mary JonesCollins A2 Biology for AQA is the ideal resource to support you through the 2008 AQA GCE course. It has been developed with the help of AQA examiners to ensure a perfect match to the 2008 specification and provides everything you need to succeed in your exam. This book covers AQA Biology A2 units: Unit 4 - Populations and Environment Unit 5 - Control in Cells and in Organisms.
A Level Salters' Advanced Chemistry for OCR B: Year 1 and AS (4th edition) (PDF)
by Lesley Johnston Dave Newton Frank Harriss Dave Walsstnldge Mark GaleWritten by the University of York project team for Salters' Advanced Chemistry, this Student Book supports and extends students through the new linear course while delivering the breadth, depth, and skills needed to succeed in the new A Levels and beyond. It develops true subject knowledge while also developing essential exam skills. The fourth edition combines the Chemical Storyline and Chemical Ideas into a single, integrated volume for the first time, providingideal support for the new specification.
A Level Mathematics for Edexcel: Mechanics (PDF)
by Brian JeffersonOxford A Level Mathematics for Edexcel covers the latest 2008 curriculum changes and also takes a completely fresh look at presenting the challenges of A Level. It specifically targets average students, with tactics designed to offer real chance of success to more students, as well as providing more stretch and challenge material.This Mechanics 1 book includes a background knowledge chapter to help bridge the gap between GCSE and A Level study. Note: page 171 is missing from this book.
A2 Geography for Edexcel, student book (PDF)
by Russell Chapman Catherine Hurst Bob DigbyAS Geography for Edexcel matches the new Edexcel specification. It smoothes the transition from GCSE to A Level, provides motivating content and structured learning, and makes learning accessible and student-friendly - all whilst retaining exam-driven rigour.
Oxford Advance Science: Advanced Physics (1st edition) (PDF)
by Jonathan Allday Steve AdamsWritten by experienced authors and members of the Editorial Board of the I.O.P., Advanced Physics maintains the rigors of physics at the highest levels in a style that makes it accessible to a wide range of students. It is increasingly acknowledged that many of the problems students experience with A-Level Physics are associated with the mathematics involved. Advanced Physics deals with the problem head-on with full support for mathematics in physics. 'Maths boxes' have been created within the text to pull out the mathematics needed to grasp a particular concept. A complete appendix at the end of the book has also been added to offer the extra mathematical support needed. The key points are: objectives stated clearly at the beginning of every spread; full color illustrations; and graduated questions and practice.
Oxford Advanced Maths for AQA: Core Maths C1 and C2 (PDF)
by Garry Wiseman Robert SmedleyCore Maths C1+C2 is part of a brand new series of books that match the AQA specifications for Maths A-level, to be first taught in September 2004. The book has been produced in collaboration with a Senior Examiner to ensure complete and authoritative coverage of the Pure Core 1 and Pure Core 2 modules. It contains all the pure maths that students need to know for AS-level Mathematics, or for the first year of an A-level.
A2 Chemistry for AQA, student book (PDF)
by Angela Saunders Nigel SaundersThe ideal text for the new AQA A2 chemistry specification. It emphasises how science works and brings the new specification to life.
Access To History: Great Britain and the Irish Question 1798-1921 (3rd edition) (PDF)
by Paul AdelmanEnsure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of ths popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best. Ensures students gain a good understanding of the AS and A2 level history topics through an engaging, in-depth and up-to-date narrative, presented in an accessible way. Aids revision of the key A level history topics and themes through frequent summary diagrams. Gives support with assessment, both through the books providing exam-style questions and tips for AQA, Edexcel and OCRA level history specifications and through FREE model answers with supporting commentary at Access to History online (www.accesstohistory.co.uk) Great Britain and the Irish Question 1798-1921 This title provides both a narrative and analysis of the relationship between Great Britain and Ireland, from its origins and the Act of Union in 1800 to the Anglo Irish settlement in 1922. Important events such as the Great Famine and the Easter Rising are explained, and key figures such as Parnell, Gladstone and O'Connell are assessed.
Access to History: Europe and the Cold War, 1945-91 (2nd edition) (PDF)
by David G. WilliamsonEnsure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best. The book starts by examining the crucial events of 1944-7, which led to the break down of the Second World War alliance between the 'Big Three' and the onset of the Cold War. It shows how the Cold War shaped post-war Europe through the creation of two great military and economic blocs. Key events such as the Berlin bockade of 1948-9, the Hungarian revolt of 1956, the second Berlin crisis of 1958-61 and collapse of Communism from 1989-91.
Access to History: The Unification of Italy, 1815-70 (3rd edition) (PDF)
by PearceThis title examines reasons why progress towards unification was so slow at first and why after 1850 it became so speedy. In doing so, it gives due attention to the roles played by Cavour, Mazzini, Garibaldi, Pope Pius IX, Napoleon III, Charles Albert and Victor Emmanuel, and attempts to answer the question 'Who made Italy?'.
Access to History: Race Relations in the USA 1863-1980 (3rd edition) (PDF)
by Vivienne SandersEnsure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best. This title gives a detailed account of the history of Black, Hispanic, Native and Asian Americans since the American Civil War onwards and illustrates the changing nature of the political, social and economic struggles throughout this period. Particular attention is paid to the role of individuals such as Booker T Washington, Harry Truman and Martin Luther King, as well as examining the roles of government and other organisations in influencing the changes, progress and regressions which characterise this history of race relations.
Access to History: Napoleon, France and Europe (3rd edition) (PDF)
by Dylan ReesEnsure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best. A level history specifications and through FREE model answers with supporting commentary at Access to History online (www.accesstohistory.co.uk) Napoleon, France and Europe This title traces the changes that took place in France between 1795 and 1815. It begins with Napoleon's rise to power, his consolidation and maintenance of power, and the creation of the Napoleonic Empire. Napoleon's downfall is analysed in detail and historiographical interpretations of key Napoleonic policies are explained and assessed.
Access to History: Germany 1900-1945 for Edexcel (PDF)
by Geoff LaytonEnsure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best.Ensures students gain a good understanding of the AS and A2 level history topics through an engaging, in-depth and up-to-date narrative, presented in an accessible way. Aids revision of the key A level history topics and themes through frequent summary diagrams. Gives support with assessment, both through the books providing exam-style questions and tips for AQA, Edexcel and OCR A level history specifications and through FREE model answers with supporting commentary at Access to History online (www.accesstohistory.co.uk)From Second Reich to Third Reich Germany 1918-45 for Edexcel This title combines content from 'Weimar and the rise of Nazi Germany' with 'Germany: The Third Reich'. It charts the developments in Germany from the Weimar years, to life in Nazi Germany and ultimately the fall of the Third Reich; and includes a concluding chapter drawing together the themes of this topic.
The Good Person of Szechwan (Methuen Modern Plays) (PDF)
by Bertolt BrechtBrecht's famous parable, written in exile in 1939-41, shows that in an unjust society good can only survive by means of evil. In it, the gods come to earth in search of enough good people to justify their existence. They find Shen Teh, a good-hearted but penniless prostitute, and make her a gift that enables her to set up her own business. But her goodness brings ruin and she must disguise herself as a man in order to muster sufficient ruthlessness to survive. Published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, this edition features an introduction and extensive notes and textual variants.
Antigone (Methuen Drama Student edition) (PDF)
by Sophocles Translated By Taylor DonAntigone, defying her uncle Creon's decree that her brother should remain unburied, challenges the morality of man's law overruling the laws of the gods. The clash between her and Creon with its tragic consequences have inspired continual reinterpretation. This translation by Don Taylor, accurate yet poetic, was made for a BBC TV production of the Theban Plays in 1986, which he directed.
Signs of Performance: An Introduction to Twentieth Century Theatre
by Colin CounsellSigns of Performance provides the beginning student with working examples of theatrical analysis. Its range covers the whole of twentieth century theatre, from Stanislavski to Brecht and Samuel Beckett to Robert Wilson. Colin Counsell takes an historical look at theatre as a cultural practice, clearly tracing connections between: Key practitioners' ideas about performance The theatrical practices prompted by those ideas The resulting signs which emerge in performance The meanings and political consequences of those signs nbsp;
Introductions to History: Black Civil Rights in America (PDF)
by Kevin VerneyThis book is the authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA. It provides a clear and useful guide to the political, social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equal rights and recognition from 1865 through to the present day. From the civil war of the 1860s to the race riots of the 1990s, Black Civil Rights details the history of the modern civil rights movement in American history. This a book no American history or cultural studies student will want to do without.nbsp;
The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion (1st edition)
by John R. HinnellsProviding a genuinely full guide to the theory and methods related to religious studies, this text - written entirely by world-renowned specialists - is the ideal resource for those studying the discipline. The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion is a major resource for everyone taking courses in religious studies. It begins by explaining the most important methodological approaches to religion - including psychology, philosophy, anthropology and comparative study - before moving on to explore a wide variety of critical issues, such as gender, science, fundamentalism, ritual, and new religious movements. Written by renowned international specialists, and using clear and accessible language throughout, it is an excellent guide to the problems and questions found in exams and on courses. Surveys the history of religious studies and the key disciplinary approaches Highlights contemporary issues such as globalization, diaspora and politics Explains why the study of religion is relevant in today's world A valuable resource for courses at all levels
Philosophy: The Classics (3rd edition) (PDF)
by Nigel WarburtonIn his exemplary clear style, Warburton introduces and assesses twenty-seven philosophical classics from Plato's Republic to Rawls' A Theory of Justice. For the third edition there isnbsp; new text design and revised further reading make this the ideal book for all students, while three new chapters on Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil, Russell's The Problems of Philosophy and Sartre's Existentialism and Humanism mean that all the A Level set texts are covered. This brisk and invigorating tour through the great books of western philosophy explores the works of Plato, Aristotle, Boethius, Machiavelli, Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Schopenhauer, Mill, Kierkegaard, Marx and Engels, Nietzsche, Russell, Ayer, Sartre, Wittgenstein, and Rawls. Offering twenty-seven guidebooks for the price of one, this is the most comprehensive introduction to philosophers and their texts currently available.
AS Communication and Culture: The Essential Introduction (3rd edition) (PDF)
by Jerry Slater Peter BennettAS Communication and Culture: The Essential Introduction is fully revised for the current GCE Communication and Culture Advanced Subsidiary specification with full colour throughout, over 120 images, new case studies and examples. The authors introduce students step-by-step to the skills of reading communication texts and understanding the link between communication and culture, as well as taking students through the tasks expected of them to pass the AQA AS Communication and Culture exam. The book is supplemented with a website featuring additional activities and resources, quizzes and test Areas covered include: an introduction to communication and culture cultural and communication codes semiotics, communication process and models the individual and contemporary culture cultural contexts and practices how to do the coursework how to do the exam examples from advertising, fashion, music, magazines, body language, film and more.nbsp;
Business and Management for the IB Diploma (PDF)
by Alex Smith Peter StimpsonTailored to the thematic requirements and assessment objectives of the IB syllabu Designed for class use and independent study. It includes learning objectives and summaries; integrated Theory of Knowledge material; text in clear sections, following the IB syllabus structure and content specifications; clear, accessible English for students whose first language is not English; exam-style practice questions and a chapter on assessment and exam techniques. It features the following topics: Business Organisation and Environment; Human Resources; Accounts and Finance; Marketing; Operations Management and Business Strategy.
Cambridge Geography for the IB Diploma: Patterns and Change (2nd edition) (PDF)
by Paul GuinnessTwo new coursebooks for the Geography for the IB Diploma syllabus. Two new coursebooks for the Geography for the IB Diploma syllabus. This lively coursebook covers the four compulsory topics of the Core theme, Patterns and Change, in the Geography syllabus for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. It is written in clear, accessible English by a highly experienced author and former head of Geography at a major IB school in the UK. The coursebook contains: key questions outlining the issues for each topic; case studies selected from every continent; activities and geographical skills guidance; discussion points and research ideas; integrated Theory of Knowledge links; examination-style questions; definitions of key terms and useful web links.
The School Mathematics Project: SMP AS/A2 Mathematics, AQA Core 1 (PDF)
by The School Mathematics ProjectA-level Mathematics books for the AQA and EdExcel specifications. Based on extensive feedback from teachers, these popular A Level titles have been written by the experienced team that produced SMP Interact for GCSE. These are clear, user-friendly texts that both teacher and student will enjoy using. Each chapter's objectives are clearly set out and new concepts are carefully developed in a way that involves the student. Worked examples are designed to clarify ideas and techniques, and there is plenty of well-graded practice and revision, including past exam questions that show the standard required. Key points are highlighted as they arise and are gathered in a summary at the end of the chapter, where there is also a self-assessment section. Each book contains a detailed contents analysis and the chapters are structured so that you can easily tell what part of the specification you are covering. Opportunities for classroom discussion are marked, and starred questions provide extra challenge where needed.
The School Mathematics Project: SMP AS/A2 Mathematics, AQA Core 2 (PDF)
by The School Mathematics ProjectA-level Mathematics books for the AQA and EdExcel specifications. Based on extensive feedback from teachers, these popular A Level titles have been written by the experienced team that produced SMP Interact for GCSE. These are clear, user-friendly texts that both teacher and student will enjoy using. Each chapter's objectives are clearly set out and new concepts are carefully developed in a way that involves the student. Worked examples are designed to clarify ideas and techniques, and there is plenty of well-graded practice and revision, including past exam questions that show the standard required. Key points are highlighted as they arise and are gathered in a summary at the end of the chapter, where there is also a self-assessment section. Each book contains a detailed contents analysis and the chapters are structured so that you can easily tell what part of the specification you are covering. Opportunities for classroom discussion are marked, and starred questions provide extra challenge where needed.
The School Mathematics Project: SMP AS/A2 Mathematics 1 for AQA (PDF)
by The School Mathematics ProjectA-level Mathematics books for the AQA and EdExcel specifications. Based on extensive feedback from teachers, these popular A Level titles have been written by the experienced team that produced SMP Interact for GCSE. These are clear, user-friendly texts that both teacher and student will enjoy using. Each chapter's objectives are clearly set out and new concepts are carefully developed in a way that involves the student. Worked examples are designed to clarify ideas and techniques, and there is plenty of well-graded practice and revision, including past exam questions that show the standard required. Key points are highlighted as they arise and are gathered in a summary at the end of the chapter, where there is also a self-assessment section. Each book contains a detailed contents analysis and the chapters are structured so that you can easily tell what part of the specification you are covering. Opportunities for classroom discussion are marked, and starred questions provide extra challenge where needed.