HMH Advanced Placement^® and Electives Science Curriculum

Basic Concepts of Chemistry has been updated with many new features that address general chemistry topics, with an emphasis on outcomes assessment and student-centered activities. Every concept in the program is clearly illustrated with one or more step-by-step examples. “Making It Real” essays present timely, relevant, and engaging real-world applications.

Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter provides the necessary practice, support, concept mastery, and individualized instruction to lead to success in the AP^® Chemistry course. The program’s unique “chemical tools” approach guides readers to analyze and solve mathematical and conceptual problems, as well as gain concept mastery of chemical phenomena.

Visualizing Everyday Chemistry introduces students to the basic principles of chemistry through words, compelling visuals, and learning aids, allowing students to quickly visualize how chemistry impacts their lives and society. The program is ideal for a one-semester course.

Organic Chemistry covers the concepts typically included in an organic chemistry textbook, but places special emphasis on skills development to support these concepts. This emphasis provides students with a greater opportunity to achieve proficiency in key organic chemistry skills.

With themes of sustainability and environmental systems, Environment, AP^® Edition provides students with the tools to think critically about environmental science and the environmental issues we face today. This program addresses six unifying themes outlined in the AP Environmental Science course description.


Visualizing Environmental Science, newly refined and expanded, provides students with a valuable opportunity to identify and connect the central issues of environmental science through a beautifully illustrated, visual approach. Concise enough for a one-semester course, it is also comprehensive enough to cover all main concepts and applications.

Environmental Science Active Laboratories and Applied Problem Sets incorporates a broad variety of perspectives and disciplines to provide a comprehensive introduction to the everyday practice of environmental science. Through hands-on labs, students gain a strong understanding of the impact of environmental-human interactions.

Cutnell and Johnson Physics, AP^® Edition focuses on conceptual understanding, problem solving, and establishing relevance, so that students can succeed in class and on the Advanced Placement Physics 1 and 2 exams. It includes more than 250 author-narrated videos, as well as practical examples, career insights, and case studies from medicine, biology, and other professions.

Fundamentals of Physics, AP Edition provides students with the skills they need to succeed in AP Physics C and in future coursework through its focus on conceptual understanding, problem solving, and current real-world applications. Through manageable chunks of content, embedded media, interactive challenges, activities, and games, the program fosters a deep understanding of calculus-based physics concepts.

Matter & Interactions integrates 21st century physics and computational physics for the calculus-based physics course, mirroring how practicing physicists view their discipline. The text emphasizes the small number of fundamental principles that underlie the behavior of matter and identifies models that can explain a wide variety of physical phenomena.