Central High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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CAREFULLY observing and recording the results of good use of the advanced physical science laboratory their varied experiments, these six A.P.S. students malce which is adjoining their regular science classroom, cientists-to-be can Universe ulndividualists, every oneiu was the Way Mr. Hall described the boys taking advanced phy- sical science this year. The students were seniors Who had made at least a B in chem- istry and had taken or were enrolled in trig- onornetry and advanced algebra. A.P.S. emphasized the problem solving ap- proach in class and lab. Following a con- stantly revised format, students learned the use of equipment and the interpretation of lab data by quantitative and qualitative analysis. An individual project was required of every- body in the class. Each student did his own background reading and performed his own experiments to obtain first-hand information on his chosen topic. The student then corn- piled what he had learned into a Written scien- tific research paper. The individual projects this year were concerned With basic funda- mental concepts of chemistry and physics. MEASURING CURRENTS with the oscilloscope are Wayne Ferguson, Sidney Kitchel and Gary Runyan.

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GEOMETRlC MODELS assist student in applying the theorems and identities that are a must in geometry. ath Parlance Battles Student Tangents and logarithms, graphs and vec- tors, theorems and identities were familiar phrases used by the math students of Central. The department, under the guidance of lVlr. lack Skelton, chairman, was staffed with many highly qualified teachers, who emphasized the importance and application of mathematics in college, the business fields, and the everyday life of the World around us. Aside from the basic math courses in the curriculum, students were offered trigonom- etry, advanced algebra, and math analysis. which helped prepare them for other studies offered at Central as well as at college. MYSTIFYING is the word these tired math analysis students use to describe last nights extensive homework. Nw.

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,1 - f--- cience Intrigue There was an abundance of science courses available to the students of Central this year. The science department, headed by Mr. Felix Vestal, oFfered courses ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. The paths a sophomore could take in sci- ence Were broad and challenging. Most sopho- mores enrolled in biology, where the biological aspects ot nature were studied. For the first time, chemistry was open to sophomores. In chemistry the basic properties of the more important elements and compounds were in- vestigated. A sophomore interested in neither biology nor chemistry had the alternative of taking either geology, a study of the con- stantly changing earth and its history, or earth science, an introduction to nature. Besides the courses available to sophomores, juniors could take either physiology, a study of the structure and function of the human body, A PIN-LIGHT electro-magnet can surmount the com- bined strength ot Larry Manley and Larry Shepard. 66 and Enlighten i sd' A CONFUSED jumble ot numbers and symbols is made into a balanced equation by Mr. George Hall. or advanced biology, a deeper study of the fundamentals of biology. In advanced biology the students were required to write a research paper which was submitted to the Oklahoma Iunior Academy of Science. All science courses were open to seniors, but the more advanced courses required prereq- uisites in both science and mathematics. Stu- dents enrolled in physical sciences examined the principle concepts of nature and matter and their interrelationship. Those students Who took physics studied the states and prop- erties of energy and matter, aside from biolo- gical and chemical changes. The efforts of those students in advanced physical science Were concentrated on even deeper studies in the fields of chemistry and physics, with em- phasis placed on the pre-engineering aspects of these sciences. Each student in A.P.S. was required to submit an original research paper to the Oklahoma Iunior Academy of Science.