Frank W Cox High School - Talon Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Math Department Features New Math Techniques In calculating tough moth problems such os those that students encounter in the higher courses of Analytic Geometry and Algebra III, deep concentration is a necessity. Computers may occasionally make errors, but modern math, never! With strong con- viction moth teachers guided their some- times bewildered students from the familiar footpaths of traditional concepts onto the new highways of sets and updated curricu lum and up to the hallowed, many-calculate higher planes of advanced mathematics. Math 8 and 9 provided the basic essentials needed in advanced or practical mathematics and introduced the basic concepts of the new moth that so baffled would-be parent helpers. Algebra I and I! explored equations, inequalities, functions, sequences and series, vectors, exponents, logarithms, and preview- ed trigonometric functions under the princi- ples of the set theory. Unified geometry, which combined plane and solid, delved into spatial relationships and the relationships existing between points, lines, and planes, The students use the old bean in arriving at their q.e d.'s. Trig, involving indirect measurement, logarithmic computation, with its algebraic study of geometric figures and preparation for calculus, and Algebra III, teasing the minds of ardent moth stu- dents, formed the higher peaks of high school math, pointing encouragingly to great- er challenge in the college future. le J 26

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Students enjoy a quiet study period in the library. Here they can find references for their research papers and a place where no one will interrupt their train of thought. Library Provides Study Haven There is a quiet place at Cox, good for studying and tak- ing tests, great for research and reading, and commonly re- ferred to as the library. Although the library has been de- ficient in the number of books compared to the number of students in the very recent post and could still use many more volumes, clubs and organizations hove donated books as service projects, books have been purchased in large numbers by the library, so that this year the number of books was suf- ficient to meet the requirements of the Southern Conference for Cox's accreditation. The library provides and stores the visual aid equipment so useful to teachers. The strict rules and regulations concerning access to the library and checking out books have reduced the number of books lost and kept the library a quiet haven from always noisy halls and often noisy study halls. Mrs. Long and her assistant Miss Wainwright file cards In the book check-out area. 25 .

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Miss Brinkley observes as math students calculate. Front Row: Mr. Mulderrig, Miss Garner; Second Row: Mr. Mitchell, Mrs. Waller, Miss Elliot; Bock Row: Miss Lohr, Mr. Barba, Mr. Wilson. 27