Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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■L I ' KRri.KXlNf. I ' ROIJLEM. Pre algebra Miidi ' iil |i-.in (.)iijinl) conicnlriic 3 she (iiul ' . ilu ' .irc.i of a p.irallologram. 27

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B Mathematics (:C:URAC;V counts. Carefully plot- tint; .1 Ml ol |»iiiius. juiiioi- Roger Brady gr.ipli ' . ,1 linear e(|uation in Algebra III. Students Strain Minds To Conquer Modern Matt It works! A jo)ous .shout followed the realization that a problem came out right. All math .students faced new and greater challenges in their classes. Modern math still puzzled many MHS ' ers. In freshman algebra the .students learned basic principle.s such as the structure of the real and natural number systems. The concept that everything is a member of a set is a basic principle of modern math. In advanced algebra, students .solved trigonometric equations and rexiewed the uses of sets. They also learned to draw accurate graphs. Thinking systematically, young mathematicians pro cd theorems using basic definitions and corollaries. They also found the areas of geometric figures such as trapezoids and parallelograms. In senior math, students reviewed trig and used logarithms to solve problems. Most seniors found that limits of sequences posed their tiiost difficult problems. Using the laws of probability, they estimated t!ic chances of two fives turning up on a throw of five dice. On March 9 interested juniors and seniors took a national math contest .sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America and the Society of Actuaries. The three highest juniors and the three highest seniors qualified for a regional math contest. Seniors who qualified: Mike Alford, Jolin Kedik, and Kirk Fletcher; juniors: Randy Shayler, Mary Jane Dexter, and Dennis Cackow.ski. A ■Srrn ' i ' Ol chance. Senior math sindinl .Mike . lford demonstrates the la«s ol probability with the use of dice. KI- I WEl-.N HI IKS. llurr ing lo Iniisli boili hoMiework and iunLlie Ijefoie llic bell rings, juniors lUll Uailx. Mike Nalali. and ]oe Jasiewicz wrestle with the graph of a difficult quadratic equation for advanced algebra. 26

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B Science W I I- R BOY. Sophomore Don Peiueiiik Mi:ip chan;on.s in ihe greenhouse. Inttiguing Science Courses Excite Baffle and Inform I haven ' t seen any female tortoises come running in when they hear it ! commented Mr. James Braunsdorf about his record of a 400-year old tortoLse calling its mate. This record was used in the study of sound in physics classes. On the oscilloscope, used in the study of sound and electricity, hundreds of different designs and patterns flashed across a screen similar to a television screen. The designs and patterns were fonned by a little dot which could mo e across the screen 500,000 times a second. Sophomores taking biology during summer school falteringh col- lected fluttering or squirming bugs, whereas those taking biology in the fall semester made leaf collections. This vear the science depart- ment adopted new textbooks. The biologists enjoyed the new books with colorful and informative diagrams and illustrations. On some lab days chemistry teacher Mr. Charles Karst thought some students were conspiring to blow up MHS; but during some lecture demonstrations the students were ver - sure Mr. Karst would i)lovv the roof off! Chemistry students spent two days a week on theory, one day on problem solving, and two days in the chem lab working on and perfecting experiments. One of these invoh ' ed suck- ing acid up through a straw without letting it reach the mouth. |AC;()1V,S LADDER. C.ei.ikl DcWiilt watches as sparks jump llu: j ap lictu ' ccii the |)rongs of a translormer. 28