Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Students in mathematics had to make the grade to meet the strict requirements of college. Morh isn ' t just 1 + 1 = 2 anymore. Morh to most students means programs, computers, Roman numerals, investments, ond figures in spoce. Moth, whether it be Algebro, Geometry, Trigonometry and Elementory Analysis, Calculus, Computer Moth, or Consumer Economics, proved interesting to some students as well os teochers this time oround It ' s been challenging I like it ond wont to do it next year if they let me, Suson Heitshusen said about teoching Geometry two periods a day. Students took more math courses than the required two in preparation for college. Some universities such as UH, Texas AGM, and UT hove in- creased the number of math credits needed to enter their Go Home. Plonning o progrom wos one of the procedures tol en by students In computer moth doss Ttie motti deport- ment received new Apple II computers tor ttie dosses J. Putz. H 1 ' Think It Over. With finger poised over ttie colculQtor, Don Powderly works o plex moth problem Colculotors were essentiol items to trig students F. Teixeira. colleges A person may still enter college with fewer math credits, but a person with four yeors of morh is more opt to be picked over a student with two yeors. Consumer Economics class in- troduced to students how to in- vest in stocks and how to balance their budgets. Banking and consumer buying were tought to the classes, olsa In the other moth classes, such OS algebra. Geometry, and Trigonometry, students us- ed pencils along with com- passes, straight edges, tracing paper, graph paper, and a colculotor. Most students en- joyed the time spent in their moth classes. I liked it because it gave me a chance to do my homework, Aliclo Shapley said. BY MICHELLE RIDDELL Wotch the Screen. Toking notes ond completing worksheets oil involved the computer to colculote the onswers Dryon Wilkerson works on o hondout during computer moth doss J. Putz. . . than we bargained for 149 i i

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Students were able to learn abstract concepts while enjoying the experience. Everywhere around us were substances composed of even smaller particles. To help students better understand this concept of their environment, sciences were offered as a port of the curriculum. Chemistry has such obstroct concepts, but I like mixing chemicols and observing the reactions. Linh Huynh, a Chemistry UK student, said. While Huynh was observing reoctions, biology students were busy dissecting frogs, growing tadpoles and learning about the evolutionary theory. Since I had not taken biology since my freshman year, Joel Dodeaux said, I took it (Biology UK) to refresh myself. Some students found enough difficulty leorning one science course, but there were others who faced on even greater challenge Viet Phon often en- countered difficulties in learning Physics IK, Biology UK and Chemistry UK oil in one day. I sometimes had three tests in one day, ond I passed only one test that I didn ' t study for, Phon sold While learning, students could also hove some fun. ' The freezing point depression (ice cream) lob was the most in- teresting activity, Huynh said It was the only time when the chemicals were edible and when we were more relaxed with the pure purpose. Students were not the only ones who faced the chollenges ond enjoyment in science enjoy the variety of material and concepts that can be presented in chemistry, Cecil Childers said, ond the chollenge is to take complex theories and problems and simplify them to moke them understandable to the overage student. Whether it be chollenging or enjoyable, some students found that science would benefit them. I think I moy major in biochemistry in col- lege, ond so the extra ex- posure to biology now should help, Dodeaux sold. BYQUYENVa A Gtowing Experiment. Little slimy tod- poles swim obout thie woter enclosed in the gloss jor os Diology UK student Bobby Mueller observes their movements M. Ehrlund. Horsepower. Clossmotes wotch os Oscar Willioms runs so thot physicol science feocher Robert Helton could meosure the omount of horsepower used J. Pufz, A Chilling Experience. It wos fun to get to eot something from our experi- ment Instead of just dumping it. Chemistry UK student Warren Jew sold obout the Ice cream lab M. Ehrlund. Eye Power. Deth Clary ' s honds slowly adjust the bowl of woter so she could get o magnified view of her tadpoles in order to see the more detailed ospects of their structures M. Ehrlund. 150 • More SCIENCE . . . J»-= - Ji