Sylvan Hills High School - Bruin Yearbook (Sherwood, AR)

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Math is not a subjectio betaken lightly, which is shown by the wide variety of courses offered here at Sylvan Hills. Classes range from Business Math to Math Analysis (fondly known as Trig, among oth- er things.) The Business Math course is open to any Junior and Senior who has no desire to entangle himself in the other branch of mathematics (namely algebra and its related subjects.) In Business Math a stu- dent is taught methods that might help him with practical aspects of life. Going up the scale, Algebra 1 is the next subject encountered. Basic fundamentals of abstract mathematics are taught. Frustra- tion is frequently a by-product of algebra, when you learned . . . Geometry and Algebra II are ad- ded delights to the ladder of math- ematics. By the end of Geometry and Algebra II a student should be thoroughly familiar with Pythagoras and a bunch of funny looking Greek letters. Math analysis (remember it's fondly called Trig, among other things) is a different species of animal. Not only are the lessons based on past experiences of three years, but the learning process is supposed to keep functioning. Mr. Trig(known as Carl Whitfield) presides over the class and expects everyone to know that when zero is plugged into the denominator of a column of deter- minants, everything blows up. MR. RAY HENZE: Mechanical Drawing I and II, Applied Math. MR. JOE McDANIEL: Applied Math. MR. CARL WHITFIELD: Algebra I and II, Math Analysis. 113

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Math courses important to many students RIGHT: Mr. Whitfield discusses a problem - not necessarily mathe- matics - with one of his Trig stu- dents. Teaching problems is not all a teacher is faced with; often he listens to student's problems and helps out, all of which Mr. Whit- field is capable of doing and will. OPPOSITE BELOW; There comes a time in every Math teacher's life when he has to stop by a student's desk and help her understand a cer- tain problem. Obviously, this is that time in Mr. McDaniel’s life. BELOW; An attentive student. Ken Sirk, listens while Mr. Henze offers an explanation of a problem en- countered in Mechanical Drawing.

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Budding scientists get training at SHHS What? Mussel again! Oh, no! No, this is not a reaction upon seeing the food served in the cafe- teria. All Biology students had to put up with dissecting mussels at least once this year. Not only were they coached in exploratory surgery, the Biology curriculum also in- cluded subjects like genetics, bio- genesis, DNA-synthesis, phylurns, etc. After finishing a year of lectures and demonstration exper- iments, the students who were not thoroughly bored (and ones who wanted to mix potassium sulfide, barium chloride, ammononium carbonate and heat to see what happens) went onto bigger and bet- ter things; Chemistry. The next step in the field of science is Physics, (unless he gets sidetracked to Physical Science, which can rest his mind) in which a student may or may not learn, depending on his attitude. He finds out that Quantum Mechanics is what it is all about and if Ein- stein did it, why can't I? RIGHT: Mr. Danny Stripling is fer- vently explaining an abstruse prob- lem in Geometry. He believes in sticking with a problem until it is thoroughly exhausted, or he is. BELOW; Miss Cogswell, the new Chemistry teacher, is either rep- rimanding her students for talking in the library, or else enjoying a bit of humor. Take your pick. OPPOSITE BELOW; Grasshoppers this time. Mrs. Harrison gets ready to hand the slimy little guy to an obviously reluctant student during one of HER Biology classes. OPPOSITE RIGHT: None could be better as Mrs. Callahan probes the inside of a mussel, while two of her Biology students observe the delicate surgery.