Asheboro High School - Ash Hi Life Yearbook (Asheboro, NC)

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MRS. RUBY SMITH Head of Mathematics Deportment, Advanced Algebra, Solid Geometry Trigonometry Courses offered by the Mathematics Department teach the student the intricacies of mathematics which are necessary for advanced work in this area. Basic laws and procedures of mathematics are taught in such courses as general mathe- matics and first-year algebra. Students may then broaden their understanding by enrolling in plane geometry, algebra II, trigonometry, solid geometry, and advanced algebra. New to the department this year is the modern concept of algebra. Introduced at the beginning of advanced algebra and used throughout is the theory of sets, in which particular objects are grouped collectively. Basic theorems are present- ed and students are taught to apply these theorems to practical problems. Different from former mathematics, modern algebra encourages the student to think more and write less. MRS. WALKER W. DERR MRS. ERMA T. LONG Algebra, Plane Geometry Plane Geometry, General Math, Algebra MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT MR. E. C. MORGAN MR. MORRIS WHITSON Plane Geometry, Algebra General Math, Biology 28 Assisted by Mr. Morgan, Paulette Bonin completes a linear graph. Mrs. Derr explains new material as bewildered students look on.

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. . is ignorant of his own. GOETHE Your assignment for tomorrow is found on pages Miss Bostick watches as Peggy Jo Durham records a French oration. Asheboro Frenchmen learn to speak more fluently by participating in skits. 27

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Laura Caton practices with tools provided by our Mathematics Department. Completing a proof in plane geometry sometimes requires Mrs. Derr's assistance as Laurenda Henderson realizes Mr. Whitson demonstrates the procedure for extracting square roots in his general math class. Randy Ferree directs Sally Lomox in constructing a plane geometry figure