Barry High School - Yr Rab Yearbook (Barry, IL)

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As Physics and General Science instructor Mr. James Swann demonstrates the efficiency of this inclined plane to Don Steers and Joe Tunget, he explains the difference between the ideal and the actual mechanical advantage of this simple machine. Through demonstrations and lab work, physics students learn the practical application of physical laws and principals. Well, to solve for vector B, I used the Pythagorean Theorem backwards. Senior physics student, Don Steers, explains his technique for solving force and motion problems.

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Clarifying Richard Albers' misconceptions about proportions, Mrs. Louderback explains the relationship between the means and the extremes. Mrs. Louderback pauses momentarily to explain the duo- personality of her huge paper-weight. This rock, a gift from her geometry students, symbolizes Mrs. Louderback's heart-of-stone and their heads . Alpha, Theta, Beta, and other Greek letters be- came important symbols to the trig students as they represented mysterious unknown quantities and angles. Geometry students operate on plane figures and discover how logical thinking will reveal the step- by-step solution to even a seemingly insoluble problem. Second year algebra class mastered the quadratic formula and the binomial theorem to supplement their procedures for revealing x . Algebra I students discovered linear equations thus launching them on their endless search for the quantity x . 2X2? Well, according to mine it's approximately 4. Senior trig students Joe Tunget and John Leamon find that working a problem mechanically by means of the slide rule brings rapid and, with practice, accurate cal- culations. 22

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Mrs. Fagan, chemistry and biology instructor, writes out a request for needed lab and demon- stration equipment. Microscopes, slides, large scale models, test tubes, and chemicals are all necessary for students to explore the world of science. Pearl! No kiddin? Open it up, quick, I wanna see! Bill Moyer, Rhonda Scranton, and Jane Ducey begin the detailed dissection of a clam. Strong stomachs and stopped-up noses came in handy during the twice a week lab sessions. Tapeworm! It looks like sea weed to me! Sounds of shock and surprise fill the biology room as students dissect everything from cray fish to grass hoppers. Each advanced biology student performed a detailed dissection of his own fetal pig. Many the- ories and hypotheses were tested and accepted as both biology classes explored the early earth and its living offspring. Around the comer in chemistry, Junior scientists struggle to 'keep all the wheels turning' during class and lab work. The chemistry class started out the year by learning the basics of chemistry, bending glass, using the bunsen burners, etc., and, as chemi- cal know-how increased, worked up to the more difficult redox reaction equations.