Berrien Springs High School - Canoe Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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as P. White watches. D. Schinske in background. J. Feather working with graph in plane geometry class.

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mathematics All students who enter our school as freshmen are required to take either general mathematics or algebra. In the general math course the fundamentals of math are reviewed and new fields ore explored. At the end of general math, the students are introduced to simple algebra. A student wishing to major in mathematics takes algebra I his freshman year. In this course, the student is introduced to many new mathematical operations. Negative numbers, powers, and roots are some of the new expressions. Plane geometry is a course designed to help the student learn to reason in logical order. He accomplishes this by thinking through in logical order and proving different statements. (An understanding of the inter-relationship of points and lines in various figures is another thing accomplished in this course). In solid geometry, a student adds a third dimension to plane geometry-the dimension of space, and learns how to find surface areas and volumes of different geometric figures. More complicated problems must also be proved in this course. Solid geometry is a one-semester course. Trigonometry is a one-semester course also and is taken the same year as solid geometry. A student must have a working knowledge of algebra to solve equations in trigonometry. Logarithms are also used to help solve problems which contain long and tedious arithmetic computations. Solving triangles with trigonometric functions is based on the ideas of ratio and proportion. K. Smith, K. Brohman, G. Rockey working on angles with instruments in general mathematics class. Sounart, T. Riland working on algebra I problem. 12

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science A student studying science begins his study by taking biology. The biology student becomes acquainted with the various animals and plants. The students also use the biology laboratory where they dissect various animals and learn more about their structure. Field trips are taken whenever possible so that the student may actually see what he has been reading and studying about. If a student desires to further his study in the science field, he then studies physics or chemistry. The high school chemistry class is mainly to acquaint the student with the fundamentals of chemistry in the organic and inorganic fields. The chemistry student also learns how to transfer his ideas and principles into working procedures through his work in the laboratory. The laws and facts of physics are concerned broadly with natural phenomena of inanimate objects in which no chemical change of the object takes place. Physics acquaints the student with the fundamentals of physics. Field trips are taken by both of these classes so the student may see how the principles which he learns in class are applied in modern research and factories. If the student wishes to continue his science education, but not in physics or chemistry, physical science is open to him. In physical science natural laws regarding inanimate objects are studied, and the student does considerable laboratory work so that he may become acquainted with the methods of science. The course attempts to develop an understanding of science, scientific discoveries, and an appreciation of the practical application of these. Chemistry field trip on February 4 to the Standard Oil Company, Whiting, Indiana. This is the first group to tour the plant by bus. G. Clark conducts an experiment with formic acid as T. Felder, J. Faulkner, T. Bender assist.