Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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MATH Breck’s Math program is one of the most up to date in the country, and it provides its students with excellent preparation for college math. Math begins in the Lower School with the Minnemast program for students from Kindergarten through fourth grade. This curriculum is a modern math program in which the students will be better prepared than before. Grades five and six use the SMSG materials. Mr. Hovland is the head of this program, which will expand to include the entire Lower School. Why. it’s intuitively obvious! In the Upper School, the classes are non-grad-ed and divided into Achievement levels. The first level stresses fundamentals as well as concepts: the second does advanced work in the courses: and the third or Quest level moves as rapidly as it can master the material. The courses offered include Algebra I and II. geometry. Advanced Placement Calculus, and computer programming. The school’s G-15 digital computer is used in the last course, as well as being an aid to student interest in math. Also, the 1604 computer at the University of Minnesota is used to teach Fortran Programming. The Math Department has a lot to offer. A student at Breck may obtain a comprehensive know-ledge of math, from the basics in Minnemast through college level courses such as calculus. 20

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