Cooper High School - Talons Yearbook (New Hope, MN)

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figure relationships are obtained by math logic Any mafhemafics course offered by +he Mafh Depar+men+ makes use of number relaHonships and logic. Geomefry gave sfudenfs +heir firs+ exposure +0 a basic mafh sys+em in which various posfulafes and concepfs were derived from +he definifions of point line and plane. The rudi- men+s of geomefry and algebra were infroduced in infegrafed mafh +0 acquain+ sfudenfs wifh a general knowledge of numbered analysis. To be a good mafhemafician and logician. algebra and JrrigonomeJrry were sfudied exfensively. Those sfudenfs pursuing +heir mafh sfudies were able +0 do so in Jrhe Mafh IMC. Mrs. Sme Solving an algebra problem. a sfudenf finds elpland quief sfudy in +he resource cenfer. Mr. Solie f M Jeff Chinn and Jim Connell malnipulafe Jrhe Bi+ran Six compufer. Connecfed by Mr Schmidf Jreleerpe +0 +he elecfron binary compufer. if enabled s+uden+s +0 solve problems.

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Mr. Baumgari'en l: s - 1R. . i x 0 0 h - Be+ween caiching confused sophomores and resHess sen- iors. Mike Mafuzek and Bob DeMarias solve Jrrig problems. advance computerized program is augmented By applying mafh as a logical fool. Jrhe ma+h sfu- denfs were 1'augh1L reasoning and problem-solv- ing skills. For Jrhe fourfh consecu+ive year. an ad- vanced course has been offered in which s+u- denfs have access +0 various +ypes oi compufing devices. In addifion +0 Jrhe Pillsbury compuier which is conneciecl +0 Jrhe Pillsbury corporafion compufer. and +he Bufram Six compu+er. which is used +0 insfrucf compufer fundamentals. an Epic 3000 Monroe elecfrome compufer calcula- Jror was added also. Trigonomeiry and algebra were closely relaied in +ha+ sfudenfs in Jrhese courses siudied linear equafions. iuncfions. and ma+hema+ical Jrerms which will enable +hem +0 operaie and undersfand Jrhese compuiers in +he iu+ure. 28-ma+hema+ics Miss Bugge Mr. Hegrenes 4 Mr. Buffingi'on Mr. Hui'chinson

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refractus ncutmlis a nd CORE puzzles scientists Seeking a well-balanced program and familiariz- ing +he sfudenfs wifh +he Jrechnology of +he fimes. and challenging Jrhe independen+ +hinkers was Jrhe desired goal of Jrhe science deparfmenf. In rela+ion +0 independenf +hinkers. sfudenfs of biology remember Jrhe rare invisible 'Fish. scien- fhcically named +he refracfus neui'ralisI which was +0 be seen only when if had sfomach disorders. To aid Jrhe scholars who have had difficulfies in pas+ school experiences. a new program. CORE. was inifiafed. This was +augh+ by Mr. Marhula. Miss Dubbe. and Mrs. Brown and in+er+winecl science. English. and social sfudies in a consoli- dafed efforf of communicafion be+ween s+u- den+s and Jreachers. Searching in +he biology book. Chris Hoem. Mike Flynn and Andy Boyge+z iden+ify +he organs of Jrheir frog. W Mr. Knighi 30-science Mr. Boeflcher Mr. Marhula M . Snusi'ad