David Crockett High School - Texan Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Mathematics provides key to future for students Out of all the academic courses there are, math must be the subject with greatest variety of choices and levels to take. FOM fFundamen- tals of Mathematicsl for the lesser abstract peo- ple, Introductory Algebra and Algebra for the conservative types, moving up to Pre-Calculus range, you have Trigonometry, Analysis, and Analytical Geometry. Then there's Calculus for those who are either brilliant or totally out of their minds, If you're the futuristic kind that foresees the advancing computer age, Computer Basic, Fortran, and Pascal are the classes to take. These are all of Crockett's picks for Math courses. FOM fFundamentals of Mathj is for the peo- ple who are just in a lower bracket of math and if they are not they are playing a good act of blowing it off in a major way. The first year of FOM consists of basic fractions and decimals and applying them to the area and perimeter of figures. The second year deals with formulas and business applications. They are taught everyday survival things, like doing your checkbook, said FOM teacher S.A. Lee. These are things that are really important to most peoplef' Algebra and geometry are usually as far as most people wish to go in mathematics. In- troductory Algebra has the same concepts as Algebra I but at U2 the speed. Geometry I and Il are taken between Algebra II and Algebra III. Algebra goes up to a fourth course. The pre-calculus courses are the ones for peo- ple who want a head start for college math. Just recently, the legislature changed the required lesson plan for calculus. Outgoing juniors that have been told to take Analytical Geometry in- stead of Analysis will have a harder time in Calculus. However, it is not as bad as it sounds. A few sections pertaining to analytical geometry will be deleted to allow more time to study material which is strictly Calculus, said Calculus teacher Nancy Holt. This is so that all the essential elements are taught which the education agency now requires. This set-up is meant to allow the study of both Analysis and Analytical Geometry before Calculus. Calculus and Analytical Geometry overlap,'l said Holt. For this year's juniors who did have time to take Analytical but were told to take Analysis and now just learned the of the changed required elements in Calculus, our deepest sympathy. Computers are the rising thing and most peo- ple can't even type. Some exposure fto com- putersl is helpful in many careersf' said com- puter math teacher Jewel Kay. Crockett can give that exposure. Computer Literacy is a business course, but gives one a good start. Com- puter Basic, Fortran, and Pascal are what really get kids interested in computers. Many people are intimidated by computers. Just having your hands on a computer will mean that you're not afraid of them and have an idea of what they can do and can't do, said Kay. by: Terry Linn 66 !Math lllllllllllllllll

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Baliff Tonya Shields administers the oath to Steven Bell while judge Noemi Martinez watches on. This was a dress rehearsal for Bell who played the part of a witness in the trial People v. Larson: Drugs, School, and the Law . This was part ofa city wide competition. The prosecution team of Laura Echols and Jeffrey Seitz won 2nd place honors with four witnesses, one of whom was Charles fSteven Bellj. All students were from Crockett and the team points gave Crockett 1st place overall. Keith Atkinson American History 4g. i?L t y. A J Y A5 Richard Bower American History Betty Bird Texas Studies American His tory Patricia Dobbs Harley Fisher Robert F ranzetti American History American History Government Government Joe Head Government American History Community Living W i A lavl ,gqg xpa,-no Zi, A: xi ffl Willie Schlickeison Sociology World History Donna Owens Calvin Lynch World Geography World Geography .X is

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