Floyd County High School - Bison Yearbook (Floyd, VA)

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Advanced Math students find that a simple sine curve can often behave rather oddly. Board demonstrations ! They never end in ge- ometry glass, because each student is required to do a certain number each six-weeks. Seen in Modern Math Department Convert to the metric system? After a study Busy, busy! Students often have a few minutes in class to work on their of its complexities, Math I students have Algebra I assignment and to get individual help, their doubts about the advisibility. 19

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MRS. VIRGINIA E. ALTIZER B. S,. , Radford College Algebra I, Geometry, Advanced Mathematics Senior Class Sponsor MR. RAY CORRON B. A. , Emory Henry College M. S. , Radford College Math I; Algebra I, II; Trigonometry Basketball, Football and Golf Coach MRS. JESSIE T. HEAFNER B.S. Roanoke College Math I II; Algebra I Junior Class Sponsor MRS. FREED A H. RORRER B.S., Radford College Math I II; Biology SCA Co-Sponsor 1+1-2” Common Phrase Seld om Mr. Ray Corron, the newest member and the only man in the math department, explains to his Algebra II students the process of factoring higher degree equations. The number of mathematics courses atFCHS continues to increase each year. In addition to the five usual math courses - Math I, Math II, plane and solid geometry, Algebra I, and Algebra II and trigo- nometry - a course of advanced math is being offered to students in grades eleven and twelve. This advanced course deals with the higher maths of trigonometry, calculus, and analysis. Whether it be in the new experimental advanced math or in the tried and tested Math I, all mathematics classes have a fresh approach. Mere acceptance of an equation-even a simple one such as 2+2=4 - is not enough. Students must be able to prove it. Only two years of mathematics are required for graduation. How- ever, realizing the practical value of these courses, most students at FCHS take at least three years of math. 18

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General Science I students identify rocks collected for proj - jects on the natural sciences. The tiny world of the microscope, dissection of a frog or worm, a detailed illus- tration in a textbook— these are ways in which students study biology. Young Scientists Struggle with Frogs and formaldehyde, location of bones in the human torso, balancing of complex equations, the study of electricity— these typify the science courses offered at FCHS. General science and biology are required courses; anatomy, chemistry, and physics are electives. Perhaps there is no other field which continues to grow as much and in which as many advancements are made as in science. For this reason, there is a challenge for all young people to discover something new. With the finest equipment available students are challenged to prove for themselves what they have been told and to experiment with what they believe to be true. In chemistry students learn to handle complicated formu- las and to determine the way in which certain chemicals will react when combined. 20