Glynn Academy - High Tide Yearbook (Brunswick, GA)

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Betsy Moss and Dottie Brown display intricate designs created through the originality and artistic ability ot Geometry students. Practical applications of geometric form catch the attention of Math MRS CAROLYN F WILLIS Department members Miss Tracy and Mrs. Willis as they view con- AB, Winthrop College:' Algebra II, Geometry, struction on the new Science Building. MISS BERNICE TRACY AB, Shorter College; MS, University of Georgia; Plane Geometry; Co-Sponsor Math Club; Guidance; Graduation Stages. Algebra II students Ralph Pope, Peggy Homans, and Lynda McDonald supplement their required course by taking additional work in the field of analytics.

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Se6oC i4, 'P'lo e ‘Tftatd, IV Oxtct V MATH Miss Lott, who heads the Math Department, reads a letter from a former student re- emphasizing the need of the advanced math offered in her classes for college bound seniors. Math Club discussion leaders Cinger Parker, Judy Ragland, and B. L. Odum prepare for their topic on functions with long hours of research and study. Math IV, the study of advanced algebra and trigo- nometry, is essential in preparing the student for College Entrance Examinations and achievement tests. It is a very important course for students who plan to study mathematics in college. Math V includes the study of calculus and analytic geometry. This course develops the basic theory of cal- culus with a view that gives the students a sound under- standing of the fundamental concepts of calculus and a thorough appreciation of its many applied uses. In both Math IV and Math V the student receives college board material which aids him in preparing for his future in mathematics. Students in Math IV and Math V participate in many of the Math Club discussions. This participation gives them experience in speaking and allows them to increase their knowledge of a given subject. MISS BEULAH LOTT AB, Randolph Macon Woman's College; AM, Columbia University: Mathematics; Head of Math Department, Co-Sponsor of Math Club. Math V students Diana Singletary and Ronnie King focus their attention on the chart of limits, which is an important part ofathv advanced math program. •V 6- ir'.X 25

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 Z4tC MR. HOWARD G. BISHOP BS, Austin Peay State College; Algebra I and n. MR. OREN D. LUNSFORD AB, University of Geor- gia; Algebra. MR. JAMES C. GUSSETT BS in EE, U. S. Naval Academy; Master of Ed- ucation, University of Cincinnati; Algebra I and II; Hi-Y Sponsor, Cheerleader Sponsor. Mr. Bishop and Mr. Lunsford discuss a new approach of presenting number bases other than ten with fellow algebra teacher Mr. Gussett. The student who enters geometry finds at first an amazing world of odd shapes and unfamiliar terms. But very soon this world becomes more meaningful. Theorems and the proof of these theorems may seem very confusing, but the use of these improves the pupil’s powrer of reasoning. By making the student think and by improving his power of reasoning, geometry aids the student in his other subjects. General math teaches the practical applications of mathematics. It reviews the fundamental operations of whole numbers, fractions, and decimal fractions and introduces the student to the more difficult mathe- matics of business and industry. The course in Algebra I begins the study of formula evaluations, algebraic expressions, word problems and factoring. Algebra II continues the study of formulas and algebraic equations and the methods by which these equations may be solved. Most important, it prepares the student for w’ork in higher math and for college board requirements. Analytics, also included in Algebra II, teaches the young mathematician how to plot and understand graphs.