Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Modern Math Aids Students in Calculations (t 2 -1).(t41)f(t 3 -1)-(t 2 +t fl) Solving difficult equations like this take much time and effort. But through practice, and with the help of slide rules, students become familiar with this type of prob- lem, and they soon are much easier to solve. In the course of math study, class members also make use of compasses and protractors as well as their own sense of reasoning for problem answering. Computer programming is one ex- ample of the newer more advanced math that is taking over in all areas of this study. Students participating in these modern math courses realize how this math is better adapted for a great number of today ' s mathematical problems. Having mastered the basics of problem reasoning and solving, geometry and al- gebra students are advanced to higher levels of math study. One of these is probability and statistics, which was re- vived this year. In this intriguing class the law of averages is studied by experimenta- tion with such things as dice and coins. With a straight edge and a compass as their only tools, geometry students Paul Smith and Bob Turner, sophomores, complete constructions on the board to illustrate proper procedure. Showing the proper format to follow in proving a theorem, Mrs. Patricia Sims explains the substitution property of real numbers. Understanding basic functions is required of all geometry students. 28 Math

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Classes lead inquiries for mock election Campaign rallies, speeches, buttons, and banners tranformed hallways into a convention center. These were signs of the mock election held on November 1 which better acquainted the student body with American election procedures. Government and economics classes re- searched the national issues, candidates, platforms of the parties and the electoral college. Thus, members of these classes became better informed and more aware of the country ' s problems. U.S. history classes study past events by first learning proper procedures for discussions and later, debating different aspects of the American past. These classes also were taught the previous forms of government that have been followed. Sociology classes investigate human beings as a society, while psychology students delve into the working of man ' s mind. The world problems classes view the turmoil in today ' s society. Psychology students , Seniors Rita Silverman and Irene Weinstein, concentrate on an impor- tant exam they missed because of absence. Social Studies 27

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Solving for , X , one of the first things learned in algebra, can become a much more complex problem in a more advanced class. Senior Gene Hetrick prepares to solve a difficult problem of today ' s modern age. Becoming familiar with the intricacies of the computer is part of the learning process in computer math.