Highland Park High School - Little Giant Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

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MATH Math committee invistigates new curriculum possibilities '74 was a year of planning for the math department. A committee of three teachers investigated the possibility of expanding student use of the computer to all those taking algebra. As it stood. Fundamentals of Digital Computation, a one-semester course in the workings of the school computer, required a C in second year algebra or the department chairman's OK. Students could also sign up for a noncredit mini- course with Mr. McCord. While there were no new offerings, it was proposed that the department add a course to the 74-75 curriculum focusing on the practical application of math. Aimed at juniors and seniors lacking strong math backgrounds, Man and his Math would include field work in surveying and astron- omy. Deerfield’s Mathematics for the Liberal Arts provided seniors with an alternative to analysis. Parkers could hop the inter- school bus and study logic, probability models, and statistical techniques. Although most departments have drop- ped the leveling system, math still uses lev- els two, three, and four. We feel leveling provided a better teaching-learning envi- ronment, said Mr. Brotzman, math chair- man. gxa

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In one of their many meetings, Mr. Kroll[top), deportment ehoirmon, leads the Focus on longuage Committee in ironing out detoils for the April pro- gram. Sooner or later every French student, in this cose juniors Robin Rosenzweig ond Cothy Chatz (left), must raise his voice in the singing of the Mor- seilloise. Putting her textbook knowledge to o prac- tical test, froth llene Fischer (above) explores Paris Match to learn more obout French life. 23

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Taking time out from hit buty schedule at motn teacher, and FOP head, Mr. Sweoringin helpt fresh- mon Sue Green (left) with new methodi of working algebra problem. Reviewing the principles of the transitive property, Mr. Goldberg (obove) outlines the steps of a proof on an overhead projector for his geometry clots. As her class waits to find the results of their inevitable homework, Mrs. Leboyer (middle left) reveolt the correct onswers to the daily olgebro assignment. Freshman Sharon Persinger (far left) once ogoin illustrates that Claude's rectangular gar- den it, indeed, 85 feet in length, a dimension well- known to every HPHS math student. Sophomore Greg March!, freshmen Mike Fridkin and Lisa Dahl (above left) prove thot seeing is believing at they demonstrate that the volume of three cones will fit into one cylinder. 25