La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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Saundra Kamp search» for the unknown in an advanced al gebra problem. Richard Dietz points out a right angle on his construction in solid geometry class. mahdatertf fat edetifowe Bruce Frank draws a circle for Linda Tibbs in math class. 19

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I’cnnic Christie uve her knowledge of algebra to solve a geometry problem. Formulas, equations, triangles, and spheres are only a few representatives of La Porte High School's math- ematics department. Math courses offered in LPHS are general mathematics, algebra, advanced algebra, geometry, solid geometry, trigonometry, and college algebra. Every student must take one year of math- ematics to meet his graduation requirement. One will find many freshmen in the algebra classes. In Algebra I and II one learns all the basic funda- mentals of algebra. In Algebra III the students learn to do more complicated equations, and they also learn logarithms. Geometry works in much the same way. In Geometry I and II the students work with flat sur- faces. while in Geometry III they work with solid objects that have depth and height. Trigonometry and college algebra arc taken by the college bound stu- dents. ftlathematicJ kaA became Multiplying with a slide rule is easy, says Janet Islington to Alan Chlupacck. 18

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Miss Gourlcy helps Dave Nockcls prepare a bacteria slide for biology class. Esther Moseley and Carol Newlon pet the chemicals which they will use in their chemistry experiment. Miss Gourlcy is shown presenting Ron Carlson with a science encyclopedia which he received for winning first place in the 1959 Science Fair. During the freshman year one must take biology, which fulfills the requirement of one year of science. In this year students become acquainted with the biology lab, where biological experiments are con- ducted. One may find the students using the micro- scope, studying the animals, or dissecting a frog or worm. In the morning hours, Mr. Beabout teaches the fundamentals of electricity, heat, light, sound, and matter to his physics classes. Physics is generally taken while one is a junior or senior. We ate lining Fred Henoch. Terry Ott, David Daley and Bob Dappen make static electricity with a generator in physics class.