Marquette High School - Marque Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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JWMIZTHSJWV4 U65- 'QQ' Maureen Frazier Mary Helen Fulenwider Barbara Gallup Anne Gavin Katharine Gibson Richard Gooch DLI' 'B 2 1 - Lynette Gooden Ned Hager Page 58 .M-fe- MM'-WN We man palate Sister M. Emily, OSB., explains a theorem in solid geometry class. Sister is instructor of mathematics and sophomore sponsor. Q I P Angles, lines, segments, sines, Ouadrants and perpendicular lines Plus theorems and unwavering rules ln math become our trusty tools. To gain a better understanding of all the fundamentals of arithme- tic, some of the freshmen studied general mathematics. This course, a review of all the principles and methods of arithmetic learned in grade school, will prove invaluable to those going on in mathematical studies. To the freshmen who elected to study Algebra I, Sister M. Emily, O.S.B., opened a whole new field. They left the realm of l's, 2's and 3's for that of x's, y's and z's. Upon first opening their books, the students were much in doubt as to whether or not they should have taken algebra. After a few weeks, though, most of the freshmen caught on and were beginning to enioy the course. Besides being a basis for further mathematics, algebra is necessary to people engaged in many technical lines of work. Seen in the Algebra ll class were all the budding young mathema- ticians ond scientists. This course taught graphical representations and quadratic equations, by means of which quantities and unknown com- ponents may be found. Many Algebra II students applied knowledge gained in their study of chemistry, finding unknown quantities by sub- stituting values in chemical equations. This is a valuable study for any- one making a career in chemical research. For the sophomores who iust finished first year algebra, geometry was an entirely new field of mathematics. They rocked their brains re- membering theorems, postulates and constructions. Many tefms were in- troduced in this new study, such as perpendicular bisector and con- gruent triangles. Though they may not have realized it from day to day, these students were studying a science of logic. They developed their minds by learning to organize their thoughts. This branch of math- ematics will be extremely important to anyone planning to enter fields of architecture, designing, drafting or art. Trigonometry, which deals with triangles and angles, is one of the most interesting branches of mathematics as the surprised seniors dis- covered. It is a combination of algebra and geometry. The all boy class especially enioyed problems concerning aircraft, ship navigation and artillery ranges. This subject was studied for only one semester, some regretted leaving the study because they had iust caught on and were beginning to enioy it. After learning to use the slide rule, most students felt like big shot engineers - until one of Sister Emily's tests came along. The seniors, well armed with theorems and axioms from plane ge- ometry, attacked solid geometry. ln the former course flat surface fig- ures had been treated. Three dimensional figures came into use in solid geometry. Since the world is streamlined and everything is thought of in terms of 3-D, solid geometry completes the concepts of the shape of articles in common use today. Working out theorems, the student learned to follow an idea through to its logical conclusion. The skill he acquired in correct thinking will help him to analyze many situations other than mathematical ones.

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