North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

Page 27 text:

Mathematics courses offered at North enabled stu- dents to think and analyze problems of many differ- ent types. So, through the combination of mind and reasoning and the application of past math, problems were solved step by step. Advanced mathematics began the junior or senior year with two semesters ol: proving algebraic theor- ems, definitions, and solving for the unknown. Plane and solid geometry followed involving the relationships of figures to other figures, and the memorizing of theorems and knowing their state- ments and reasons, word for word. Advanced algebra went deeper into what a stu- dent had already learned in elementary algebra. They learned about sets and about the postulational basis of algebra. Trigonometry and analytic geometry, which com- bined college algebra and an introduction to calculus, was offered to math enthusiastic seniors and ad- vanced juniors. The major part of trigonometry class was spent determining the relationship between sides of a right triangle and it ' s angles. Students also learned how to solve quadratic equations with a slide rule. in understanding math A giant slide rule makes it easier for Mr. Merle Rice to explain different methods of solving mathematical problems. Through the use of graphing, advance math students Glen Rossman and Steve Klaren solve problems. 23

Page 26 text:

Physics students drop bricks oji a moving cart in order to find the effect of increasing the mass of the cart. Amid test tubes and a Chemistry Christmas Tree . Mr. Beryl Lewis shows Anne Good how to figure a lab problem. Scientists utilized skills through logic developed Laboratory sciences taught North students to think and analyze problems. Through keen observation and theorization, science students learned to draw valid conclusions. Chemistry III applied the principles gained in Chemistry I and II, but involved further laboratory experimentation. Labs were usually held three days a week, and on the remaining days teachers lectured and discussed book material. Physics involved the study of matter and motion. Students conducted experiments such as Archi- mede ' s Principal of Floating Objects. Some experi- ments resulted in misfortunes, such as getting a finger smashed when a lab partner dropped a brick on a moving cart in order to find the effect of in- creasing the mass of the cart by loading it with bricks. BSCS was comprised of two versions, blue and purple. The purple was designed for those who did not take biology as a freshman, and blue was for those who had biology and chemistry I and II. Stu- dents experimented in burning foods to find how many calories were in each. New microscopes enabled students to observe the minute details of the living world. Earth Science pupils studied rock crystals, evolu- tion, the earth ' s past, and its composition. Purple biology students, Bill Wetzel and Barb Woody, observe fruit flies through a binocular microscope.

Page 28 text:

Shall I vote Republican or Democrat? contemplates Senior Lee Melchi as he prepares to place his vote in the mock elections for the primaries. Economics student, Shari St. John, is assisted by Mr. Ron- ald Certain in finding the stock her class has purchased. 24