San Antonio College - El Alamo Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Persons in Many Fields Utilize Math ,Ig Explaining the principles of factoring to a Math 300 class, Mrs. Mary Knobelsdorf, instructor in mathematics, illustrates the step-by-step procedures to be followed in figuring even a simple equation such as the one on the board. Students often have trouble with homework or other problems con- cerning mathematics. These difficulties may be settled during private conferences. Here Mrs. Helen Wheeler enlightens Barbara Wheeler on a difficult problem. To the student with a strong desire to learn and the will to spend unlimited hours solving problems- the DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS needs yOu! A dedicated math major does not just want a diploma, he wants to learn the new as well as to understand the old, says Dr. Paul R. Culwell, department chair- man and dean ofthe college. Today mathematics courses are directed more to students at various levels and in different fields, in- stead of solely to math maiors. Using the secret symbols and signs of the cult of people who understand the mysteries of plane analytical geometry, that are unintelli- gible to laymen, Mr. George B. Gray instructs his Evening students in the problems of Cartesian coordinates, polar coordinates, parametric equa- tions, and loci. I08

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Germanic Course Now Includes Hebrew The unexpected popularity of the non-transferable Conversational Hebrew has encouraged the addition of credit Hebrew courses in both the Day and Evening Divisions for the next semester. Mr. Adel: Lipszyc instructs the night class. As the Common Market, the United Nations, and the Organization of American States are be- coming the realities of life on a globe that is being united by communication, isolationism has passed into history. Aiding communication in this new world, the GERMANIC LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT has added maps, educational films, and tape recorders to supplement the tvvo years of German, Latin, and Russian taught in both Evening and Day Divisions. This equipment is accessible to 300 students, an enrollment which has doubled with- in two years. A new non-credit Evening course in Hebrew had an unanticipated enrollment of 20. Doing research to find the history of a statuette presented to the Omnibus Club by the German Con- sulate in 1953, Richard Nielson, Glenda Smith, and Edmund Stephens find pertinent facts about it. Left, Dr. William Samelson points out Germany's relations to other European countries in order to explain the German language influence in these countries, while Roger Jackson and Richard Thorne add comments. Below, explaining German common names, Bess Hieronymus ioins her classmates Vernon Schievilbein, and Helen Kelly, in discussing phases of the German language. l I07

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Evening Division Offers Astronomy Here sits lrai Wasserian struggling over a math make-up testi perhaps by the time he finishes he will repent and take the next test during the class period. The department now offers ll credit courses and four introductory non-credit courses. Among the credit courses a student may choose are College Algebra, Plane Trigonometry, Plane and Solid as well as Analytic Geometry, Mathematics of investment, Differential and Integral Calculus, Statistics, and Dif- ferential Equations. Not to be forgotten is the Evening Division course in Modern Astronomy, taught in the Planetarium. The diversity of subiects offered may account for the 56 classes boasted by the department for this year. 4 e ,ini Adding a few last touches to a mathematics test for his class, Mr. Elvis Sullivan compares his notes with the problems on the blackboard. Only through a thorough testing program, can a teacher know how a student is progressing. Carefulplanning and thoughtful programming help to coordinate class schedules and to insure a complete coverage of the subiectp thus Mr. Vincent High, Mr. Robert Northcutt, Mr. William Fernald and Mr. Robert Bryant get together to exchange ideas during a math faculty con- ference. I0