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

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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

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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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Mortuary Science Adds Music Course , -U-'p,...-. .... Q. Fi , '- ',1...1F,. ,Y Y :g Yi The year T962-63 was one of firsts 'r for the MORTUARY SCIENCE DEPART- MENT. An Associate of Mortuary Science degree, the first to be offered by any college in the nation, was established as the reward for two years of academic 1 study. Nlr. John Cage, department chair- man, traveled to Chicago to attend the American Board of Funeral Service Educa- tion Meeting. A special Music Psychology course was begun by Dr. Mariorie Walthall, which analyzes the mental and physical responses to music and the effect of music on people during funeral services. Tracing delicate expressions and concentration on anatomical modeling, Michael Piper practices knowledge acquired in Restorative Art, the techniques of rebuilding the human face. Left, presented with a shovel for Christmas, Mr. John Cage is spurred by the Introduction to Mortuary Management class to dig up new business for the department. Below, needles, syringes, and fluids are displayed as tools employed in the embalming and restorative art courses. These classes 'feature techniques of embalming and aspects of general art as applied to the funeral service, anatomical modeling, expression, color in cosmetics, and techniques of rebuilding the human face. . H 'T' . ,Lt ,ill V ' ..'-:L , l. no Ma l is, 1 ' ' -'Q' iw N . is-E IIO