Shawnee Mission West High School - Saga Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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to practical use during Applied Math. The course, de- signed for those less proficient in the principle of higher mathematics, incor- porated simple arithmetic with lectures on banking, grocery prices, and income tax. By using a proof method, students of Algebra and Geometry developed a func- tioning awareness of geometric forms. Pupils chose between a traditional course or individualized study, where partici- pants arranged their own work schedules. Statisticians of Calculus and Trigonom- etry approached problems with an analytic view. Most students applied computations in creating projects on polar coordinate graphs. Acquainting pupils with running a computer, the foreign language of the math department, Computer Science, stressed precise programming. 'VW ' M ' ,I . Y ,I l M, it ff V at ami' we M -7 ,suv W 'X 6 V 5 ie if ,,., .,.. Q My 2 ,ir . ,, , M' ,,.p-fffwitgifilwzs..:1 , I WW 2 . W' t ' my Scholars display distinctive means of concentrating during an exercise involving vector analysis. Explaining steps involved in formu- lating a proolf Mr. Oliver correlates a diagram with his logic. 'sim . Lf I ' f xml f is r i Mathematicians, fascinated by the power of a fist's shadow, forget the signihcance of Mr. Purdy's proof

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--- ' Before attempting a geometric proof mathematicians consider the instructor's explanation. 24 Persons put mathematical equations , ,A bww V. miwvm, at is V ' Zaidifw , Taking refuge in a secluded corridor, mathematicians concentrate collective efforts on a particularly difficult math assignment. Reflecting upon her mathematical struggles, Peggy Dahl wearily antici- pates a bell 's ringing to end her day.

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f 3 Scanning their microscope fields, Biology students relate the natural stages of cell mitosis to those of industrially-fabricated slide sequences. E 4 n- ' ff Rick Bush demonstrates proper technique by meticulously measur- ing calcium crystals for Jim Johnson. ,aw Hmmm? Innovation added Concen trating on the postlab to Chemistry investigation twenty, Mark Lesher analyzes a possible solu tion to an error in calculation.