Network Theory—An Enrichment Topic

1974 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-178
Author(s):  
Charles A. Reeves
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
High School Geometry ◽  
Solid Geometry ◽  
School Geometry

The last decade has ushered in numerous changes in the teaching of high school geometry—changes due primarily to the impetus of curriculum committees such as the Commission on Mathematics. One trend is that of integrating plane and solid geometry “topicwise” into one course; that is, as each topic is studied in two dimensions, the concept is immediately extended to three dimensions if possible. This pedagogical technique undoubtedly helps students grasp related ideas more readily than if those ideas were presented as separate entities.

Experimental Programs: High school geometry via ruler-and-protractor axioms— report on a classroom trial

1961 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 353-360
Author(s):  
Max S. Bell
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Past Experience ◽  
Secondary School Mathematics ◽  
High School Geometry ◽  
Solid Geometry ◽  
School Geometry ◽  
Twelfth Grade ◽  
The Stability

There is considerable talk these days about curriculum “reform” in secondary- school mathematics. From our past experience, however, we can infer that such reforms will be very difficult to implement; witness, for example, the stability of solid geometry as a semester course in the twelfth grade despite repeated recommendations over a number of years for change to something more fruitful and useful.

scholarly journals The Pre-College Planetarium

1990 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 372-372
Author(s):  
Brendan Curran
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Invaluable Tool ◽  
Specialized School

The Bronx High School of Science is a public school in the New York City school system. It is a specialized school whose students are selected on the basis of a competitive exam. Our planetarium projector was installed out his spring, so many of these suggested activities are still in development stage.In the high school setting, the planetarium has a dual role as a teaching tool and as a motivational tool. The planetarium is used in the Astronomy and Astrophysics course, an advanced elective. This use permits a detailed study of the sky, which is otherwise difficult in New York City. Students who are familiar with thinking in two dimensions often have trouble making the transition to the three dimensions required in astronomy. The planetarium is an invaluable tool to develop students’ spatial orientation. Further, the planetarium generates tremendous enthusiasm.

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