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| Title | Old Tech books find new life in school district |
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| Transcript | Office of University Relations SDSM& T News 501 E. St. Joseph Street • Rapid City, SD 57701- 3995 Phone: ( 605) 394- 6082/ 2554 • Fax: ( 605) 394- 6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2000 Contact: Steve Buchholz, Public Information Manager, 394- 6082 Marlin Kinzer, Tech Bookstore Director, 394- 2375 Old Tech books find new life in school district A set of old books from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has given life to a fledgling math program in the McCook Central School District. The Tech bookstore is usually left with some leftover books when school officials decide to move to a different text. Typically, bookstore director Marlin Kinzer can find someone to buy the books. But Tech and Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., were the only schools using a set of three trigonometry books that Tech decided to move away from this year. That wiped out any potential market, Kinzer said. So the three- book series sat and collected dust. " I held on to them thinking that someday, somehow, we would find a use for them, " Kinzer said. Luck intervened. This past summer, Kinzer told Tech student Aaron Gough of Salem, S. D., about the books. Gough asked his brother, a math teacher at McCook Central School District if he could use the books. The teacher did. " McCook Central currently does not have a trigonometry class, " first- year teacher Evan Gough said. " These books will alleviate the need to find extra funding for this new course." Students who have completed Algebra 2 will be able to tackle the trig class, Gough said. He plans to begin offering the course next fall. " Trigonometry is an important class for high school students to take before they go to college, " he said. �� And there are important uses for trigonometry in the real world." McCook Central has about 415 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Aaron Gough, a sophomore pursuing degrees in mechanical and metallurgical engineering, delivered 50 copies of each book during a trip home to Salem. Kinzer is glad the books found a home where the will be used. " It felt good from a personal standpoint as well as for the bookstore and the university in general to help them out, " Kinzer said. " We want to promote the learning of math and anything we can do to help students be better prepared, we're happy to do it." ++ 30++ ( I: univrel/ pressrel/ 0700 ) |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations |
| Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; |
| Local Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Contributors | Buchholz, Steve; |
| Date | 2000-10-26 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
| Rights | The work from which this copy was made did not include a formal copyright notice. This work may be protected by U. S. copyright law (Title 17, United States Code), which governs reproduction, distribution, public display, and other uses of protected works. Uses may be allowed with permission from the copyright holder, if the copyright on the work has expired, or if the use is fair use or within another legal exemption. The user of this work is responsible for compliance with the law. |
| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 4453 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 5433.pdf |
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