Knowing the math, vocabulary is formula

“The hydrates are pretty new, and I only just learned it, and I don’t

fully understand those.”

MELISSA PARDUE, 16

Costa Mesa

“Probably the superscripts are pretty hard. There are a lot of

numbers like subs and powers, which actually are kind of hard. We

have not learned it in our math yet.”

ROBERT DELA CRUZ, 16

Costa Mesa

“There is a lot of math, and if you are not math-oriented it’s not

going to really work out for you, unless you are willing to work.

Somehow I managed to get an A.”

ANNIE GABLER, 16

Costa Mesa

“The most difficult is probably all the words you have to learn.

All the vocabulary like ions, isotopes, all those words and

remembering them.”

MICHELLE GARCIA, 15

Costa Mesa

“The new vocabulary. It’s new to me and the people in the whole

class, except the people who are in their second year. Like

‘polyatomic.’

BRITTANY DERIEG, 14

Costa Mesa

-- Interviews and photos compiled by Indulata Prasad