 | University of Virginia record February, 1912 |  |
SCHOOL OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
Associate Professor Hoxton.
Mr. Diggs.
Adjunct Professor Sparrow.
Mr. Marshall.
Required for Admission to the Work of the School: The General
entrance examination, which, for this School, must include Mathematics
D1 and D2.
For Undergraduates.
Course B1: General Physics.—This course includes Elementary
Mechanics, Sound, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism, and Light. Instruction
is given by text-books and lectures accompanied by experimental
demonstrations. In addition, recitations, solution of illustrative
problems, and written reports upon quantitative laboratory work
done by the student are required. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 6 session-hours).
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 11-12. Laboratory: Monday,
Wednesday, Friday; Section I, 9-11, Section II, 3-5. Rouss Physical
Laboratory. Associate Professor Hoxton, Adjunct Professor Sparrow,
Mr. Diggs, Mr. Marshall.
For Graduates and Undergraduates.
Courses C1 and C2: Physics B1 and Mathematics B2 or the equivalent
prerequisite.—Either of these courses may be a combination of
two of the four subjects outlined below, each subject being pursued
for one half of a year. The choice of subject in each case is
determined by the purposes of the student, the approval of the professors
concerned, and usually a sequence in time.
Advanced laboratory exercises occupying at least four hours
per week will be required. The character of this work may be varied
to meet individual needs.
Dynamics, Properties of Matter and Sound. The development
of the general principles of physics and their application to the
properties of matter and to acoustics. The work is designed to
serve as a general introduction to the elements of mathematical
Sparrow.
Optics. Development from a moderately advanced standpoint
special attention being paid to the theory of modern optical instruments.
Hours by appointment second half-year. Adjunct Professor
Sparrow.
Electricity and Magnetism. Elements of the mathematical theory
with emphasis on electrical measurements. Modern ideas of electricity
and matter will be introduced. Hours by appointment, first
half-year. Associate Professor Hoxton.
Heat. Principles of thermometry, calorimetry, kinetic theory,
etc., with special attention to the fundamentals of thermodynamics
illustrated by applications to heat engines and to solutions. Hours
by appointment, second half-year. Associate Professor Hoxton.
A Laboratory Fee of five dollars is required for each of the
three above courses.
Courses D1 and D2: The work of these courses is of an advanced
type, designed to bring the student into touch with modern
methods of physical research. With this end in view the contents
of the courses will be varied from year to year, ranging over the
more important fields of physics in a cycle of about three years.
The formal preparation necessary for these courses will vary
somewhat with the nature of the subjects treated. What is necessary
in a certain maturity of mind with reference to the subject.
The student who has not had training in mathematics equivalent to
Course C1 will probably be unable to follow with profit any D
course dealing with the mathematical side of physics, while the
student who has not had the equivalent of the corresponding C
course in physics, will be unable to pursue a D course dealing
with the experimental side. Hours by appointment. Associate Professor
Hoxton, Adjunct Professor Sparrow.
The Rouss Physical Laboratory is a commodious building,
specially designed for and devoted to the work in physics. The
building throughout is characterized by structural stability. The
rooms are abundantly lighted, while some may be darkened at will.
There is a general distribution of water over the building, while all
the rooms are supplied with steam heat, gas, and electricity.
The equipment includes an exceptionally rich set of demonstration
apparatus, and a good stock of apparatus for elementary laboratory
instruction. In addition to this there is a special line of
electrical and optical instruments, a 21½ foot concave grating with
storage battery, and a machine shop for the repair and construction
of physical instruments. For advanced work in some lines the facilities
offered are excellent.
For summer-school courses in Physics, on which college-credit
will be allowed, see p. 258.
| University of Virginia record February, 1912 | |