JUNIOR CLASS.
1. General or Rational Mechanics: including Statics and Dynamics,
or the doctrines of Equilibrium and Motion.
2. Mechanics of Solids.—Molecular Structure, Elements of
Machinery, Friction, Strength of Materials, Roofs, Bridges, &c.
3. Mechanics of Liquids.—Structure, Laws of Equilibrium
and Pressure, Flotation, Specific Gravity, Motion in Pipes, Canals
and Rivers, Resistance, Model of Ship, &c.
4. Mechanics of Airs.—Structure, Elasticity, &c., The Barometer
Pump, &c., Resistance of Air, Endosmose and Capillarity.
5. Acoustics.—Mechanism of Waves, Sound-waves, Propagation
and Reflection, Musical Sounds, Scales, Speech and Hearing.
6. Thermotics.—Temperature, Expansion, Latent and Specific
Heat, Motion of Heat, Melloni's Laws, Vapours, &c.
7. Electricity, Magnetism, Electro-Magnetism, &c.—Electro-type,
Telegraph, &c.
8. Optics.—Propagation, Reflection, Refraction of Light;
Chromatics, Polarization; Theories, Instruments, the Eye.
9. Meteorology.—The Winds, Revolving Storms, Rain, Dew,
&c.; Laws of Climate, Outline of Physical Geography.
