 | University of Virginia record February, 1914 |  |
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION.
The candidate who has satisfied the requirements for entrance
as above defined is matriculated as a student of Engineering and
admitted to the regular Freshman Class. The studies of this class
comprise lecture-courses in Mathematics, Chemistry, Engineering,
with associated laboratory courses in Chemistry, Drawing, Shop-work
and Field-work.
For advancement to the Sophomore Class the student must have
completed at least two-thirds of his Freshman work. Upon entering
this class he elects his specialty. The courses thereafter diverge according
as the student is an applicant for a degree in Civil, Mechanical,
Electrical, Mining, or Chemical Engineering. Programmes of study
for each degree are given below.
The degree courses are distinguished by Roman numerals as follows:
Course I.—Civil Engineering.
Course II.—Mechanical Engineering.
Course III.—Electrical Engineering.
Course IV.—Chemical Engineering.
Course V.—Mining Engineering.
The courses are so ordered that the specified entrance requirements
are adequate for the work of the Freshman Year. Each succeeding
year presupposes the completion of the work for all the foregoing
years. Students are advised to adhere strictly to the regular programmes.
The arrangements specified in them have been carefully
planned and are the best. Departures from the curriculum will in
almost every case produce conflicts in lecture hours or laboratory periods
and may cost the student a year's time. Haphazard election is
discouraged and in extreme cases will be prohibited. No student will
be registered for a course unless in the opinion both of the Dean and
of the professor his preliminary training has fitted him for the profitable
pursuit of that course.
Students are especially advised against the attempt to crowd too
many studies into their scheme of work, and are warned that admission
to advanced courses will be granted only to those who have adequate
mathematical and scientific training to profit by them. Men
overloaded with work, too great in volume or in difficulty for their
powers, suffer inevitable discouragement and incur almost certain
failure.
Every candidate for a degree in Engineering will be required at the
beginning of his graduating year to submit to the Dean some subject
for independent study suited to the student's especial course and aims.
After such subject has been approved by the Dean and the professor
in charge, the student will be expected to carry out for himself the necessary
literary and laboratory researches and to present his results in
the form of a Graduating Thesis. Such thesis must be typewritten on
standard sheets, 8 by 10½ inches, bound in a proper cover, and handed
in for final approval not later than May 25th. All necessary computations
and drawings must accompany the thesis. Serious weight will be
given to this work in estimating the student's fitness for graduation.
In the following matter describing subjects of instruction and in the
various programmes of courses, of examinations and in lecture and
laboratory schedules, these subjects of instruction are grouped into
nine classes, each subject being designated by a distinctive number
for each term, and the lectures and the laboratory are likewise differentiated.
The grouping by classes follows the arrangement shown herewith
| Mathematics | 100 to 199 |
| Physics | 200 to 299 |
| Chemistry | 300 to 399 |
| Geology and Mining | 400 to 499 |
| Mechanics | 500 to 599 |
| Drawing and Shop-work | 600 to 699 |
| Civil Engineering | 700 to 799 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 800 to 899 |
| Electrical Engineering | 900 to 999 |
Lectures are listed in the first fifty numbers of all classes while
laboratory or practice courses are listed in the second fifty numbers
of all classes.
Numbers in parenthesis following Roman numerals indicate in
every instance the respective year of a four years' course in which
the subject is taken.
MATHEMATICS.
100 Trigonometry. [Page.]
Lectures 9-10, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
A complete course in Plane and Spherical Trigonometry is pursued
with constant drill in the solution of problems, and exercises
in the use of logarithms.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
101 Algebra. [Page.]
Lectures 9-10, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
The work begins with the Progressions and proceeds with the
study of the Binomial Formula, Convergence and Divergence of
Series, with special study of the Binomial, Exponential and Logarithmic
Series. The study of Inequalities and Determinants prepares
for the Theory of Equations with which the course is closed.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
102 Analytical Geometry. [Page.]
Lectures 9-10, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
In this elementary course the study of Cartesian and Polar Coördinates
is followed by numerous exercises on the graphical representation
of equations. Special attention is given to the straight
line and the representation of the general equation of the first degree
in two variables. The course is intended to prepare for the
fuller study of the Analytical Geometry of the Conic Sections.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
103 Conic Sections. [Echols.]
Lectures 12-1, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
This course consists in a study of Analytical Geometry, taking
the study up at the point left off in Course 102, completing the study
of the conic in its particular and general form. A brief study of
of classical curves. The Differential Calculus is begun and the
remainder of the term spent in exercises in differentiation of functions.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (2).]
104 Differential Calculus. [Echols.]
Lectures 12-1, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
The Differential Calculus is continued and applied to simple exercises
in the expansion of Functions, Evaluation of Indeterminate
Forms and the problems of Maximum and Minimum for functions
of one variable. The subject is then applied to the Geometry of
Curves, Tangencies, Curvature, Envelopes and Curve Tracing.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (2).]
105 Integral Calculus. [Echols.]
Lectures 12-1, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
The Integral Calculus is taken up—the integral defined and exercises
in elementary integration prepare for the application to numerous
problems in Lenghts, Areas and Volumes. When the time permits
a brief introduction to ordinary differential equations will be
given.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (2).]
PHYSICS.
200-201-202 General Physics. [Hoxton and Sparrow.]
Lectures 11-12, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday; Quiz 10-11 or
3-4, Friday.
This course includes elementary Mechanics, Sound, Heat, Electricity
and Magnetism, and Light. Instruction is given by textbooks
and lectures, with experimental demonstrations. Solutions of illustrative
problems and recitations are required.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Courses I,
II, III, IV, V (2).]
203-204 Electricity and Magnetism. [Hoxton.]
Lectures 3 hours per week by appointment, until Feb. 1.
This course is more advanced than 200-1-2. The elements of the
mathematical theory are given, free use being made of the calculus.
Descriptive treatment, however, forms an important part of the course
Modern ideas of electricity will be introduced.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, in Course III (4).]
250-251-252 General Physics, Laboratory. [Sparrow and Assistants.]
Hours 9-11, Monday, Wednesday.
This course accompanies 200-1-2. Emphasis is laid upon those
fundamental principles and phenomena which underlie engineering
problems. Written reports of laboratory work are required.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Courses I,
II, III, IV, V (2).]
253-254 Electricity and Magnetism, Laboratory. [Hoxton.]
Hours 3-5, Tuesday, Thursday, until end of Winter Term.
This course accompanies 203-4. It is mainly concerned with methods
of standardizing, although it includes experimental studies in the
behaviour and underlying principles of measuring instruments and
other electrical apparatus.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, in Course III (4).]
CHEMISTRY.
300-301-302 General Chemistry. [Bird and Instructors.]
Lectures 10-11, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
The fundamental principles and phenomena, of inorganic, organic
and physical chemistry are discussed, and the foundations of analytical
chemistry are dealt with at appropriate places. Most of the
time is devoted to inorganic phenomena. No previous study of
chemistry is demanded.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Courses I,
II, III, IV, V (1).]
303-304-305 Physical Chemistry. [Edgar.]
Lectures 11-12, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
(Courses 300-1-2, 350-1-2, 330-1-2 and 380-1-2 or their equivalent
are prerequisite.)
Some knowledge of the calculus is required, and previous work
in Physics is desirable. This course will include work upon such
topics as the gas laws, kinetic theory of gases, the properties of dilute
solutions, osmotic pressure, the determination of molecular
weights, mass action, reaction velocity and equilibrium, electrolysis
and electrolytic dissociation, the phase rule, etc.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Course
IV (3).]
306-307-308 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. [Bird.]
Lectures 12-1, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
(Courses 300-1-2, 350-1-2, 303-4-5, 353-4-5, 333-4-5 and 383-4-5
or their equivalent are prerequisite.)
The lectures deal with the fundamental theories and laws of chemical
See 312-3-4 below.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Course
IV (4).]
309-310-311 Organic Chemistry. [Edgar.]
Lectures 9-10, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
(Courses 300-1-2 and 350-1-2 or their equivalent are prerequisite.)
This course is intended to serve as an introduction to the general
subject of Organic Chemistry, including chemical synthesis and the
theories of molecular structure, as applied to the compounds of Carbon.
This course is optional but it is recommended for those who
may have sufficient advanced standing to enable them to give the
time to it.
[Optional in Course IV.]
312-313-314 Advanced Organic Chemistry. [Edgar.]
Lectures three hours a week by appointment.
(Courses 300-1-2, 350-1-2, 309-10-11 and 359-60-1 or their equivalent
prerequisite.)
The work of the first term consists of lectures and recitations on
the History of Chemical Development and Theory. The second and
third terms consist of lectures, etc., on Advanced Organic Chemistry,
making use of the most recent and comprehensive treatises on this
subject. This course is optional and may be substituted for 306-7-8
if the student is adequately prepared in organic chemistry.
[Optional (see above) for 306-7-8 in Course IV (4).]
330-331-332 Analytical Chemistry. [Dunnington.]
Lectures 10-11, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
The course consists of three lectures a week, throughout the session,
followed by practical experiments in the laboratory. Weekly
written exercises are required. The work is divided among the three
terms as follows: First Term; A course in Chemical manipulation,
Blowpipe Analysis, Recognition of Ores, Fire Assaying of ores of
Lead, Gold and Silver. Second Term; A systematic course in Inorganic
Qualitative Analysis. Third Term; Practice in the analysis
of salts, alloys and ores, and the examination of potable water, coal,
limestone, clay and so on, including some simpler quantitative determinations.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Courses IV
(2); V (4).]
333-334-335 Analytical Chemistry. [Dunnington.]
Lectures 10-11, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
The work of this course is also given in three lessons a week
throughout the session. This course is primarily one in Quantitative
Analysis. After some training in manipulation and gravimetric estimations,
the class pursues volumetric estimations and a full course
in Quantitative Analysis of minerals, ores, coal, soil, iron and steel,
technical products, and so on. Weekly written exercises are required.
As the student advances in the course he is encouraged to undertake
original research and assist in its prosecution; and in determining his
fitness for graduation, work of this kind is considered as having much
weight.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Course
IV (3).]
336 Industrial Chemistry. [Dunnington.]
Lectures 3-4, Monday, Wednesday, Friday; Quiz 12-1 Tuesday.
This course is concerned with the applications of chemistry to the
purposes of human life. Three lectures a week are devoted to the
metallurgy and uses of iron, steel, copper and all the more important
metals. Manufacture of pottery, brick, lime, cement and explosives.
Weekly exercises in chemical computations are regularly required.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III, IV (4); V (3).]
337-338 Industrial Chemistry. [Dunnington.]
Lectures 3-4, Monday, Wednesday, Friday; Quiz 12-1, Tuesday.
A continuation of 336 given in three lectures a week during Winter
and Spring Terms respectively. The first part deals with the manufacture
of acids, alkalies, salts, fertilizers and glass, preparation of
foods and water. The second part considers the preparation of
starch products and flavorings, the chemistry of dyeing and tanning,
rubber, paints, lubricants, disinfectants, lighting, heating and refrigeration.
Weekly exercises in chemical computations are regularly required.
[Required respectively, Winter, Spring, in Courses IV (4);
V (3).]
The collections of the University in illustration of the processes
and products of Industrial Chemistry have been procured at much
expense and pains in this country, England, France and Germany,
and are extensive and good; among the best on this side of the Atlantic.
350-351-352 General Chemistry, Laboratory. [Bird and Instructors.]
Hours 12-2, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
This course accompanies 300-1-2 and deals for the most part with
the phenomena of inorganic chemistry.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Courses I,
II, III, IV, V (1).]
353-354-355 Physical Chemistry, Laboratory. [Edgar and Instructor.]
Hours 6 hours a week by appointment.
This course accompanies 303-4-5 and consists of a thorough course
in physico-chemical methods, including the measurement of electrolytic
conductivity, electromotive force, etc. Toward the end of
the course the student will be required to do a limited amount of research
on some chemical problem suggested by the instructor.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Course
IV (3).]
356-357-358 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Laboratory. [Bird.]
Hours 12 hours a week by appointment.
This course accompanies 306-7-8. The study of chemical reactions
is taken up in an advanced way, and when the student has shown
proper fitness he undertakes work upon some special problem in
Inorganic Chemistry. See 362-3-4 below.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Course
IV (4).]
359-360-361 Organic Chemistry, Laboratory. [Edgar and Instructor.]
Hours 2-4, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
This course accompanies 309-10-11 (see above) and is optional. In
this laboratory standard methods of synthesis, as well as the preparation
from natural sources, of important organic substances will
be studied experimentally.
[Optional in Course IV.]
362-363-364 Advanced Organic Chemistry, Laboratory. [Edgar.]
Hours 12 hours a week by appointment.
This course accompanies 312-3-4 and is optional for 356-7-8 if the
student is sufficiently prepared in organic chemistry. The work of
the first term is illustrative of fundamental Chemical laws; in the
second term it deals with Advanced Organic Chemistry; during the
research on some subject suggested by the instructor.
[Optional (see above) for 356-7-8 in Course IV (4).]
380-381-382 Analytical Chemistry, Laboratory. [Dunnington and Instructor.]
Hours 9 hours a week by appointment.
This course accompanies 330-1-2. The laboratory is open to students
six days in the week, during all the working hours of the day.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Courses IV
(2); V (4).]
383-384-385 Analytical Chemistry, Laboratory. [Dunnington and Instructor.]
Hours 12 hours a week by appointment.
This course accompanies 333-4-5. The laboratory is open to students
six days in the week, during all the working hours of the day
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Course
IV (3).]
THE CHEMICAL JOURNAL CLUB.
The Chemical Journal club meets every other Tuesday from 11-12,
in Dr. Edgar's lecture-room, for the critical review and discussion
of various topics of interest in current chemical literature, and of
such chemical researches as may be in progress in the university.
GEOLOGY AND MINING.
400-401-402 General Geology. [Watson.]
Lectures 1-2, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
A course of three lectures a week and three hours for private
study. Special emphasis is given to the study of common rock-forming
minerals and rocks, building stones and ores. The divisions of
Dynamical, Structural, and Physiographical Geology are covered in
considerable detail.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Courses I,
IV (4); V (3).]
403-404-405 Economic Geology. [Watson.]
Lectures 12-1, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
This course is designed to give a general but comprehensive account
of the origin, nature, distribution and uses of the metallic and
of the United States. Lectures and collateral reading six hours a
week.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Course V
(4).]
420 Exploitation of Mines. [Thornton.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the principles to be observed in prospecting; on the
work of opening the mine by shaft or adit tunnel; on the layout of
the underground workings and the extraction of the mineral; on
timbering the excavation; on lighting the mine; on mine explosions
and other accidents; on mine surveys, maps, and plans with practical
exercises solved by the student in nocturnal surveying; and on the
computations and drawings of the Mining Engineer.
[Required, Fall, in Course V (4).]
421 Mining Machinery. [Thornton.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the central power plant for mining undertakings; on
the theory and operation of power transmission lines; on the machinery
for haulage, hoisting, drainage, and ventilation; on the
methods and machinery used in hydraulic mining; and on the machinery
for quarrying and ore dressing. The lectures are paralleled
by a series of practical exercises in which the student makes independent
estimates on the mechanical equipment of a projected mine
or reports on the operation and outfit of some actual mine inspected
by him.
[Required, Winter, in Course V (4).]
422 Electricity in Mining. [Thornton.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the installation of electric lines for light and for power
in mines; on the special types of generators and motors suitable for
mines; on electric locomotives and haulage; on electrically driven
hoists, pumps, and fans; on electric coal cutters; on electric lights
for mines; and on electric methods of signaling. Practical exercises
in electric computations for mine installations.
[Required, Spring, in Course V (4).]
450-451-452 General Geology, Laboratory. [Grasty and Cline.]
Hours 10-1, Monday, Wednesday; or by appointment.
This course of six hours a week in laboratory and field work accompanies
and supplements 400-1-2.
[Required respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Courses I,
IV (4); V (3).]
453-454-455 Economic Geology, Laboratory. [Grasty and Cline.]
Hours 6 hours a week by appointment.
This course accompanies and supplements 403-4-5. It consists of
assigned laboratory and field work.
[Required, respectively, Fall, Winter, Spring, in Course
V (4).]
MECHANICS.
The lecture courses in Mechanics below presuppose the completion
of courses equivalent to Mathematics 100 to 105, inclusive, and Physics
200-1-2, and 250-1-2. Free use is made of the calculus, and no
student will be admitted to the classes, who has not a good working
knowledge of this branch of pure mathematics. In the laboratory
students verify the more important data and conclusions of the theoretical
courses.
500 Statics and Elementary Dynamics. [Thornton.]
Lectures 10-11, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
This course furnishes a general introduction to Theoretical Mechanics.
The fundamental principles of the Kinematics of a particle
are followed by a study of the Newtonian Laws of Motion. On this
basis the more important propositions in the Statics of the material
particle, of the plane lamina, and of solid bodies in three dimensions
are then developed. Applications are made to the problems of equilibrium
of rigid bodies with and without friction and of flexible cables
and to the determination of centers of gravity by both elementary
and advanced methods. The principle of work and the
application of the law of virtual work to problems of equilibrium are
discussed and illustrated. The motions of material particles under
the action of constant forces are then considered and the cases of
uniform motion, uniformly varied motion, and projectile motion
are fully discussed. Special attention is given throughout the course
to illustrative problems, many of these being selected from the engineering
field.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III, V (3); IV (4).]
501 Dynamics of a Particle. [Thornton.]
Lectures 10-11, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
In this course the motions of material particles under varied forces
are systematically studied. Simple and compound harmonic motions,
motions in resisting media, pendulum motions, and planetary
motions are discussed and illustrated. Problems are introduced
freely and are drawn not only from the usual ranges of theoretical
mechanics, but also from the engineering and industrial applications
railway trains under the varied traction of the locomotive, the motion
of projectiles through atmospheric air, the descent of heavy particles
through water in the processes of ore dressing and so on. The
course concludes with an elementary discussion of moments of inertia
and of the motions of revolving and rolling bodies under finite
and under impulsive forces.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III, V (3).]
502 Dynamics of a Rigid Body. [Thornton.]
Lectures 10-11, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
This course offers an ampler and more rigorous treatment of the
motions of rigid bodies. Moments of inertia are investigated by
more powerful methods and the motions of rigid bodies about fixed
axes, parallel to fixed planes, and about fixed points are submitted
to both kinematical and dynamical analysis. Numerous applications
are made to the dynamics of machines. The inertia forces developed
in the moving parts are studied and the problems arising in
the balancing of engines, and in gyroscopic movements are used to
illustrate the fundamental doctrines of theoretical mechanics.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III, V (3).]
503 Strength of Materials. [Thornton.]
Lectures 9-10, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
The fundamental laws of stress and strain, as developed from the
point of view of applied mechanics and illustrated by experimental
tests in the laboratory, are made the basis of this course. Systematic
studies are made of the strength and elasticity of ties and struts,
of beams of constant and of varied sections, of solid and hollow
shafts under torsion and bending, of helical springs, of columns under
both axial and eccentric loads, of struts and ties under lateral
loads, of reinforced concrete slabs and beams, of earth pressure and
retaining walls, and of the distribution of pressures in massive masonry
and in foundations. Attention is given not only to the classical
methods of solution, but also to the more modern accelerated
methods based on the principle of work and using graphical as well
as analytical processes. Illustrations are drawn throughout from
standard engineering practice. Especial care is given to the discussion
of the rules and formulæ on which laboratory tests of structural
materials must be based, and to the interpretation of actual
tests.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III (3); V (4).]
504 Hydrostatics and Hydraulics. [Thornton.]
Lectures 9-10, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
The fundamental laws of the equilibrium of fluids are studied and
in boiler shells and tanks, the stability of reservoir walls and
dams, and the equilibrium of floating bodies. The elementary principles
of the movement of fluids are then discussed and applied to
deduce rules for efflux from orifices and weir notches, for flow in
pipes and open canals, and for gauging the flow of water in both
natural and artificial channels. The views of modern hydraulic engineers
are fully discussed and their bearings on professional practice
are carefully explained. A great variety of problems, drawn
as far as possible from current practice, is incorporated into the
course. Many of these are assigned to the class for independent
solution. Care is taken to make the tests executed by the student
in the hydraulic laboratory adequate illustrations of the theoretical
principles expounded in the lectures.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III (3); IV, V (4).]
505 Hydraulic Motors and Pumps. [Thornton.]
Lectures 9-10, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
The course is based upon the principles of angular and linear
momentum, and the laws of action of hydraulic motors and pumps
are developed from these principles. Only such attention is given
to the older types of hydraulic machinery as their historic interest
justifies. The body of the course is a careful study of the modern
types of the turbine as a motor and as a pump. The principles of
action of these machines are systematically developed and their operation
is illustrated from examples taken from the current practice.
Free use is made of problems, and the student is required to design
hydraulic machinery and to predict the performance under test of
such machines. The inertia effects of moving masses of water on
the conduits which carry them are also examined, and the methods
for limiting the consequent strains are explained.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III (3); IV, V (4).]
506 Stability of Structures. [Thornton.]
Lectures 10-11, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
In this more advanced course in the principles of applied mechanics
careful studies are made of the continuous girder, of the cable
in its applications to aerial lines for electrical and power transmission
and to suspension bridges, of the elastic arch as a structural
elements of the hook and ring and chain, of thin and thick pipes under
fluid pressure, of the analogous problems arising in shrinkage and
forced fits, of whirling discs and cylinders, and of vibratory strains
and stresses arising in beams and shafts and other structural elements.
Free use is made of the principle of least work in the analysis of
complex structural problems. Illustrations are drawn as far as possible
from standard modern engineering practice.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III (4).]
507 Canal and River Engineering. [Thornton.]
Lectures 10-11, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
A study of the general laws of river flow, of the standard methods
of gauging such flows, and of the works needed for the control of
floods, serves as an introduction to the discussion of canalized rivers
and canals as elements in a system of internal navigation. The
principles upon which are based the construction of locks and their
accessories, the design of weirs and navigation passes, and the
erection of movable dams are carefully studied. Illustrations are
drawn from such works of national importance as the Isthmian canal,
the Erie canal, and the canalized rivers of the United States. The
design and construction of hydraulic works for power development
is also a part of this course. Practical problems in hydraulic design
and field exercises in guage measurements constitute a part of the
required work.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III (4).]
553 Tests of Materials. [Thornton, Hancock and Instructor.]
Hours 10-1, Saturday; and by appointment.
Testing the Materials of Construction; including tensile and compressive
tests of wires, rods, and bars for strength and elasticity;
transverse tests of timber and cast iron; torsional tests of metal;
and tensile and compressive tests of cements and mortars, stones
and bricks and concrete.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III (3); IV, V (4).]
554 Friction and Lubricants. [Thornton, Hancock and Instructor.]
Hours 10-1, Saturday; and by appointment.
This laboratory course includes experiments on sliding friction,
journal friction and belt friction; on the viscosity and density of
lubricants; and on the friction of machines.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III (3); IV, V (4).]
555 Hydraulics Laboratory. [Thornton, Hancock and Instructor.]
Hours 10-1, Saturday; and by appointment.
This course includes measurements of efflux from orifices and
weir notches, the experimental study of pipe friction, and the determination
of the specific gravities of the materials of engineering.
Practical exercises in stream gauging are also required.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III (3); IV, V (4).]
DRAWING AND SHOP WORK.
The first courses here listed are designed to furnish to the beginner
in engineering studies training in those preliminary disciplines,
speciality which he may later elect.
Systematic instruction in engineering drawing is given through the
Freshman and Sophomore years. The student is carefully trained
in the technique of good draftsmanship. Especial attention is paid
to lettering. The importance of neatness, accuracy, clearness and
completeness is constantly impressed upon the student's mind. Frequent
exercises in tracing and blue printing are required. As the
student advances in the course he is taught more and more to use
the graphical method not merely as a means of representation, but
as an instrument of research both in Geometry and in Mechanics.
To the Junior and Senior students are assigned by their respective
professors such further drawings as are needed for the full development
of the courses of instruction.
In the Freshman year the work is distributed over the three terms
as indicated below, one finished plate 15″ by 20″ being required
of the student each week. The theoretical instruction is comprised
in courses 600, 601 and 700. The practical teaching is given at the
drawing board. The Sophomore course in Drawing requires each
week three hours of lecture work and nine of study and practice, of
which six are in the drawing-room under the tuition of the instructor
Courses in engineering practice are given throughout the year as
indicated below.
600 Practical Geometry. [Thornton.]
Lectures 11-12, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
This course presupposes good high-school training in plane and
solid geometry and in the rudiments of plane trigonometry. It embraces
a review and extension of the fundamental problems of plane
geometry with applications to the mensuration of rectilinear and
curvilinear figures; an elementary study of the conic sections and of
the methods of constructing these curves; the orthographic projection
of polyhedra and of the three round bodies in erect and oblique
positions; the mensuration of solids and Simpson's rule; the graphical
solution of equations, both algebraic and transcendental; and the
theory and use of the Polar Planimeter.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
601 Machine Construction. [Hancock.]
Lectures 11-12, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
A study of the hand and machine tools in the wood and machine
shops and of the testing machines in the laboratory, involving
careful investigation of their functions, construction, and operation;
free-hand sketching of machine parts, elementary problems in the
Illustrative and descriptive lectures are given and a large number
of questions and problems are assigned the student to guide him in
the study of each machine.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
603 Graphical Statics. [Thornton.]
Lectures 11-12, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
The necessary preparation is such knowledge of experimental mechanics
as is given in Physics, 200. The theory and use of graphical
methods in mechanics are carefully taught and illustrated by
means of problems in the composition and resolution of velocities
and accelerations, and of forces and moments. Applications follow
to the determination by graphical methods of centers of gravity and
moments of inertia, to the construction of stress sheets for the
simpler forms of roof trusses and bridges, to the study of the stability
of reservoir dams and retaining walls, and to the calculation
of internal stress in girders and shafts.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (2).]
604 Descriptive Geometry. [Thornton.]
Lectures 11-12 Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
The required preparation is given by the Freshman Drawing courses.
The fundamental problems on the point, line, and plane are carefully
studied, with applications to the construction of shadows on polyhedra
and to the graphical statics of force systems in three dimensions.
The projections, tangencies, sections, and intersections of curved surfaces
are then taken up, with applications to the determination of
shades and shadows on such surfaces. The course concludes with an
elementary theory of linear perspective.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (2).]
605 Structural Drawing. [Thornton.]
Lectures 11-12, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
The methods of Graphical Statics and Descriptive Geometry are
applied to the design and analysis of a series of simple structures
in masonry, timber, steel, concrete, and so on. Incidental instruction
is given in the elements of stereotomy, the construction of
joints in carpentry, and the analysis of simple types of roofs and
bridges.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (2).]
650 Mechanical Drawing. [Hancock and Assistant.]
Hours 11-2, Monday, Wednesday.
This course embraces careful training in technique, assiduous practice
in lettering, and the graphical solution in the weekly plates of a
geometry, and in graphical algebra and trigonometry.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
651 Machine Drawing. [Hancock and Assistant.]
Hours 11-2, Monday, Wednesday.
Carefully constructed and finished plates consisting of detailed
working drawings of machine parts. The drawings are made, in
part, from free-hand sketches from the machine itself, and, in part
from designs and specifications worked out by the student in the
class in Machine Construction, 601.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
652 Topographical Drawing. [Hancock and Assistant.]
Hours 11-2, Monday, Wednesday.
This course consists of six hours a week in the drawing-room
throughout the Spring Term of the Freshman year, and is devoted
to a study of the conventional methods employed in making topographical
maps. Each student is required to make a number of
plates, and to become reasonably proficient in the preparation of
such maps. Particular attention is given to the study of contour
maps, and the solution of problems relating thereto.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
653 Graphical Statics. [Thornton and Assistant.]
Hours 12-2, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
This course accompanies and supplements course 603. The time
is devoted to the solution of problems at the drafting board which
exemplify the theoretical considerations outlined in the lecture course.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (2).]
654 Descriptive Geometry. [Thornton and Assistant.]
Hours 12-2, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
This course accompanies and supplements course 604 and consists
in applications of the theoretical considerations to a series of
problems assigned by the instructor.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, II, IV, V (2).]
655 Structural Drawing. [Thornton and Assistant.]
Hours 12-2, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
A course accompanying and supplementing 605, in which the application
of theoretical considerations is made by graphical methods.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (2).]
660 Wood Shop. [Hancock and Assistant.]
Hours 3-6, once a week.
Exercises at the bench in sawing, planing, boring, chiseling, and
face plate; practice at the machine tools in the construction of some
simple though useful article.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
661 Machine Shop. [Hancock and Instructor.]
Hours 3-6, once a week.
Bench exercises in chipping and filing; engine lathe turning, boring,
outside and inside thread cutting; drilling, planing, and milling.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
662 Advanced Machine Shop. [Hancock and Instructor.]
Hours 3-6, Monday, Wednesday.
Bench and machine-tool work in the construction of articles of
commercial value.
[Required, Fall, in Courses II, III (3).]
663 Pattern Making, Foundry and Forge. [Hancock and Instructor.]
Hours 3-6, Monday, Wednesday.
Simple solid and split patterns and core boxes; core making,
moulding, and casting; exercises in forging iron and steel; forging
and tempering center punches, cold chisels, lathe, and planer tools.
[Required, Spring, in Courses II, III (3).]
664 Advanced Machine Shop. [Hancock and Instructor.]
Hours 12 hours a week by appointment.
A continuation of the work of course 662. More intricate and
complicated pieces are constructed and a broader understanding and
improved technique are developed.
[Required, Winter, in Course II (4.)]
CIVIL ENGINEERING.
700 Plane Surveying. [Newcomb.]
Lectures 11-12, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
Lectures on the theory, uses, and adjustments of the Compass,
Level, Transit, and Stadia; the Computations of Surveying; the
methods and proper conduct of Land, Mine, City, Topographic, and
Hydrographic Surveys. Practical class exercises illustrating the subject
matter of the lectures are assigned to the students throughout
the entire course.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
701 Curves and Earthwork. [Newcomb.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on Simple, Compound, Transition and Vertical Curves;
Computation of Volumes, Formation of Embankments, Computation
of Haul, Cost of Earthwork, Blasting. Practical exercises in Map
Drawing and Topography.
[Required, Fall, in Course I (2).]
702 Railroad Engineering. [Newcomb.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on Reconnoissance and Preliminary Surveys, Office Location,
Field Location; the construction, maintenance and operation
of Railroads. Special attention is given to questions of Economics
which arise in the location, construction and operation of Railroads.
[Required, Winter, in Course I (2).]
703 Roads, Streets, and Street Railways. [Newcomb.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the Principles of Road Location; the Construction and
Maintenance of Earth Roads, Broken Stone Roads, Gravel Roads;
the pavements for City Streets and Sidewalks; the Location and
Construction of Street Railways.
[Required, Spring, in Course I (2).]
704 Masonry Construction. [Newcomb.]
Lectures 1-2, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the Materials of Construction; Foundations; the design
and construction of Dams, Retaining Walls, Bridge Piers and
Abutments, Culverts, Arches; The Theory of Reinforced Concrete;
the design and construction of the simpler Reinforced Concrete
Structures. Practical exercises in the design of Masonry Structures
and Structural Drawing.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I (3); II (4).]
705 Short Span Bridges. [Newcomb.]
Lectures 1-2, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the design and construction of standard types of Steel
and Timber Bridges.
[Required, Winter, in Course I (3).]
706 Long Span Bridges. [Newcomb.]
Lectures 1-2, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the design and construction of the more intricate
Simple Trusses, Cantilever Bridges, Steel Arches, Continuous Girders,
and Swing Bridges.
[Required, Spring, in Course I (3).]
707 Waterworks and Sewers. [Newcomb.]
Lectures 12-1, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the quality, sources, collection, conveyance, purification,
and distribution of City Water Supplies; the laws of flow in
pipe lines and aqueducts; the drainage of houses and streets; the
collection and conveyance of sewage; the disposal of sewage; the
construction and maintenance of works. Practical exercises in the
design of pipe lines and sewers.
[Required, Fall, in Course I (4).]
708 Reinforced Concrete. [Newcomb.]
Lectures 12-1, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
This course supplements course 704, Masonry Construction, and
extends throughout the Winter Term of the Senior Year. Lectures
on the Theory of Reinforced Concrete, the Design and Construction
of selected types of Reinforced Concrete structures. Practical
exercises in the design of Reinforced Concrete structures, and
Structural Drawing.
[Required, Winter, in Course I (4).]
750 Field Surveying. [Newcomb and Assistants.]
Hours 3-6, thrice weekly.
This course accompanies 700. The student is required to spend
three afternoons a week throughout the Spring Term in Field Surveying
and Plotting. He is taught the use of the Chain, Tape, Compass,
Level, Transit, Stadia, and Plane Table. The work in the
drawing-room consists in making Computations, Scale Drawings, Profiles,
and Contour Maps from notes taken in the field.
[Required, Spring, in Courses I, II, III, IV, V (1).]
751 Railroad Surveying. [Newcomb and Assistants.]
Hours 3-6, thrice weekly.
This course supplements 701, Curves and Earthwork, and extends
three afternoons a week throughout the Fall Term of the Junior
Year. The class is divided into squads, each squad making complete
Surveys, Maps, Profiles, and Estimates for a mile of located line.
[Required, Fall, in Course I (3).]
753 Road Material Testing. [Newcomb.]
Hours by appointment.
This course accompanies 703. Each student is given a selected
sample of road stone, and is required to make complete laboratory
tests for Abrasion, Impact, Cementation, and Absorption.
[Required, Spring, in Course I (2).]
755 Bridge Drafting. [Newcomb.]
Hours 12 hours a week.
This course accompanies 705, Short Span Bridges. Each student
is required to make complete design and detail drawings of one
plate girder, and one selected type of short span bridge truss.
[Required, Winter, in Course I (3).]
756 Bridge Drafting. [Newcomb.]
Hours 12 hours a week.
This course accompanies 706, Long Span Bridges. Each student
is required to prepare stress sheets and drawings for selected types
of long span bridges.
[Required, Spring, in Course I (3).]
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
800 Elementary Steam Engineering. [Hancock.]
Lectures 1-2, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Descriptive and experimental study of steam and gas engines,
steam turbines, condensers, feed-water heaters, feed pumps and injectors.
Steam boilers. The properties of steam; the steam engine
indicator, calorimeters, and separators. Engine testing and the computation
of power and efficiency. Weekly problems for private solution.
For illustration and practice free use is made of the steam
equipment of the laboratory and of the university power plant.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I (4); II, III, V (2); IV (3).]
801 Steam Power Plants. [Hancock.]
Lectures 1-2, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
In the previous course a general knowledge has been obtained of
steam equipment, each piece of apparatus having been considered as
a separate unit. Here is studied the interrelation and arrangement
of this apparatus for the production of power. The fundamental
problem of power generation by the use of steam at a minimum cost
is treated as thoroughly as may be in the time allotted. Weekly exercises
and problems for private solution add to the interest and
value of the course.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I (4); II, III, V (2); IV (3).]
802 Machine Design. [Hancock.]
Lectures 1-2, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Straining actions in machine elements; friction, lubrication, and
efficiency; riveted fastenings, screws and screw fastenings; keys,
cotters, and force fits; axles, shafting, and couplings, journals and
bearings; belt and rope transmissions; toothed gearing, spur, and
design of machine elements are assigned each week.
[Required, Spring, in Courses II, III, V (2); IV (3).]
803 Internal Combustion Engines. [Hancock.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
A study of the thermal problems of internal combustion engines,
gas producers, air compressors and motors, hot air engines, etc.,—
all the familar heat motors using gases as the vehicle for the transfer
of heat. Weekly exercises and problems.
[Required, Fall, in Course II (4).]
804 Steam Engines and Turbines. [Hancock.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
A study of the thermal problems of steam engines and turbines,
refrigeration, etc.,—the familiar apparatus in which vapors serve as
the vehicle for the transfer of heat. Weekly problems and exercises.
[Required, Winter, in Course II (4).]
805 Engine Design. [Hancock.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
A study of the mechanical problems involved in the design of the
engines, motors, etc., which have been studied in the two previous
courses from the standpoint of thermodynamics. Inertia effects,
stresses in and strength of parts, balancing, governing, etc. Weekly
exercises and problems.
[Required, Spring, in Course II (4).]
806 Kinematics of Machines. [Hancock.]
Lectures 12-1, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
A study in familiar machines of the applications of plane, spheric,
and screw motions. The course is largely devoted to valves and
valve gears, straight line motions, cams, toothed wheels, and screw
gears. Graphic methods for the solution of problems are employed
and the work is almost wholly on the drawing board, where finished
plates are produced.
[Required, Fall, in Course II (4).]
807 Locomotive Engineering. [Hancock.]
Lectures 12-1, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
A study of the locomotive as an important type of steam power
plant; one in which there are problems of acute interest, many unsolved,
and which are receiving a large share of attention from engineers.
The course is meant to study the locomotive as it is now
and to outline in a measure, some of its deficiencies and its possibilities.
track and train resistances, hauling capacity, etc., are treated in lectures;
a clear physical conception is gained by careful examination
and study of the machine itself, and for a knowledge of its history
and present development general reading and reports are required.
[Required, Winter, in Course II (4).]
850 Steam Laboratory. [Hancock and Instructor.]
Hours 3-6, Tuesday, Thursday.
Calibration of thermometers and steam guages; tests for humidity
of steam with separating and throttling calorimeters; test of Wheeler
surface condenser, Ball steam engine, DeLaval steam turbine, Otto
gasoline engine, Worthington direct acting duplex pump, Remington
air compressor; Air engine; steam fitting and testing steam and compressed
air lines; experiments in engine balancing.
[Required, Fall, in Courses II, III, IV, V (3).]
860 Inspection. [Hancock.]
Hours 5 hours a week by appointment.
This course marks the beginning of a systematic effort to make use
of all the industrial equipment within easy reach for the purposes of
illustration and study. Inspection tours will be arranged from time
to time, and serious study and investigation will be made. This should
constitute a very interesting and valuable part of engineering instruction.
[Required, Fall, in Courses II, III (4).]
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.
900 Elements of Electrical Engineering. [Rodman.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures treating fundamental principles of Electrical Engineering
Free use of the calculus is made in this course. Basic ideas and fundamental
units are discussed; magnetic circuits and continuous electric
currents treated in detail; electromagnetism carefully studied. Special
attention is given to the physical conceptions involved and numerous
assigned problems exemplify and broaden the theoretical conceptions.
The whole course is introductory to the detailed study of electrical
apparatus and machines.
[Required, Fall, in Courses II, III, IV, V (3).]
901 Direct Current Machines. [Rodman.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the theory, construction, characteristics, and operation
of Direct Current Generators and Motors and the accessory apparatus
required for the proper management and control of these
A brief treatment of the theory, construction, and operation
of Storage Batteries and auxiliary devices concludes the term's
work. Problem work illustrating the methods of calculation involved
in continuous current circuits and practical examples from
standard engineering practice form an important part of the work.
[Required, Winter, in Courses II, III, IV, V (3).]
902 Periodic Currents. [Rodman.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on electrostatic phenomena, variable currents, alternating
currents, and alternating current circuits both single and polyphase.
A careful study is made of circuits with periodic currents and their
characteristics when resistance, inductive and capacity reactance are
present in their various combinations. Extensive problem work is
required to facilitate the treatment of simple and complex circuits.
Free use is made of vector and symbolic notations and of graphical
solutions; while standard nomenclature is carefully discussed. Special
efforts are made to keep the physical conceptions prominent
while the value of mathematics as a tool is emphasized.
[Required, Spring, in Courses II, III, IV, V (3).]
903 Alternating Current Machinery. [Rodman.]
Lectures 11-12, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the theory, construction, characteristics, and operation
of Alternating Current Generators, Synchronous Motors, Rotary
Converters, and Transformers. These machines are considered as
units and as integral parts of electrical systems. Graphical diagrams
are made use of as offering the most readily comprehensible treatment
of the complex relations existing in alternating current machinery.
The principles of testing such apparatus under various conditions
of loading are discussed and assigned problem work illustrates
the theory and practice.
[Required, Fall, in Course III (4).]
904 Alternating Current Machinery. [Rodman.]
Lectures 11-12, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
This course is a continuation of 903. The lectures treat more
particularly Alternating Current Motors, induction, series and repulsion
types, with their characteristics and control apparatus
Methods of testing are outlined and graphical methods of calculation
and predetermination of operating characteristics are discussed.
Problems taken from engineering practice serve to broaden and
fix the theoretical deductions.
[Required, Winter, in Course III (4).]
905 Electric Power Transmission. [Rodman.]
Lectures 11-12, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on systems of transmission and distribution, with a detailed
consideration of the electrical characteristics of transmission
lines; the electrical equipment of stations and sub-stations, including
generating apparatus, switchboards, control systems and protective
devices. Systems of transformation and the economic considerations
which influence the design of the complete electrical system.
[Required, Spring, in Course III (4).]
906 Illumination and Photometry. [Rodman.]
Lectures 12-1, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on light, its physical properties; illuminants and their
characteristics; shades and reflectors; photometry, standards and apparatus;
illumination calculations for point and surface sources;
principles of interior, exterior, decorative, and scenic illumination.
Problem work illustrating computations necessary for the consideration
of the Illuminating Engineer are assigned.
[Required, Fall, in Course III (4).]
907 Electric Traction. [Rodman.]
Lectures 12-1, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures on the various types of electric motors for traction purposes,
controllers and systems of control, brakes, rolling stock, track,
train performance, and electric railway economics. A discussion of
the complete electrification system for electric railways, including
generating apparatus, transmission, sub-stations and equipment, distribution,
and utilization of electrical energy for car propulsion.
Problem work dealing with the fundamental considerations necessary
for the solution of traction problems is required. After February
first, three extra periods a week are devoted to this course.
[Required, Winter, in Course III (4).]
908 Electrical Systems. [Rodman.]
Lectures 10-11, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Lectures dealing with the fundamentals of electrical circuits and
machines; utilization of electricity as a motive power in industrial
activities. Followed by a more detailed discussion of the types of
power stations and structures utilized in electrical systems; railway
construction and line structures treated with relation to their layout
and design; mechanical characteristics of complete electrical systems.
This course gives a general survey of the electrical field more particularly
for the students of Civil Engineering.
[Required, Fall, in Course I (4).]
950 Direct Current Laboratory. [Rodman and Instructor.]
Hours 3-5, Tuesday, Thursday.
This course supplements 900-1. The laboratory work is devoted to
a study of electrical instruments, their use and manipulation; simple
electrical circuits and study of direct current apparatus and its operation.
Characteristics of generators and motors.
[Required, Winter, in Courses II, III, IV, V (3).]
951 Direct Current Laboratory. [Rodman and Instructor.]
Hours 3-5, Monday, Wednesday.
This course supplements 950. It is concerned with some of the
more detailed and special tests of direct current apparatus and serves
to broaden the field presented in 950.
[Required, Winter, in Courses II, III (3).]
952 Direct Current Laboratory. [Rodman and Instructor.]
Hours 3-5, Tuesday, Thursday.
A continuation of 950-1. The work is devoted to those direct current
tests in which machines are groupe and with such tests as opposition
tests for efficiency, parallel running of generators and the
complete electrical power plant.
[Required, Spring, in Courses II, III, IV, V (3).]
953 Alternating Current Laboratory. [Rodman.]
Hours 10-2, Monday.
This course supplements 902-3. The first part of the course deals
with measuring instruments for alternating current circuits; series
and parallel circuits and their characteristics; polyphase circuits, balanced
and unbalanced. Study of alternating current generator characteristics
is begun.
[Required, Fall, in Course III (4).]
954 Alternating Current Laboratory. [Rodman.]
Hours 10-2, Monday.
A continuation of 953. Generator and synchronous motor characteristics
and operation are continued and the regulation transformer
tests carried out.
[Required, Winter, in Course III (4).]
955 Alternating Current Laboratory. [Rodman.]
Hours 10-2, Monday.
A continuation of 953-4. Alternating current machinery in group
relations; parallel running of alternators and the complex tests on
alternating current machinery are studied.
[Required, Spring, in Course III (4).]
956 Photometrical Laboratory. [Rodman.]
Hours 10-1, Wednesday.
This course accompanies 906. Photometric tests are made upon
different types of incandescent lamps. The operating characteristics
of incandescent and arc lamps are studied. Tests of illumination,
interior and exterior, are carried out. Study of photometric standards
and devices.
[Required, Fall, in Course III (4).]
957 Alternating Current Laboratory. [Rodman.]
Hours 10-1, Wednesday.
A course supplementing 954. Alternating current motors are tested
and their characteristics determined. Experimental results are compared
with those graphically obtained by means of the circle diagram;
and the general behavior of various types of alternating current
motors, single and polyphase, are studied.
[Required, Winter, in Course III (4).]
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA BRANCH OF THE AMERICAN
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
This branch hold meetings regularly at which various programmes
are carried out. Current literature is abstracted and discussed. Prominent
engineers address the Branch at intervals upon topics of engineering
interest, and members of the Faculty present subjects of
interest which are not in general covered in the regular courses.
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