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LABORATORY COURSES
950-951: Direct Current Laboratory:
5 hours a week.
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. (Winter, Spring.)
Associate Professor Miller, Mr. Quarles and Mr. Graves.
953-954-955: Alternating Current Laboratory:
5 hours a week.
This course supplements 902-3-4-5, dealing with measuring instruments
for alternating current circuits; series and parallel circuits and their characteristics;
polyphase circuits, balanced and unbalanced; and alternating current
generator, motor and transformer characteristics. (Fall, Winter, Spring.)
Associate Professor Miller and Mr. Quarles.
956: Photometric Laboratory:
2 hours a week.
This course accompanies 906. Photometric tests are made upon different
types of incandescent lamps. The operating characteristics of incandescent
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carried out. Study of photometric standards and devices. (Spring.)
Associate Professor Miller.
960-961: Electrical Laboratory:
5 hours a week.
This course supplements 910-11. The work of the first term is devoted
to direct current tests; the second term exercises are on alternating current
circuits and machines. (Winter, Spring.)
Associate Professor Miller, Mr. Quarles and Mr. Graves.
966-967-968: Advanced Electrical Machinery Laboratory:
4 hours a week.
This course supplements 916-17-18. Special tests are carried out with
emphasis upon original work by the student. (Fall, Winter, Spring.)
Professor Rodman and Associate Professor Miller.
975: Transient Laboratory:
4 hours a week.
A course supplementing 925. It deals largely with oscillographic study of
illustrative transient circuit phenomena of varied types. (Fall.)
Associate Professor Miller.
980-981: Electric Power Transmission Laboratory:
4 hours a week.
A course supplementing 930-1-2 and dealing with certain phenomena
encountered in transmission circuits as they may be subjected to test on
artificial lines. (Winter, Spring.)
Associate Professor Miller.
990-991-992: Electrical Communication Laboratory:
4 hours a week.
A course supplementing 940-1-2 and devoted to various special tests of
communication circuits and apparatus. (Fall, Winter, Spring.)
Professor Rodman and Associate Professor Miller.
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