SCHOOL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS.
Adjunct Prof. Thornton.
The business of this department is distributed as follows:
A. CIVIL ENGINEERING.
Senior Class.—Engineering Geodesy, Projective Geometry, Location
and Construction of Lines of Communication.
Senior Class.—Resistance of Materials, and Stability of Structures;
Hydraulic Engineering.
The department is thoroughly equipped with Field Instruments of the
best construction, and is provided with a commodious, well-lighted
drawing-hall. Assiduous practice in the field and at the drawing-board
is continued throughout the course.
Text-Books.—Warren's "Elements of Descriptive Geometry, Shadows and Perspective;"
Smith's "Topographical Drawing;" Wheeler's "Civil Engineering;"
Books of Reference.—Pierce's "Logarithmic Tables;" Schrön's "Logarithmic
Tables;" Trautwine's Pocket Book.
B. MINING ENGINEERING.
Junior Class.—Projective Geometry; Underground Surveying;
Location of Underground Works.
Senior Class.—Resistance of Materials; Theoretical and Constructive
Mechanism and Mechanics of Machines; Theory of Prime Movers.
