 | University of Virginia March, 1907 |  |
SCHOOL OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
| Professor Smith. | Mr. Butler. |
| Adj. Prof. Hoxton. | Mr. Campbell. |
| Mr. Reich. |
Required for Admission to the Work of the School: The General
Entrance Examination, and in addition the examination for classification
in Pure Mathematics. The School offers the following courses:
Primarily for Undergraduates.
Course 1: Experimental Physics.—This course is intended to include
Elementary Mechanics, Heat, Electricity, Sound, and Light. Instruction
is given by lectures and text-books, with illustrative experiments. The
members of this class are expected to perform a graded set of simple
exercises in the Physical Laboratory, the hours for which are accommodated,
as far as possible, to the convenience of the student.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Course 2: Mathematical Physics: Course 1 prerequisite.—In this
course, to which are admitted students having a good working knowledge
of Algebra, Trigonometry, and Elementary Infinitesimal Calculus, selected
portions of the preceding one are more fully developed by the aid of
mathematics. The Laboratory work in this class is more advanced and
extensive than in the preceding class, and aims at the more exact measurement
of physical quantities.
Course 3: Electricity: Course 1 prerequisite.—This course is distinguished
from the preceding, in being adapted of design to the needs of
such as intend to pursue Electrical Engineering. The book work and the
Laboratory exercises have therefore a practical character. They are intended
to cover the first half of a four years' course of Electrical Engineering.
For Graduates Only.
Graduate Work is offered to candidates for the Doctorate of Philosophy
and to others who, for special reasons, may wish to do advanced work
in Physics along special lines. This work will be mainly experimental
and, as far as our resources allow, will be accommodated to the preferences
and special preparation of the student himself. More detailed information
respecting the advanced work may meanwhile be obtained by correspondence
or personal interview.
The Rouss Physical Laboratory.
This building is now completed and occupied. The equipment is
such as to offer unusual facilities in several directions for both elementary
and advanced practical work. The working rooms are remarkable for
stability, light, and uniformity of temperature. Electricity, gas, and
water, as well as steam heat, are supplied to each of them. The structure
was specially designed to meet the requirements of Practical Physics, and
is convenient within, while it is slightly without.
| University of Virginia March, 1907 | |