 | University of Virginia record February, 1910 |  |
SCHOOL OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
Associate Professor Hoxton.
Dr. Guthrie.
Mr. Reeves.
Mr. Neff.
Required for Admission to the Work of the School: The General
entrance examination, which, for this School, must include Mathematics
D1 and D2.
For Undergraduates.
Course 1B: General Physics.—This course includes Elementary
Mechanics, Sound, Light, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism. Instruction
demonstrations. In addition, recitations, solution of illustrative
numerical problems, and written reports upon quantitative laboratory
work done by the student are required. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
11-12. Laboratory: Monday, Wednesday: Section I, 9-11, Section II, 12-2,
Section III, 3-5. Recitation and unfinished Laboratory-work, same
hours on Friday. Rouss Physical Laboratory. Associate Professor
Hoxton, Dr. Guthrie, Mr. Reeves, Mr. Neff.
For Graduates and Undergraduates.
Course 2C: Electricity and Magnetism: Course 1B and Mathematics
2B prerequisite.—The elements of the mathematical theory are developed,
making free use of the methods of the calculus. The lectures
begin, however, with fundamental principles of the subject.
Laboratory work more advanced than that in Course 1B will be required,
occupying the student from four to six hours a week, and
calling for the more exact measurement of the chief physical quantities
here dealt with. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 1-2. Laboratory,
Monday, Tuesday, 10-12, or by appointment. Rouss Physical
Laboratory. Associate Professor Hoxton, Dr. Guthrie.
Course 3C: Optics: Course 1B and Mathematics 2B prerequisite.—
The same general remarks apply to this as to Course 2C. Hours by
appointment. Associate Professor Hoxton.
Primarily for Graduates.
Course 4D: Spectroscopy: Course 3C prerequisite.—Theory and
use of the spectroscope and its application to physical and astronomical
problems. Hours by appointment. Dr. Guthrie.
[Only one of the courses 3C and 4D will be given in one session].
A Laboratory Fee of five dollars is required for each course.
The Rouss Physical Laboratory was designed to meet the requirements
of practical physics. The building throughout is characterized
by structural stability. The student and other laboratory
work rooms are abundantly lighted, while some may be darkened
at will. This is true also of the main lecture room, whose single
skylight is controlled from the lecture table. There is a general
distribution of water over the building, while all the rooms are supplied
with steam heat, gas, and electricity.
The equipment, besides that for elementary practical work and
an unusually rich stock of apparatus for lecture experiments in general
physics, includes a special line of electrical and optical instruments,
a 21½ ft. concave grating with Rowland mounting, photographic
dark room, liquid-air plant, and storage battery, and a
machine shop for the repair and building of physical apparatus. For
advanced practical work in some lines the facilities offered are exceptional.
| University of Virginia record February, 1910 | |