 | University of Virginia record February, 1911 |  |
Drawing 1. [Thornton and Hancock].
The work is distributed over the several terms as follows, one finished
plate 15″ × 20″ being required of the student each week. The theoretical
instruction in the subjects of this course is given in connection with the
work of Engineering 1. The practical teaching is given at the drawing
board. Hours, 11-2, Monday, Wednesday.
Fall Term.—Mechanical Drawing; embraces careful training in
technique, assiduous practice in lettering, and the graphical solution in
the weekly plates of a series of carefully selected problems in practical
plane and solid geometry, and in graphical algebra and trigonometry.
Winter Term.—Machine Drawing.—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.
Spring Term.—Topographical Drawing.—This course consists of nine
hours per week in the drawing-room throughout the Spring Term of the
Freshman year, and is devoted to the study of the conventional signs 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.
| University of Virginia record February, 1911 | |