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SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY.

Students taking Laboratory courses in Chemistry are required to pay for
each course a fee of $20.00 and make a special deposit of $5.00 to cover breakage
of apparatus.

Chemistry B1: General Chemistry: The fundamental principles and phenomena
of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, and the foundations of
analytical chemistry. Most of the time is devoted to inorganic phenomena. 3
hours lecture and 6 hours laboratory work per week.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6
session-hours.) Two lecture sections: Section I, for premedical and college
students. Section II, for engineering students. Associate Professor Carter,
Mr. Shiver and Assistants.

Chemistry B2: Qualitative Analysis: Chemistry B1 prerequisite.—Fall and
winter terms, 3 hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory work per week,
devoted to the study of systematic qualitative analysis. Spring term, 2 hours of
lecture and 9 hours of laboratory work per week, devoted to elementary quantitative
analysis. In the lectures and recitation work special emphasis is given
to the theoretical foundations of analytical chemistry.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6
session-hours.) Associate Professor Yoe and Assistants.

Chemistry B3: Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B1 prerequisite.—An introduction
to the study of the compounds of carbon, including the application
of modern chemical theory to such compounds and their reactions. 3 hours
of lecture and 6 hours of laboratory work per week.—(B.A. or B.S. credit,
6 session-hours.) Professor Bird and Assistants.

Chemistry B4: Quantitative Analysis: Chemistry B2 prerequisite.—A
course in the principles of quantitative analysis. The laboratory work will include

a study of characteristic procedures, illustrating gravimetric and volumetric
analysis. 1 hour of lecture and 6 hours of laboratory work per week.—(B.A.
or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Associate Professor Yoe and Assistant.

Chemistry C1[1] : Technical Analysis: Chemistry B4 prerequisite.—This
course will consist of a study of the application of the principles of quantitative
analysis to technical materials. The work will be selected from such subjects
as Rock, Ore, Steel, Gas, Coal, and Water Analysis. 1 hour of lecture and
six hours of laboratory work per week. Associate Professor Yoe.

Chemistry C2[1] :Advanced Organic Chemistry:Chemistry B3 and B4
prerequisite.—The lectures deal with selected topics in organic chemistry. Topics
are assigned individually which require study of scientific journals and advanced
texts. The laboratory work will include organic synthesis, and an introduction
to research methods. 3 hours of lecture and 6 hours of laboratory a week.
Professor Bird.

Chemistry C3:[1] Physical Chemistry: Chemistry B1 and B2 prerequisite.—
Some knowledge of the calculus is required and previous training in physics
is desirable. This course treats such topics as the gas laws, kinetic theory of
gases, the properties of dilute solutions, molecular weights, mass action, reaction
velocities, electrolysis and electromotive force, the phase rule, etc. Emphasis
is placed upon the application of physico-chemical laws in the solution of chemical
problems. The laboratory work consists of a course in physico-chemical
measurements. 3 hours of lecture and 6 hours of laboratory work per week.
Assistant Professor Pease and Assistant.

Chemistry C4[1] : Applied Chemistry: Chemistry B3 and C3 prerequisite.—
The lectures and recitations in this course will be devoted to the study of fundamental
principles underlying the more important phases of industrial chemistry,
including both theoretical and economic problems. A considerable amount of
reading in descriptive industrial chemistry will be assigned, and written reports
upon special subjects will be required. 3 hours of lecture per week. Professor
Edgar.

Short Advanced Courses. The following courses, each occupying one
term, are designed to give the graduate student training in special topics which
are treated more briefly in the broader courses. Thy are open to properly prepared
graduate students.

Chemistry C5: Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry. Fall term,
three hours of lecture per week. The Phase Rule, Electrical Conductance and
similiar topics will be treated. Professor Edgar.

Chemistry C6[2] : Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry. Winter term,
three hours of lecture per week. The chemistry of the rarer elements, complex

inorganic compounds, and similar topics will be treated. Associate Professor
Carter.

Chemistry C7: Colloid Chemistry. Winter term, two hours of lecture and
one laboratory period per week. An introduction to the properties of matter
in the colloidal state. Associate Professor Yoe.

Chemistry C8: History of Chemistry. Spring term, three hours of lecture
per week. An outline of the development of chemical science from the earliest
times to the present.

Seminars. The following courses are designed primarily for students
working toward the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Chemistry D1: Thermodynamics and Chemistry. A systematic study of
the application of thermodynamics in the solution of chemical problems.
Professor Edgar.

Chemistry D2: Advanced Organic Chemistry. A seminar dealing with
special phases of organic chemistry. Professor Bird.

Chemistry D3: The Kinetics of Chemical Reaction; Atomic Structure.
Two terms dealing with the mechanism of chemical reactions, catalysis, etc.,
and one term dealing with modern theories of atomic structure and valence.
Assistant Professor Pease.

Research. Every graduate student in Chemistry is expected to carry on
research. No special courses are listed, as the nature of the work and the
credit received, will vary with the time spent upon it, the previous training of
the student and the degree for which the student is applying. At present
researches are under way in the laboratory in the fields of catalysis; adsorption;
organic equilibria; ionic equilibria; photochemistry; colloid chemistry; rate
of flow of gases; organic synthesis, and other problems in organic chemistry.

The Chemical Journal Club will meet once a week (hour to be arranged)
for the critical review and discussion of various topics of interest in current
chemical literature and of such chemical researches as are in progress in the
University. All members of the teaching staff and advanced students in chemistry
are expected to participate in these meetings and to take part in the discussions.
The privileges of the club are extended to all members of the University and
others who are interested in the progress of Chemistry.

The Chemical Laboratory, recently completed, is of brick, fire-proof construction,
and the three floors afford 30,000 square feet of space. The seven
larger laboratories will accomodate 625 students, and, in addition to these there
are smaller laboratories for the use of the instructors and advanced students.
There are also rooms for assay furnaces, gas and water analysis, photography,
etc. The equipment is satisfactory for purposes of both instruction and research.
The laboratory maintains a working library containing about 4,000 volumes
directly relating to chemistry as well as complete files of the more important
periodicals.

Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy: In addition to
fulfilling the regular University requirements for the Degree of Doctor of
Philosophy, candidates for this degree who select chemistry as their Major
Subject must give evidence of thorough training in the general principles of
chemistry, in organic chemistry, and in analytical chemistry, by passing written
qualifying examinations in these subjects; these examinations to be passed not
later than the close of the session preceding that in which it is expected that
the degree will be conferred.