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LABORATORY COURSES

950-951: Direct Current Laboratory:

5 hours a week.

This course supplements 900-1. The laboratory work is devoted to a
study of electrical instruments, their use and manipulation; simple electrical
circuits and study of direct current apparatus and its operation; characteristics
of generators and motors. (Winter, Spring.)

Associate Professor Miller, Mr. Quarles and Mr. Graves.

953-954-955: Alternating Current Laboratory:

5 hours a week.

This course supplements 902-3-4-5, dealing with measuring instruments
for alternating current circuits; series and parallel circuits and their characteristics;
polyphase circuits, balanced and unbalanced; and alternating current
generator, motor and transformer characteristics. (Fall, Winter, Spring.)

Associate Professor Miller and Mr. Quarles.

956: Photometric Laboratory:

2 hours a week.

This course accompanies 906. Photometric tests are made upon different
types of incandescent lamps. The operating characteristics of incandescent

and arc lamps are studied. Tests of illumination, interior and exterior, are
carried out. Study of photometric standards and devices. (Spring.)

Associate Professor Miller.

960-961: Electrical Laboratory:

5 hours a week.

This course supplements 910-11. The work of the first term is devoted
to direct current tests; the second term exercises are on alternating current
circuits and machines. (Winter, Spring.)

Associate Professor Miller, Mr. Quarles and Mr. Graves.

966-967-968: Advanced Electrical Machinery Laboratory:

4 hours a week.

This course supplements 916-17-18. Special tests are carried out with
emphasis upon original work by the student. (Fall, Winter, Spring.)

Professor Rodman and Associate Professor Miller.

975: Transient Laboratory:

4 hours a week.

A course supplementing 925. It deals largely with oscillographic study of
illustrative transient circuit phenomena of varied types. (Fall.)

Associate Professor Miller.

980-981: Electric Power Transmission Laboratory:

4 hours a week.

A course supplementing 930-1-2 and dealing with certain phenomena
encountered in transmission circuits as they may be subjected to test on
artificial lines. (Winter, Spring.)

Associate Professor Miller.

990-991-992: Electrical Communication Laboratory:

4 hours a week.

A course supplementing 940-1-2 and devoted to various special tests of
communication circuits and apparatus. (Fall, Winter, Spring.)

Professor Rodman and Associate Professor Miller.