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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

W. M. THORNTON, Professor of Mathematics Applied to Engineering.

CHARLES S. VENABLE, LL. D., Professor of Mathematics.

FRANCIS H. SMITH, M. A., LL. D., Professor of Natural Philosophy.

JOHN W. MALLET, Ph. D., M. D., LL. D., F. R. S., Professor of Chemistry.

F. P. DUNNINGTON, B. S., Professor of Analytical Chemistry.

WM. M. FONTAINE, M. A., Professor of Natural History and Geology.

R. D. BOHANNAN, B. S., C. & M. E., Instructor in Pure Mathematics and Physics.

This Department is designed to furnish intending engineers thorough
and practical instruction in the principles of Engineering and the sciences
connected therewith. For this purpose, in addition to the Schools of
Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Natural History and
Geology, and Analytical Chemistry, the School of Mathematics Applied
to Engineering has been established. For the first five Schools the
courses of instruction are given in detail in the Scientific Department.

SCHOOL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS.

Prof. Thornton.

The courses of this School are arranged as follows:

Junior Class.

Projective Geometry.—Orthogonal Projections; Shading and Construction
of Shadows; Axonometric and Perspective Projections.

Engineering Geodesy.—Theory and Description of Engineering
Field Instruments with Field Operations; General Methods and Fundamental
Problems in Traversing, Triangulation, Direct and Indirect Levelling;
Land, City, Orographic and Hydrographic Surveying; Construction
of Maps; Tachymetric processes, including the Stadia, Barometer,
Compass and Plane Table.

Engineering Construction.—Surface excavation, and mensuration
of the same; Shaft construction; Tunnel construction; Foundations on
land and under water; Building Construction, in Timber, Stone, Brick
and Iron.

Lines of Communication.†—Location, Construction, Operation and
Maintenance of Railways, Highways, Canals, and Canalized Rivers.

Exploitation of Mines.*—Ore Deposits in Beds, Lodes, Placers and
Massive Deposits; Exploitation of the same; Underground Transport in
Galleries, Inclines and Shafts; Drainage of the works by Adits or
Pumps; Ventilation by Furnace or Blowers.

Senior Class.

Engineering Mechanics.—General Theory of Force, Stress, Strain,
Energy, and Hydraulics, with applications to the analysis of structures;
to the design of the elements of structures and machines; to Thermodynamics
and the theory of Heat Engines; to the design of flywheels, governors,
etc.; pipes for water, air and steam; ditches, flumes and canals for
water; etc.

Stability of Structures.†—Amount and distribution of Load on
Structures; Stability of Elementary Structures, the Girder, the Cable, the
Arch, the Pier, with applications to the design of Bridges, Roofs, Buildings,
Dams, Abutments, Revetments, etc.

Hydraulic Engineering.†—Collection and Filtration of potable
water; conveyance of water in open flumes, covered aqueducts and pipes;
Distribution of water, by either gravity or pumping; Drainage and Sewerage
of towns; Disposal of Sewage.

Mechanics of Machines.*—Theory of Gearing, simple and compound;
Constructive Mechanism, including the design of the elements of machines;
Efficiency of Mechanisms; Regulators, including brakes, accumulators,
governors, and valves; Transmission of Energy and Power, teledynamic,
hydraulic, pneumatic and electric.

Theory of Prime Movers.*—Animals as prime movers; Hydraulic
engines, water wheels, turbines and pumps; Steam engines, including the
design of the furnace, the boiler, the condenser and the engine proper;
Pneumatic engines and blowers; Electric engines and dynamos.

Subjects marked with * are not required for the degree of C. E.; those marked
with † are not required for the degree of M. E.

Instruction in the foregoing subjects is conveyed by a course of systematic
lectures, combined with assiduous practice in the field and at
the drawing-board, continued throughout the course.

In the lecture course, after careful elucidation of fundamental principles,
the rules of construction are deduced, and applied to the criticism
of existing structures and the design of proposed works.

In the field course the adjustments and use of the instruments are carefully
taught, and the student, after a thorough drill in the methods of
measuring and estimating lengths, altitudes, angles, and velocities, is required
to execute for himself surveys of lands, buildings, and topography;
to locate lines for railways, highways and canals; and to set out curves,
earth-works and masonry.

In the course of design the easy and accurate use of pen and brush is
first acquired by exercises in projective and topographic drawing. The
student is then required, from assigned data, to compute the dimensions
of proposed structures, and on the basis of his computations to prepare
bills of material, and general and detailed drawings of the works; to draw
up specifications and furnish estimates of quantities and cost in accordance
with prices current.

To facilitate the instruction in this department, the University has
provided a commodious and well-lighted lecture room and drawing hall, a
liberal supply of field instruments of the best construction, and models
and drawings of a large variety of structures, illustrating the best practice
of modern engineers, American and foreign.

Students who desire to enter the Department of Engineering should
possess an accurate knowledge of the elements of Algebra, Geometry,
and Trigonometry. With such preparation the following order of studies,
leading to the Degrees of C. E. and M. E. is recommended:

Degree of C. E.—First Year:—Junior Applied Mathematics, Chemistry,
Mathematics. Second Year:—Senior Applied Mathematics, Natural
Philosophy, Mineralogy and Geology.

Degree of M. E.—First Year:—Junior Applied Mathematics, General
Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics. Second Year:—Senior Applied
Mathematics, Industrial Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Mineralogy
and Geology.

The expenses of a student of Civil Engineering are from $300 to $360.
Those of a student of Mining Engineering are from $330 to $485.