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M. A. COURSE.
This class meets three times a week (4½ hours), and studies Analytical Geometry
of three dimensions, through the discussion of the Conicoids and some
curves in space; Differential and Integral Calculus, with various applications;
a short course in the Calculus of Variations; the Theory of Equations; and
lectures on the History of Mathematics.
Text-Books.—The Professor's Printed Notes on Solid Geometry (Analytical); Todhunter's
Differential Calculus; Courtenay's Calculus; Williamson's Integral Calculus;
Todhunter's Theory of Equations.
Candidates for the M. A. degree who elect Mathematics must complete the
work of both the above courses. Students who complete both courses are entitled
to a diploma of graduation in the School of Mathematics.
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