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Caption: Course Catalog - 1896-1897
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PHYSICAL COURSES 87 sists chiefly of reviews and discussions of assigned articles in current numbers of the various journals. Two or three terms' work in the fourth year may be devoted to the investigation of some chemical problem. This practice both furnishes an opportunity to specialize along some chosen line and serves as an introduction to the methods of chemical research. To students who are preparing themselves to become teachers of science, an opportunity is offered for the acquirement of some experience in supervising laboratory practice in Elementary Chemistry. The work will include criticism and discussion of methods and application of pedagogical principles and will be conducted with the cooperation of the department of pedagogy. APPLIED CHEMISTRY In this department there are offered ten separate courses in technological subjects. These require as preliminary work the seven general and analytical courses from i to .5b, inclusive. They may be further supplemented by special advanced work along some chosen line. For special description of courses, see under Chemistry in the DESCRIPTION OF COURSES. Frequent visits are made to metallurgical and other works employing chemical processes. Seminary work along general and technical lines is conducted for two years of the course. The purpose of the course is to offer the largest possible opportunity for equipment as technical and manufacturing chemists, superintendents, etc., or as chemical engineers in the work of supervising or planning the installation of metallurgical or other chemical plants. PHYSICS The department of physics offers a lecture course in general descriptive physics with class room experiments, extending through the year, and accompanied by an introductory laboratory course in physical measurements. This is followed by two courses, one experimental and the other theoretical. In the experimental course the student is practised in the most exact methods of making the fundamental physical measurements, and taught how to discuss his results. The theoretical course running parallel to this, discusses, with the aid of elementary calculus, the theory of some of the
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