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Caption: Course Catalog - 1871-1872
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60 ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY. PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY. These important branches of science are taught by lectures and text books, and fully illustrated by a fine set of valuable apparatus. The following are the chief topics of the course. Physics.—Properties of matter; liquids and gases; laws of falling bodies ; Atwood's Machine; weight in different latitudes; molecular forces; elasticity and compressibility; theory of undulations and vibrations ; musical instruments; light; solar spectrum and mode of ascertaining the composition of the sun, stars and nebula?. Correction of the aberration of lenses for microscopes, telescopes and other optical instruments. Heat.—Intensity, quantity and effects ; latent and specific heat; steam heating apparatus; ventilation and warming of buildings; heating power of fuel; mechanical equivalent of heat. Magnetic dip, declination, variation, intensity, etc.; convertibility of magnetism and electricity; identity of lightning and the electric spark; proper form of lightning rods; electric telegraph. Descriptive Astronomy.—Eelative size and position of the Earth as compared with other heavenly bodies, and its movements among them ; relative mass and density of the different bodies of the solar system ; parallax aberration and velocity of light; precession nutation ; physical constitution of the sun, planets, comets, stars, nebulae, etc. A special course of lectures on chemical physics is given to the students of chemistry by the Professor in that department. C E R T I F I C A T E S AND DIPLOMAS. Under the law, any student who remains a year at the University, and maintains a satisfactory standing in his studies and in character, is entitled on leaving the University, to a certificate of studies and standing. The full Diploma of the University will be given only to those who have satisfactorily completed a four years course in some one of the colleges. Eaeh diploma will state the college and course pursued, the actual studies taken, and the number of terms, and standing in each marked on a scale of 100. Hence, each diploma will have just so much value as the student shall have given it by a more or less thorough mastery of his studies. EXAMINATIONS. Frequent examinations will be he held to test progress in study, and to determine each student's fitness to remain ia the classes. The University will insist on thoroughness in its own proper studies. A regular examination of all the classes is made at the close of each term. A record is kept of the standing of each student at all the examinations, and from this his final certificate of graduation is made up.
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