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College of Natural

Science.

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CHEMICAL COURSE.

FIRST TEAE.

First Term.—General, theoretical, and applied chemistry. Lectures, text-book, and experiments. Second Term.—Qualitative analysis begun; tests and separation of the bases and acids. Third Term.—Qualitative analysis completed. Examination of 20 simple salts and 20 compound substances, natural and commercial products. Organic chemistry. Text-book and recitations.

SECOND YEAB.

First Term.—Quantitative analysis of barium chloride, sodium phosphate, Rochelle salt, calcite, ammoniumferrio sulphate. Volumetric analysis. Acidimetry and alkalimetry. Second Term. Quantitative analysis. Limestone, clay, spathic iron ore, calamine, copper pyrites, tetrahedrite. Volumetric analysis of iron, zinc, etc. Third Term.—Advanced organic Chemistry. Ultimate organic analysis. Determination of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, chlorine, phosphorus, and sulphuT, in carbon compounds.

THIED TEAR.

First Term.—Advanced organic Chemistry, continued. Organic Synthesis and Analysis. Preparation of Carbon compounds, and determinations of compositions and formulas. Second Term.—Assaying. Dry assay of gold, silver, lead, and tin ores. Volumetric assay of silver, lead, copper, and zinc ores, bullion, etc. Blow pipe assays of silver ores. Third Term.—Analysis of Soil. Valuation of commercial fertilizers —phosphates, nitrogenous matter, and alkaline salts. Analysis of milk, butter, corn, and wheat. Examination of alcoholic liquors.

FOUBTH TEAE.

First Term.—Gas Analysis. Calibration of eudiometers. Analysis of air from lungs, atmospheric air, marsh gas, crude coal gas. Analysis of mineral water. Preparations. Second Term.—Toxicology. Micro-Chemistry of Poisons. Testing for mineral and vegetable poisons. Separation from organic mixtures. Preparations. Third Term.—Original researches. Thesis. PHARMACEUTICAL COUESB.

FIBST I l i E .

Same as in Chemical course throughout the year.

SECeND YEAB.

First Term.—Same as in Chemical course. Second Term.—Quantitative analysis of commercial drugs, bismuth subnitrate, tartar emetic, sodium bicarbonate, potassium iodide, sodium bromide, ammonium carbonate, potassium nitrate, cream tartar, phosphites Volumetric determination. Third Term.—Same as in Chemical course. 7