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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

By an earnest prosecution of the studies laid out in this course the student may thoroughly prepare himself for the examinations required by the State Board of Pharmacy for registration as pharmacists. The work outlined above leaves no time during the college year for the drug store practice required by law for a registered pharmacist. This practice must therefore be had at other times. THE MATHEMATICAL GROUP. The mathematical group of studies includes the entire offering of the University courses in pure mathematics, physics, and astronomy. The instruction in pure mathematics comprises three distinct lines of study differing in extent, in subject matter, and in the method of presentation. The first is for students in the Colleges of Agriculture, Science, and Literature, and occupies two terms, beginning in the fall. It has for its object to promote habits of mental concentration and continuity of thought, to develop the capacity to form and combine abstract conceptions and to cultivate deductive reasoning. The second is primarily offered to students in the College of Engineering and occupies two years, also beginning in the fall. In addition to the educational object just given, the purpose is to enable the student to meet the requirements of his engineering studies. The greater part of the time is necessarily taken up with the theory and its applications to geometrical magnitudes. The third is presented for students who wish to advance further in their mathematical work than the engineering student has the time for. It is hoped that this will meet the requirements of those who wish to fit themselvs for instructors, and of those who study the science for the love of it. Parallel with the pure mathematics of the junior and senior years, two lines of associated work in applied mathematics—physical and astronomical—are offered, either of which may be, and one of which must be, taken by the student wishing to graduate in the studies of the mathematical group. One of these lines leads from the physics of the sophomore year throngh the mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism, heat, light, and sound; and the other through surveying and mechanics to celestial mechanics and to general and mathematical astronomy.

CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECTS REQUIRED.

Mathematics 2 (College Algebra), 1 credit. Mathematics 4 (Trigftnometry) 1 credit. Mathematics 6 (Analytical Geometry), 1 credit.