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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COURSES

economics of construction, installation, electrical distribution, management, and testing of electric traction system; applications to surface and elevated electric roads and to mine haulage. /., second nine weeks; Tu., Th.; 2; (1). Professor ALDRICH. Required: Electrical Engineering 7.

11. ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER PLANTS.—Lectures and prac-

tice. Principles and economics of location of site; selection, arrangement, and subdivision of generating units; installation, management, and testing of central and sub-stations for electric light, traction, mining, and manufacturing work. / / . ; M., F.; 2; (2). Professor ALDRICH.

Required: Electric Engineering 6. 12. ELECTRO-METALLURGY.—Lectures on the commercial application of electrolysis; refining metals; treatment of sewage; the electric furnace; electrotyping; electro-plating. / / . ; Tu., Th.; 1; (i).

Assistant Professor BROWNE.

Required: Chemistry 1; Physics 4. 13. SEMINARY.—A weekly meeting of instructors and students is held in the department reading room for discussion of topics from the current journals of theoretical and applied electricity. Papers on any original work being done in the department are read and discussed. A card catalogue of references to the leading electrical journals is maintained by the cooperation of members of the seminary with the department. / . ; Tu.; 6 and 7. / / . ; Tu.; 7 and 8; (1).

Associate Professor ESTY.

Required:

14.

Physics 4; Electrical Engineering 2, 3, 22, 31.

ALTERNATING CURRENTS.—Lectures on the theory and appli-

cations of alternating electric currents, and alternating current phenomena. Elective for undergraduates. / / . ; arrange time; (2).

Associate Professor ESTY.

Required:

21.

Electrical Engineering 5.

for s'tu-

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY.—Arranged

dents in other courses of engineering and in architecture. Care, operation, inspection, and testing electrical machinery and distributing circuits. / / . ; arrange time; (1). Professor ALDRICH and Assistant Professor BROWNE.

Required:

22.

Electrical Engineering 1 or 2.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY.—Experimental study

of direct current dynamos,- motors, and accessory apparatus; theory and care of instruments; reduction of observations; individual and