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1965 ranges from introductory physics courses in which approximately 2200 students enroll each semester to Ph.D. thesis research in which approximated 150 students are engaged at any time. A major aim in a l l of the re-

search which has been undertaken in the department has been to provide Ph.D. candidates with the knowledge which will bring them to the frontiers in their special fields and the experience which will enable them to carry on the advancement of t h e i r fields. Through

The f i r s t b a c h e l o r ' s degree in physics was awarded in 1923. June, 1968, the t o t a l number of baccalaureates was 1012. late 1960's is approximately 65 per year.

The rate in the

This i s somewhat more than one

per cent of the national output of bachelor's degrees in physics. The Ph.D. degree in physics has been awarded to 509 candidates, including the June, 1968 c l a s s . in 1910, the 100th. in 1943. The f i r s t two Ph.D. degrees were granted

In the l a t e 1960's about 40 Ph.D. degrees

in physics are awarded per year, which is approximately three per cent of the national output. A kind of education which has expanded greatly since World War II is postdoctoral education and research. Since 1946 more than 300 young Ph.D.'s

mostly from other u n i v e r s i t i e s and many from abroad, have held research appointments in the Department for periods of one to three years. The purposes of these appointments are the acceleration of the research program and the further education of young physicists, m each appointment both aims have usually been realized. Hie postdoctorates have contributed a great deal

to the research accomplishments of the Department and have gained confidence in their ability to strike out Independent ly L research. n W can add them to e

the educational output of the Department. | There i . one more kind of ••* -u-" «°« •***' ^ **** . t h . young f . c u l t v , n . » ,. . r v,,hn r tisises to wide b . ho < «tde i t •one

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