Adelphi Academy - Adelphic Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

Page 27 text:

ADELPHI COLLEGE. 27 2. HEAT, LIGHT AND ELECTRICITY, continuing and completing the elementary course from the third Sub-Collegiate Year, with laboratory work. Freshman Year, Scientific Course, three hours a week. 3. Cal MECHANICS. Reference Books: Deschanel, Vol. I: WOod's Mechanics, Sabine's Laboratory Course, with supplementary exercises, and lectures upon methods of experimenting. tbj Meteorology. Text-book: Waldo. Reference: Davies. Laboratory work in taking and reducing observations and in forecasting weather. Sophomore Year, Scientinc Course, three hours a week. w 4. Cal HEAT AND TI-IE STEAM ENGINE. Reference hooks: Deschanel, Stewart, Kinealy. junior Year, nrst semester, Scientific Course, three hours a week. tbl Electricity. Theory and Measurements. Reference books: S. P. Thompson, Stewart and Gee-Nichols. junior Year, second semester, Scientific Course, four hours a week. 5. TECHNICAL ELECTRICITY. The dynamo, its structure and various forms. Motors, systems of lighting and transmission of power. Senior Year, Scientific Course, three hours a week. 6. ASTRONOMY. Descriptive, physical and historical by recitations and lectures, with study of constellations, and laboratory work on spectrum of sun. Reference books: Young's Astronomy, Clerl-:e's History of Astronomy in the Nineteenth Century. Senior Year, Classical, Literary and Scientific Courses, first semester, three hours a week. Department of Biology. 1. GENERAL BIOLOGY. The study of living matter and of its relations to lifeless matter. Protoplasm-T he cell. Comparative study of animals and plants by means of a number of selected types, such as Amoeba, Paramoe- cium, Hydra, the earth worm, Protococcus, bacteria, yeast, Nitella, the fern. References: Sedgwick and Wilson's General Biology, Parker's Ele- mentary Biology, Huxley and Martin. tap Freshman Year, Classical and Literary Courses, first semester, three hours a week, with laboratory practice. Not given in 1897-98. Cbj Junior Year, Scientific Course, three hours a Week, with laboratory throughout the year. 2. COMPARATIVE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. Dissection of Vertebrates. Comparative study of various organs. Embryology of the Chick. ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY. Careful study of the microscopic structure and mode of working of the tissues of the human body. Special attention given to the problems of metabolism, and to the development and physi- ology ofthe nervous system and its terminal organs. References: Fos- ter's Physiology, Martin's Human Body. Sophomore Year. Literary Course, three hours a week, with laboratory practice. 3. THEORETICAL BIOLOGY. The history of Biological Discovery. The examination of philosophical problems of Biology, such as heredity, varia- tions, animal metamorphoses, the origin of the individual, instinct and

Page 26 text:

26 ADELPH1 COLLEGE. on Assaying. Sophomore Scientific, three hours per Week, laboratory, four hours per Week. 4. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Methane derivatives: benzene derivatives, organic analysis: laboratory practice in the preparation of organic sub- stances. Text-book: Remsen's Organic Chemistry. References: Bernth- sen's Organic Chemistry, Prescott's Organic Analysis, Blyth's Analysis of Foods, Wanklyn's Water Analysis. junior Scientific, three hours per week g laboratory, three hours per week. 5. TECHNICAL OR APPLIED CHEMISTRY. Processes for the manufacture of commercial products: advanced methods of quantitative analysis, food analysis. References: Wagner's Chemical Technology, Watts' Dictionary of Chemistry, Thorpe's Dictionary of Chemistry, Sadtler's Industrial Organic Chemistry, Blyth's Analysis of Foods. Senior Scientific, seven hours per week, lectures and laboratory. Department of Mineralogy and Geology. I. NIINERALOGY AND BLOWPIPING. fab C'1'ysfczZ!ognzplzy.' Study of crys- tal models and natural crystals. First semester, first term, three hours per week. fbj Blawpzfe amzlyszlr : Use of the blowpipeg analysis of prepared mixtures. First semester, second term, three hours per Week. fcj Mzher- alogys Physical and chemical characteristics of common mineralsg de- termination of minerals 5 second semester, three hours per Week. Text-book : Moses' Mineralogy and Blowpiping. References: Plattnerls Blowpipe Analysis, Williams' Crystallography, Dana's Mineralogy, Brush's Deter- minative Mineralogy. Freshman Scientific, three hours per week, as aboveg laboratory, two hours per week. 2. GEOLOGY. General course: dynamic, structural and historical. Text-book: Le Conte's Geology. References: Dana's Geology, Geikie's Geology, Winchell's Geologies. Senior, Classical, Literary and Scientific, first semester, three hours per Week. 3. ME'fALLURGY. Treatment of ores by furnace, wet and electrolytic methods. References: Bloxam's Metals, Phillips' Metallurgy, Turner's Metallurgies. Senior Scientific, first semester, three hours per week. 4. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. Distribution and utilization of ore deposits, building stone, etc. Text-book: Kemp's Ore Deposits ofthe U. S. Senior Scientific, second semester, three hours per week. Department of Physics. I. GENERAL COURSE. Properties of solids, liquids and gases, and the study of sound, heat, light and electricity: with text-book and lectures. Laboratory course accompanying and supplementing these. Reference books: Deschanel's, Ganot's and Barker's Physics, Sabine's Laboratory Course, Zahm's Sound and Music. junior Year, Classical and Literary Courses, three hours a Week.

Page 28 text:

28 ADELPIII COLLEGE. intelligence. Readings and discussions of Darwin, Spencer, Rornanes,Weis- mann and similar authorities. Senior Year, Literary Course, three hours a Week. Department of Flathematics. I. ALGEBRA. The subjects usually treated are the binomial theorem, logarithms, permutations, combinations, chance, continued fractions, varia- bles and limits, series, undetermined coefficients, general properties of equa- tions, solution of numerical equations and the elementary operations with determinants. Text-book: Hall and Knight, revised by Sevenoak. Fresh- man Year, Classical and Literary Qelectivej Courses, thirteen weeks, four hours a Week. 2. SOLID GEOMETRY The usual demonstrative work, with frequent nu- merical applications. Text-book: Byerly's Chauvenet. Freshman Year, Classical and Literary Qelectivej Courses, eight weeks, four hours a week. 3. TRIGONOIVIETRY. The capacity to solve both plane and spherical trian- gles readily is required. Suiiicient attention is also given to the analytical side of the subject. Text-book: Chauvenet's, for the development of the subject, and examples are chosen from various sources. Freshman Year, Classical and Literary Celectivej Courses, fourteen weeks, four hours a week, Scientific Course, first semester, four hours a week. 4. ANALYTIC GEOMETRY. The equations of the straight line and conic sections are successively taken up, and afterwards the simpler propositions of higher plane curves and Solid Analytic Geometry are developed. Text- book: Bowser's Analytic Geometry, with references to C. Smith's Analytic Geometry. Sophomore Year, Classical Course and Scientific Course, twenty Weeks, four hours a week, Literary Qelectivej Course, first semester, three hours a week. 5. THE DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS. The course will in- clude simple and successive differentiation of functions, applications to expansion of functions, evaluation of indeterminate forms, curve tracing, evaluation of maxima and minima, finding areas and volumes of revolution, solutions of simple differential equations. Text-book: Osborne's Calculus will be used as a basis, with reference to Rice and johnson's Work, and Williamson's. Sophomore Year, fifteen Weeksg and junior Year, first semester, Classical and Scientiiic Courses, three hours a week, Literary Celectiveb. Course, Sophomore Year, second semester, three hours a week. 6. DRAWING. Problems in projection drawing, plans and elevations of machine and architectural parts, isometric and orthographic constructions, plotting surveys and triangulations, lettering, topographical sketches, color- ing and shading, blue prints of drawings are made. Freshman and Sopho- more Years, Scientific Course, with a minimum course of two hours' labora- tory work a week.