California Institute of Technology Cal Tech - Big T Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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f f f 332375231 X ,gf Qflijlliifffiff - me-'Z ' 19' ff D E P A R T M E N T s ' , 1 Q ingtw X ,aw PQ, V V, if.,,y5.' aa: , PROFESSOR C. K. JUDY The Department of Humanities The Institute is known for its work in the Humanities, as well as for its work in the sciences. Because of its close relationship to the Huntington Library, many eminent men doing work at the Library are secured to give courses at Tech. From the Library, this year, Dr. Max Farrand, Dr. Coclfre Davies, and Dr. Avery O. Craven are giving courses in history. In the field of literature, Dr. Louis B. Wright, of the University of North Carolina, and Dr. Hardin Craig, of Stanford, have given instruction. Two of the most important events of the year were the series of lectures given by Dr. Charles A. Beard and Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman. These two series were given during the second term under the auspices of the division. Dr. Beard, well known historian, gave ten lectures on uliepresentative Government During a Tech- nological Agef, Dr. Schurman, formerly Pres- ident of Cornell, Minister to China and Am- 'bassador to Germany, gave lectures on various important topics in International Relations. X w 27412 f 1' ,500 ' , f n I ig ' '. 2 ii '- fp V, 4: K . e..7ZV.Q,g ' y,wg43+f:,a .,,v,,V W, , wg, Seventeen

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DEPARTMENTS DR. HARRY BATEMAN The Department of Mathematics The Institute is now prepared to offer to competent students advanced study and research in pure mathematics. Owing to the exceptional status of the Institute in theoretical and mathe- matical physics, it is expected that students specializing in mathematics will desire to de- vote some of their attention to the modern ap- plications of mathematics, even when their first interest is in pure mathematics, in order that they may acquire a well-rounded view of the entire field. On the other hand, specialists in theoretical physics find much that is useful for their work in the advanced courses in mathe- matics. It is one of the aims of the Mathemat- ics department of the Institute to provide defi- nitely for such a liaison between pure and ap- plied mathematics by the additions of instruc- tors whose training and interests have been in both fields. An effort is made to guide the research stu- dents in the direction of their own interests and abilities. As enrollment at the Institute is lim- ited, it is possible for the staff to take an in- dividual interest in the research students. l Sixteen 'f0wff.f,'.-f.,,,., . , ,f.:' f ' ' ' - , '- .,.. . , 4 ,,,,-M,-,, .. .,,,. .f Q ma- ., 1, .W 1 f , fff,-,.,,. . M, ,ffft , , g -' ,,- .5 f-r ,-, f f- nf fx f X 12 -1 7 I dy X' , ff . ...., , , 1, f W ff. f 57 .wfw 'fwxffm-, f,., ff ,V ,v .-46,4f- ,ff 'xv ,,ff,,- V ww- f . ,- 7CyZ7',,! ef My we-W ffm, f- ,JW gf 4 'gf'g',,ggf.:- Ijyg-55459, ggfyj A

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DEPARTMENTS PROFESSOR ROYAL W. SORENSEN The Department of Electrical Engineering The science of electrical engineering has, due to advances in physics and its applications, reached a status such as to demand electrical engineers qualified to conduct researches in- volving a knowledge of mathematics, physics, and electrical engineering far in excess of that obtainable in an undergraduate engineering course. With this end in view, the graduate school provides advanced work in the applica- tion of mathematical analysis and physical laws to mechanical and electrical problems incident to electrical design and research. Some of the lines of research are: the study of losses in synchronous machines, high voltage arcs with special reference to switching, power distribution, vacuum tube work, and coopera- tion with the physics department in X-ray work. With the completion of the Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, the Electrical Engineering staff has been able to move into better offices and have acquired six much needed, additional rooms for research. This rnove has added much to the eihciency and homogeneity of the department. cf?- MQW ,f,. Eighteen f A f. ' A 4 f ff ff .12 'Exo fffffwf f if f . fmaw ffff ff f f Q Ty' fl ' 1 ' f