Adelphi University - Oracle Yearbook (Garden City, NY)

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ADELPHI COLLEGE. 29 The development of the problems involving the principles of Descrip- tive Geometry, including shades, shadows and perspective, forms an inte- gral part of the course in drawing during the Sophomore Year. 7. Surveying. The course includes the use and adjustment of the transit, level, etc., various practice surveys, recitations and lectures upon the principles of surveying, systematic records of data. Land surveys are made and checked, levels are run, and some topographical work is done. Certain trigonometrical problems, such as determining the distance of inac- cessible points, finding the various parts of triangles, are solved from data derived by the student. The field work is done during the spring of the Freshman Year and the autumn of Sophomore Year. Text-book: The principles of surveying as found in Johnson will be used as a basis in both recitation and field work. Freshman Year, second semester, four to five hours a week. Sophomore Year, until November, practice in field work. 8. Advanced Mathematical Options. Under the usual conditions governing optional studies, electric courses may be obtained in Theory of Equations (Burnside and Panton), Solid Analytic Geometry, Determinants, Quaternions. Such courses are open to students who have completed the mathematical courses required in the classical or scientific courses.

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28 ADELPHI COLLEGE. intelligence. Readings and discussions of Darwin, Spencer, Romanes, Weis- mann and similar authorities. Senior Year, Literary Course, three hours a week. Department of flathematics. 1. 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 (elective) 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 (elective) Courses, eight weeks, four hours a week. 3. Trigonometry. The capacity to solve both plane and spherical trian- gles readily is required. Sufficient 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 (elective) 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 (elective) 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 weeks; and Junior Year, first semester, Classical and Scientific Courses, three hours a week; Literary (elective). 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.

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30 ADELPHI COLLEGE. CONSPECTUS OF COLLEGE COURSES. Subject in the year 1897-98 to modifications made necessary by the recent extensions of the Academy Courses. Classical, Fresh. Weekly Recit’s. Literature, Fresh. Weekly Recit’s. Scientific, Fresh. Weekly Recit’s. Latin. C rpplr Med. Hist to 1648. Chem. and Biology. Mathematics. 4 4 3 3 4 English. 2 Languages. Med. Hist, to 1648 or Mathematics. Chem. and Biology. 3 8- 3 3 Chemistry. Min. and B. P. Physics. Trig., Surveying Mech. Drawing. Language. 3 3 3 - 5 4 Sophomore. English. 3 English, 1st Sem. 4 Latin, 4 English, 2d Sem. 2 Chemistry. 3 Greek. 4 2 Languages. 6 Physics. 3 Hist, of Eng., 1st Sem. 3 Hist, of Eng.istSem. 3 English. 3 Hist. France, 2d Sem. Hist.France, 2d Sem. Mathematics. 5 or Physiology. Hist, of Art, 2d Sem. 2 Language. 4 Mathematics. 4 Physiology. 3 Junior. English, 2d Sem. 3 Latin. Greek or Mod. Lang. Logic and Psychol, or Physics. Social Hist, and Pol. Econ. 4 4 3 3 English. Languages. Social Hist, and Pol. Economy. Logic and Psychol. Physics. 3 4 3‘ 3 3 Chemistry. Physics. Pol Hist., Pol. Econ. Gen. Biology. Mathematics. 3 4 4 3 4 Math., 1st Sem. 3 Senior. Latin. Greek or Mod. Lang. 3 3 Opt. Opt. Am. Hist. Politics, Literature. 3 Tech. Chem. 1st. 2d. 7 Hist.of 19th Century, 4 Language. Am. Hist. Politics, 3 Metallurgy and Eco- nomic Geol. 3 ' 0 i istSem. 4' Elec. Technics. 7 ? ,3 3 Hist.of 19th Century, Geol. and Astron. 3 3 2d Sem. Hist, of Indus, and log 3 Geol. and Astron. or Commerce. h- {2 « £ ! Biology. 3 Opt. Surveying, Ma- .2 O Ujz 4. Hist, of Philos. Ethics. 3 chine Design. 3 3 Philos. . O 06,0 Ethics. 3 Note.—Senior students may be allowed to substitute for History or Language the •courses in Pedagogics and History of Education offered in the Kindergarten Training Course.