United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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Prof, of Mathematics, S. J. Brown THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHE- MATICS ATH., math., math. — first, last, and all the time ; we can never get away from it. With- out our mathematics we could not finish up a single one of our courses first or second class years — therefore, we learn it. The course is comparatively long and extensive, including a review of algebra and trigonometry, analytical geometry, calculus, mechanics, hydromechanics, and strength of materials, yet it might be twice as long to good advantage. The extra time, if it could be spared, would be spent mostly on problems and illustrations of the work, so that the midshipman, when he came to navigation, exterior ballistics, etc., later on in the course, would add his figures and pick out his loga- rithms more by instinct than by paying espe- cial attention to them. Here ' s the way the midshipman of 1912 is compelled to digest math. Starts his prob. and reads — Substituting, transposing, changing signs, clearing of fractions, and integrating, we have 1 rcos [(m + n) e]- wi— - rcos[(m— n) e]- - (m— n) I 2 m + n) And this is the way he does it : Figures out the whole prob. all the way through ; easy ! How savvy he was to discover it ! But wait a minute — what ' s that exponent? the deuce did they get a Where in 3 . no -in the 3 2? A ? L.... 3 . 2 ' 2 2 prob. anywhere. Book must be wrong. Next day in class the following dialogue takes place : Sir, how do they get the 3 2 in that seventh prob? Why — why — have you read over the lesson, Mr. B — ? That ought to follow from the first problem — 3 2, did you say? Well, I don ' t sec that right now, but I ' ll look the matter up and tell you to-morrow. Take the boards, gentlemen. 25

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MATHEMATI OS ± AND 5 MECHANICS Head of Department of Mathematics and Mechanics: Professor of Mathematics S. J. BROWN, U. S. N. INSTRUCTORS: Lieut. Commander F. J. HORNE, U. S. N. Lieut. Commander C. P. SNYDER, U. S. N. Lieutenant W. K. RIDDLE, U. S. N. Lieutenant LEWIS COXE, U. S. N. Lieutenant J. C. TOWNSEND, U. S. N. Lieutenant W. W. SMYTH, U. S. N. Lieutenant P. P. BASSETT, U. S. N. Lieutenant C. C. SOULE, U. S. N. Lieutenant A. K. SHOUP, U. S. N. Lieutenant T. F. CALDWELL, U. S. N. M. PAUL, Professor of Mathematics H. U. S. N. Professor of Mathematics H. U. S. N. E. SMITH, Professor of Mathematics D. M. GARRISON, U. S. N. Professor of Mathematics W. S. HARSH- MAN, U. S. N. Professor of Mathematics H. L. RICE, U. S. N. Professor W. W. JOHNSON, U. S. Naval Academy Instructor ANGELO HALL, U. S. Naval Academy Instructor PAUL CAPRON, U. S. Naval Academy Instructor C. L. LEIPER, U. S. Naval Acad- emy Instructor W. J. KING, U. S. Naval Academy Instructor C. W. FREDERICK, U. S. Naval Academy 24

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Head of Department of Physics and Chemistry: Professor R. M. TERRY, U. S. Naval Academy. INSTRUCTORS: Lieut. Commander C. M. TOZER, U. S. N. Lieut. Commander A. BRONSON, U. S. N. Lieutenant J. M. ENOCHS, U. S. N. Lieutenant H. D. COOKE, Jr., U. S. N. Lieutenant MACGILLIVRAY MILNE, U. S. N. Lieutenant L. P. TREADWELL, U. S. N. Lieutenant A. W. SEARS, U. S. N. Lieutenant G. V. STEWART, U. S. N. Lieutenant S. C. HOOPER, U. S. N. Lieutenant W. O. SPEARS, U. S. N. Lieutenant W. L. CULBERTSON, Jr., U. S. N. Lieutenant W. L. FRIEDELL, U. S. N. Lieutenant J. W. WILCOX, U. S. N. Professor of Mathematics P. J. DASHIELL, U. S. N. 26