University of California Santa Barbara - La Cumbre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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■ J MrfSi;:- Front row: Robert Eisberg Richard Blankenbecler Harold Lewis Rollin Morrison Paul Barrett Second row: Nyle Utterback Virgil Elings David Phillips Daniel Hone Raymond Sawyer Herbert Broida Robert Sugar James Hartle PHYSICS Faculty Articles Probe Astro, Nuclear Physics Delving into the realms of solid state theoretical physics as part of the Many Body Prohlem, and magnetic resonance, members of UCSB ' s Physics Department accelerated study efforts on existing projects as well. With faculty publications increas- ing in proportion to staff expansion, the depart- ment welcomed Dr. Daniel Hone and Dr. Rollin Morrison to its ranks. Astro and nuclear physics were two of the more important areas dealt with in some of the numerous articles published. Efforts are currently underway to bring a full- fledged solid state group to this campus to supple- ment work now being done by Dr. Hone and de- partment chairman Harold Lewis. Looking toward the future, the department eagerly anticipates a move to the new Physics Building in 1969-70, and the addition to the faculty of the renowned geo- physicist Gordon MacDonald, who is currently in- volved in work for the government. Academic investigation and constant attention to the communication of current developments within the field are aided through a series of weekly theoretical seminars and colloquia con- ducted by various faculty members. Adjusting one of the numerous dials and switches in this high voltage, three-phase power supply, a physics student lends his knowledge and technical skills to a departmental research project. 257

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MATHEMATICS Three Distinctions Met: Pure, Applied, Teaching Added strength in the academic areas of probabil- ity, number theory, an topological groups have helped the Department of Mathematics to keep pace with University growth. Emphasizing the fact that there is more to mathematics than com- puters, the department offers three distinct, intra- departmental majors: pure, applied, and teaching. Publications from members of the mathematics faculty included Dr. Paul Kelly ' s geometry text- book and Dr. Marvin Marcus ' works on elemen- tary and linear algebra. Several books are now in the process of being written, ranging in topics from real variable theory to complex variable theory. Providing intellectual stimulus and supplement- ing the mathematics curriculum, Dr. Stephan Si- mons handled weekly colloquiums, while seminars in specialized areas were offered quarterly. Six new faculty members and two visiting lecturers, I.M.H. Etherington from Canada and Leo Mosher from Edinburgh, joined forces with the present faculty, exemplifying the tremendous expansion which has already caused the department to over- flow its officially allotted office space. Any math student will agree that the major propor- tion of time spent on the subject entails serious contemplation of the components of a problem before a conclusion may be attempted. David Retz ponders the intricacies of a theory and calculates the pro- bability of his answer being correct. Front row: Larry Gerstein J. W. Richards Jack Ceder I. M. H. Etherington Second row: Julian Weissglass Thomas Boehme Adil Yaqub 256

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ROTC, P.E. MILITARY SCIENCE Campus Doves Dispute Credit Status of ROTC Amid a flurry of war-protesting, the iVIilitary Sci- ence program came under fire regarding the appro- priateness of giving the department unit credits toward graduation from the University. Captain Ronald Griffith, one of the new instruc- tors, sees ROTC as a program designed to instill in its cadets a sense of leadership and the acceptance of responsibility, not only for the U.S. Army, but for individual enrichment. Surrounded by a panorama of paraphernalia. Colonel Dewey and Major Prossor review a new ROTC manual. Militantly protesting ROTC ' s academic status at the University, peace advocates paraded along with the cadets, stating their position with placards. Front row: MSG Lloyd Ranalli, CPT James McQuillen, MAJ John Prossor, COL George Dewey, CPT Francis Bailey, SFC Marion Rogers. Second row: SFC Daniel Toal Jr., Nancy Ocepek, George Kelly, Ruth Girvin, Linda Warnekros, James Dick, Ann Montgomery, George Gugino, SFC Charles Smith, SSG Lawrence Way. 258