Widener University - Pioneer Yearbook (Chester, PA)

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Course in Chemistry DEGREE: BACHELOR or SCIENCE In addition to the subjects that belong to the Course in Chemistry proper, the curriculum includes Literature, Lan- guage, Political Science, Physics, Geology, Astronomy, and Mathematics, including Calculus, Rational Mechanics and Hydraulics. These auxiliary studies are appointed for all students in the Technical Courses, and are fully described on pages I5 to 18. GENERAL CHEMISTRY The Physics of the Third Class year is followed in the Winter Term by General Chemistry. After the student has become familiar with some of the general laws underlying the science, the study of the so-called non-metallic elements and their compounds is taken up. Instruction is given in the form of recitations, laboratory work and lectures. Accurate notes on the lectures and laboratory work are required. General Chemistry continues through the Fall Term of the Second Class year, with a descriptive study of the metallic elements and some of their compounds. QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS Qualitative Analysis begins in the Fall Term of the Sec- ond Class year, with a study of the reactions for the simple bases and acids, and is followed by a course in Blow-pipe Analysis. The work of the student is constantly under the eye of an instructor, who subjects him to frequent quizzes. During the Winter Term following, the separation of mixed bases and acids-Qualitative Analysis proper-is taken up, together with the analysis of a variety of substances chosen for the purpose of training the student in careful observa- tion and accuracy of work. INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY , The study of Industrial Chemistry is an assignment for the Winter and Spring Terms of the Second Class year. It is intended to show the student how chemical principles are applied in the industrial world. The recitation work is sup- plemented by occasional visits to such manufacturing plants as are accessible, and as are equipped with modern appli- ances. 24

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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS ' In the Spring Term of the Second Class year and throughout the First Class year, the student is given oppor- tunity to master the principles of Quantitative Analysis. He 1S first taught how to use the balance, and then the principles of Gravimetric Analysis, as illustrated by a series of simple determinations. He then takes up Volumetric Analysis and learns the use of indicators. During the Winter Term of the First Class year the work consists of the quantitative Feparation and determination of a variety of substances, including commercial products, alloys, and minerals. In the Spring Term the student is permitted to elect one of the following special lines of work: Organic Synthesis and fblntllysis, Water Analysis, Iron and Steel Analysis, Assay- mg. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY During the Fall and Winter Terms of the First Class Year the student is required to take a course in Organic Chemistry. Instruction is given in the form of daily recita- tions interspersed with occasional lectures. THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY I In the Spring Term of the First Class year, instruction IS given in Theoretical Chemistry. In this work the student reviews laws and practices with which he is already familiar, considering them at length with the instructorhin the light of recent investigations. The viewpoint taken is that of the Physical Chemist. Previous to graduation, a thesis is required on some fllbject chosen with the approval of the Professor of Chem- lstry. ' From this outline of the Course in Chemistry it will be Seen that the object is not to fit the student for any particular branch of Applied Chemistry, but to give him a comprehen- Sive knowledge of the fundamental principles of the slcienceg so that, if occasion require, he will be able, himself, to master within a short period of time, any special line of analytical work. 25 '