experimental work in the laboratory includes test on steam
engines and turbines; gasoline and diesel engines, pumps,
and hydraulic equipment; fuel calorimetry and exhaust gas
analysis.
_Texts: Craig and Anderson, “Steam Power and Internal
Combustion Engines”; Shoop and Tuve, “Mechanical
Engineering Practice”; Laboratory Notes._
ME 90 General Aeronautics.
Recitations, lectures and trips to airports. Fundamental
principles of aeronautics including a study of stability
and control of airplanes. Description of modern aircraft.
Air transportation in its engineering, traffic and economic
aspects. Airplane maintenance.
ME 91 Airplane Construction.
Lectures, drafting and laboratory work. Analytical and
graphical analysis of airplane parts. Materials used in
airplane construction. Shop methods of construction.
ME 92 Airplane Engines.
Lectures and laboratory work. A study of airplane engines.
Thermodynamics of internal combustion engines; mechanical
design including power, fuel and carburetion. Laboratory
testing of different types of airplane engines.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Assoc. Prof. P. M. Giesy
Asst. Prof. F. A. Grammer
Asst. Prof. L. C. Spry
Mr. William Arnott
Mr. F. C. Burt
Mr. G. A. Valente
The technical work of the engineer requires him to write notes,
letters, and reports in a clear, correct, and concise manner. He must
be able to read both technical and non-technical writing quickly and
accurately. His advancement will depend upon the impression which he
makes upon his superiors. Consequently the spoken English which he uses
in conversation and in meetings will affect his professional progress.
The reading of good literature will help him to understand how
different sorts of people will act and feel under various conditions,
and so will aid him in solving problems involving personal relations.
As the engineer advances in his profession his contacts are more and
more with men who do not have a technical background. With these men
he cannot use scientific language, the terminology and formulas of
chemistry or mathematics. If he is to make himself clear, he must be
able to use the English language in a way which will make his hearers
understand his facts and ideas. If he is to persuade his hearers that
what he advocates is the proper thing to do, he must speak or write so
that they feel that he is a competent, trustworthy man.
During the first two years of his course, the student is trained in
writing, speaking, and reading. The training consists largely in
practice: in writing on assigned subjects, in speaking before a group
of about a hundred, and in reading selections from literature which
have interest to an engineer. Practice in writing and speaking continue
during the last two years of the course: the student prepares and
presents reports in his various professional courses.
Concurrent with the work of the first two years in English is a series
of lectures on the history of industrial civilization. These are
intended to give the student an appreciation of the broader aspects of
engineering development and particularly of its social results. They
also furnish material for the written work of the student in his study
of English.
SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION in the DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Eng 10 English.
The aims of this course are to train the student to express
ideas in writing and speech, and to read rapidly and
accurately. He learns to write by writing, by having his
mistakes pointed out, and by correcting them. He learns to
speak by speaking before a group of about a hundred, and by
being criticized by the group and by the instructor.
(a) Selections from literature which have engineering
interest are read, some of them being abstracted.
Translations from foreign classics are included
with excerpts from English literature.
(b) Two hours per week are given to the writing of
themes, based in general on the material gathered
in (a) and in Course Eng 50. One hour per week
is spent in class work on the principles of English
composition, particularly as applied to technical
writing.
(c) One hour per week is applied to practice in oral
English. At first the students read before the
class themes which they have written; later they
speak without notes on current topics of engineering
interest.
_Texts: Giesy and Arnott, “Technical English Composition”;
Park, “English Applied in Technical Writing”; Cullimore,
“Selections for Engineering Students”._
Eng 20 English.
The work of course Eng 10 is continued throughout the
second year.
(a) During the summer preceding this course each student
is required to read and report on five books of
general engineering interest. The reading and
abstracting of literature selections is continued.
(b) Composition work is continued, two hours per
week. Some practice is given in the abstracting
of technical articles, and in the writing and dictation
of business letters.
(c) Practice in speaking continues throughout the year.
_Texts: Giesy and Arnott, “Technical English Composition”;
Park, “English Applied in Technical Writing”; Cullimore,
“Selections for Engineering Students”._
Eng 50 History of Industrial Civilization.
Lectures on the history of civilization from earliest times
to the Industrial Revolution. Particular attention is paid
to the developments of science, technology, and industry,
to the social influences affecting these developments, and
to their social results.
Eng 60 History of Industrial Civilization.
A continuation of the lectures of Course Eng 50, through
the Industrial Revolution and down to the present. Special
consideration is given to technological unemployment and
the other social problems connected with the development of
labor-saving machinery.
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Professor J. A. Brooks
Assoc. Prof. R. Widdop
Asst. Prof. C. J. Kiernan
Asst. Prof. G. D. Wilkinson
Mr. P. L. Cambreling
Mr. J. C. Hoffman
Mr. O. J. Sizelove
Mr. R. I. Vail
Mr. J. W. Willard
An important function of this department is to test, orient, and guide
the student. Starting in the freshman year the student is advised, by
means of psychological tests, as to his fitness for engineering. Later,
the Staff Control course offers an opportunity to guide the student
in the field of human relationships. Guidance in this field is as
important as it is in engineering study.
Many engineering graduates are entering the fields of manufacturing,
selling, and administration. These men should have not only a knowledge
of the fundamentals of engineering, but also a knowledge of economic
theory, business functions, and human relationships. It is also
believed that a knowledge of these subjects will be beneficial to those
men who remain in the engineering field.
Therefore, in addition to the training in the fundamental principles
of engineering, every student in the Newark College of Engineering
is required to take all of the courses listed in the Department of
Industrial Engineering.
This department serves as a link between industry and the college. It
is responsible for the direction and administration of student work in
industrial plants and organizations. Beginning in the freshman year,
students are interviewed several times to determine their fitness and
their preferences regarding placement in industrial plants. Records of
these interviews are used in placing students in industrial work and in
summer work.
The department arranges for the placement of students in industry and
for the details of working plans or programs for each student. After
the student is placed, contact with the employer is maintained by
frequent visits to the plant. The progress of each student is carefully
supervised, and, in cooperation with a representative of the firms,
records are kept showing the progress of each student throughout the
period of his employment. Students must receive a satisfactory mark in
their industrial work before they are eligible for graduation.
The department seeks to give the student effective individual
_guidance_, a gradual, consistent _orientation_ to his professional
life, and a keen awareness of human relation values of his obligations
as a citizen and a member of society.
The department uses as mediums, certain courses extending over
the college career, established _psychological_ tests, supervised
industrial placement, personal interviews, thorough treatment of Staff
Control, Economics and Management and lectures and group discussions
with men prominent in fields connected with this program.
The department also acts as a link between its graduates and industry.
It conducts a placement bureau for the purpose of helping the graduates
better their employment opportunities.
SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION in the DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Ind E 11 Principles of Engineering. (The College).
An attempt to interpret to the new student the activities
which go to make up his college experience.
The various catalogued subjects are discussed and their
values indicated and explained as an integral part of
the professional development of an engineer. The why and
wherefore of the various courses and their objectives are
discussed with the students so that they may have a clear
and somewhat definite idea as to the reasons for courses
and instruction material.
As the course proceeds extra-curricular activities are
considered in their relation to the academic values.
The objective of the course is to give some purposeful
direction to the activities of the freshman and to
possibly establish some sense of values inherent in his
undergraduate work.
The course consists of a series of two-hour discussion
periods in subjects carefully and sequentially arranged
and definitely scheduled. The discussions are led by
members chosen from the entire staff for their particular
fitness to explain professional values in terms within the
students’ experience.
Ind E 12 Principles of Engineering (The Industry).
A series of discussions centering about personal problems
having for its object the preparation of the student for
the required industrial experience to follow his sophomore
year. Believing that general attitudes, point of view,
emotional and personality factors are of the greatest
importance in any common enterprise, the discussions are so
directed as to clarify some of the common misconceptions
concerning modern industrial practice as it touches the
individual.
A serious attempt is made to induce the student to
undertake some constructive program of personality and
character development, to meet the standards required of
those who can successfully live and work together. While
the work of the previous year has served to explain the
internal standards and objectives of the college, this
continuation of the course explains the aims, objectives
and values inherent in the great industrial laboratory.
Ind E 13 Staff Control.
The subject matter of this course includes those factors
which have to do with human behavior and with human
relation problems. It deals with the coordination of the
young engineer with his environment. Particular attention
is given to the professional, economic, social, emotional
and moral phases of this correlation.
In the junior year the students discuss twenty-five to
thirty books on human relations and subjects which affect
human behavior. The subject matter of these books, in
outline form, is presented to the class by the students.
Ind E 14 Staff Control.
In the senior year the students discuss problems in human
relations. Many of these problems, which are presented in
written form by the students, consist of incidents which
have taken place in the cooperative firms. Therefore
the cooperative firms may be viewed as human relation
laboratories, furnishing real and vital problems for the
students.
The discussion groups provide an opportunity for the
students to discuss and analyze these problems which now
face them; and also problems which may face them later in
their profession and their every day life.
Ind E 21 Industrial Management.
This course includes a study of the industrial plant, its
design, layout, and equipment; organization, production
control, time and motion study, standardization, cost
finding and engineering economy studies. The object of the
course is to present to the students some of the important
principles underlying modern management methods.
_Texts: Alford, “Cost and Production Handbook”; Grant,
“Problems of Engineering Economy”._
Ind E 22 Industrial Management.
This course is similar to Ind E 21 but is less extensive in
nature.
_Text: Kimball, “Principles of Industrial Management”._
Ind E 31 Economics.
This course in the fundamentals of Economics is presented
from the business man’s point of view and includes many
concrete examples and illustrations from the world of
business. Some of the subjects discussed are economic
concepts, the nature of production, organization of
modern business, size of business units, specialization,
process of exchange, money, business cycles, monopolies,
international trade, business risks, distribution of income.
_Text: Bye, “Principles of Economics”._
Ind E 41 Accounting.
This course is intended to give the engineering student the
fundamentals of accounting. Only enough general bookkeeping
and accounting is supplied to make the course practical and
to provide a proper groundwork. Emphasis is placed on the
preparation and analysis of statements, the calculation of
fixed assets, and control features.
_Text: Reitell and Van Sickle, “Accounting Principles for
Engineers”._
Ind E 51 Business Law.
An elementary study of the principles of the Common Law as
applied to business relations. Students are required to
study definite parts of the text in preparation for each
meeting of the class. The class time is divided between
discussion of the subject matter and written quizzes. The
subjects given particular attention are: The definition
of “contract”, and a detailed study of each element of
the definition; agency; sales; partnerships and (briefly)
corporations; negotiable instruments; patents, copyrights
and trade-marks; master and servant; damages; evidence.
A practicing patent attorney gives special lectures on the
subject of patents.
_Text: Harding and Canfield, “Legal and Ethical Phases of
Engineering”._
Ind E 60 Cooperative Work.
This is industrial placement offered to selected groups of
pre-Junior students who have demonstrated their ability,
and have given some indication that they will capitalize
the experience.
The placement is designed to furnish the laboratory
work for the courses in Staff Control, Management, and
Economics, and to provide general motivation for the
professional courses given during the last two years. The
student gains the experience of adjusting himself to a new
and usually different environment, learns at first-hand
some of the factors which affect a young man’s progress in
industry, and has the opportunity to observe the practical
application, and the limitations, of some of his academic
subjects.
The College maintains close contact with the industrial
firm and obtains frequent reports on the student’s personal
qualities. These reports are discussed with the student in
individual consultations.
Ind E 61 Cooperative Work.
This work is similar to Ind E 60. It is offered to selected
groups of pre-Senior students.
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Professor J. H. Fithian
Asst. Prof. E. G. Baker
Mr. E. C. Easton
Mr. C. Konove
Mr. P. Mainardi
Mr. E. M. Squire
Confidence in his ability to solve the mathematical problems which will
confront him in training and practice is a very necessary qualification
for the successful student of engineering. Not only must he be able to
solve these problems, but he must know that his solutions are correct.
The courses in mathematics given to all students during the freshman
and sophomore years aim to provide this confidence.
Emphasis is placed not on acquiring information, but on developing
skill,--skill in analyzing problems and arriving accurately and
efficiently at their solution. Consequently, much time is given to
written work under careful supervision of the instructors. Neatness and
orderly arrangement are stressed, as well as efficiency of methods and
the checking of results.
In the sophomore year the same division of time between classroom
recitations and written exercises is continued. Here the student adds
a powerful tool to his equipment in the theory of the differential and
integral calculus. Applications of the methods studied include many
practical problems from various types of engineering work.
Beside the minimum requirements for completing the courses mentioned
above, a large number of extra problems is included to provide further
training for students of superior ability. For those who plan to go
into fields of research or to continue their studies after graduation,
the Department offers certain advanced courses designed as preparation
for graduate work. These may be elected by upper classmen in addition
to the regular courses.
SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION in the DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Math 1 Freshman Mathematics.
In order to enable him to handle accurately and efficiently
the mathematics of engineering subjects, the student is
given a thorough training in the analysis and solution of
problems, and in the performance of numerical calculations,
including the use of slide-rule and logarithmic methods.
The following subject matter will be included:
Plane Trigonometry: review of the solution of right and
oblique triangles and fundamental trigonometric analysis.
Geometry: review of the use of mensuration formulas for
plane and solid figures.
Algebra: review of fundamental operations, and
simplification of fractional forms; solution of equations
and simultaneous equations, linear and quadratic, and
the approximate solution of equations of higher degree;
exponents and radicals; complex numbers, variation,
binominal theorem, and progressions (with applications to
compound interest and annuities).
Analytic Geometry: fundamental formulas; general curve
plotting; equations of the straight line, circle and
conic sections (with applications); polar coordinates;
translation and rotation of axes; and an introduction to
solid analytic geometry.
_Texts: Oglesby and Cooley, “Plane Trigonometry”; Pettit
and Luteyn, “College Algebra”; H. B. Phillips, “Analytic
Geometry”._
Math 21 Calculus. Prerequisite, Math 1.
Topics include the technique of differentiation; maxima
and minima, rates, curvature, parametric equations,
differentials, series, and partial differentiation;
technique of integration; areas, volumes, lengths,
surfaces, centroids, moments of inertia, fluid pressure,
work, multiple integrals, and approximate integration by
Simpson’s Rule.
The theory and technique of both differentiation and
integration are studied during the first term, with a
few simple applications, mostly geometric in character.
The second term affords opportunity for many practical
applications from various fields of engineering. The aim of
a set of general review problems during the last few weeks
is to teach not only how to use the methods previously
studied, but when to use them--i.e., whether the nature
of a problem suggests an exact analytical solution, or an
approximate or graphical solution.
_Texts: Granville-Smith-Longley, “Elements of the
Differential and Integral Calculus”; N. C. E. “Laboratory
Manual for a Course in Calculus”._
Math 31, 32.
Two advanced courses, Differential Equations (first term)
and Vector Analysis (second term), are optional for Juniors
in addition to the work of the regular curriculum. No
attempt will be made to give an exhaustive mathematical
treatment, but certain parts of these subjects will be
taught together with other related material necessary for
the solution of important problems in all branches of
engineering.
_Text: Doherty and Keller, “Mathematics of Modern
Engineering”. Vol I._
Math 31 Differential Equations. First and second order
equations of common occurrence; linear differential
equations of any order with constant coefficients, and
systems of linear equations; determinants; Fourier series
and harmonic analysis.
Math 32 Vector Analysis. Algebra and calculus of vectors;
line and surface integrals, and potential theory; vector
operators, and their application to electromagnetic
theory and the derivation of certain partial differential
equations of mathematical physics.
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICS
Professor B. S. Koshkarian
Asst. Prof. J. Joffe
Mr. P. O. Hoffmann
The courses in mechanics are designed to provide the student with
a sound foundation in a subject which occupies a position of basic
importance in all branches of engineering and especially in the
analysis and design of machines and structures.
While some emphasis is placed on routine calculations and development
of formulas, the main objective of the courses is to present general
methods of attack and a scientific point of view. The greatest emphasis
is placed upon the ability to carry on sustained work at reasonably
high levels.
A considerable portion of the time in the courses is devoted to the
solution of problems of a practical nature and largely drawn from the
field of engineering. In connection with these problems stress is laid
on clearness of statement and accuracy of formulation and solution.
The technique and methodology are considered of extreme importance in
undergraduate study.
The recitations are individual as far as possible and are supplemented
by group discussions. It is believed that progressive tests are the
fairest criteria for determining the students’ mastery of the subject.
Written examinations form an essential part of the courses.
SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION in the DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICS
Mech 20 Statics. Prerequisites: Math 1, Phys 1, 2.
The course is designed to provide the prospective engineer
with a thorough training in the fundamentals of statics,
which form an indispensable background for the study of
engineering subjects of a more specialized character. The
student is acquainted with the underlying assumptions and
broad general principles of the science and is encouraged
to apply them in the solution of a great variety of
problems of practical interest to the engineer.
The principal topics covered in this course are:
composition and resolution of forces and couples;
equilibrium; analysis of simple frameworks; flexible
cables; the laws of friction with general application and
special reference to journal, belt and pivot friction, and
rolling resistance.
_Texts: Seely and Ensign, “Analytical Mechanics”; Joffe,
“Problems in Mechanics”._
Mech 21 Kinematics and Kinetics. Prerequisites: Mech 20, Math 21.
This course treats of the laws governing motions of
bodies with applications to conditions most frequently
met in engineering practice. The principal topics covered
under kinematics are: linear and angular displacement,
velocity, and acceleration; rectilinear and curvilinear
motion; motion curves; relative motion; motion of rigid
bodies; instantaneous center. The principal topics covered
under kinetics are: Newton’s laws applied to the motion
of a particle; D’Alembert’s principle; motion of the
mass-center; translation, rotation and plane motion of a
rigid body; work, power, energy, impulse, and momentum;
principles of work and energy, principles of impulse and
momentum, and their application to special types of motion
of rigid bodies.
_Texts: Seely and Ensign, “Analytical Mechanics”; Joffe,
“Problems in Mechanics”._
Mech 22 Kinematics and Kinetics. Prerequisites: Mech 20, Math 21.
The general aim and content of this course is the same
as that of Mechanics 21. Special emphasis is given to
topics and problems of interest to the civil engineer. The
work-energy method is used extensively in the solution of
problems in kinetics.
_Texts: Seely and Ensign, “Analytical Mechanics”; Joffe,
“Problems in Mechanics”._
Mech 23 Kinematics and Kinetics. Prerequisites: Mech 20, Math 21.
The general aim and content of this course is the same as
that of Mech 21. Special emphasis is given to topics and
problems of interest to the mechanical engineer. The study
of relative motion is extended to include Coriolis’ Law.
_Texts: Seely and Ensign, “Analytical Mechanics”; Joffe,
“Problems in Mechanics”._
Mech 24 Statics, Kinematics and Kinetics.
Prerequisites: Math 21, Phys 3.
It is the aim of this course to acquaint the student of
engineering with the fundamental laws, principles, and
methods of mechanics, and to develop in him the ability to
apply them in the solution of a great variety of problems
of practical importance to the engineer. The principal
topics included in this course are:
Statics--Composition and resolution of forces and couples;
equilibrium; analysis of simple frameworks; the laws of
friction with general applications, and special reference
to journal, belt and pivot friction.
Kinematics--linear and angular displacement, velocity, and
acceleration; rectilinear and curvilinear motion; motion
curves; relative motion; motion of rigid bodies.
Kinetics--Newton’s laws applied to the motion of
a particle; D’Alembert’s principle; motion of the
mass-center; translation, rotation and plane motion of a
rigid body; work, power, energy, impulse, and momentum;
principles of work and energy, principles of impulse and
momentum, and their application to special types of motion
of rigid bodies.
_Texts: Seely and Ensign, “Analytical Mechanics”: Joffe,
“Problems in Mechanics”._
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Professor F. N. Entwisle
Assoc. Prof. E. Smith
Mr. W. Hazell, Jr.
Mr. P. Nielsen
Mr. A. Zentgraf
The Department of Physics is in charge of the course in Physics given
to Freshmen and Sophomores, and of the course in Strength of Materials
given to Juniors.
It is the objective of the course in Physics to provide a knowledge
of the fundamentals of the subject and to teach these fundamentals as
prerequisite to later work in professional subjects rather than as
basic principles in a discreet scientific subject. To this end the
engineering aspects of the subject are stressed more than would be the
case in General College Physics.
The schedule of instruction includes a rather small amount of formal
lecturing with a large amount of informal recitation and problem work
together with one afternoon each week spent in Laboratory. Effort is
made to unify the instruction in the class room and in the laboratory.
The work in the latter, which is largely quantitative, is designed to
present fresh problems for the students’ solution as far as possible
rather than to require routine rechecking of known constants.
The course in Strength of Materials is designed to present the
fundamental causes of the strain in material under stress. Effort is
made to present a course which may be of common benefit to each of the
four professional departments in the College. Instruction is carried
out by means of lectures and recitations and one-half day per week
spent in the Laboratory. The laboratory is designed to demonstrate the
theory presented in the class room and thus furnish visual evidence of
the accuracy of theoretical assumptions.
The Physics Laboratory
The Physics Department is supplied with two laboratories, adequately
equipped with standard and special apparatus for quantitative
measurements in elementary mechanics, heat, sound, light, and
electricity. Its furnishings include sensitive physical balances,
acceleration apparatus, coincidence and compound pendulums, Young’s
Modulus and centrifugal force apparatus, force tables, ballistic
pendulums, microscopes, radiation equipment, and specially designed
equipment for obtaining centers of gravity and moments of inertia of
various specimens.
Equipment is at hand for performing standard experiments in heat.
Kundt’s tubes, electric tuning forks and resonance tubes are provided
for experiments in sound. Measurements in light employ diffraction
gratings, prisms, lenses, and mirrors. A first class optical bench with
Lummer-Brodhun head, 30″ sphere photometer, illuminometer, and Weston
Photronic cells are used for illumination measurements. An equipment of
meters, resistance units, Wheatstone bridges, potentiometer sets and
traction permeameter is provided for elementary electrical measurements.
Strength of Materials Laboratory
The Strength of Materials Laboratory has been designed for the purpose
of student instruction. With this in mind, the size of the apparatus
has been kept within moderate limits so that the student may perform
the test. The laboratory is housed in two adjoining rooms. The first
room is equipped with:
1--100,000 lb Olsen Std. Tension Compression Test Machine.
1--50,000 lb Machine of the same sort.
1--50,000 lb hand operated Riehle Tension Compression Machine
fitted with extra size screw for column work.
1--5000 lb Riehle Machine.
2--Punch Presses for shear studies.
2--Sets of Apparatus for testing Eccentric Riveted Joints.
1--Gyration Pendulum.
1--Polarized Light Stress Analyzer.
1--Torsion Demonstrator.
1--Slender Column Tester, also
Brinell Hardness Meter
Shore Scleroscope
Portable Brinell Tester
Extensometers, Strain Gauges, Shear Testers, for the above machines.
Torsion Meter, Planimeters, etc.
In the second room the cement and concrete testing appliances have been
concentrated, including:
1--Riehle Briquette Testing Machine
Concrete Cylinder Moulds
Concrete Beam Moulds
Vicat Needles
Briquette Moulds, etc.
Moist Storage Cabinet
Sand and Gravel Bins
1--Power Concrete Mixer
SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION in the DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Phys 1 Introductory Problems in Physics.
An introductory course to familiarize the student with the
best methods and procedure in performing calculations in
Physics. Practice is given in the use of the slide rule,
logarithms, mathematical and physical tables, construction
of graphs and curves, co-ordinate and tabular ruled paper.
Emphasis is placed upon the arrangement of work, efficiency
of calculations and methods of attack. The question of
precision is introduced through simple measurements and
calculations and is emphasized throughout the work of the
year. A set of problems has been compiled which aims to
present the elementary principles of physics as basic to
all engineering problems.
The work of the second term continues this approach, with
special emphasis upon the proper preparation of reports in
Physics. All of this work is done under conditions which
approximate the environment of the engineering computing
office.
Phys 2 and Phys 3. General Physics.
The objective of the courses in General Physics is a
knowledge of the fundamental laws of physical science,
visualized as the foundation for later professional
work. To this end, the courses are administered from the
Engineering rather than the Scientific viewpoint.
Phys 2.
Elementary Mechanics--Linear and curvilinear motion; simple
force system; energy and power; static forces in fluids;
simple harmonic motion.
The laboratory work which accompanies this course is
entirely quantitative and is designed to aid, by physical
demonstration the development of the concepts originated
in the classroom. To this end, the laboratory experimental
work follows as closely as possible after the classroom
exercises so that the essential unity of the two may be
impressed upon the student’s mind. An effort is made to
develop the student’s capacity for sustained careful
observation and deduction, and to initiate good practice in
the matter of recording and reporting upon scientific and
engineering data. Great stress is placed upon the precision
of the results obtained in the laboratory.
_Texts: “Physics”, edited by Duff; Entwisle, “Experiments
in Mechanics”._
Phys 3
Heat, Electricity, Sound and Light.
Heat. Heat as a form of energy; calorimetry; expansion
principles; heat transfer; meteorology.
Electricity. Fundamental principles of electric charge
and electric current; development of essential mechanical
nature of electrical and magnetic measurements.
Sound. Wave motion; propagation; principles of sound
quality; acoustics of rooms.
Light. Illumination; photometry; principles of reflection;
elementary geometrical optics; formation of spectra;
interference; polarized light.
Laboratory work is given in the second semester of the
course and covers a wide range of physical measurement,
with particular attention given to the accuracy possible
with the apparatus used.
_Texts: “Physics”, edited by Duff; Entwisle, “Experiments
in Heat, Sound, Light and Electricity”; Entwisle, “Elements
of Sound and Light”._
Phys 30 Strength of Materials. Prerequisites: Math 21, Mech 20.
The object of a study of Strength of Material is:
First, to determine the relations between the external
forces acting on a body and the internal forces or stress
and between external forces and the deformations or
strains, so that the stresses may be determined from known
loads or from measured strains or the strains determined
from known loads.
Second, to obtain a knowledge of those properties of
engineering materials necessary to an understanding of
these relations.
Among the topics covered are stress-strain curves,
properties of engineering materials, thin-walled cylinders,
riveted joints, combined stresses and strains, torsion,
statically determinate and statically indeterminate beams,
shear diagrams, moment diagrams, elastic curves, flexure
formula, Euler column formula, Gordon-Rankine formula,
straight line column formula, repeated loads, fatigue of
metals, impact and energy loads, stresses in flat plates,
and reinforced concrete beams.
An introduction to the use of a handbook is accomplished
by instruction in the A. I. S. C. handbook and by the
assignment of special problems for solution in class under
supervision.
In the laboratory, tests are performed to verify the
theoretical considerations studied in the classroom work.
These include a study of testing machines, tension test of
metal, test of riveted joint, compression tests, Brinell
hardness, wood tests, strength of cement and mortar,
concrete in bond and tension, construction and test of a
reinforced concrete beam, slender column tests, torsion in
shafts, and stress analysis by means of polarized light.
_Texts: Frost, “Laboratory Manual”; Seely, “Resistance of
Materials”; A. I. S. C. Handbook._
Transcriber’s Notes
A number of typographical errors were corrected silently.
Cover image is in the public domain.
Dittoes replaced by the words meant to be duplicated.