COURSES IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS Strength of Materials. [See Civil Engineering 108A-108B.] Professor DERLETH, Assistant Professors ALVAREZ and EDDY The Materials of Engineering Construction. [See Civil Engineering 8D.] Assistant Professors ALVAREZ, GRISWOLD and EDDY, and Mr. WISKOCIL. Framed Structures. [See Civil Engineering 107A, 107E, 107F.] Assistant Professor EDDY and Mr. WHITE. Graphostatics. [See Drawing 105.] Associate Professor KowER and Assistant Professor WYTHE. Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, and Lighting. [See Civil Engineering Assistant Professor GRISWOLD. 125.] ASTRONOMY ARMIN O. LEUSCHNER, Ph.D., Sc.D., Professor of Astronomy, and Director of the Students' Observatory. RUSSELL T. CRAWFORD, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Practical Astronomy. SETH B. NICHOLSON, Ph.D., Instructor in Practical Astronomy. Courses 1 and 2 are designed to fulfill the requirement in prescribed natural science for students in the College of Letters and Science. Courses 5 and 11 may also be offered as prescribed science for the junior certificate. As part of the lower division courses special lectures are offered by the Director and Astronomers of the Lick Observatory. Geodesy, navigation, and nautical astronomy, specially adapted to the needs of students in the College of Commerce, will be included in course 2A. Prerequisite to major: Mathematics either 5, 8 and 9, or 3 and 4; Physics 1A-1B. In addition to these, Chemistry 1c and Geology 1A are recommended. Courses 103A, 103B, 104A, and 104в are prerequisite for a teacher's recommendation with astronomy as a major subject. In addition to these, courses 11 and 206 are advised. In every case the candidate should consult the head of the department. Candidates will obtain practice in teaching by being assigned to a teaching section of course 1. Every graduate course may be taken as a seminar course by arrangement with the instructor. An observatory fee of $2.50 per half-year is charged in courses 2A-2E, 104A, 104B, 114A. LOWER DIVISION COURSES Associate Professor CRAWFORD. 1. Elements of Astronomy. An introductory course. General facts and principles underlying the science of astronomy in all its branches. 3 hrs., either half-year. Lectures, section I, M W F, 10; II, Tu Th S, 9. The classes will be divided into smaller sections in which recitations, examinations, and conferences will be conducted. Students taking any of the courses 2A to 2E will be excused from the work in the small sections. In the second half-year a separate section, III, 2 hrs., will be conducted by Professor Leuschner for students who have the equivalent of the entrance requirements in mathematics and physics for the colleges of engineering. 2A-2E. Practice in Observing. Dr. NICHOLSON and Mr. ALTER. These courses are supplementary to courses 1 or 11 or 103A-103в, and are open to students who are taking or have taken any one of these courses. The student may enroll for from 1 to 3 units by electing one or more of the divisions specified below. All sections meet for organization on the first Thursday of the term at 7 p.m. 2A. Practical work at the observatory for beginners, with special emphasis on the elementary methods of determining time, latitude, and longitude. Navigation and nautical astronomy. Constellation study. Descriptive observations of celestial objects. 3 hrs., either half-year; 1 unit. 2B. Practical work at the observatory for beginners, with special emphasis on astrophysical and photographic observations. 3 hrs., either half-year; 1 unit. Prerequisite: course 2A. 2c. Continuation of course 2A. 3 hrs., either half-year; 1 unit. Prerequisite: course 2A. 2E. The subject matter of courses 2A and 2c. 6 hrs., either half-year; 2 units. UPPER DIVISION COURSES FREE ELECTIVE COURSES 5. History of Astronomy. Mr. ALTER. 2 hrs., first half-year. Tu Th, 10. Prerequisite: course 1. This course may be taken as prescribed science for the junior certificate. 11. Modern Astronomy. Dr. EINARSSON. Progress in astronomy through modern methods, especially spectroscopic and photographic. This 3 hrs., second half-year. M W F, 10. Prerequisite: course 1. course may be taken as prescribed science for the junior certificate. For observatory work supplementary to this course students may elect course 2B. MAJOR COURSES 103A. General Astronomy. Dr. NICHOLSON. The general facts and principles underlying the science of astronomy in all its branches, developed and discussed in detail. 3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 9., Prerequisite: Mathematics 5, and Physics 1A-1B. For observatory work in connection with this course students may elect one or more subdivisions of course 2, 104A, 104B, or 114A-114B, subject to the prerequisites announced. 103B. General Astronomy. Continuation of course 103A. Dr. NICHOLSON. 3 hrs., second half-year. M W F, 9. Prerequisite: course 103A. 104A. Practical Astronomy. Professor LEUSCHNER. Lectures and observatory work. Geodesy, navigation, and nautical astronomy. Practical work at the observatory with sextant, clock, chronograph, transit-and-zenith telescope, equatorial telescope, photographic telescope, reflector, altazimuth instrument. Computing. 5 hrs., first half-year; 3 units. Lectures and recitations, Tu Th, 9; observatory work, Tu, 7-10 p.m. Prerequisite: Mathematics 5, Physics 1A-1B, and either course 1 or 103A in astronomy. The course should also be preceded by a course in differential calculus. 104B. Practical Astronomy. Continuation of course 104A. 5 hrs., second half-year; 3 units. Professor LEUSCHNER. 107. Method of Least Squares-Adjustment of Observations. Dr. EINARSSON. The fundamental principles and processes of the method of least squares and their application to the solution of astronomical, physical, and engineering problems. 6 hrs., first half-year; 2 units. M W, recitation or lecture, 1-2, or practical applications, 1-4. Prerequisite: working knowledge of differential and integral calculus. 108. Interpolation, Use of Tables, and Mechanical Quadratures. Dr. EINARSSON. The more useful formulae of interpolation, and their application in the use of astronomical and other tables. Development of the formulae of numerical differentiation and integration, and their application in the construction of tables. Practice in extensive numerical computations, with special aim at rapidity and exactness. 3 hrs., first half-year. Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: Mathematics 4 or 109. *110. The Theory of Astronomical Refraction. 2 hrs., first half-year. 104A or 114A. Associate Professor CRAWFORD. Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: course 112. Eclipses. 3 hrs., second half-year. Hours to be arranged with the instructor. Prerequisite: course 104A or 114A. *Not to be given, 1915–16. COURSES PRIMARILY FOR ENGINEERS 3. Surveyors' Course in the Elements of Spherical Trigonometry and Astronomy. Dr. EINARSSON and Dr. NICHOLSON. The principles of spherical trigonometry and astronomy adapted to the needs of surveyors, with particular reference to the solar attachment transit. Computing. 3 hrs., second half-year; 1 unit. Four sections: I, M, 1-4; II, Tu, 1–4; III, W, 1-4; IV, Th 1-4. All sections meet for organization on the first Wednesday of the term at 4 p.m. For field work the class will be divided into six sections. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 1A-1B, 1C-1D. 114A-114B. Practical Astronomy. Dr. EINARSSON. The subject matter of course 104 more briefly presented, and adapted to the needs of students of civil engineering. 4 hrs., throughout the year; 2 units. Lecture, Tu, 9, and one observatory period. The observatory is open for this course two evenings and one afternoon. The arrangement of the work depends so largely upon weather conditions that the student should reserve for this course several observatory periods. Prerequisite for students not in the College of Civil Engineering: Mathematics 5, Physics 1A-1B, and either course 1 or 103A. 116. Measurement and Reduction of Astronomical Photographs; Spectrograms. Dr. EINARSSON. 2 hrs., second half-year. Th, 1-3. GRADUATE COURSES 206. Theoretical Astronomy. Professor LEUSCHNER. 3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 10. Prerequisite: course 1 or 103A; Mathematics 4 or 109; ordinarily also Physics 105A. 207. Theoretical Astronomy. Professor LEUSCHNER. This course treats of the relative accuracy of the various methods of determining preliminary orbits. 3 hrs., second half-year. M W F, 10. Prerequisite: course 206. †208A. Introduction to Celestial Mechanics. 3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 9. †208B. A continuation of course 208A. Professor LEUSCHNER. Professor LEUSCHNER. Second half-year. Hours and credit to be arranged with the instructor. These courses form a series which the student can complete in about three years. From two to three of these courses are offered every term, the selection being based on the needs and the preparation of the graduate students in astronomy. |