1942-1943 Academic Catalog

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES 43 22. Private Life of the Romans A course dealing with dress, food, amusements, burial customs, etc., of the Romans. Not a translation course. One semester, three hours. Not given every year. 23. Vergil's Aeneid Books VII-XII. One semester, three hours. Not given every year. 24. Pliny's Letters Selections from the letters of Pliny the Younger. One semester, three hours. Not given every year. 25. Latin Prose Composition Open to those wishing to major or minor in Latin. Two to four hours, according to needs. 26. Latin Literature A survey of Latin literature in translation. No knowledge of Latin required. One semester, two hours. 27. Mythology A comprehensive study in general mythology. Emphasis is placed upon Roman and Greek Mythology. Three hours a week, one semester. Not given every year. Mathematics: Professors Pyatte and Hostetler 5. Algebra Fundamental operations, permutations, combinations, complex numbers and determinants. Elective. Prerequisite, 1 unit high school Algebra. Three hours a week, one semester. 6. Trigonometry Trigonometric functions and logorithms in their relation to the solution of the triangle and similar problems. Elective. Prerequisite, 1 unit high school algebra, 1 unit high school plane geometry. Three hours a week, one semester. 7. Plane Analytics Rectilinear coordinates with their application to the conic sections. Translation of the origin in the plane. Elective. Prerequisite Mathe– matics 5 and 6 except in the case of pre-engineering students who should take 5 and 7 simultaneously in the freshman year. 8. Plane and Solid Analytics Rectilinear and polar coordinates with their application to conic sections. Rotation of the Axes. The point, plane, line and suface of rotation, in space. Elective. Prerequisite Mathematics 5-6-7 except in the case of pre-engineering students who should take 6 and 8 simultaneously in the freshman year. 9. Differential Calculus The derivative and its application to physical problems. Elective. Prerequisite Mathematics 8. Four hours a week, one semester.