1947-1948 Academic Catalog

DESCRIPT I ON O F COURSES 41 24. P liny 's Lett ers Selections from the letters of Pliny the Younger. One semester, three hours . Not given every year. 25 . Lati n P rose Com positi on Open to those wishing to major or minor in Latin. Two to four hours, according t o needs. 26. Lati n 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 se– mester. Not given every year. M at hemati cs: Professor Shaw 5. Algebra Fundamental operations, permutations, combinations, complex numbers and determinants. Elective. Prerequisite, 1 unit high school Algebra. Three hours a week, one semester. 6. T rigonometry Trigonometric functions and logarithms in their relation to the soluiton 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. Plan e A na lyt ics Rectilinear coordinates with their application to the conic sec– tions. Translation of tqe origin in the plane. Elective. Prerequisite, Mathematics 5 and 6 except in the case of pre-engineering students who should take 5 and 7 simultaneously in the freshman year. 8. P lan e an d Soli d A na ly t ics Rectilinear and polar coordinates with their application to conic sections. Rotation of the Axes. The point, plane, line and surface of rotation in space. Elective. Prerequisite, Mathematics 5-6-7 except in the case of pre-engineering students who should take 6 and 8 si– multaneously 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. 10. Integral Calculus The integral and its simpler applications. Elective. Prerequisite Mathematics 9. Four hours per week, one semester. 11. College Geometry Advanced Euclidian Plane Geometry. Primary emphasis is