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Show 36 WEBER ACADEMY practical application of the subject. Prerequisite, Mathematics c and d. Five hours through the first semester, 1/2 unit. Mathematics f (Advanced Algebra).This course gives a brief review of the fundamental operations of the first course; takes up quadratic and irrational equations; systems involving quadratics, progressions, limits and infinity. Logarithms, ratio and proportion, variation, imaginaries, theory of quadratic equations and the binomial theorem. Prerequisite, Mathematics a and b. Five hours throughout one semester, 1/2 unit. Mathematics g (Trigonometry).Treatment is given of the trigonometric functions of acute angles, and solution of right triangles, logarithms, functions of obtuse angles, solution of oblique triangles, and general trigonometric analysis. Prerequisite, Mathematics a and b, c and d. Five hours through one semester, 1/2 unit. This course will not be given unless elected by at least ten students. I Education. Psychology.Chief among the topics discussed are the relation of mind to body, the psychological principles underlying the training of children, and psychology as a study of human nature and as a guide to personal conduct. Text: Briefer Course, James. Five hours per week during the first semester. Elementary Education.Special attention will be given to vital school room problems as well as to WEBER ACADEMY 37 the relation of the school to the community. Psychology is prerequisite to this course. Principles of Teaching, by Thorndike, is the text used. Five hours per week during the second semester. History of Education.This course embraces a discussion of the purpose and means of education, the principles of educational systems that have been in vogue, and the evolution of educational thought, showing how the present systems have grown out of those of the past. Seeley's History of Education is the text used. Five hours per week during the first semester. Pedagogy.In this course the science of education is studied in connection with the practice of teaching. Modern ideas and practical school room methods are given due consideration. School hygiene, school appliances, school management and the nature and development of children are treated with some care, and according to the ideas of the best modern authors and educators. Five hours per week during the second semester. Physical Science. Physiography.The effects of atmosphere, rivers, oceans and glaciers on the development of physiographic forms, rejuvenescence of rivers, cycles of erosion, transportation and deposition of the waste of the land will be studied. Frequent field excursions will be made during the fall and spring terms. Elements of |