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Show Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences The Division of Mathematics and Physical Science offers general courses in the departments of Chemistry, Geology and Geography, Engineering, Mathematics, Photography, Physics, Pre-Architecture, and Architectural Technology. Many daytime courses listed in this Division will be taught in the Evening School, and in addition, the following courses may be offered: GEOLOGY Courses of Instruction 061. Gemology—Physical and other properties of the minerals and rocks used as gems in jewelry or decorative pieces. (4). 062. Mineralogy for Prospectors—A course designed to acquaint prospectors, miners, hunters, and hikers with common ore minerals and their associated gangue minerals. Emphasis on simple physical and chemical tests for the identification of these minerals and on their mode of occurrence. (2). ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY Courses of Instruction Mechanical Drawing 1. Mechanical Drawing (Elementary)—Care and use of drawing instruments, practices in proper lettering, conventional lines and symbols, geometrical constructions and beginning orthographic projections. Individual instruction. Two laboratory periods a week. (2). 2. Mechanical Drawing (Intermediate)—Advanced orthographic projections; primary and secondary auxiliary views; revolutions, intersections, and developments; isometric and oblique projection; sections and study of working drawing. Individual instruction. Two laboratory periods a week. (2). 3. Mechanical Drawing (Advanced)—Point, line, plane, problems, length and slope of line, development and intersections of surfaces, shades and shadows. Prerequisite: Mechanical Drawing 2. Individual instruction. Two laboratory periods a week. (2). Architectural Drawing 21. Blueprint Reading and Estimating (Elementary) — Figuring qualities of building materials, their cost, cost of handling, labor required for a four-room house. Individual instruction. (2). 322 22. Blueprint Reading and Estimating (Advanced)—Continuation of elementary estimating, including construction reports and comparison with estimates. Individual instruction. Two laboratory periods a week. (2). 36. Architectural Design—Planning and designing small homes. Prerequisite: Architectural Drawing 31. (2). Building Drawing and Materials 051. Building Drawing and Materials—Drawing symbols and detailed layouts related to building construction. Prerequisite: Intermediate mechanical drawing. Individual instruction. Two laboratory periods a week. (2). 052. Advanced Building, Drawing, and Materials—Continuation of building, drawing, and materials home planning, floor layouts, elevations, stairs, sections, and plot plans. Individual instruction. Two laboratory periods a week. (2). Division of Physical Education The division of Physical Education offers courses in the departments of Health Education, Physical Education, and Recreation. Many courses listed in this Division will be taught in the Evening School. (See Physical Education Division.) Division of Social Sciences The Division of Social Sciences offers courses in the departments of General Education for the Social Sciences, Anthropology and Philosophy, History and Political Science, Orientation, Psychology, and Sociology. Many courses in the Division will be taught in the Evening School. In addition, the following courses may be offered: ANTHROPOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY Courses of Instruction 14. Introduction to Religion—Major problems of religion in the Western world, such as conceptions of God, ways of knowing God, religious values, possibility of immortality, human freedom. (5). 18. Types of Religious Philosophy—Intellectual foundations of some major contemporary movements in religious philosophy, such as Protestant modernism, Scientific Humanism, and Existentialism. (5). 20. Introduction to the Bible—Background of the Bible. In addition to selected readings, special consideration is given to the dating of the books of the Bible, authorship, canonization 323 |