Two papers, one Honor and one Pass, will be set to the Competitors for Honors in each of the following subjects, viz. :-Greek, Latin, Mathematics, Mathematical Physics; and each Candidate must answer from two at least of these Honor Papers to be entitled to Honors. The course for the Honor Papers in Greek and Latin comprises The course for the Honor Papers in Mathematics comprises Euclid-Books 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and Definitions of Book 5. Algebra, including Theory of Equations. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. Analytical Geometry of two dimensions, as far as the Equation of the Second Degree. Differential and Integral Calculus. The Honor Course in Mathematical Physics embraces a more advanced treatment of the subjects of the Pass Course. It is represented by such books as Newth's Mechanics and Hydrostatics, Kerr's Rational Mechanics, Parkinson's Mechanics, Todhunter's Mechanics for Beginners, Galbraith and Haughton's, or O. Airy's Optics, Galbraith and Haughton's Astronomy. The Candidates who pass with Honors will be arranged in two classes. They will receive prizes and certificates of Honor. Three Exhibitions, founded by public subscription, of the annual value of £20 for three years; three of the annual value of £15 for three years; and two of the annual value of £10 for three years, will be competed for at the Honor Examination. For the regulations regarding these Exhibitions see the University Calendar. DEGREE EXAMINATION IN ARTS. Candidates who have completed the Undergraduate Course, may offer themselves at the Degree Examination for graduation either with Honors or without Honors. Each Candidate must forward to the Secretary, on or before the 1st of September, notice of his intention to offer himself as a Candidate, and of the course in which he wishes to be examined. The Fee for the Degree of B.A. is One Pound. It must be lodged with the Secretary before the Examination begins. EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF B.A. WITHOUT HONORS. Candidates who seek the Degree without Honors, may select for their Examination any group of subjects from the following list, provided the sum of the numbers attached in this list to the selected subjects be at least four: English Composition forms a part of all University Examinations. The Examination in English will comprise The History of the Origin and Progress of the English Language; The General History of English Literature from the Accession A Special Examination on Shakespeare's Macbeth; Milton's Mathematical Science includes Mathematics and Mathematical Physics. The Course in Mathematics is the Pass Course prescribed for the First University Examination in Arts, with the following additions, viz. :-The Elements of the Theory of Equations, and of Spherical Trigonometry; and the application of Co-ordinate Geometry to the Right Line and Circle. The Course in Mathematical Physics is the same as the Honor Course for the First University Examination in Arts (see p. 39). The Course of Experimental Physics is represented by the easier portions of Everett's Deschanel. The Examination in Zoology will include questions on the more important characters of the classes, Vertebrate and Invertebrate, of the Animal Kingdom. Huxley's Introduction to the Classification of Animals, and Nicholson's Manual of Zoology, are recommended as Text-Books. Candidates in Botany will be examined in the general principles of the Structure and Classification of Plants. They may use as Text-Books Oliver's Lessons in Elementary Botany, and Parts I. and III. of Henfrey's Elementary Course of Botany (second edition, by Masters.) They will be expected to possess a practical acquaintance (that is, such a knowledge as can only be obtained by a study of the plants themselves) with the following natural orders, viz.: Ranunculaceæ, Cruciferæ, Leguminosa, Rosacea, Umbelliferæ, Compositæ, Scrophularineæ, Solaneæ, Borragineæ, Labiata, Euphorbiacea, Cupuliferæ, Coniferæ, Aroideæ, Orchidea, Liliacea, and Gramineæ, in addition to what they may learn from Oliver's Lessons as to the structure of these and other orders described in Part II. of that work. Candidates will also bear in mind the necessity of being able to distinguish the orders named from the principal allied orders. The Examination in Greek will comprise In 1875. Homer-Iliad, Book 10. In 1876. Homer-Iliad, Book 10. Xenophon-Hellenica, Book 3. Xenophon-Hellenica, Bock 3. with Prose Composition in Greek. The Examination in Latin will comprise In 1875. Sallust, Bellum Jugurthinum. Virgil, Eneid, Books VII-IX. In 1876. Sallust, Bellum Jugurthinum. with Prose Composition in Latin. In Modern Languages the Candidate will be required to translate an easy passage from an English author into the language or languages he selects. He will also be expected to possess an elementary knowledge of the literature of those languages. The Course in Logic comprises Formal Logic, including the Laws of Terms, Propositions, and Inferences (Immediate and Mediate), Simple (Categorical) and Complex (Hypothetical)—especially the rules of Oppositions and Conversions, the Syllogistic Figures, Reduction, and the Sorites; the leading principles of Evidence Probable (including Circumstantial) and Demonstrative; Inductions; Analogy; and Fallacies, especially those incident to Formal Reasonings. Candidates should read Bacon's Novum Organum, Book I., and Book II., Aphorisms, XI.-XXII., XXXVI.; and either Mill's Logic, Book III., chs. 7, 8, 10, 11, 20, 22, 23; or Fowler's "Inductive Logic." The Course in Metaphysics comprises Psychology, including the Nervous System, Consciousness, Sensation and Perception, Muscularity, Memory, Imagination, Association, Comparison (Faculty of Relations), Belief, Emotion, and Volition; the leading questions of Metaphysics; and the prominent points of the systems of Philosophy from Bacon to the present time; in particular those of Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, Reid, Kant, Sir W. Hamilton, and J. S. Mill. The portion appointed for the Examination in History is the History of Great Britain and Ireland during the 17th and 18th centuries. EXAMINATION for the DegrEE OF B.A. WITH HONORS. Candidates who seek to graduate with Honors, may select for their Examination any one of the following groups : Candidates who graduate with Honors will be arranged in two classes. Candidates who take a First Class will receive a Medal and Prize: Candidates who take a Second Class will receive a Prize and Certificate of Honor. The special regulations of the Examinations for the Degree of B.A., with Honors, are as follow: 1. ANCIENT CLASSICAL LANGUAGES. Candidates for the Degree of B.A., with Classical Honors, will be examined in the following course :— With Latin and Greek Composition in Prose and Verse. • Students are recommended to read Peile's Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology, and Roby's Latin Grammar. |