Vibration of simple pen BOYLE'S Law. Air pump. dulum and simple harmonic motion. Sound Nature of sound waves. Determination of velocity of sound and its connection with the elasticity and density of the medium. DOPPLER'S principle. Reflection and refraction of sound. Methods of determining the frequency and wave-lengths of notes. Interference of sound waves. Vibrations of strings and columns of air. Experimental methods of analysing complex sounds. LISSAJOU's figures. Application of the equation y=a COS. (vt-x) to problems in interference. 2x Heat Construction and theory of thermometers. Co-efficients of expansion and their variation with temperature. Unit of heat and calorimetry. Specific heat. Latent heat. Vapour pressures and their determination. Radiant heat. Its reflection, refraction, absorption, and emission. Conductivity. Determination of co-efficients of conductivity. Indicator diagrams. CARNOT's Heat engine. First and second laws of Thermo-dynamics. CARNOT's function and THOMSON's scale of temperature. Determination of mechanical equivalent of heat. Light Determination of the velocity of light. Elementary mathematical formulæ relating to the reflection and refraction of light. Mirrors. Lenses. Dispersion and spectrum analysis. The construction of achromatic lenses. Undulatory theory of light. Rectilineal propagation of light. Deduction of the laws of reflection and refraction. Interference of light. NEWTON's rings and colours of thin plates. Diffraction. Double refraction in uniaxal crystals. Plane, circularly and. elliptically polarised light. Interference of polarised light. Rotation of plane of polarisation. Magnetism Method of drawing lines of magnetic force. Magnetic potential. Action of one magnet on another placed broadside or endways. Determination of magnetic moments, horizontal component of Earth's magnetic force and the dip. Magnetic induction. Co-efficient of magnetisation and induction. Permeability, Diamagnetism. Electricity Proof of the law of Electrical repulsion. Specific inductive capacity. THOMPSON's quadrant and absolute, electrometers. Calculation of potential capacity and energy in simple cases. Frictional and inductive machines. The Electric current. Galvanometer. Determination of resistances. Онм's Law. JOULE'S Law. Determination of electromotive force and internal resistance of batteries. Properties of a conjugate system of conductors. Electrolysis and electro-chemical equivalents. Thermo-electrical currents. PELTIER and THOMSON'S effects. Electro-magnetism. Electromotive force produced in conductors by altering the magnetic field surrounding them. Co-efficients of mutual and self-induction. RHUMKORFF's coil: Elementary theory of dynamo. Units. Electrostatic and electro-magnetic 1efinitions of COULOMB, AMPERE, VOLT, FARAD, OHM, WATT and JOULE. The Practical Examination will be in the following experiments from GLAZEBROOK and SHAW's Practical Physics-Nos. 1, 3, 4, 7—10, 12, 13, 15-17, 20, 22, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32-34, 36-40, 48, 49, 51-54, 56, 57, 62, 69-78, 80. The following books may be consulted :MAXWELL: Matter and Motion. DANIELL: Principles of Physics. DESCHANEL: Natural Philosophy. GANOT Physics edited by Reinold. : MAXWELL: Theory of Heat. PRESTON: Theory of Heat. GLAZEBROOK : Heat and Light. EVERETT Vibratory Motion and Sound. 24, BARNES'S Practical Acoustics. EMTAGE Light. GLAZEBROOK : Physical Optics. PRESTON Theory of Light. S. P. THOMPSON: Electricity and Magnetism. FOSTER and ATKINSON: Electricity and Magnetism. J. J. THOMSON: Elements of the Mathematical Theory of Electricity and Magnetism. EDSER: Heat (Macmillan). EDSER: Light ( Do. ). WATSON: Text book of Physics. GLAZEBROOK and SHAW: Practical Physics, CHEMISTRY. The Examination in Chemistry shall consist of two papers and a Practical examination. The following syllabus is prescribed : A.-Elements, compounds, mixtures, solutions, chemical action, symbols, formulæ, nomenclature, law of chemical combination, equivalents. Outline of elementary crystallography. The Atomic Theory, GAY LUSSAC's Law, AVOGADRO'S Law, DULONG and PETIT'S Law. Determination of Atomic and Molecular weights, Isomorphism, Dimorphism, Isodimorphism, etc., Chemical notation, Valency, Graphic formulæ, chemical equations, calculation of formulæ, and percentage composition. Compound radicals. Theories of dissociation in gases and liquids. Chemical affinity. Influence of heat and light on Chemical affinity, Allotropy, Isomerism, Electrolysis. FARADAY'S Law, Diffusion, Dialysis, Catalysis, Combustion, Flame, Luminosity, Elements of Thermochemistry, Outlines of spectrum analysis. Distinction between metals and non-metals, alloys, acids, bases, salts and anhydrides. The constitution of salts. The Periodic Law and the study of the elements on the periodic system. A fairly complete knowledge of the modes of occurrence, methods of preparation, properties, uses. and general characters of the following non-metals, their allotropic modifications. and their principal compounds :Hydrogen, Chlorine, Fluorine, Bromine, lodine, Oxygen, Sulphur, Boron, Nitrogen, Phosphorus. Arsenic. Carbon, Silicon and Argon: also Selenium. Tellurium, Gallium, Rubidium, Cæsium, so far as to determine their location in LOTHAR MEYER'S or MEN DELJEFF's tables. A general knowledge of the methods of preparation, properties and uses of the following metals and their principal salts-Sodium, Potassium, Ammonium, Lithium, Silver, Calcium, Barium, Strontium, Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, Mercury, Cadmium, Gold, Lead, Tin, Platinum, Aluminium, Antimony, Bismuth, Chromium, Manganese, Iron Nickel, Cobalt. A knowledge of the methods used in the preparation of the more important acids, salts, etc., employed in arts and manufactures; and also of the metallurgy of Iron, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Mercury, and Platinum. B.-Practical work. 1. Analysis by wet and dry processes. The substance to be analysed may contain two bases and two acids, and shall be confined to the following metals and acid radicals :-Silver, Mercury, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, Bismuth, Tin, Cadmium, Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Aluminium, Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt, Strontium, Barium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Ammonium, Hydrogen, Chlorides, Iodides, Bromides, Fluorides, Sulphides, Nitrites Sulphites, Cyanides, Acetates, Oxalates, Phosphates, Chlorates, Sulphates, Nitrates, Carbonates, Borates, Chromates. 2. The preparation of and the recognition of Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Chlorine, Allotropic modifications of Sulphur, Carbon-monoxide, Carbon-dioxide, Marshgas, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid, Nitric acid, Sulphurdioxide, Sulphuretted Hydrogen, Nitrous oxide, Nitric oxide. Preparation of simple salts involving no special difficulty, and use of no special apparatus. The following books may be consulted: NEWTH: Inorganic Chemistry. ROSCOE and SCHORLEMMER: Treatise on Chemistry, Vol. WURTZ: Chemical Theory. REMSEN: Principles of Chemical Theory. HILL: Practical Chemistry. THORPE and MUIR: Qualitative Analysis. FENTON: Notes on Qualitative Analysis. CHAPMAN JONES: Practical Inorganic Chemistry for advanced students. Muir College Tables for Qualitative Analysis. ROSCOE and HARDEN: Inorganic Chemistry for advanced students. PATTISON MUIR and SLATER: Elementary Chemistry. SHENSTONE: Inorganic Chemistry, BAMSAY: Modern Chemistry, Parts I and II (Temple Cyclopædia series). RHEAD: Metallurgy. FIRST EXAMINATION FOR THE D.Sc., 1907. MATHEMATICS. The Examination will consist of two papers as follows: : 1. Solid Geometry and Elementary Differential Equations. 2. Dynamics of a Particle and Rigid Dynamics in two Dimensions. |