(Mr. Hoggart, Dr. Moody and Mr. Aroni)
A course of approximately 48 lectures and 36 hours' practical work.
SYгтлвus. (a) Nature and Structure—Elementary physics of the solid state with particular reference to metals, plastics, ceramics, resins, rubber, etc. The interaction of particles forming aggregate structures, e.g. rocks, soils, concrete.
Elementary chemistry of cement and its relation to the macro structure of concrete.
The structure of timber and fibres. The physico-chemical structures of gases and liquids.
(b) Engineering Properties and Behaviour—
Mechanical behaviour-elasticity and anelasticity, plasticity, strength, fracture, creep, fatigue, etc.
Electrical behaviour—conduction, insulation, thermo-electric effect.
Magnetic behaviour. Dielectric behaviour.
Thermal behaviour—expansion and conductivity.
Nuclear behaviour—neutron cross section, radiation damage.
Optical behaviour—transparency, photo and electro luminescence.
Volumetric behaviour—swelling and shrinking phenomena.
Surface behaviour—adhesion, friction, etc.
Deterioration—corrosion, organic decay, chemical attack, etc.
Boos. Recommended for reference:
Chalmers, B.
—
The Structure and Mechanical Properties of Metals. (Chapman and Hall.)Various authors
—
Sympоsiиm on Significance of the Тепsiоп Test of Metals in Relation to Design. (Amer. Soc. Test. Mat.)Doan,
G. Principles
of Physical Metallurgy. (3rd ed., McGraw-
Hill.) Gensamer, M.—Strength of Materials under Combined Stress. (A.S.M.) . Hollomon, J., and Jaffe, L. Ferrous Metallurgical Design. (McGraw-
Hill.)Freudenthal, A.
M. Inelastic
Behaviour of Engineering Materials and Struc- tures. (Wiley.)Burton, R.—Applied Metallurgy for Engineers. (McGraw
-
Hill.) Keyser, C. A. Materials of Engineering. (Prentice-
Hall.)Perry, H.
A. Adhesive
Bonding of Reinforced Plastics. (McGraw-
Hí11.) Sinnott, M.J.
—The
Solid State for Engineers. (Wiley.)Goldman, J. E.
(еd.)
—The
Science of Engineering Materials. (Wiley.) Guy, A.G. Elements
of Physical Metallurgy. (Addison-Wesley.)101
Frankel,
J.
P.—Principles of the Properties of Materials. (McGraw-Hill.) U.S. Dept. of Interior (Bureau of Reclamation)—Concrete Manual.Murdock, L. J.—Concrete Materials and Practice. (Arnold.)
Blanks, R. F, and Kennedy, H. L. The Technology of Cement and Concrete.
(Wiley.)
Cement and Concrete Association of Australia.—Cement and Concrete Pub- lications.
C.S.I.R.O.—Selected Publications. (Division of Forest Production.) Reece, P. 1. —An Introduction to the Design of Timber Structures. (Spon.) Pearson, R. G., Kloot, N. H., and Boyd, J. D.— Timber Engineering Design
Handbook. (C.S.I.R.O. and M.U.P.)
EXAMINATION. One 3-hour paper.
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS PART I (Mr. Ryan)
A course of four lectures and three hours tutorial and practical work per week throughout the year.
Sу.tлвus. (i) Algebra. Number systems. Laws of algebra. Elementary num- ber theory. Complex numbers. Simple inequalities ; approximations. Graphs; nomo- grams. Limits. Vectors. Linear equations and inequations. •
(ii) Geometry. Polyhedra. Solid angles. Plane and solid analytical geometry.
Elementary topology, projective geometry and non-euclidean geometry.
(iii) Calculus. Integration and differentiation; geometrical and physical ap- plications. Series expansions. Partial differentiation. Simple differential equations;
physical and chemical applications.
(iv) Dynamics. Principles of mechanics. Motion of
a
particle, of a system of particles and of rigid bodies. Idealizations of physical systems.PRACTICAL WORK. This will include exercises, computations, and graphical or other construction work relating to the course.
Booкs. (a) Preliminary reading:
Turnbull, H. W.—The Great Mathematicians. (Methuen.)
Dantzig, T.—Number, the Language of Science. (Allen and Unwin.) Smeltzer, D. Man and Number. (Blackie.)
Kline, M.Mathematics in Western Culture. (Allen and Unwin.) Abbott, A..—Flatland. (Macmillan or Dover.)
Titchmarsh, E. C.—Mathematics for the General Reader. (Hutchinson.) (b) Prescribed text-books:
Courant, R., and Robbins, H.—What is Mathemati'csf (O.U.Р.) Thomas, G. B.—Calculus and Analytic Geometry. (Addison-Wesley.) or Kells, L. M.—Analytic Geometry and Calculus. (Prentice-Hall.) or Maxwell, E. A.—Analytical Calculus, Vols.
I
and II. (C.U.P.)Christie, D. E. Intermediate College Mechanics. (McGraw-Hill.) or Bullen, K. E.—Introduciion to the Theory of Mechanics. (Science Press.)
Kaye, G., and Laby, T. Four Figure Mathematical Tables. (3rd ed., Long
-
mans.)
or Knott, C. Four Figure Mathematical Tables. (Chambers.) (c) Recommended for reference:
Allendoerfer, C.
B.,
and Oakley, C. O. Principles of Mathematics. (McGraw-Hill.) .
Courant, R. Differential and Integral Calculus, Vol.
I.
(Blackie.) Tuckey, C. 0., and Armistead, W.—Coordinate Geometry. (Longmans.) Lamb, H. Infinitesimal Calculus. (C.U.P.)Randolph,
J.
F.—Calculus. (Macmillan.) Caunt, G. W. Infinitesimal Calculus. (Oxford.)Weatherburn, C. E.—Elementary Vector Analysis. (Bell.)
Synge,
J.
L., and Griffith, В. A. Principles of Mechanics. (McGraw-Hill.) Brand, L.—Vectorial Mechanics. (Wiley.)EXAMINATION. Two 3-hour papers for Pass and Honours; the work done in tutorials, practice classes and on test papers will also carry some weight.
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ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS PART IA
A course of five lectures and two tutorial classes per week throughout the year.
This subject may be prescribed in the place of Engineering Mathematics Part I for students permitted to repeat First Year.
SvгLAВus AND Booкs. As for Pure Mathematics Part I (Pass Course) and Applied Mathematics Part I (Pass Course). (See under Bachelor of Arts.)
Ехn іNАТrox. Two 3-hour papers for Pass and Honours; the work done in Tutorials and on test papers will also carry some weight.
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS PART II (Mr. Barton)
A course of two lectures per week, with practice classes, throughout the year.
PRELIMINARY READING. At the beginning of the year, some knowledge will be required of at least two of
Sawyer, W. W. Prelude to Mathematics. (Pelićan.)
Struik, D. J. А Concise History of Mathematics. (Bell or Dover.) Hilbert, D., and Cohn-Vossen, S.—Geometry and the Imagination. (Chelsea.)
Selected topics.
Maxwell, J. C.—Matter and Motion. (Dover.)
Weyl, Н.—Symmetry. (Princeton U.P.) .
SYLLАВus. (i) Vector Analysis. Differentiation and integration of scalar and vector point functions. Vector fields.
(ii) Complex Functions. Exponential and related functions. Periodic pheno- mena.
(iii) Integration. Reduction formulae. Improper integrals.
(iv) Differential Equations. Standard types of equations of first and second orders. Linear equations with constant coeliicients, of second and higher orders, and simultaneous systems.
(v) Infinite Series. Convergence, and the elementary tests for positive term series. Absolute convergence. Power series and their use in approximate calcula- tions.
(vi) Functions of Several Real Variables. Multiple integrals. Differentials.
Stationary values. Line integrals.
(vii) Boolean Algebra. Applications to logic, sets and networks.
(viii) Applications. Geometrical and physical applications. Mechanical and electrical principles.
Воокs. Recommended for reference:
(i) Phillips, H. B.—Vector Analysis. (Wiley.)
Hague, B. Aн Introduction to Vector Analysis. (Methuen.) Gans, R.—Vector Analysis. (Blackie.)
Weatherburn, C. E.—Advanced Vector Analysis. (Bell.)
* (ii) Durell, C. V., and Robson, A. Advanced Trigonometry, Chs. VIII to XIII.
(Bell.)
Siddons, A. W., and Hughes, R. T.—Trigonometry, Part IV. Ch. XVII.
(C.U.P.)
Maxwell, E. A.-Analytical Calculus, Vol. II. Ch. XI. (C.U.P.)
Bowman, F. Elementary Algebra, Part II. Chs. XLIII, XLIV. (Longman.) (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) Keils, L. M. Analytic Geometry and Calculus. (Pren-
tice-Hall.)
Osgood, W. F. Advanced Calculus. (Macmillan.)
Courant, R. Differential and Integral Calculus, 2 vols. (Blackie.)
Salvadori, M. G., and Schwarz, R. J.—Differential Equations in Engineering Problems. (Prentice-Hall.)
Relton, F. E. Applied Differential Equations. (Blackie.)
Kaplan, W.—Ordinary Differential Equations. (Addison-Wesley.) Thomas, G. В.—Calculus and Analytic Geometry. (Addison-Wesley.) Count, G. W. Introduction to Infinitesimal Calculus. (Oxford.)
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(v) Bowman, F. Elementary Algebra, Part II. Chs. XXXVIII to XLI. (Long- mans.)
Durei!, C. V., and Robson, A.—Advanced Algebra, Vol. II. Ch. XIV. (Bell.) Green, J. A.—Sequences and Series. (Routledge and Kegan Paul.)
(vii) Allendoerfer, C. B., and Oakley, C. O.—Principles of Mathematics, Chs. 1 and 5. (McGraw-Hill.)
Kemeny, J. G., Snell, J. L., and Thompson, G. L.—Introduction to Finite Mathematics. (Prentice-Hall.)
Nodelman, Н. M., and Smith, F. W. Mathematics for Electronics with Applications, Ch. 13. (McGraw-Hill.)
(viii) Synge, J. L., and Griffith, B. A.-Principles of Mechanics. (McGraw-Hill.) Skilling, H. H. Fundamentals of Electric Waves. (Wiley.)
Jaeger, J. C. Introduction to Applied Mathematics. (O.U.P.)
EXAMINATION. One 3-hour paper for Pass and Honours; the work done in practice classes and on test papers will also carry some weight.