In each case the lectures will survey the chemistry and chemical engineering of some of the processes within the general field named, particularly from the points of view of thermodynamics, kinetics, transport phenomena and materials.
The Provision of units in Groups a to 4 in a particular year will depend on the demand for them and also on the staff available.
BOOKS Part III
(a) Prescribed text-books.
As for Chemical Engineering Part lI together with Group i.
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(a) Strauss, W., Industrial Gas Cleaning. (Pergamon.) (b) МcAdams, W. H., Heat Transmission. (McGraw-Hí11.) or Kern, D. Q., Process Heat Transfer. (McGraw-Hill.)
Norman, W. S., Absorption, Distillation and Cooling Towers. (Longmans.) (c) Ceagslke, N. H., Automatic Process Control for Chemical Engineers. (Wiley.) (d) Dillio, C. C. and Nye, E. P., Thermal Engineering. (International Text Book Co.) (e) Hingen, O. A» Watson, K. M. and Ragatz, R. A., Chemical Process Principles, Part II:
Thermodynamics. (Wiley.)
Weber, H. C. and Meissner, H. P., Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers. (Wiley.) or Smith, J. M. and van Ness, H. C., Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermo-
dynamics. (McGraw-Hill.)
(f) Smith, J. M., Chemical Engineering Kinetics. (McGraw-Hill.)
(g) Brownell, L. E. and Young, E. H., Process Equipment Design (Vessel Design). (Wiley.) B.S. Code 1500 (1958), Fusion Welded Pressure Vessels for use in the Chemical and
Allied Industries. (British Standards Institution.)
(h) Guy, A. G., Elements of Physical Metallurgy (2nd Ed., Addison-Wesley.) . EXAMINATION Part III
Examinations will be held during the year at the end of the optional unit courses. One 3-hour paper in each of sections i (d) and (h) of the compulsory syllabus will be given. at the end of these courses.
Five 3-hour papers will be given in the other compulsory sections of the course at the end of the year.
551. CHEMISTRY (ENGINEERING COURSE) (Mr Olver)
A course of two lectures per week, with laboratory work, throughout the year.
Pre-requisite Standard. While there is no pre-requisite, it is strongly recommended that the students beginning the course should have a background of descriptive chemistry and basic chemical theory equivalent to Matriculation Chemistry. A knowledge of the subject up to this standard will be assumed as a basis for the course.
SYLLABUS
The course will consist of a treatment of basic physical, inorganic and organic chemistry, emphasizing aspects of the subject of importance in engineering investigations and practice.
The following syllabus provides a general guide to the topics to be discussed.
t. Physical Chemistry.
Chemical Kinetics and Chemical Equilibrium. Factors influencing the rates of chemical reactions; collision theory of reaction. Catalysis—homogeneous and heterogeneous, with applications. The equilibrium law and le Chatelier's principle. Ionic equilibria in aqueous solution; the Lowry-Brönsted theory of acids and bases; pH, indicators, buffer solutions, titration curves. Precipitation equilibria.
The Properties of Gases, Liquids and Solids. The Kinetic theory of matter. The ideal gas equation; real gases and deviations from ideality; van der Waals' equation; liquefaction of gases and critical phenomena. The liquid state. Crystalline solids—metals, ionic solids, valence and molecular crystals. Solid-liquid-gas equilibria for one-component systems;
the Phase Rule.
Solutions. Two-component systems; solutions; the properties of gas-liquid, liquid-liquid and liquid-solid systems. Colligative properties of dilute solutions.
Thermochemistry. The first law of thermodynamics; internal energy and enthalpy; heat of reaction; calorimetry; heat of formation; heat of combustion; heat of solution; heat of neutralization; the laws of Hess and Kirchhoff. Combustion of fuels.
Electrochemistry. Conductance of electrolyte solutions and the ionic theory. Redox equilibria; electrode potentials and redox potentials, electrolytic cells; measurement of hydrogen ion concentration. Electrolysis. Overvoltage. Electrodeposition of metals. Cor-
rosion and methods of controlling it. .
Surface Chemistry and the Colloidal State. Surface phenomena. The colloidal state:
lyophobic and lyophilic sols.
Theory of Chemical Analysis. The theory and procedure involved in gravimetric and volumetric analysis such as is given in the recommended manual of practical chemistry.
Conductometric titrations; potentiometric titrations.
z. Descriptive Chemistry.
Comparative chemistry of the elements and the periodic classification. Atomic structure and the theory of valency.
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3. Organic Chemistry.
The properties of homologous series. Aliphatic hydrocarbons and their simpler derivatives.
The main functional groups. Benzene and its simple derivatives. Naphthalene, Lubricants.
Fuels. Plastics.
LABORATORY WORK
Three and a half hours per week throughout the year, covering exercises in gravimetric and volumetric analysis, and general inorganic chemistry, and experiments in physical chemistry, the experiments being chosen to illustrate and amplify the theory course.
The practical lasses for this subject are taken in the Biological and Engineering Chemistry Laboratory of the Redmond Barry Building. The department supplies all the apparatus for which a fee of £5 must be paid to the University Branch of the National Bank, using a specially stamped bank slip obtained from the Laboratory. Evidence of payment must be produced to the Laboratory before practical classes begin. The full fee is retained as no charge will be made for reasonable wear arid breakage.
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Pauling, L., General Chemistry. (ind ed., Freeman.)
Diamant, R. M. E., Applied Chemistry for Engineers. (Pitman.) (b) Prescribed text-books
"Sisley, H. H., Van. der Werf, C. A. and Davidson,
A.
W., Generai Chemistry: A Syste- matic Approach, (гnд ed., Macmillan.)or "Simko, M. J. and Plane, R. A., Chemistry. (2nd ed., McGraw-Hill.) or *Andrews, D. H. and Kokes, R. J., Fundamental Chemistry. (Wiley.)
Glasstone, S. and Lewis, D., Elements of Physical Chemistry. (Macmillan.)
Brown, R. D. and O'Donnell, T. A., Manual of Elementary Practical Chemistry. (ind ed., M.U.P.)
*Departmental Publications (duplicated):
Experiments in Inorganic Chemistry.
Experiments in Physical Chemistry.
(These laboratory handbooks are available. from the Biological and Engineering Chemistry Laboratory, Redmond Barry Building.)
(c) Recommended for reference
Glasstone, S., Textbook of Physical Chemistry. (ind ed., Macmillan.) Daniels, F. and Alberty, R. A., Physical Chemistry. (ind ed., Wiley.) . Findlay, A., Introduction to Physical Chemistry. (3rd ed., Longmans.) Brown, G. I., Simple Guide to Modern Valency Theory. (Longmans.)
Carman, P. C., Chemical Constitution and Properties of Engineering Materials.
(Arnold.)
Van Vlack, L. H., Elements of Materials Science. (Addison-Wesley.)
Kolthoff, L M. and Sandell, E. B., Textbook of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis. (3rd ed., Macmillan.)
Vogel, A. I., A Text-book of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis including Elementary Instrumental Analyses. (3rd ed., Longmans.)
Findlay, A. and Kitchener, J. A., Practical Physical Chemistry. (8th ed., Longmans.) Daniels, F., Mathews, J. H., Williams, J. W., Bender, P. and Alberty, R. A., Experi-
mental Physical Chemistry. (5th ed., McGraw-Hill.) . EXAMINATION
One 3-hour written paper, for Pass and Honours combined. There will be no practical examination, but the standard of the student's laboratory work will be assessed con- tinually throughout the year, and is taken into account in determining the success of the candidates at the Annual Examination. .
420. CHEMISTRY PART I B
A course of three lectures, one tutorial per week and laboratory work throughout the year. A preliminary standard equivalent to Matriculation Chemistry will be assumed. The syllabus is basically similar to that of the Chemistry IA course with the restriction that certain subjects are not developed so fully.
Membership of the Chemistry Part IA class is restricted to students having a good result in Matriculation Chemistry. The syllabus is basically similar to that of Chemistry IB. For further details see Faculty of Science Handbook. .
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SYLLABUS
1. General Chemistry. Atomic Structure and the Theory of Valency: electrovalent, covalent,.
dative, hydrogen, metallic and van der Waals' bonding.
Structure of Solids: relation between bond type, properties and structure.
Kinetic Theory of Matter: solids, liquids, gases, ideal gas equation, ideal behaviour and deviations from it, distribution of molecular velocities.
Solid-Liquid-Gas Equilibria : one component systems, vapour pressure, liquefaction of gases and critical phenomena.
Distribution Equilibria: Henry's Law and the distribution of a solute between two immis- cible solvents.
Energetics of Chemical Reactions: heat of reaction, internal energy, éпthalpy, activation energy, Hess's Law.
Kinetics and Mechanism of Chemical Reactions : factors influencing rate of reactions, rate controlling step, catalysis.
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Chemical Equilibrium : the equilibrium law, Le Chatelier's principle, homogeneous and heterogeneous systems.
Ionic Equilibria in Solution : precipitation equilibria, competing equilibria, complex forma- tion, Lowry-Вrönsted theory of acids and bases, pi, . buffer solutions, conductance of electrolyte solutions, electrode potentials, redox equilibria and electrolysis.
Periodic Table : comparative chemistry of selected groups and periods, introduction to co- ordination chemistry.
1. Organic Chemistry. The scope of organic chemistry. Principles of purification, qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic compounds. Functional, structural, optical and
geometric isomerism, Structure of benzene. .
The preparation and reactions of the following classes of compounds : paraffins, olefins, acetylenes, benzene, alcohols, phenols, halides, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylić acids and amines.
LABORATORY WORK
Three and a half hours per week, throughout the year, illustrating the principles of in- organic, physical and organic chemistry together with exercises in quantitative and qualitative analysis.
The practical classes for this subject are taken in the Chemistry Building. The department supplies all the apparatus for which a fee of £5 must be paid to the University Branch of the National Bank, using a specially stamped bank slip obtained from the department.
Evidence of payment must be produced to the department before practical classes begin.
The full fee is retained as no charge will be made for reasonable wear and breakage.
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading Pauling, L., General Chemistry. (Freeman.) (b) Prescribed text-books:
Baxter, J. F. and Steiner, L.
E.
Modern Chemistry, Vol. II. (Prentice-Hall.)or Glasstone, S. arid Lewis, D., Elements of Physical Chemistry. (Van Nostrand.)t . or Daniels, F. and Alberty, R. A., Physical Chemistry. (Wiley.)
Sisley, H. H., Van der Werf, C. A. and Davidson, A. W., College Chemistry: A Syste- matic Approach. (xnd ed., Macmillan.)
Andrews, D. H. and Kokes, R. J., Fundamental Chemistry. (Wiley.) or Sienko, M. J. and Plane, R. A., Chemistry. (McGraw-Hill.)
or Hiller, L. A. and Herber, R. H., Principles of Chemistry. (McGraw.Hill.) .
Morrison, R. T. and Boyd, R. N., Organic Chemistry. (Allyn & Bacon.)t or English, J. and Cassidy, I-L G., Principles of Organic Chemistry. (McGraw-Hill.)
Brown, R. D. and O'Donnell, T. A., Manual of Elementary Practical Chemistry. (and ed.,.
M.U.P.)
Brown, G. I., Simple Guide to Modern Valency Theory: (Longmans.) ' .
(c) Recommended for reference:
Gilreath, E. S., Fundamental Concepts of Inorganic Chemistry. (McGraw-Hill.) Gould, E. S., Inorganic Reactions and Structure. (Holt.)t
Books marked t are used by students proceeding to Chemistry II and Chemistry III.
EXAMINATION
Two a-hour written papers in General Chemistry, one i%-hour written paper in Organic Chemistry. The practical work of each student is assessed continually throughout the year, and is taken into account in determining the success of candidates at the Annual Examination.
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362. CHEMISTRY PART II C
A course of approximately 45 lectures in physical chemistry, 25 lectures in inorganic chemistry and 25 lectures in organic chemistry, with demonstrations and practical work throughout the year. The course provides a survey of the subject for those not intending to become professional chemists, but proceeding to a degree with a physical science as major subject.
SYLLABUS
Physical chemistry and inorganic chemistry. The scope of the course is substantially as for Chemistry Part II A. (See Science Handbook.)
Organic chemistry. A study of mono-functional and poly-functional aliphatic and aromatic compounds, providing a short survey of the subject.
LABORATORY WORK
A record of efficiency in performance and understanding of experiments will be kept and short tests may be given. This information will have a bearing on the final result of the student in the subject.
The practical classes for this subject are taken in the Chemistry Building. The department supplies all the apparatus for which a fee of Lro must be paid to the University Branch of the National Bank, using a specially stamped bank slip obtained from the department.
Evidence of payment must be produced to the department before practical classes begin.
The full fee is retained as no charge will be made for reasonable wear and breakage.
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Wells, A. F., The Third Dimension in Chemistry. (O.U.P.)
Kauzmann, W., Quantum Chemistry, Ch. i only. (Academic Press.) (b) Prescribed text-books:
(i) For those not proceeding to Chemistry Part III:
Sanderson, Chemical Periodicity.
*Moore, W. J., Physical Chemistry. (Prentice-Hall.)
*Glasstone, S., Elements of Physical Chemistry. (Van Nostrand.) or *Daniels, F. and Alberty, R. A., Physical Chemistry. (2nd ed., Wiley.)
*English, J. and Cassidy, H. G» Principles of Organic Chemistry. (McGraw-Hill.
*Morrison, R. T. and Boyd, R. N., Organic Chemistry. (Allyn & Bacon.) (i) For those proceeding to Chemistry III:
*Glasstone, S., Textbook of Physical Chemistry. (Van Nostrand.)
*Morrison, R. T. and Boyd, R. N., Organic Chemistry. (Allyn & Bacon.)
*Cartmell, E. and Fowles, G. W. A., Valency and Molecular Structure. (Butterworth.) Sykes, P., A Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry. (Longmans.)
*Kolthoff, I. M. and Sandell, E. B., Textbook of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis.
(Macmillan.) (3) For all students
Moeller, T., Inorganic Chemistry. (Wiley.)
or Gould, E. S., Inorganic Reactions and Structure. (Holt.)
Emeléus, H. J. arid Anderson, J. S., Modern Aspects of Inorganic Chemistry. (ind ed., Routledge.)
(c) Recommended for general reading and reference:
Coulson, C. A., Valence. (0.1.?.)
Wells, A. F., Structural Inorganic Chemistry. (ind ed., O.U.P.) Latimer, W. M., The Oxidation States of the Elements. (Prentice-Hall.)
Sidgwick, N. V., The Chemical Elements and their Compounds, z vols. (O.U.Р.) Moelwyn-Hughes, E. A., Physical Chemistry.
Steiner, L. E., Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics. (ind ed., McGraw-Hill.) Glasstone, S., Introduction to Electrochemistry. (Van Nostrand.)
Findlay, A., Campbell, A. N. and Smith, N. A., The Phase Rule and its Applications.
(9th ed., Dover.)
Findlay, A. and Kitchener, J. A., Practical Physical Chemistry. (8th ed., Longmans.) Remy, H., Treatise on Inorganic Chemistry, i vols. (Elsevier.)
Ketelaar, J. A. A., Chemical Constitution. (ind ed., Elsevier.) EXAMINATION
For Pass and Honours—one 3-hour paper in physical chemistry, and one 3-hour pa er in organic and inorganic chemistry. Students who have not maintained a satisfctory a standard in the laboratory course throughout the year will be required to take a practical examination.
570. CIVIL ENGINEERING
(Professor Francis, Dr Trollope, Dr Laszlo, Mr Wood, Dr Lawson, Mr Sharp, Dr Lee, Dr Stevens, Dr Clyde, Mr Aroni, Mr O'Neill and visiting lecturers)
A course of about 8 lectures per week, with about 1q hours per week of laboratory,.
drawing office and practice classes throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
1. Structural En ineering and Elasticity. Analysis and design of statically indeterminate structures such as trusses, rigid frames; arches and shells. Inelastic behaviour.
Concrete mix design. Concrete quality control. Reinforced and prestressed concrete structures.
Stability of structures and components. Vibrations of beams, frames and the like. Elemen- tary plate and shell theory.
Laboratory techniques—measurement of strain, methods of testing structures and statistical design of experiments.
a. Hydraulic Engineering. Topics in the following fields
Hydrology : Precipitation, run-off, infiltration, ground water, floods.
Sewerage and Drainage: Sewerage and drainage schemes. Sewage disposal.
Water Supply: Water supply schemes. Purification.
Irrigation: Water requirements and losses, irrigation methods, control and distribution structures.
Conduits: Channels, pipes. Variable flow in channels. Waves. Flow measurement.
Dams and Storages : Types, outlet and diversion works, spillways, gates, energy dissipators.
River regulation, weirs, sediment transport.
Water Power : Performance, cavitation, speed regulation, testing of turbines. Surge tanks.
Water power schemes.
Coastal Engineering.
Flow nets.
Hydraulic similitude.
3. Soil Engineering. Behaviour of engineering soils. Principles and applications of soil mechanics to foundations, embankments, cuttings and retaining structures.
4. Highway and Airport Engineering. Geometric design of roads, streets and airports. Pave- ment design and construction. Drainage. Introduction to traffic engineering.
5. Engineering Practices.
(a) Engineering Construction. Topics such as the following: foundation methods, timber- ing, de-watering, under-pinning, etc. Structural steel fabrication. Methods of reinforced concrete construction, form-work, precasting. Erection methods.
(b) Engineering Organization and Economics. Topics such as the followings organization of civil engineering works, contracts and specifications, financing of engineering projects, costing, legal aspects.
LABORATORY, DRAWING OFFICE AND CLASSROOM WORK This will usually include the following
(i) original designs of structures in part or whole;
(i) a scheme of water supply, irrigation, power, sewerage, etc.;
(3) laboratory work including projects;
(4) discussion groups, visits to works in progress and special lectures by visiting speakers;
(5) essays and reports.
No student will be admitted to the Final Examination without evidence of satisfactory laboratory and drawing office work, which will be assessed in the deciding of examination results. Records of laboratory and drawing orce work must be submitted periodically as required. Additional tests may be set during the year; the results of these may be taken into account in assessing examination results.
BOlkS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Tòrroja, E., Philosophy of Structures. (Univ. of California Press.) Rouse, H. and Ince, S., History of Hydraulics. (State U. of Iowa, 1957.) Birkhoff, G., Hydro-dynamics. (Dover.)
(b) Prescribed text-books:
*Matheson, J. A. L. and Francis, A. J., Hyperstatic Structures, Vols. 1 and z. (Butterworth Scientific Publications.)
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Timoshenko, S. and Youn D. H., Theory of Structures. (McGraw-111.) Timoshenko, S., Тheory of Elastic Stability. (McGraw-Hill.)
Timoshenko, S., Theоr of Plates and Shells. (McGraw-Hill.)
*Ferguson, P. M., Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals. (Wiley.) Lin, T. Y., Prestressed Concrete Structures. (Wiley.)
Albertson, M. L., Barton, J. R. and Simons, D. B., Fluid Mechanics for Engineers. (Prentice- Hall, rgбo.
Davis, C. V., Handbook of Applied Hydraulics. (McGraw-Hill.)
*Capper, P. L. and Cassie, W. F., The Mechanics of Engineering Soils. (2nd ed., Spon.) (c) Recommended for reference
(t) Structural Engineering and Elasticity.
Wilbur, J. B. and Norris, C. H., Elementary Structural Analysis. (McGraw-Hill.) Probst, E. H. afd Comrie, J., Civil Engineering Reference Book. (Butterworth.) Baker, J. F., Horne, M. R. and Heyman, J., The Steel Skeleton, Vol. II. (C.U.P.) Beedle, L. S., Plastic Design of Steel Frames. (Wiley.)
Cross, H. and Morgan, N. D., Continuous Frames of Reinforced Concrete. (Wiley.) Parcel, J. I. and Moorman, R. B. B., Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures.
(Wiley.)
Stewart, D. A., High Quality Concrete. (Spon.
Guyon, Y., Prestressed Concrete. (Contractors Record.)
Dunham, C. W., Theory and. Practice of Reinforced Concrete. (3rd ed., McGraw-Hill.) Murdock, L. J., Concrete Materials and Practice. (Arnold.)
Wortham, A. W. and Smith, T. E., Practical Statistics in Experimental Design. (Merrill.) (z) Hydraulic Engineering.
Hydraulics
Streeter, V. L., Fluid Mechanics. (McGraw-Hill.)
Streeter, V. L., Handbook of Fluid Dynamics. (McGraw-Hill.) Chow, V. te, Open Channel Hydraulics. (McGraw-Hill.) Jaeger, C., Engineering Fluid Mechanics. (Blackie.) Rouse, H., Engineering Hydraulics. (Wiley.) Lamb, H., Hydraulics. (Dover.)
Vallentine, H. R., Applied Hydrodynamics. (Butterworth.) Leliaysky, S., An Introduction to Fluvial Hydraulics. (Constable.)
Hydraulic Models—A.S.C.E. Manual of Engineering Practice, No. і (1942).
Allen, J., Scale Models in Hydraulic Engineering. (Longmans.) Structures
Schoklitsch, A., Hydraulic Structures, Vols. I, II. (Amer. Soc. Mech. Eng.) Elevatorski, E. A., Hydraulic Energy Dissipators. (McGraw-Hill.)
Water Supply
Babbitt, H. E. and Deland, J. J.,.Water Supply Engineering. (4th ed., McGraw-Hill.) Sewerage and Stormwater Drainage
Babbitt, H. E. and Baumann, E. R., Sewerage and Sewage Treatment. (8th ed., Wiley.) Fair, G. M. and Geyer, J. C, Water Supply and Waste Water Disposal. (Wiley.) Imhoff, K. and Fair, G. M., Sewage Treatment. (znd ed., Wiley.)
Irrigation
Etcheverry, B. A., Irrigation Practice and Engineering,' 3 vols. (McGraw-Hill.) Houk, I. E., Irrigation Engineering, Vols. I and II. (Wiley.)
Leliaysky, S., Irrigation and Hydraulic Design, Vol. I. (Chapman and Hall.) Hydro-electric Engineering
Spannhake, W., Centrifugal Pumps, Turbines and Propellers. (Mass. Inst. Tech.) Wislicenus, G. E., Fluid Mechanics of Turbomachinery. (McGraw-Hill.)
Brown, J. G., Hydro-electnic Engineering Practice, Vols. I, II and III. (Blackie.
Hydrology
Linsley, R. K., Kohler, M. A. and Paulhus, J. L. H., Hydrology for Engineers. (McGraw- Hill.)
Todd, D. K., Ground Water Hydrology. (Wiley.) Wisler, C. O. and Brater, E. F., Hydrology. (Wiley.) (3) Soil Engineering.
Tschebotarioff, G. P., Soil Mechanics, Foundations and Earth Structures. (McGraw-Hill.
Taylor, D. W., Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics. (Wiley.) 82
Terzaghi, K. V., Theoretical Soil Mechanics. (Wiley.)
Terzaghi, K. V. and Peck, R. B., Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice. (Wiley.) Bishop, A. W. and Henkel, D. J., The Measurement of Soil Properties in the Triaxial Test.
(Edward Arnold.)
Henry, F. D. C., The Design and Construction of Engineering Foundations. (Spon.) Peck, R. B., Hanson, W. E. and Thornburn, T. H., Foundation. Engineering. (Wiley.) Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Soil Mechanics for Road Engineers.
(H.M.S.O.)
(4) Highway and Airport Engineering.
Lectures in Highway Engineering. (Country Roads Board of Victoria.) Hewes, L. I. and Oglesby, C. H., Highway Engineering. (Wiley.)
Public Roads Administration, U.S.A., Highway Practice in the U.S.A. (Public Roads Administration.)
Sharp, H. O., Shaw, G. R. and Dunlop, J. A., Airport Engineering. (Wiley.)
Gliddon, H. C., Law, H. F. and Cowles, J. E., Airports. Design, Construction and Manage- ment. (McGraw-Hill.)
EXAMINATION Five 3-hour papers.
DATA PROCESSING AND COMPUTERS (Dr Hirst, Mr Palfreyman, Mr Ferguson and Dr Pengilley)
A course of one lecture per week throughout the year with laboratory and tutorial classes as arranged.
SYLLABUS
Lectures to be selected from the following :
Digital computer operation, computer logic, Binary arithmetic, Boolean algebra, computer circuitry (gates, flip-flops, etc.), codes, error checking and correction, computer organiza- tion and management, types of computers and peripherals, data processing systems, flow charts, systems analysis, report generation, information theory, higher programming languages (Cobol, Algol, etc.), analogue computers, automatic control of industrial pro- cessing, analogue/digital conversion, application of digital computers to process control and engineering computations.
LABORATORY WORK
Laboratory work in the use of digital and analogue computers and punched card systems will be conducted at appropriate times during the course.
BOОKS
(a) Prescribed text-books r
Siegel, P., Understanding Digital Computers. (John Wiley and Sons.) Johnston, C. L., Analog Computer Techniques. (McGraw-Hill.) (b) Recommended for reference
Huskey, H. D. and Korn, G. A., Computer Handbook. (McGraw-Hill.)
Grabbe, E. M., Ramo, S. and Wooldridge, D. E., Handbook of Automation, Computation and Control. (John Wiley and Sons.)
McCraken, D. D., Digital Computer Programming. (John Wiley and Sons.) Lance, G. N., Numerical Methods for High Speed Computers. (Iliffe and Sons.) Phister, M., Logical Design of Digital Computers. (John Wiley and Sons.)
Alt, Franz L., Electronic Digital Computers—Their Use in Science and Engineering.
(Academic. Press.)
Korn, G. A. and Korn, T. M., Electronic Analog Computers. (McGraw-Hill.) Jackson, A. S., Analog Computation. (McGraw-Hill.)
DESIGN PROJECT
A course consisting mainly of practical work with about 2g lectures.
SYLLABUS
The economic design of a chemical plant to meet a specified production requirement; com- mercial considerations including costing and accounts; raw materials and stock control;
factory laws and regulations; safety; the preparation of flow-sheets, the specification of 83