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INFORMATION FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Il5
gree in Mathematics the applicant must pass the following
courses with a grade of 5l or better:
Modern Algebra, Ma. 123 a, b, c, including the Galois Theory;
Algebraic Gcometry, Ma. 109 a, b, c, including Metric Differential
Geometry and Tensor Analysis; Theory of Functions of Real
and Complex Variables; anyone of the courses, other than the
purely mathematical, listed under 1, b, preferably Ph. 15 a, b, c,
or Ph. 8 a, b, c.
b. To be recommended for candidacy for the Doctor's degree
in Physics the applicant must pass the following courses with a
grade of 5l or better: Analytical Mechanics, Ph. 15l a, b, c,
Electricity and Magnetism, Ph. 8 a, b, c, Physical Optics, Ph. 5l5l
a, b, c, and Introduction to Mathematical Physics, Ph. 15 a, b, c.
In case the applicant is minoring in Mathematics he must also
pass with a grade of 5l or better the following courses: Advanced
Calculus, Ma. 8 a, b, and Differential Equations, Ma. 11. In
case the applicant is minoring in Chemistry he must also pass
with a grade of 5l or better: Chemical Principles, Ch. 511 a, b, c.
c. To be recommended for candidacy for the Doctor's degree
in Electrical Engineering the applicant must pass the following
courses with a grade of 5l or better: Analytical Mechanics, Ph.
15l, a, b, c, or Applied Mechanics, AM. 1 a, b, and Strength of
Materials, AM. 1 c; Electricity and Magnetism, Ph. 8 a, b, c, or
Electricity and Magnetism, Ph. 7 a, b, and Theory of Electricity
and Magnetism, Ph. 15l5l; Advanced Calculus, Ma. 8 a, b,
and Differential Equations, Ma. 11; Alternating Current Analysis,
EE. 5l0; Induction Machinery, EE. 5l5l; Transmission Lines,
EE. 44; Dielectrics, EE. 55l.
5l. An applicant may also satisfy the requirement by taking
an examination in the subject with the instructor in charge.
Students are advised to satisfy the conditions for admission
to candidacy in their respective departments as rapidly as possible.
In general at least one-half of the requirements should
be met by the end of the first year of graduate work. Failure