The placement is designed to furnish the laboratory work for the courses in Staff Control, Management, and Economics, and to provide general motivation for the professional courses given during the last two years. The student gains the experience of adjusting himself to a new and usually different environment, learns at first-hand some of the factors which affect a young man’s progress in industry, and has the opportunity to observe the practical application, and the limitations, of some of his academic subjects.
The College maintains close contact with the industrial firm and obtains frequent reports on the student’s personal qualities. These reports are discussed with the student in individual consultations.
Ind E 61 Cooperative Work.
This work is similar to Ind E 60. It is offered to selected groups of pre-Senior students.
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
- Professor J. H. Fithian
- Asst. Prof. E. G. Baker
- Mr. E. C. Easton
- Mr. C. Konove
- Mr. P. Mainardi
- Mr. E. M. Squire
Confidence in his ability to solve the mathematical problems which will confront him in training and practice is a very necessary qualification for the successful student of engineering. Not only must he be able to solve these problems, but he must know that his solutions are correct. The courses in mathematics given to all students during the freshman and sophomore years aim to provide this confidence.
Emphasis is placed not on acquiring information, but on developing skill,—skill in analyzing problems and arriving accurately and efficiently at their solution. Consequently, much time is given to written work under careful supervision of the instructors. Neatness and orderly arrangement are stressed, as well as efficiency of methods and the checking of results.
In the sophomore year the same division of time between classroom recitations and written exercises is continued. Here the student adds a powerful tool to his equipment in the theory of the differential and integral calculus. Applications of the methods studied include many practical problems from various types of engineering work.
Beside the minimum requirements for completing the courses mentioned above, a large number of extra problems is included to provide further training for students of superior ability. For those who plan to go into fields of research or to continue their studies after graduation, the Department offers certain advanced courses designed as preparation for graduate work. These may be elected by upper classmen in addition to the regular courses.