Calendar: 1865-1866 Page 130
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130 applied sciences Work -Measurement of work Transmission of work by machines Efficiency of machine Dynamics -Absolute Measurement of Forces Momentum of body Impulse of Force Work done by Force Energy of Moving Body Uniformly accelerated motion the Hammer Uniformly deviated motion Watts' Governor Oscillating motion Pendulums and Balances Motion of Pro- jectiles Hydrostatics -Definition of Fluid Measurement of Pres- sure Principle of Archimedes' Determination of Specific Gravity The Barometer Effects of Pressure and Tempera- ture on the Volume of Gas Measurement of Gases Measurement of Heights by the Barometer The Text-Books used in this part of the Course are Goodwin's Elementary Statics Goodwin's Elementary Dy- namics Besant's Elementary Hydrostatics Subjects of Second Year The Second Year's Course of Mechanics is extended beyond that of the First Year in the following particulars Friction -Experimental Laws and Application to the Sta- bility of Structures The Resistance of Trains and the Ef- ficiency of Machines Strength of Materials -Calculation of the internal Forces in solid Body Pressure in Strut Tension in Tie Shearing Force in Rivet Moment of Bending in Beam Moment of Twisting in an Axle Different Kinds of Elasticity Stiffness of Frames Beams Axles &c Different Kinds of Rupture Strength of Frames Beams Axles &c Girders Roofs and Bridges Theory of Rotation -Moment of Inertia Equivalent Mass of Machine Theory of the Fly Wheel Dynamical balancing of the Motions of an Engine to avoid tremor Governors and Regulators Astronomy -Kepler's Laws Determination of the Force of Gravity and of the Mass of the Earth and the Heavenly Bodies Theory of Heat -Measurement of Quantities of Heat Spe- cific Heat Heat of Liquefaction and Vaporization Law of
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