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CORNELL UNIVERSITY
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

Volume XXVIII

Number 8

Announcement of Courses in
Chemistry
and
Chemical Engineering
and of
Graduate Work in Chemistry
for
1937-38

Ithaca, New York
Published by the University
December 1, 1936

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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

STAFF OF INSTRUCTION

Jacob Papish, Ph.D., Head of the Department, and Professor, Inorganic Chemis
try.

Wilder Dwight Bancroft, Ph.D., Sc.D., Professor, Physical Chemistry. George Walter Cavanaugh, B.S., Professor, Agricultural Chemistry. Emile Monnin Chamot, Ph.D., Professor, Chemical Microscopy and Sanitary
Chemistry.

Arthur Wesley Browne, Ph.D., Sc.D., Professor, Inorganic Chemistry. Fred Hoffman Rhodes, Ph.D., Professor, Industrial Chemistry. Thomas Roland Briggs, Ph.D., Professor, Physical Chemistry. John Raven Johnson, Ph.D., Professor, Organic Chemistry. Clyde Walter Mason, Ph.D., Professor, Chemical Microscopy and Metallog
raphy.

Melvin Lorrel Nichols, Ph.D., Professor, Analytical Chemistry. Albert Washington Laubengayer, Ph.D., Professor, Inorganic William Fausset Bruce, Ph.D., Instructor, Organic Chemistry. Charles C. Winding, Ph.D., Instructor, Chemical Engineering.
Franklin A. Long, Ph.D., Instructor, Analytical Chemistry.
Harvey Diehl, Ph.D., Instructor, Analytical Chemistry.
William Taylor Miller, Ph.D., Instructor, Organic Chemistry.

Chemistry.

COURSE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Supervisory Committee
Fred Hoffman Rhodes, Ph.D., Chairman Herman Diederichs, M.E. Clyde Walter Mason, Ph.D.
Staff of Instruction
Herman Diederichs, M.E., Director of the School, John E. Sweet Professor in Engineering, and Professor of Experimental Engineering.
William Nichols Barnard, M.E., Professor of Heat-Power Engineering. Edgar Harper Wood, M.M.E., Professor of Mechanics of Engineering. Calvin Dodge Albert, M.E., Professor of Machine Design. Frank Oakes Ellenwood, A.B., M.E., Professor of Heat-Power Engineering. George Burr Upton, M.M.E., Professor of Experimental Engineering. Victor Raymond Gage, M.M.E., Professor of Experimental Engineering. Fred Hoffman Rhodes, Ph.D., Professor, Chemical Engineering. Thomas Roland Briggs, Ph.D., Professor, Physical Chemistry. Frederick George Switzer, M.M.E., Professor of Hydraulic Engineering. Clarence Ellsworth Townsend, M.E., Professor of Engineering Drawing. Adam Clarke Davis, jr., M.E., Professor of Experimental Engineering. Walter Rodney Cornell, B.S., C.E., Professor of Mechanics of Engineering. Robert Franklin Chamberlain, M.E. (in E.E.), Professor of Electrical Engi
neering.
Clyde Walter Mason, Ph.D., Professor, Chemical Microscopy and Metallog
raphy.
John Raven Johnson, Ph.D., Professor, Organic Chemistry. Melvin Lorrel Nichols, Ph.D., Professor, Analytical Chemistry. Enoch Francis Garner, M.E., Assistant Professor of Machine Design. Warren Howard Hook, M.E., Assistant Professor of Heat-Power Engineering. Harold Charles Perkins, M.E., Assistant Professor of Mechanics of Engineer
ing. William Cook Andrae, M.M.E., Assistant Professor of Experimental Engineer
ing.
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Karl Dawson Wood, M.E., M.S., Assistant Professor of Mechanics of Engineer ing.

Albert Washington Laubengayer, Ph.D., Charles Osborn Mackey, M.E., Assistant

Professor, Inorganic Chemistry
Professor of Heat-Power Engineer

ing.

Charles C. Winding, Ph.D., Instructor, Chemical Engineering James Lynn Hoard, Ph.D., Instructor, Physical Chemistry.

ASSISTANTS IN CHEMISTRY, 1936-37

Andrus, Donald William, A.B. Ballard, Kermit Horace, B.S. Barnett, Martin Jenkins, B.S. Barrick, Paul Latrell, B.S. Barth, Robert Hood, A.B., M.S. Brandaur, Robert Lewis, B.S. Bebbington, William Pearson, B.
Chem.
Bridges, Charles Henry, B.Chem. Burke, Joseph Eldrid, B.A. Clack, K. D. Gordon, B.Sc. Clagett, Fred, A.B. Cornell, George Norman, B.Chem. Cowan, John Milton, A.B. Deming, Richard Carlton
Eaton, Russell Brayton, B.S. Engle, Harvey Roosevelt, B.A.,
M.A.
Engle, Robert Fry, jr., B.S., M.S. Formo, Marvin Walter, B.Ch. Gilliam, William Farr, B.S. Gosling, John William, B.S. Hamlin, Henry Frederick, A.B. Hatcher, John Edward, B.S. Hoyt, Ernest Basil, B.Sc, M.Sc. Jobling, William Howard, B.S.

Johnson, Oliver Henry, A.B., M.A. Keller, Wayne Hicks, A.B., M.S. Kinsinger, William George, A.B. Matvey, Paul Raymond, B.A. McNall, Fredlee Morse, B.Chem. Miller, Leon Lee, A.B. Nelson, Channing Clarke, B.Chem. Newkirk, Arthur Edward, B.Chem. Nordsieck, Herbert Henry, B.S.,
M.S.
Parnell, Norman Emory, A.B., M.S. Prior, Walter Herbert George,
B.A.
Pellissier, George Edward, jr., B.
Chem.
Porter, Jermain Doty, A.B. Roberts, Richard Monsch, A.B. Saum, Arthur McLean, A.B. Schempf, John Morey, B.S. Schirmer, Frank Bonnell, jr., B.S. Smith, Earl Copper, B.S., M.S. Stevenson, Halsey Bidwell, B.
Chem.
Vincent, Robert Corbin, A.B. Vincent, William Brown, A.B. White, Ben Elwood, B.A.

NON-RESIDENT LECTURESHIP

The George Fisher Baker Non-Resident Lectureship in Chemistry

at Cornell University was established early in the year 1926 by a gift from Mr. Baker, the income to be used by the University for the

benefit and advancement of teaching and research in Chemistry and

allied sciences. Under this plan the University invites eminent men

of science to come to Cornell to present the most recent advances,

and the methods and results of their own investigations, in the fields

in which they have won distinction. The Non-Resident Lecturers under the George Fisher Baker

Foundation deliver two lectures a week, and hold a colloquium. In

theysome cases

also conduct experimental research with a few ad

vanced students. The lecturers thus far have been :

Ernst Cohen, Professor of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Utrecht, Holland. Second term, 1925-26.
Fritz Paneth, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Berlin, Germany.
First term, 1926-27.
A. V. Hill, Foulerton Research Professor of the Royal Society of London,
England. Second term, 1926-27.

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Paul Walden, Professor of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Germany. First
term, 1927-28.
George Barger, Professor of Chemistry in its Relations to Medicine, Univer sity of Edinburgh, Scotland. Second term, 1927-28.
Hans Pringsheim, Professor of Chemistry, University of Berlin, Germany.
First term, 1928-29.
F. M. Jaeger, Professor of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Groningen, Holland. Second term, 1928-29.
G. P. Thomson, Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Aberdeen,
Scotland. First term, 1929-30.
K. Fajans, Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of Munich, Germany.
Second term, 1929-30.
G. Hevesy, Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of Freiburg in Baden,
Germany. First term, 1930-31. N. V. Sidgwick, Fellow and Tutor in Chemistry, Lincoln College, Oxford, Eng
land. Second term, 1930-31.
C. H. Desch, Professor of Metallurgy, University of Sheffield, England. First
term, 1931-32.
Alfred Stock, Director of the Chemical Institute, Technische Hochschule, Karlsruhe, Germany. Second term, 1931-32.
Otto Hahn, Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institut fur Chemie, Berlin- Dahlem, Germany. Second term, 1932-33.
W. L. Bragg, Professor of Physics, University of Manchester, England. Second
term, i933~34G. N. Lewis, Professor of Chemistry, University of California. Summer, 1934, J. R. Katz, University of Amsterdam, Holland. First term, 1934-35. Farrington Daniels, Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. Second
term, 1934-35. Ross A. Gortner, Professor of Agricultural Biochemistry, University of Minne
sota. First term, 1935-36. W. H. Mills, Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, Cambridge University.
Second term, 1936-37. The program of these lectures in 1937-38 is as follows:

First Term, 1937-38
Professor Linus C. Pauling, California Institute of Technology. Nature of the Chemical Bond.

Topic: The

BAKER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
The George Fisher Baker Research Fellowship in Chemistry was es tablished in 1935. Under the auspices of this Fellowship young men
of recognized ability are afforded the opportunity to pursue inde pendent research work in the Department of Chemistry. Appoint-
ments during the year 1936-37 were held by Dr. F. H. Spedding and
Dr. H. Neurath.

ASSISTANTSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

A number of Teaching Assistantships (which are really working fellowships) are open to students registered in the Graduate School
with major in Chemistry. Applications for these positions should be

filed with the Department before March 1 . Assistants receive three-fourths residence credit for graduate work

during Bycarried on

the period of their appointment.

an additional

eight weeks of study in the summer, a full year's residence credit may

be earned.

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The Sage Fellowship in Chemistry is combined with the Graduate Scholarship in Chemistry, to yield a stipend of $600.
The du Pont Fellowship in Chemistry carries a stipend of $750.
Fellowships are ordinarily awarded to students who have had at least a year of graduate study. Applications for them should be filed
before March 15.
THE McMULLEN REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The McMullen Regional Scholarships in Engineering, of $300 each
a year, are awarded to freshmen from states other than New York.
Students who intend to pursue the curriculum leading to the degree
of Chemical Engineer are eligible for these scholarships, which are described in detail in the Announcement of the College of Engineering.

THE CALDWELL PRIZE
An annual prize of fifty dollars was established by Grace Caldwell Chamberlain and Francis Cary Caldwell in memory of their father, George Chapman Caldwell, Professor in the Department of Chem istry from 1867 to 1902, and Head of the Department until 1902. It is awarded by the Staff of the Department to a member of the Senior
class in recognition of general excellence in chemistry. The prize was
awarded in 1936 to Gerald Worden Waring. The previous winners
were: 1914, A. Bridgman; 1915, F. R. Georgia; 1916, C. G. Stupp; 1917, B. H. Carroll; 1918, M. L. Nichols; 1919, L. H. Clark; 1920, A. C. Wintringham and M. P. Woodward; 192 1, H. F. Vieweg; 1922, R. E. Burk; 1923, E. L. Arnold; 1924, T. Parsons, jr.; 1925, H. A. Lovenberg; 1926, R. M. Herbst; 1927, Miss Florence Bush; 1928, M. Benedict; 1929, L. P. Gould; 1930, F. W. Schumacher; 1931, E. G. Rochow; 1932, K. H. Ferber; 1933, G. K. S. Connolly; 1934, no
award; 1935, C. C. Nelson.

THE LOVENBERG MEMORIAL PRIZE

fifty byAn annual prize of

dollars was established

Mr. and Mrs.

O. F. Lovenberg in memory of their son Harold Adlard Lovenberg,

B.Chem., 1925. It is awarded on the basis of an examination held in

May, to a member of the senior class in the Course in Chemistry.

The examination, set by the Department of Chemistry, is to be of

such nature as to test not only the student's general acquaintance

with chemistry, but also the breadth and accuracy of his general

information.

The prize was awarded in 1936 to William George Huckle.

The previous winners were: E.G. Rochow, 1931; K. H. Ferber, 1932;

H. B. Stevenson, 1933; W. B. Johnston, 1934; E. H. Taylor, 1935.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

leadingThe requirements for entrance to the courses

to the degree

of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Chemistry, or Chemical Engineer, to

gether with information concerning tuition, fees, living expenses,

scholarships, prizes, financial assistance, and opportunities for self-

support, will be found in the General Information Number, which

may be obtained from the Secretary of the University.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE A.B. DEGREE WITH
MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY
Courses in Chemistry
*Inorganic Chemistry 101 and 105; or no and 115.
*Qualitative Analysis 205 and 206; or 210; or 203. *Qualitative Analysis 220 and 221; or 225.
Organic Chemistry 305. Organic Chemistry Laboratory 310 (first term). Physical Chemistry 405. Physical Chemistry Laboratory 410 (one term). Electives in Chemistry, 6 hours.
Courses in Related Subjects
Mathematics 5a and 5b; Physics 3 and 4 or 7 and 8; German 1 or ia, or two years of German for entrance.

THE COURSES IN CHEMISTRY

The Department of Chemistry offers a four-year course leading
to the degree of Bachelor of Chemistry. Graduates who have com

pleted the required curriculum, or the substantial equivalent thereof,
may obtain either the degree of Master of Chemistry or the degree of Chemical Engineer by completing satisfactorily one additional
year of study. The additional year of residence required for either
of these degrees may, upon recommendation of the student's special
committee, be accepted as satisfying one year of the residence re quirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The four-year

course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Chemistry is not a pre requisite for the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, or
Doctor of Philosophy with major subject in Chemistry.

byThe elective courses required in the curricula given below may be chosen
the student, in each case with the approval of his adviser, from the advanced
courses in Chemistry, or from courses in other departments of the College of Arts

and Sciences, or in other colleges of the University.

Students in the Courses in Chemistry may not register for more than 19 hours a term (not including Hygiene) without first securing the consent of the Depart

ment.

A student who does not pass at least twelve hours in any term, with a grade of 70 or better in at least six of the twelve hours, may be dropped from the Uni versity or placed upon probation. The same penalty may be imposed upon stu
dents in the Summer Session, who do not pass four hours, with a grade of 70 or

better in at least two hours.

If, in the opinion of the Staff of the Department of Chemistry, a student's
general record is unsatisfactory the Staff may recommend that he be refused per mission to continue as a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Chemistry, even

though he has passed twelve hours or more in the preceding term. In general, a scholastic record which does not show the completion of at least twelve hours
a term of the prescribed studies and a grade of 70 or better in at least half of the

Chemistry,hours in

bewill not

considered satisfactory.

For admission to the

fifth year of work for the degree of Chemical Engineer, a general average of 75 is

prerequisite.

Students in the courses in Chemistry who receive a condition may remove it

by byexamination or other requirement set "

the Department.

Students who present two or three units of German at entrance will not be re

quired to take the first term of German ib. Students who present three units of German may, on recommendation of the Department of German, substitute Ger man 8 for the second term of German lb. The equivalent number of hours of

electives will be substituted for the first term of German lb, in the above cases.

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THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF CHEMISTRY
The degree of Bachelor of Chemistry will be awarded to those students who have satisfactorily completed either of the following curricula, and the requirements prescribed by the University in Hy giene and Preventive Medicine and in Military Drill or in Physical
Training. The completion of Curriculum No. 2, or its substantial equivalent, and an additional fifth year of study is required for the degree of Chemical Engineer (see page 9). Since the first two years
of work are identical in the two curricula, the student is afforded ample time to discover whether his interests lie chiefly in the field of pure chemistry or in the field of chemical engineering before he is compelled to decide upon his further course of study.

CURRICULUM NO. 1 First Year

Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Introductory Qualitative Analysis Analytic Geometry and Calculus
English
Introductory Experimental Physics

Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry
Mathematics
English
Physics

Second Year

Introductory Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Laboratory Introductory Quantitative Analysis Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
Gas and Fuel Analysis
General Physics
German
Drawing

Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry
Physics
German
Engineering

Third Year

Introductory Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry Laboratory Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Introductory Chemical Microscopy
Advanced Quantitative Analysis
Elementary Mineralogy
Introduction to Economics
Electives

Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Geology
Economics
(at least)

Fourth Year

Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering . Chemistry

Chemical Engineering Laboratory Special Topics in Physical Chemistry

Chemistry Chemistry

Special Topics in Chemistry

Chemistry

Electives

Course
no
115 203 5a, 5b
1 11,12

First Second Term Term
32 3
5 55 33 44

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305
310 220 221 250 21,22
lb
125

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3 3
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410 130 530 230 311
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705
710 420 910

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The degree of Bachelor of Chemistry, granted upon completion of
the four-year course of study just outlined, has a significance that is in some respects unique, and, in so far as a degree may do so, repre sents a distinctive type of training which its holders have under gone. Although for many years a certain sequence of courses has been required of all students majoring in chemistry, the present de gree originated only after careful consideration and trial of its pre requisites. Since 19 10, when it was first announced, the course in
chemistry has been tested in the classroom as well as by nearly five
hundred alumni, and modifications in its curriculum have been made
in the light of the development of the science and the demands of
industry.
The large majority of Bachelors of Chemistry go into some field
of industrial work, and the course in chemistry is planned to give
them the training necessary for positions either in the research labora tory or in the plant. This preparation is primarily in the fundamen tal divisions of chemical science; it moreover includes instruction in
special branches designed to acquaint the student with the best
modern methods of attacking the various problems that may arise in the future practice of his profession. In the curriculum for this
degree, some instruction in engineering subjects is included so that
the student may become acquainted with the methods and point of
view of the engineer.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

The Degree of Chemical Engineer

Students who intend to complete the curriculum leading to the
degree of Chemical Engineer are registered throughout the five years
of this course in the College of Engineering, and also in the College of
Arts and Sciences.

CURRICULUM NO. 2 First Year

Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Introductory Qualitative Analysis Analytic Geometry and Calculus
English
Introductory Experimental Physics

Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry
Mathematics
English
Physics

Course
no
115 203 5a, 5b
1 11,12

First Second Term Term
32 3
5 55 33 44

Second Year

Introductory Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Laboratory Introductory Quantitative Analysis Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
Gas and Fuel Analysis
General Physics
German
Drawing

Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry
Physics
German
Engineering

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305

33

310

33

220

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221

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250

3

21 22 3 3

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Third Year

Introductory Physical Chemistry

Chemistry

Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Chemistry

Introductory Chemical Microscopy. .. .Chemistry

Elementary Mineralogy

Geology

Mechanics

Engineering

Strength of Materials

Engineering

Hydraulics

Engineering

Materials of Construction

Engineering

Materials of Construction

Engineering

Course
405
410 530 311 3M2 1 3M22
3M23
3X21 3X22

First Second Term Term
33 33
3 3 5
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Fourth Year

Unit Operations of Chemical Engineer

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Chemical Engineering Laboratory. . Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Advanced Physical Chemistry Special Topics in Chemistry
Advanced Quantitative Analysis
Heat Power Engineering Heat Power Engineering Mechanical Laboratory Mechanical Laboratory

Chemistry
..Chemistry
Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering

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910
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The degree of Bachelor of Chemistry is awarded on completion of
the fourth year of this curriculum.

Fifth Year

Students candidates for the fifth year of work leading to the degree of Chemical
Engineer will not be allowed to proceed with this fifth year's work unless their
general average for the Bachelor's degree is at least 75. Course First Second
Term Term

Electrical Engineering Lectures

Engineering

Electrical Engineering Lectures

Engineering

Machine Design

Engineering

Machine Design

Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory. . .Engineering

Industrial Organization

Engineering

Chemical Plant Design

Chemistry

Introduction to Economics

Economics

Electives (hours per term variable) ....

405
406
3D34
3D36
3X43
3I31 730
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The course of study leading to the degree of Chemical Engineer is
intended primarily to prepare the graduate for technical work in volving the development and supervision of the operation of industrial chemical processes and plants. It comprises instruction not only in the theoretical principles of chemistry and engineering, but also in the methods of applying these principles to the solution of the problems that arise in the industries.

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AFTER
GRADUATION
likelyThe student's occupation as a chemist after graduation is to fall into one of the following classes :
Inspection and control, in industrial, institutional, or government
laboratories. Supervision of operation in chemical plants. Research and development. Technical sales or technical purchasing. Teaching.
A committee on Employment has charge of finding suitable posi
tions in the above fields.

GRADUATE WORK IN CHEMISTRY

In any of the possible careers mentioned above, the scientific and

byeconomic position of a chemist is greatly advanced

post-graduate

training. In research or plant work the holders of advanced degrees

are given preferment, while for teaching positions in institutions of

collegiate rank the doctor's degree is usually prerequisite. In order that this degree may have a uniform significance, graduates of other

universities are required to present the substantial equivalent of the

chemical training included in the Courses in Chemistry, or to com

plete this during their graduate study at Cornell. Such prerequisite

courses should be taken during the first half of the candidate's period

of residence, and together with the minor subjects, should give him

a sound foundation for the major research problem which will occupy

the greater part of his last two years of residence.

REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATE STUDY
The Announcement of the Graduate School gives information re
garding the general requirements for admission to the Graduate
School, and for study toward advanced degrees; the following para
graphs are to be considered as supplementing but in no way super
seding these requirements. Prospective graduate students are strongly advised to communi
cate, when applying for admission, with a member of the faculty in the division of Chemistry in which they wish to have a major subject.
Entering students must consult the chairman of the Graduate Schol arship Committee of the Department of Chemistry, before registering.
All graduate students in chemistry are required to register at the
Record Office of the Department of Chemistry, on the registration days at the beginning of each term of residence, and to file at this office, as well as at the office of the Graduate School, all records of
changes in registration, or in major and minor subjects, of completion of language requirements, and of the passing of qualifying or general
examinations.
Graduate students are expected to take the examinations in all courses taken in their major and minor fields of Chemistry.

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MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY

Entrance Requirements
Candidates for the degree of Master of Arts, Master of Science, or Doctor of Philosophy, with major in Chemistry will be required to offer for admission the equivalent of Introductory Inorganic Chemistry 101 and 105; Qualitative Analy sis 205 and 206, or 210; Quantitative Analysis 220 and 221, or 225; Introductory Organic Chemistry 305, and 310 (one term); Introductory Physical Chemistry 405, and 410 (one term); they must also present the equivalent of two units of
German.
Candidates for the degree of Master of Chemistry must present the full equiv alent of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Chemistry at Cornell
University.

Minors

For a Master's degree one, and for a Doctor's degree two minor subjects,
chosen from different Divisions of the Department, or from other Departments,

are required. The candidate is expected to acquire a general knowledge of the

fundamental topics (subjects, achievements) in the field of each Minor and an

historyacquaintance with the

of the chief discoveries and generalizations in that

field.

The candidate is at liberty to secure this information by lectures, by laboratory courses or by reading, as he may prefer, except that the Member of the Staff in
charge of the Minor may require the successful completion of lecture and labora

tory courses amounting to not more than six credit hours in all.

byIf the candidate has acquired the above general knowledge

courses taken

before entering upon his graduate work in this Department, he will be assigned

advanced reading in the field of the Minor as a means of fulfilling its requirement.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Attention is called to the fact that the additional year of residence required for

either the degree of Master of Chemistry or for that of Chemical Engineer at

UniversityCornell

may, upon recommendation of the student's special com

mittee, be accepted as satisfying one year of the residence requirement for the

degree of Doctor of Philosophy with major subject in Chemistry.

Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy with major in- Chemistry

must have completed, before the beginning of the last year of residence, the

equivalent of Advanced Quantitative Analysis 230, Introductory Physical Chem

istry Laboratory 410 (second term).

Every candidate for the Doctor's degree is required to pass a departmental

Qualifying Examination before he is allowed to begin actual experimental work

on his thesis problem. This examination will comprise tests in the following four

Divisions of Chemistry; (A) Inorganic and General; (B) Analytical; (C) Organic,

and (D) Physical. The individual tests, each consisting of a written examination

covering a period of two or three hours, will be given in succession at intervals of

one week.

One such Qualifying Examination is given at the beginning of each regular
term, and at the end of the second regular term of the University year, on days set by the Committee on Qualifying Examinations. The candidate should present himself for the Qualifying Examination not later than the beginning of the term in which he expects to begin actual laboratory work on his thesis problem. In the
light of the candidate's achievement in this examination, his Special Committee

may further examine his qualifications for graduate study. Failure of the candidate to pass any one of the four tests with a minimum grade
of 60 will entail repetition of that particular test; failure in this second trial, or
failure to pass two or more of the tests with a minimum grade of 60 will necessitate
repetition of the entire Qualifying Examination. Any candidate who fails to pass all four parts of the Qualifying Examination on this final trial will not be allowed
to complete the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

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After the candidate has passed the Qualifying Examination, and has com
pleted his minor subjects, he will be required to pass a general examination, both written and oral, on his major and minor subjects. Upon recommendation of the candidate's Special Committee, this examination may be taken toward the end of the term preceding his last year of residence. This procedure makes it possible for the candidate to devote his last year of residence to uninterrupted research on his thesis. At the close of his period of residence, and after the acceptance of his thesis the candidate will be required to pass a final oral examination on the thesis
and on related subjects.
As an alternative procedure, the general examination on major and minor subjects and on the thesis may be taken after the acceptance of the thesis.

MINOR IN CHEMISTRY, MAJOR OUTSIDE OF CHEMISTRY
The following courses, or their equivalent, are prerequisite: Introductory Inor ganic Chemistry 101 and 105. Qualitative Analysis 210, Quantitative Analysis
225.
The candidate shall have such a knowledge of the minor subject as could be
acquired by six credit hours of work in the field.

THE BAKER LABORATORY OF CHEMISTRY

laboratoryThe general equipment of the

and the administration of

its various facilities are planned to give the maximum opportunity

for unhampered work in the various fields of chemistry. Materials

may be subjected to temperatures ranging from those of the electric

furnace to that of liquid air, to extreme pressures or high vacua, to

theyelectrolysis or to the action of various radiations;

may be studied

bymicroscopically, spectroscopically, or

means of x-rays, and the

production may be carried out under the exacting conditions of re search or in semi-plant scale apparatus. The aim has been to enable

chemical behavior to be studied under the widest possible variety

by byof conditions, and

all the different methods used

chemists.

On the instructional side, these special methods are available for the

demonstration of the whole range of properties of chemical sub

stances, and for the training of students in their observation and
interpretation.

The building in which the Department of Chemistry is housed was given to the University by George Fisher Baker. The close co-oper
ation between the Staff of the Department and the architects and
engineers engaged in its construction is responsible for scope and facil

hardlyities

surpassed. Some four acres of floor space are available

for purposes of instruction, which is given to over 2,000 stu

Chemistrydents every year; the number of registrations in

courses

Exceptionallyexceeds 4,000 annually.

complete administrative and

engineering equipment takes up an additional acre of floor space. Each of the Divisions of the Department occupies a group of
rooms, adjacent to the offices of the instructors in charge, and pro

vided with special plumbing and electric current as required. Dis

tilled water, steam, circulating hot water, cold water, gas and com

laboratories,pressed air are supplied to all lecture rooms and

the last

three being supplied to all individual desks. A motor generator set in

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the basement furnishes direct current of constant potential, 55 or no
volts, by means of a three-wire system, to all the advanced labora

batterytories. A number of these are also connected with a storage

havingcurrent for lower voltages. A second motor generator set

a

capacity of 2,000 amperes, D.C. or A.C., supplies the heavy currents

necessary for electric furnace work, and a special high frequency con verter is used in connection with an Ajax-Northrup induction furnace.

The building is ventilated by two separate sets of electrically driven
fans which are located in the attic. One set supplies fresh air to all

rooms, while the other exhausts air from the hoods in the various

laboratories. These hoods are of the open front type, and each is

topvented to the exhaust flue at the

bottomand

"baffle-plate"
of a

at the back.

The laboratory table tops, sinks, hoods and much of the shelving in the building are of alberene stone.
The main stock rooms are located in the basement, and are con

by dispensingnected

elevators with the eight

stock rooms which serve

the various laboratories.

A mechanician, in charge of a completely equipped shop, is avail able for the construction of special apparatus. An equipment for the

production of liquid air, owned jointly with the Department of Physics and housed in the neighboring Laboratory of Physics, Rocke
feller Hall, is of such capacity as to furnish an abundant supply of
liquid air for lecture demonstrations and investigational purposes.

A locker room with showers, men's and women's rooms, and numer ous coat rooms are provided for the convenience of the students and

a first aid room is equipped to care for minor accidents.

The main lecture room, seating 476, is so arranged, that all the

seats are within 5 5 feet of the lecture table. It is equipped with rapidacting shutters, so that it may conveniently be darkened for showing

slides or motion pictures. Five other lecture rooms, all containing

lanterns, byprojection

communicate through their preparation rooms

electric elevators with the museum. A number of recitation rooms are

also provided.
The Museum, through which the main lecture room is reached, is
part of the working equipment of the Department and is used as a repository for much of the illustrative material used in the various courses. It contains, in addition to specimens of synthetic and natu

rally occurring chemical substances, an extensive collection of raw materials and finished products of industries exemplifying the more
important commercial chemical processes.

The Department Library is very fully supplied with works of refer

ence and standard books on chemistry and allied subjects, numbering

inabout 9,000 volumes

all.

The current numbers of some eighty

periodicals are on file in the reading room. In addition the facil

ities of the library are supplemented by the various other libraries

Universityof the

which contain extensive collections of works in

other fields of science and engineering. The reading room is open

evenings. Advanced students have the privileges of the stack room.

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COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
CHEMISTRY
All courses listed below are to be given in the Baker Laboratory of Chemistry. For a major in Chemistry, the following courses must be completed: (r) in Chemis try, courses 101 and 105, 205 and 206, or 210; or preferably no, 115, and 203; 220
and 221, or 225; 305, 310 (first term); 405, 410 (one term); and six hours of electives; (2) in related subjects, Mathematics 5a and 5b, Physics 3 and 4 or 3 and 6, German 1 or ia unless two units have been offered for entrance.

Inorganic Chemistry

Students exceptionally well prepared in chemistry should read section 6, P 12 and 15, in regard to College Credit Examination.
Examinations for those who were unavoidably absent from the final examination
in Courses 102 and 104 will be held at 2 p. m. on the day before instruction begins in
the fall.

*i02a. General Chemistry. First term. Credit three hours.
students who do not offer entrance chemistry. Deposit, $11. Professor Browne, Professor Laubengayer, and assistants. Lecture: M or T 11. Main Lecture Room, Baker. Recitation: one hour a week, to be arranged.
Laboratory: M T W Th or F 1:40-4, or S 8-10:20.

Open only to

*i02b. General Chemistry. Second term. Credit three hours. A continu

Chemistryation of

102a, which is prerequisite. Hours as for course 102a. De

posit, $11.

*i04a. General Chemistry. First term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, entrance credit in chemistry. Deposit, $11. Professor Laubengayer, Dr.
Hoard, and assistants. Lecture : W or Th 1 1 . Main Lecture Room, Baker.
Recitation: one hour a week, to be arranged. Laboratory: M T W Th or F 1 140-4, or S 8-10:20.

*i04b. General Chemistry. Second term. Credit three hours. A continu

Chemistryation of

104a, which is prerequisite. Hours as for course 104a. De

posit, $11.

*io6a. General Chemistry. First term. Credit three hours. Limited to and

required of students of Engineering. Deposit, $11. Professor Laubengayer,

Mr. Clagett, and assistants.

One lecture, one recitation, and one laboratory a week, as assigned.

*io6b. General Chemistry. Second term. Credit three hours. A continu

Chemistryation of

106a, which is prerequisite.

Deposit, $11.

One lecture, one recitation, and one laboratory a week, as assigned.

*no. Introductory Inorganic Chemistry. Throughout the year. Credit three hours first term, two hours second term. Prerequisite, entrance credit in chemis
try, or course 101. Required of candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Chem istry, and candidates for the degree of A.B. who intend to major in Chemistry.
Lectures: Professor Laubengayer. First term, T Th S 1 1 ; second term, T Th
n. Baker 107.

*i 15. Introductory Inorganic Chemistry. Recitations and laboratory prac
tice. First term. Credit three hours. Must be taken with the first term of Chem
istry 1 10. Deposit, $20. Professor Laubengayer and assistants.
Recitations: one hour a week, to be arranged.
Laboratory: W 1:40-4. 88-10:30. Baker 50.

130. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. Throughout the year. Credit three
hours a term. Prerequisite or parallel courses, Chemistry 405 and 410. Pro
fessor Laubengayer. M W F ii. Baker 107.

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19

Lectures. The chemical elements are discussed in the order in which they occur in the Periodic Table of Mendel^eff, with special attention to the group properties of the elements and to the relations of the groups to one another. The rare elements are treated in as great detail as are the more common elements.
135. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. Either term. Credit two to six hours.
Prerequisite, Chemistry 305 and 310. Fee variable. Professor Browne, Pro fessor Laubengayer, and assistants. Day and hour to be arranged. Baker 178
and 122.
Laboratory practice. The preparation, purification, properties, and reactions of inorganic compounds including those of the rarer elements.
Chemistry 135 is designed to accompany Chemistry 130, but either course may
be taken separately.

[140. Selected Topics in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. Second term. Credit

two hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 405 and 410, or special permission. Professor
Browne. W F 9. Baker 107. Given in alternate years. Not given in 1937-38.]

[150. The Chemistry of Glass. Second term. Credit one hour. Professor

Laubengayer. M 9. Baker 107. Open to students who have had or are taking

bycourse 405; and to others

special permission.

A discussion of the development and manufacture of glass and related ceramic

ware, such as pottery and porcelain, with special emphasis on the relations be tween constitution and physical and chemical properties. Inspection trips to

nearby ceramic plants will be arranged. Not given in 1937-38.]

160. Chemistry of the Rare Elements. Throughout the year. Credit two hours. Prerequisite, first term of Chemistry 130, or special permission. Pro
fessor Papish. T Th 9. Baker 302.

Lectures. Occurrence, distribution and associations of the rare elements;

includingchemical reactions of the rare elements and of their salts,

analytical re

actions.

165. Chemistry of the Rare Elements. Throughout the year. Credit two or more hours. Prerequisite or parallel course Chemistry 160. Fee variable. Pro
fessor Papish and assistant. Hours to be arranged. Baker 318.
Laboratory practice. Extraction, recovery and purification of the rare ele
ments, and preparation of their salts. Chemical analysis of the rare elements.
195. Research for Seniors. Throughout the year. Credit two or more hours
a term. Fee variable. Professors Browne, Papish, and Laubengayer.

Analytical Chemistry
*20i. Introductory Analytical Chemistry. Repeated in the second term. Credit four hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 102 or 104. Deposit, $25. Pri
marily for students majoring in the biological sciences. Professor Nichols and assistants. Lectures: T Th 10. Baker 177.
Laboratory sections: W F 1 40-4 ; S 8-1. Baker 252.
A study of the fundamental principles of qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Laboratory practice in gravimetric and volumetric quantitative methods. *203. Introductory Qualitative Analysis. Second term. Credit five hours.
Prerequisite, one term of Chemistry no or special permission. Deposit, $30. Must be taken with the second term of Chemistry no. Required of candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Chemistry and open to candidates for the degree of A.B. who intend to major in Chemistry. Professor Nichols, Dr. Long, and
assistants.
Lecture or recitation: M 9. Baker 177. One other recitation, to be arranged. Laboratory: M W F 1 :40-4. Baker 50.
*205. Introductory Qualitative Analysis. First term only. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 102 or 104. Must be taken with Course 206. Professor Nichols, Dr. Long, and assistants. Lectures: M W 9. Baker 177.
Recitations: one hour a week, to be arranged. A study of the application of the theories of general chemistry to the syste matic separation and detection of the common elements and acid radicals.

20 CHEMISTRY AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

*2o6. Introductory Qualitative Analysis. First term only. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 102 or 104. Deposit, $25. Must be taken with Course 205. Professor Nichols, Dr. Long, and assistants.
Laboratory section: M W F 1:40-4. Baker 50. Laboratory practice. A study of the properties and reactions of the common
elements and acid radicals; the qualitative analysis of a number of solutions and
solid compounds.

*2io. Introductory Qualitative Analysis. Shorter course. Repeated in the second term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 102 or 104. De posit, $20. Professor Nichols, Dr. Long, and assistants.
Lecture: T 12. Baker 207.
Laboratory sections: T Th 8-10:30; T Th 1:40-4. Baker 40.
A study of the properties and reactions of the common elements and acid radi cals, and their detection in various solutions.

*220. Introductory Quantitative Analysis. Repeated in the second term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 203, or 205 and 206. Must be taken with Course 221. Professor Nichols, Dr. Diehl, and assistants.
Lectures: T Th 9. Baker 207.
Recitations: one hour a week, to be arranged. A study of the fundamental principles of gravimetric and volumetric analysis with practice in stoichiometry.
Students in science are advised, and candidates for the degree of Bachelor of
Chemistry are required, to take this course together with Course 221 instead
of Course 225.

*22i. Introductory Quantitative Analysis. Repeated in the second term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 203, or 205 and 206. Must be taken with Course 220. Deposit, $20. Professor Nichols, Dr. Diehl, and assist

ants.
Laboratory sections: F 1:40-4, S 8-1; T Th 10-12:30, Th 1:40-4 (first term

only). Baker 252.

Laboratory inpractice

the preparation and standardization of various volu

bymetric solutions and the analysis of a variety of substances

volumetric and

gravimetric methods.
Students in science are advised, and candidates for the degree of Bachelor of
Chemistry are required, to take this course together with Course 220 instead

of Course 225.

?225. Introductory Quantitative Analysis. Shorter course. Repeated in the second term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite Chemistry 210. Deposit, $20.

Professor Nichols, Dr. Diehl, and assistants.

Lecture: Th 12. Baker 207.

Laboratory sections: T Th 8-10:30; M W 1:40-4; T Th 1:40-4. Baker 252.

A study of the fundamental principles of gravimetric and volumetric analysis,

byand the analysis of various substances

these methods.

230. Advanced Quantitative Analysis. Repeated in the second term. Credit
three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 220 and 221 or special permission. De posit, $20. Professor Nichols, Dr. Diehl, and assistants. Recitation: one hour a week, to be arranged. Laboratory periods; first term. T Th 1 :40-4; T Th 8-12:30; second term, T Th 1:40-4; T Th 8-12:30; S 8-1. Baker 294.
Students will be assigned to a combination of laboratory periods that will total

seven and one-half hours a week. The calibration of weights and volumetric apparatus; the analysis of ferrous

byand non-ferrous alloys, silicates and organic substances

various gravimetric,

volumetric, and combustion methods.

[235. Advanced Quantitative Analysis. Second term. Credit two hours. Pre requisite, first term of Chemistry 405. Professor Nichols. M W 12. Baker 207.
A discussion of selected topics in quantitative analysis, and the development and present status of various analytical methods. Given in alternate years. Not

given in 1937-38.J

LABORATORY OF GAS AND FUEL ANALYSIS LABORATORY OF INTRODUCTORY CHEMICAL MICROSCOPY

22 CHEMISTRY AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY
250. Gas and Fuel Analysis. Second term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 220 and 221. Fee, $10. Professor Nichols and assistants. Lec
tures: F 10. Baker 207.
Laboratory sections: M W 1:40-4; T Th 10-12:30, T Th 1:40-4; S 8-1.
Baker 282. The complete analysis of coal gas, flue gas, and air, the determination of the
heating power of gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels; the analysis of coal; standard
methods of testing various petroleum and coal-tar products; the analysis of
various substances by methods involving the use of different types of gas evolu
tion apparatus. Problems are assigned which afford practice in the calculation and interpretation of results.
270. Special Methods of Quantitative Analysis. Either term. Credit two or
more hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 230 and 405. Fee variable. Professor Nichols, Dr. Diehl, and assistants. Day and hour to be arranged. Baker
Laboratory practice in the application of special methods such as indirect
analysis, conductometric and potentiometric titrations, etc., to quantitative analysis and the analysis of special materials. Electrochemical methods for the determination of silver, lead, copper, tin, nickel, cobalt, zinc, iron, etc.; the anal ysis of alloys and ores. The study of the important methods and special forms of apparatus used in scientific gas analysis.
Within certain limits the work may be selected to suit the requirements of the individual student.
275. Quantitative Microanalysis. First term. Credit three or more hours.
Prerequisite, Chemistry 230 and special permission. Fee, $20. Professor Nichols. Day and hour to be arranged. Baker 282.
Laboratory practice in typical methods of both organic and inorganic quantita
tive microanalysis.
280. Emission Spectroscopy in Chemical Analysis. Either term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 225 or 220, and Physics 21 and 22, or by special permission. Fee, $15. Professor Papish and assistant. Laboratory hours to be arranged. Baker 396. Conference, hour to be arranged.
The construction and use of spectroscopic equipment; spectrum excitation;
qualitative and quantitative spectrochemical analysis.
295. Research for Seniors. Throughout the year. Credit two or more hours. a term. Fee variable. Professors Nichols and Papish, Drs. Diehl and Long.
Organic Chemistry
305. Introductory Organic Chemistry. Throughout the year. Credit six hours on completion of the course. Prerequisite, qualitative analysis. Open to those who are taking Course 220. Professor Johnson and Dr. Bruce. M W F 9.
Baker 200. Lectures and written reviews. The more important compounds of carbon,
their occurrence, methods of preparation, relations and uses.
Students who have completed Chemistry 375 may register for Chemistry 305
in the second term and receive two hours credit.
310. Introductory Organic Chemistry. Throughout the year. Credit three hours a term. Prerequisite or parallel course, Chemistry 305. Deposit, $35. Professor Johnson, Dr. Bruce, and assistants. Laboratory sections, T Th 10-
12:30, Th 1:40-4; F 1:40-4, S 8-1. Baker 250.
Laboratory practice and oral reviews. The student prepares a large number
of typical compounds of carbon and familiarizes himself with their properties,
reactions, and relations.
315. Advanced Organic Chemistry. Throughout the year. Prerequisite,
Chemistry 305 and 310. Professor Johnson, Dr. Bruce, Dr. Miller. T Th 9.
Baker 177. Lectures. First term, survey of the more important classes of organic com
pounds and their reactions. Second term, discussion of general topics (tautomer-

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23

ism, molecular rearrangements, stereochemistry). Students may register for
either term separately.
320. Advanced Organic Chemistry. Either term. Credit two to six hours a
term. Prerequisite, Chemistry 305 and 310. Fee variable. Dr. Bruce and assist ants. Day and hour to be arranged. Conference, F 12. Baker 206. Baker 208.
Laboratory practice. An advanced course in the preparation of organic com
pounds. The original literature is consulted, and the student is required to repeat some extended and important piece of work, and to compare his results with
those published.
325. Special Topics in Organic Chemistry. Throughout the year. Credit
two hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 315 or 340, or the consent of the instructor. Professor Johnson, Dr. Bruce, and Dr. Miller. MWii. Baker 207.
Lectures. A presentation and discussion of special fields and current theories
of organic chemistry. For 1937-38 the topics will be: first term, Physical As
pects of Organic Chemistry; second term, Organic Chemistry of Natural Products (Plant and Animal Pigments, Vitamins, Hormones); for 1938-39, first term, Heterocyclic Compounds; second term, Survey of Special Synthetic Methods (in
cluding industrial processes).
340. Identification of Organic Compounds. Second term. Credit four hours.
Prerequisite, Chemistry 305 and 310. Deposit, $20. Dr. Bruce and assistants. Lectures and conferences, T Th 10. Baker 206. Three laboratory periods, M T W or Th 1 :40-4. Baker 350. With the permission of the instructor, students may register for three hours credit (two laboratory periods.)
The classification reactions of organic compounds and the preparation of solid
derivatives are applied to the indentification of unknown organic substances.
375. Elementary Organic Chemistry. Either term. Lectures and laboratory,
six hours credit. For students in the pre-medical and biological curricula. Pre
requisite, inorganic chemistry; qualitative analysis is desirable but not required.
Deposit, $20. Dr. Bruce, Dr. Miller, and assistants. Lectures: First term, M W F S 9 ; second term, M W F S 1 1 . Baker 207. Laboratory Sections: First term, M W 10-12:30; M W 1:40-4; T Th 1:40-4.
Second term, M W 1 =40-4; T Th 8-10:30. Baker 250. The student should determine the entrance requirement in Organic Chemistry
for the particular medical school he wishes to enter. If more than six hours credit
is required, he should register in Chemistry 305 and 310. Students may obtain 9 hours credit by taking Chemistry 305 throughout the year (6 hours) and Chemis try 310 (3 hours) during the first term.
"By special permission students may register for five hours credit, with only
one laboratory period per week: T or Th 8-10:30. Deposit, $15.
395. Research for Seniors. Throughout the year. Credit two or more hours a term. Fee variable. Professor Johnson, Dr. Bruce, and Dr. Miller.
Students are advised to complete Chemistry 340 before registering in this
course.

Physical Chemistry

401. Principles of Physical Chemistry. Throughout the year. Lectures and

laboratory. Primarily for students in the biological sciences. Credit three hours a

term. Prerequisite, Chemistry 375 and Physics 3 and 4 or 7 and 8. Deposit $15.

Professor Briggs, Mr.

and assistants. Lectures: Baker 7. T Th 9.

Laboratory: M T Thor F 1:40-4. Baker 1.

.

A presentation of the more important principles of physical chemistry includ

ing such topics as the properties of gases, liquids, and solids; physical and chem

ical equilibrium; osmotic solutions; ionization and

pressure, vapor pressure, and the elementary theory of ionic equilibria in solutions; electrolysis; chemical kine

tics and catalysis; and colloid chemistry.

aos
hours a

Introductory Physical Chemistry. term. Prerequisite, Chemistry 305,

Throughout the year Credit three Mathematics 5a and 5b and Physics

(orn and 12

their substantial equivalent).

Professor Briggs and assistants.

Lectures, M W F 9. Baker 7.

24 CHEMISTRY AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

A systematic presentation of modern physical chemistry. The topics include-

the properties of gases, liquids, and solids; physical and chemical equilibrium in

homogeneous and heterogeneous systems; and the Phase Rule; thermochemistry

the Mass Law, theorem of Le Chatelier, and elementary thermodynamics; the

theory of solutions; ionic equilibria and the concept of activity; chemical kinetics

and catalysis; photochemistry; written problems in physical chemistry.

410. Introductory Physical Chemistry. Throughout the year. Laboratory
and recitations. Credit three hours a term. Prerequisite or parallel course, Chem

istry 405. Deposit, $20. Professor Briggs, Mr.

, and assistants

Laboratory sections: M T 1 40-4; Th F 1 40-4; and S 8-1. Baker 1. Recitations

to be arranged.

Qualitative and quantitative experiments illustrating the principles of physical
chemistry and practice in performing typical physico-chemical measurements. Recitations on the general principles of physical chemistry, based upon the lec tures given in Course 405.

420. Advanced Physical Chemistry. First term. Credit three hours. Pre
requisite, Chemistry 405. Required of candidates for the degree of Bachelor of
Chemistry. Dr. Hoard. Lectures and recitations, M W F 12. Baker 7. Exposition of the principles of physical chemistry from the mathematical
_
standpoint, with emphasis on the solution of simple problems.
[425. Applications of the Phase Rule. First term. Credit two hours. Pre
requisite, Chemistry 405. Professor Briggs. Lectures: M W 11. Baker 7.
The study and interpretation of typical phase diagrams in systems of one, two, three and four components. Special attention will be paid to equilibria in satu
rated salt solutions and to the problem of indirect analysis. Given in alternate
years. Not given in 1937-38.]

430. Colloid Chemistry. First term. Credit two hours. Open to candidates

for the degree of Bachelor of Chemistry if they have completed Chemistry 405,

byto others only

special permission.

Professor Briggs.

T Th 10.

Baker 7.

Lectures. The theory of colloid chemistry and its application in the arts.

[435. Chemistry of Solids. First term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite or

Chemistryparallel courses,

405, and 530 or 545 or special permission.

Hours to

be arranged. Professor Mason and Dr. Hoard. Baker

.

A general discussion of the formation and growth of metallic and chemical
crystals, their physical and chemical behavior, and the relationships between
lattice structure and chemical constitution. Given in alternate years, not given
in 1937-38.]

445. Introductory Electrochemistry. Second term. Lectures, informal reci tations, and laboratory. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 405. De
posit, $15. Professor Briggs and assistants. Lectures: M W 12. Bakery. Labo
ratory: T W Th or F 1:40-4. Baker iA.

Theory of electrolysis and the voltaic cell, including the theory and practice of determining transference numbers, the activities of ions, oxidation-reduction po
tentials, solubility by electrometric methods, and similar subjects.

[450. Applied Electrochemistry. First term. Credit two hours. Prerequisite,

Chemistry 445. Professor Briggs. MWii. Baker 7.

Lectures. The electrolytic refining and extraction of metals; the electrolytic

manufacture of organic and inorganic compounds; the theory and practice of

storage cells, the electric furnace.

Given in alternate years.

Not ingiven

1937-

38.]

By taking Course 465 (2 or more hours), the student may supplement this course with laboratory practice dealing with the various topics presented in the

lectures. The experiments include the measurement and study of decomposition voltages; current and energy efficiencies in electrolysis; the deposition of metals;

bythe preparation of chemical compounds

electrolysis ; and the testing of storage

cells.

465. Advanced Laboratory Practice in Physical Chemistry. Either term. Credit variable, but not to exceed six hours a term. Prerequisite, determined in

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each case by the Professor in charge. Fee variable. Professor Briggs, Professor Kirkwood, and assistants. Hour and place to be arranged.

[470. Thermodynamics. Throughout the year. Credit three hours a term.

Prerequisite, Chemistry 405 and 420, or special permission.
Baker 18.

M W F 9.

Development of the general equations of thermodynamics from the first and

second laws. Exposition of the concepts of entropy and free energy. Applications to the study of physico-chemical equilibria in gases, liquids, solids, and liquid solutions. Problems. Not given 1937-38.]

[480. Statistical Mechanics. Second term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, first term Chemistry 470. M W F 12. Baker 18.
Exposition of the equilibrium theory of statistical mechanics from the stand point of the Gibbs canonical ensemble. Mechanical interpretation of the prin
ciples of thermodynamics, with application to simple thermodynamic systems. Given in alternate years. Not given in 1937-38.]

[490. Introductory Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications. Second

term. Credit three hours.

byOpen to qualified students

permission.

Hours

to be arranged.

Elementary presentation of the principles of quantum mechanics. The basic

ideas underlying the quantum mechanical theory of the chemical bond. Given in

alternate years. Not given 1937-38.]

495. Research for Seniors. Throughout the year. Credit two or more hours a term. Fee variable. Professor Briggs and Dr. Hoard.

Chemical Microscopy and Metallography

530. Introductory Chemical Microscopy. Repeated in the second term.

Credit three hours. Prerequisite, or parallel courses, Chemistry 405 and Physics 21 and 22, or special permission. Fee, $5. Professor Mason and assistants.

Lecture: M 10. Baker 377.

Laboratory sections: M T 1:40-4; T Th 9-11:30. Baker 378.

laboratoryLectures and

practice. The use of microscopes and their accessories

in chemical and technical investigations. Micrometry; quantitative estimations;

microscopical characteristics and physical chemistry of crystals; illumination,

ultra-microscopy and photomicrography; study of industrial materials such as textile and paper fibers.

Graduate students are advised to take this course the first term.

535. Microscopic Qualitative Analysis (Inorganic). Either term. Credit two
or more hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 530. Fee, $5. Professor Mason and assistants. Laboratory periods, to be arranged. Baker 378.
Laboratory practice in the examination and analysis of inorganic substances
containing the more common elements with special reference to rapid qualitative
methods and to the analysis of minute amounts of material.

540. Microscopical Methods in Organic Chemistry. Second term. Credit two
or more hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 530, and special permission. Fee, $5. Professor Mason and assistants. Day and hour to be arranged. Baker 378.
Laboratory practice. General manipulative methods applicable to small
amounts of material, crystallization procedures, determination of melting points
and molecular weights; chemical tests and reactions for elements, radicals, and
various types of organic compounds. Preparation of simple derivatives.

545. Introductory Metallography. First term. Credit three hours. Pre requisite or parallel course, Chemistry 405, or Engineering 3X31. Fee, $10.

Professor Mason and assistant. Th F 1:40-4; additional M T 1:40-4 section if

warranted. Baker 384. Conference or lecture, Th 10.

Laboratory practice, conferences and reports. An introduction to the prin
ciples and methods involved in the study of the structure of metals. The relation

historyof microscopical appearances to thermal

and mechanical properties.

Preparation of specimens for macroscopic and microscopic study. Metallographic

microscopes and their use.

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27

550- Advanced Metallography. Second term. Credit variable. Prerequisite, ^nemistry 545, and consent of the instructor. Fee variable. Professor Mason.
Hours to be arranged. Baker 384.

Labr}torywith

the

Practice and reports. The work may be selected in accordance interests of the student, from topics such as heat treatment and struc

tures of various ferrous or non-ferrous alloys, special methods of polishing, etch

ing, and photomicrography, or minor research problems.

565. Special Methods in Chemical Microscopy. Either term. Credit one or
more hours. Prerequisite, special permission. Fee variable. Professor Mason. Day and hour to be arranged. Baker 378 and 382.
Laboratory practice may be elected in various fields such as photomicrography,
ultra-microscopy, crystal studies, micro-manipulations, quantitative determina tions, and the microscopy of industrial materials such as pigments, textiles, papers, and foods.

595. Research for Seniors. Throughout the year. Credit two or more hours a term. Fee variable. Professor Mason.

Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry

705. Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering. Throughout the year. Credit
three hours a term. Prerequisite, Chemistry 405. Professor Rhodes. W M F 10.
Baker 177.
Lectures. A critical discussion of the important unit operations of chemical
engineering: fluid flow, heat transfer, evaporation, distillation, filtration, gas ab sorption, crushing and grinding, etc. In these lectures, particular emphasis is placed on the fundamental theory upon which the various unit operations are
based.

710. Unit Operations Laboratory. Throughout the year. Credit two hours a
term. Prerequisite, Chemistry 405. Fee, $10. Professor Rhodes, Dr. Wind ing and assistants. Laboratory period, day and hour to be arranged. Baker B-78.
Conference period, Th 11. Baker 207.
The study in the laboratory, on a semi-plant scale, of the unit operations of chemical engineering, such as agitation, and mixing, filtration, fractional distilla tion, evaporation, drying, absorption of gases, and heat transfer.

715. Unit Processes of Chemical Engineering. Second term. Credit three
hours. Prerequisite or parallel course, Chemistry 705. Professor Rhodes. M W
F 11. Baker 177.

Lectures. A discussion of the important typical unit processes of chemical
engineering; as, for example, nitration, sulphonation, esterification, caustic fusion,
chlorination, etc.

725. The Chemistry of Fuels. First term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite or parallel course, Chemistry 705. Professor Rhodes. M W F ii. Baker 177.
Lectures. The chemistry of coal, coke, petroleum tars, and the fuel gases. Particular stress is laid upon the theoretical chemistry involved in the carbon ization of coal, the gasification of coal, and the distillation and refining of petro
leum and tar.

730 Chemical Plant Design. Throughout the year. Credit three hours a
term. Prerequisite, Chemistry 705. Deposit, $10. Professor Rhodes. Day and

hour to be arranged. One conference and two laboratory periods.

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design of chemical plant equipment.

735. Plant Inspections. Second term. Credit one hour. Prerequisite or parallel

course Chemistry 705.
Visits to plants typical of various chemical industries. Conferences and re
ports. A trip during spring vacation will be a feature of this course. Fee, cover ing expenses, to be announced.

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740. Chemical Engineering Computations. Throughout the year. Credit two hours. Prerequisite or parallel course, Chemistry 705. Dr. Winding. Hours
to be arranged.
Conferences and lectures. Problems in stoichiometric relationships, material balances and reaction rates, fluid flow and heat transfer, distillation, evaporation
and drying, humidification and air conditioning, and filtration.
750. Furnace Metallurgy. Second term. Credit two hours. Prerequisite or
parallel course, Chemistry 405. Professor Rhodes. T Th 10. Baker 377.
Lectures. A discussion of the reactions involved in the smelting of ores and the
furnace refining of metals. The discussion is accompanied by problems dealing
with the various subjects discussed.
795. Research for Seniors. Throughout the year. Credit two or more hours
a term. Fee variable. Professor Rhodes and Dr. Winding.

Agricultural Chemistry

Students will not be allowed to register in courses in Agricultural Chemistry until after they have taken and passed Chemistry 102 or 104, or their equivalent.

805. Introductory Agricultural Chemistry (Fertilizers, Insecticides, Soils). First term. Credit two hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 305 (or 375). Professor
Cavanaugh. TThn. Baker 302.
Lectures. The relation of chemistry to agriculture; an introduction to the
fertilizers,study of plant growth, the composition and chemical properties of soils, amendments, insecticides, and fungicides.

810. Introductory Agricultural Chemistry. First term. Credit three hours.

Prerequisite, Chemistry 205 and 220 (or 210 and 225). Fee variable. Professor

Cavanaugh and assistant. Baker 350.

Laboratory practice: day and hour to be arranged. Recitation: day and hour

byto be arranged. Practice in the methods used

the chemist in the control lab

oratories of the factory, of the Government, and of the Experiment Stations,

where fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, and soils are examined.

815. Introductory Agricultural Chemistry (Foods and Feeds). Second term. Credit two hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 305 (or 375). Professor Cavanaugh.
TThn. Baker 302.
Lectures. Discussion of the sources, chemical composition, and properties of
the principal foods and feeds such as cereals, fruits, animal products, and dairy
products. Relation of methods of preservation and manufacture to the nutritive
value of foods.

820. Introductory Agricultural Chemistry (Food Analysis). Second term.

Credit three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 205 and 220 (or 210 and 225). Fee

variable. Professor Cavanaugh and assistant. Baker 350.

Laboratory practice T Th 1:40-4, or W F 1:40-4. Recitation: day and hour
to be arranged. The methods of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists

feedingare used in the examination and analysis of foods and

stuffs, such as milk

and milk products, cereal products, canned vegetables, etc.

*825. Elementary Agricultural Chemistry. Second term. Credit three hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 102. Professor Cavanaugh. MWF 12. Baker 377. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Chemistry may not receive credit for this

course toward the degree.
Lectures. The relation of chemistry to agriculture, and an introduction to the
study of the composition and chemical properties of plants, fertilizers, feed stuffs, insecticides, and fungicides.

?830. Elementary Chemistry of Food Products. Second term. Credit two hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 102 or 104. Professor Cavanaugh. W F io. Baker 377. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Chemistry may not receive
credit for this course toward the degree.

Lectures. The chemical composition, physical and physiological properties, sources, and methods of manufacture of the principal food products.

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835. Advanced Agricultural Chemistry (Fertilizers, Insecticides, Soils). Either term. Credit two or more hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 810. Fee vari able. Professor Cavanaugh and assistant. Day and hour to be arranged. Baker
350.
Laboratory practice. Advanced work in the chemistry of soils, fertilizers, plant composition, insecticides, or fungicides. Special topics may be selected.
840. Advanced Agricultural Chemistry (Foods and Feeds). Second term. Credit two or more hours. Prerequisite, Chemistry 820. Fee variable. Professor Cavanaugh. Day and hour to be arranged. Baker 350.
Laboratory practice. Special topics in the chemistry of foods and food prep
arations.
895. Research for Seniors. Throughout the year. Credit two or more hours a term. Fee variable. Professor Cavanaugh.
Special Topics
910. Special Topics in Chemistry. First term. Credit one hour. Required of candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Chemistry. Professors Rhodes and Mason. T ii. Baker 207.
The use of chemical literature ; methods of research ; administration of chemical
laboratories; patent law; and other special topics. Graduate students are advised to take this course before beginning thesis work.
1000. Non-Resident Lectures on the George Fisher Baker Foundation. Credit two hours. T Th 12. Baker 177. Open to seniors in the course in Chemis try, and to juniors on special permission.
First term: The Nature of the Chemical Bond. Professor Linus C. Pauling,
California Institute of Technology.

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