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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
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flame emission spectra with the Kriiss spectroscope and direct
vision spectroscope, the qualitative analysis of unknown mixtures and
of minerals with each of these instruments,
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the spark spectra and
oxyhydrogen spectra of minerals, the spark spectra of liquids and
gases, the absorption spectra of certain colored solutions, of solutions
of the rare earths and of organic dyes, and colorimetric determina
tions with the latest and most exact instruments.
13a. Toxicology. Laboratory work. Spring. Instruction in the
methods for isolating and identifying poisons, etc. ;
practice in the
separation and quantitative determination of poisonous substances in
the presence of organic matter. Assay of common drugs and medi
cines. Open only to those who have had course 4 or 6. Dr.
Chamot.
13b. Toxicology. Laboratory work. Fall. Two hours. Required
of students in the Medical College.
14. Microchemical Analysis. Lectures and laboratory work.
Three hours, to be arranged. Instruction in the use of the microscope
and its accessories in qualitative analysis. Practice is given in the
analysis of minute amounts of material, in the identification of sub
stances for which no other reliable tests exist, and in the examination
of alloys. Fall term, inorganic substances. Winter term, organic
substances. Spring term, foods, etc. Dr. Chamot.
This course is open to those who have had course 4 or 6.
Agricultural Chemistry.
15. Agricultural Chemistry. Elementary course, for students
in the special short course in Agriculture. Winter. Hours to be ar
ranged. Professor Caldwell and Mr. G. A. Smith.
16. Agricultural Chemistry. General course. T., Th., F., S.,
fall and winter ; T., Th., S., spring, 9. Ch. L. R. 2. The general sub
jects treated in this course are the composition of plants, the chemistry
of their growth, the sources of the supply of the food of the plants,
the chemical and physical properties of soils, the composition and the
mode of action of fertilizers, and the of chemistry the products of the
farm. Professor Caldwell and Mr. G. A. Smith.
17. Agricultural Chemistry. Readings from journals. For
those who have completed course 16. One hour per week, by ap
pointment. Ch. L. R. 2. Professor Caldwell.
Organic Chemistry.
20. Organic Chemistry. Lectures and recitations. M., W., F.,
9, Ch. L.R.i.