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Contains 391 Results:

Physics - B - Electricity and Magnetism, Winter and Spring Terms, 1875

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

Gift from The Chi of Psi Upsilon Chapter; light drawings; 5 questions; question 1(a) begins: "Describe the phenomena of statical induction"

Dates: 1875

Physics - C - Acoustics and Optics, Winter Term, 1876

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

Gift from The Chi of Psi Upsilon Chapter; lightly annotated; questions 1-4, questions 5-6 under "OPTICS"; question 1 begins: "What is necessary to cause reflection of sound?"

Dates: 1876

Physics - Mechanics, 1876-12

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

Gift from The Chi of Psi Upsilon Chapter; handwritten exam; 12 questions; question 1: "Define Velocity, Acceleration, Force, Unit of Force"

Dates: 1876-12

Physics - Heat, 1876-12

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

Gift from The Chi of Psi Upsilon Chapter; handwritten exam; 12 questions; question 1: "Distinguish between the real and apparent expansions of a liquid"

Dates: 1876-12

Physics - Acoustics and Optics, Winter Term, 1877-03-19

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

Gift from The Chi of Psi Upsilon Chapter; handwritten exam; 2 pages 12 questions; question 1 begins: "Explain the transmission of sound through an elastic medium"

Dates: 1877-03-19

Problem Set - Due by October 23, Undated

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

Gift from The Chi of Psi Upsilon Chapter; 7 questions; question 1 begins: "Where is the centre of gravity of this series of weights?"

Dates: Undated

Physics - Acoustics and Optics, Winter Term, 1878

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

Gift from The Chi of Psi Upsilon Chapter; question 1-6 under Acoustics; questions 7-12 under "OPTICS"; question 1 begins: "How is sound produced?"

Dates: 1878

Physics - Optics, Summer Term, 1878

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

Gift from The Chi of Psi Upsilon Chapter; 10 questions; question 1 begins: "Show how the index of refraction of a substance …"

Dates: 1878

Physics - Heat, 1878-09

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

Gift from The Chi of Psi Upsilon Chapter; handwritten exam; 8-9 questions; part of the page ripped off; question 1 begins: "Describe the thermometric scales in use"

Dates: 1878-09

Physics - Mechanics, Fall, 1878

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

Gift from The Chi of Psi Upsilon Chapter; 12 questions; question 1: "Define veolocity; acceleration; force; work; energy"

Dates: 1878