CALIFORNIA IN STITUTE 0 F TECHNOLOGY CATALOGUE· 1951-52 BULLETIN OF THE CALIFO tJ A INSTITUTE OF' TECEINOLOGY VOLUME 60 The California Institute of Technology lS published quarterly Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Pasadena, California, under the Act of CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY A College, Graduate School, and Institute of Research in Science Engineering, and the Humanities CATALOGUE 1951-195£ PUBLISHED BY THE INSTITUTE, OCTOBER, 1951 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA CONTENTS PART ONE. GENERAL INFORMATION. PAGE Academic Calendar 11 Board of Trustees ..................... :..................... 15 Trustee Committees .................. "......... .. 16 Administrative Officers of the Institute . .. 17 Faculty Officers and Committees, 1951-52 ...................... _. 18 Staff of Instruction and Research-Summary . .. 20 Staff of Instruction and Research .............................. 37 Fellows, Scholars and Assistants ..................... .. 61 California Institute Associates ... .. .. 73 Historical Sketch ..•.". .. 77 Educational Policies ......................................... 79 Buildings and Facilities ......................................, 82 Study and Research at the California Institute Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps. .. .. 86 1. The Sc~ences ..................... "...................... 87 Astronomy ............................................. 87 Biological Sciences ...................................... 88 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering ......... : ....... ~ . .. 89 Geological Sciences ................................. : .. .. 91 Mathematics ............................................ 92 Physics ........................................" ... ::"... '93 2. Engineering ................................. " . .. 95 Aeronautics ............................... : ......... '... 96 Civil Engineering .......................... :............ 98 Electrical Engineering ................................... 99 Hydrodynamics ......... '............................... , i02 Mechanical Engineering .................................. 100 ,3. The Humanities ............................. "........... !. 103 Industrial Relations Section .............................. ' 104 Student Life 105 5 6 PART Two. DETAILED INFORMATION FOR PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PAGE Requirements for Admission to Undergraduate Standing 111 Admission to the Freshman Class . .. 113 Admission to Upper Classes by Transfer. .. 117 Registration Regulations ............ ... .. 120 Scholastic Grading and Requirements ........................... 121 Student Health and PhySical Education ...... : . .. 126 Expenses .................................................. 128 Industrial Relations Section .................. ' . .. 130 Scholarships, Student Aid, and Prizes ........................... 132 Information and Regulations for the Guidance of Graduate Students .. 138 General Regulations .......... '............ , ........... ',' ... 138 Regulations Concerning Work for the Degree of Master of Science.. 140 Regulations Concerning Work for the Engineer's Degree .......... 142 Regulations Concerning Work for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy ............................ 145 Opportunities for Graduate and Scientific Work at the Institute. .. 159 Graduate Fellowships, Scholarships, and Assistantships . .. 159 Post-Doctoral Fellowships .................................. 162 Institute Guests ........................................... 163 PART THREE. COURSE SCHEDULES AND SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION Schedules of the Undergraduate Courses. .. 166 Schedules of Fifth- and Sixth-year Courses. .. .. 181 Subjects of Instruction ....................................... 192 PART FOUR. DEGREES, HONORS, AND AWARDS, 1950-51 Degrees Conferred June 8, 1951 ................................ 269 Honor Standing . .. 277 Awards .................................................... 277 GENERAL INDEX .• , " •.... '. " ... , •...••....•.......•.....•..•.• 279 THE CAMPUS OF THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE The following two pages show the campus of- the California Institute. The campus is in a residential section of Pasadena, about a mile from the central business district. The area bounded by East California Street, South Hill Avenue, San Pasqual Street, and South Wilson Avenue is the central campus of about thirty acres, the first twenty-two acres of which were acquired in 1907, three years before the Institute moved from downtown Pasadena to its present location. In this area have be~nconstructed, since 1909, nearly all of the prin­ cipal facilities of the Institute--Iaboratories, lecture and class rooms, offices, undergraduate residence halls, and a club for faculty, graduate students, and the staffs of the Mount Wilson Observatory and the Huntington Library. Tournament Park, the area lying south of East California Street, was orig­ inally the property of the City of Pasadena. In March, 1947, the citizens of the city voted to authorize the sale of Tournament Park to the Institute, and the formalities involved in the transfer of title were completed early in 1949. Tournament Park adds ,about twenty acres to the campus. Besides supplying much-needed parking space for students and staff, Tour­ nament Park has the following facilities for athletics and recreation: tennis courts; three outdoor basketball and three volleyball courts; a football prac­ tice field; a quarter-mile track with a 220-yard straightaway; two baseball diamonds, one with a grandstand seating 5000; and training quarters with locker and shower rooms. Plans for the future development of Tournament Park call for the construction of a gymnasium and a swimming pool. 7 CAMPUS MAP • CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1. Mudd Laboratory (Geological Sciences) 2. Culbertson Hall (Auditorium; Industrial Relations) 3. Robinson Laboratory (Astrophysics) 4. Arms Laboratory (Geological Sciences) 5. Bridge Laboratory (Physics) 6. High Potential Research Laboratory 7. Kellogg Laboratory (Electrical Engineering; Physics) 8. Buildings and Grounds Office; Receiving Room and Central Warehouse 9. Guggenheim Laboratory (Aeronautics) 10. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory 11. Central Machine Shop 12. Nuclear Physics Laboratory 13. Student Houses 14. Athenaeum 15. Bldg. T4 (Health Center) 16. Bldg. Tl (Physical Education Office; Air Force ROTC Headquarters; Sanitary Engineering Laboratory) . 17. Bldg. T2 (Offices and Graduate Students' Studies) 18. Bldg. T3 (Chemical Engineering Offices and Shops) 19. Campus Maintenance Facilities 20. Throop Club 21. LU.Qch Room and Dormitory 22. Sedimentation Laboratory 23. Campus Maintenance Facilities 24. Engineering Building (Civil and Mechanical Engineering) 25. Heat Engines Laboratory 26. Heating Plant 27: Chemical Engineering Laboratory . 28. Throop Han (Administration; Electrical Engineerihg) 29. Hydraulic Structures Laboratory 30. Dabney Hall (Humanities) 31. Gates Laboratory (Chemistry) 32. Crellin Labora.tory( Chemistry) 33. Kerckh6ff LaboratoTies (BiologicalSciences) 34. Earhart Laboratory (Plant ReseaT£hl 35. Clark Laboratory (Plant Research) 36. Dolk Laboratory (Plant Research) 37. Arden House 38. Tournament Park (Physical Education Facilities; Parking) CALENDAR 1951 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 1 2 345 6 123 1 2 345 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 ,232425 26272829 30 30 31 1952 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 345 6 7 8 9 2 345 678 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 1920 21 22 23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 31 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 123 1 2 345 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 45678910 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 345 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 2728293031 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER SMTWTFS S MTWTF S SMTWTFS S M T W T F S 123 456 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 678 7 8 9 10 1] 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 30 CALENDAR 1951·52 FIRST TERM 1951 September 20 Registration of entering freshmen-8 :30 a.m. to 3 :30 p.m. September 20 Registration of students transferring from other colleges, 8 :30 a.m. September 24 General Registration-8:30 a.m_ to 3:30 p.m. September 25 Beginning of instruction-8 :00 a.m. October 13 Last day for adding courses. October 13 Examinations for the removal of conditions and incompletes. October 29- Mid-term week. November 3 November 3 MID-TERM. November 5 Mid-term deficiency notices due-9:00 a.m. November 9 Last day for dropping courses. November 16 French and German examinations for admission to candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. November 19-23 Pre-registration for 2nd term 1951-52. November 22-25 Thanksgiving recess. December 10-15 Final examinations-1st term