• CATALOG 195 8-1959 1958 1959 BULLETIN OF THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Volume 67 Number 3 The California Institute of Technology Bulletin is printed quarterly Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office at Pasadena, California, under the Act of August 24,1912 CATALOG 195 8-1959 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PASADENA· CALIFORNIA CONTENTS SECTION I. GENERAL INFORMATION PAGE Academic Calendar 4 Educational Policies 9 Historical Sketch 11 Industrial Relations Section 17 Buildings and Facilities 19 Study and Research at the California Institute 1. The Sciences 23 Astronomy 23 Biological Sciences 25 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 27 Geological Sciences 29 Mathematics 32 Physics 33 2. Engineering 36 Aeronautics 38 Civil Engineering 40 Electrical Engineering 41 Engineering Science 43 Mechanical Engineering 44 Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center 45 Hydrodynamics 45 3. The Humanities 47 Student Life 49 Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps 56 SECTION II. INFORMATION AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Requirements for Admission to Undergraduate Standing 57 Admission to the Freshman Class 57 Admission to Upper Classes by Transfer 63 The 3-2 Plan 66 Registration Regulations 67 Scholastic Grading and Requirements 69 Student Health and Physical Education 74 Expenses 77 Scholarships, Student Aid, and Prizes 80 SECTION III. INFORMATION AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF GRADUATE STUDENTS General Regulations 90 Regulations Concerning Work for the Degree of Master of Science 92 Regulations Concerning Work for the Engineer's Degree 94 Regulations Concerning Work for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 97 Opportunities for Graduate and Scientific Work at the Institute 114 Graduate Fellowships, Scholarships, and Assistantships 114 Post-Doctoral Fellowships 117 Institute Guests 118 SECTION IV. SCHEDULE OF THE COURSES 119 Schedules of the Undergraduate Courses 120 Schedules of Fifth- and Sixth-year Courses 137 SECTION V. SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION 149 SECTION VI. DEGREES, HONORS, AND AWARDS, 1957-58 221 Degrees Conferred June 1958 221 Candidates for Commissions of U. S. Air Force 234 Honor Standing 235 Awards 235 SECTION VII. OFFICERS AND F ACUL TY Board of Trustees 237 Trustee Committees 238 Administrative Officers of the Institute 240 Faculty Officers and Committees, 1958-59 241 Staff of Instruction and Research 243 Fellows, Scholars, and Assistants 286 California Institute Associates 302 Industrial Associates 306 GENERAL INDEX 309 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1958-59 1958 FIRST TERM September 25 Registration of entering freshmen-8: 00 a.m. to 12 noon. September 25 Registration of students transferring from other colleges-8: 00 a.m. to 12 noon. September 25-27 Student Camp. September 29 General Registration-8: 30 a.m. to 3: 30 p.m. September 30 Beginning of instruction-8: 00 a.m. October 17 Last day for adding courses. October 18 Examinations for the removal of conditions and incomplete~ October 25 Parents' Day. November 3-8 Mid-Term Week. November 8 MID-TERM. November 10 Mid-Term deficiency notices due-9: 00 a.m. November 14 Last day for dropping courses. November 21 French and German examinations for admission to candidacy for degree of Doctor of Philosophy. November 24-28 Pre-registration for second term, 1958-59. November 27-30 Thanksgiving recess. November 27-28 Thanksgiving holidays for employees. December 6 College Entrance Board examinations for admission to the freshman class, September 1959. December 6 Students' Day. December 15-19 Final examinations-first term, 1958-59. December 19 Last day for admission to candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in June 1959. December 20 End of first term, 1958-59, 12M. December 20- Christmas vacation. January 5 December 25-26 Christmas holidays for employees. 1959 SECOND TERM January 1 New Year's holiday for employees. January 3 Registration Committee-9:00 a.m. January 5 General Registration-8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. January 6 Beginning of instruction-8:00 a.m. January 23 Last day for adding courses. January 24 Examinations for the removal of conditions and incompletes. February 2-7 Mid-Term Week. February 7 MID-TERM. February 9 Mid-Term deficiency notices due-9:00 a.m. February 13 Last day for dropping courses. February 14 Last acceptable date for taking college board aptitude test for fresh­ man admission in September, 1959. February 20 French and German examinations for admission to candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. February 23-27 Pre-registration for third term, 1958-59. March 14 Last acceptable date for taking college board achievement tests for admission in September, 1959. March 16-20 Final examinations-second term, 1958-59. March 21 End of second term, 1958-59, 12M. March 27 Registration Committee-9: 00 a.m. March 21-29 Spring Recess. 1959 THIRD TERM March 30 General Registration-8: 30 a.m. to 3: 30 p.m. March 31 Beginning of instruction-8 : 00 a.m. April 17 Last day for adding courses. April 18 Examinations for the removal of conditions and incompletes. April 27- Mid-Term Week. May 2 May 2 Last day for obtaining admission to candidacy for Engineers' degrees. May 2 MID-TERM. May 4 Mid-term deficiency notices due-9: 00 a.m. May 8 Last day for dropping courses. .May 15 French and German examinations for admission to candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. May 18-22 Pre-registration for first term, 1959-60. May 29 Last day for final oral examinations and presenting of theses for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. May 29 Last day for presenting theses for Engineers' degrees. May 30 Memorial Day holiday. June 1-5 Final examinations for senior and graduate students, third term, 1958-59. June 5-6 Examinations for admission to upper classes, September 1959. June 8-12 Final examinations for undergraduate students, third term, 1958-59. June 10 Meetings of committees on Courses in Science and Engineering, 10:00 a.m. June 10 Faculty meeting-2:00 p.m. June 11 Class Day. June 12 Commencement. June 13 End of third term, 1958-59, 12M. June 19 Registration Committee-9: 00 a.m. July 3-4 Independence Day holiday for employees. 1959 FIRST TERM, 1959-60 September 7 Labor Day holiday for employees. September 24 Registration of entering freshmen-8 : 00 a.m. to 12 noon. September 24 Registration of students transferring from other colleges-8:00 a.m. to 12 noon. September 24-26 Student Camp. September 28 General Registration-8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. September 29 Beginning of instruction-8 : 00 a.m. CAMPUS· CALIFORNIA STREET . 1. Kerckhoff Laboratories (Biological Sciences) 2. Crellin Laboratory (Chemistry) 3. Gates Laboratory (Chemistry) 4. Dolk Laboratory (Plant Research) 5. Clark Laboratory (Plant Research) 6. Earhart Laboratory (Plant Researcr.' 7. Dabney Hall (Humanities) 8. Throop Hall (Administration) 9. Chemical Engineering Laboratory ,;;;t(~!~~~~~~=:==~::::~~!JlllO. 11. EngineeringHeating Plant Building (Civil & Mechanical Engineering) ~;f: 12. Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance Shop 13. Spalding Laboratory (Chemical & Electrical Engineering) 14. Sedimentation Laboratory 15. Coffee Shop and Dormitory 16. Throop Club INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY THE CAMPUS of the California Institute is in a residential section of Pasadena, about a mile from the central business district. The area bounded by East California Street, South Hill A venue, 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 been constructed, since 1909, nearly all of the principal facilities of the Institute - laboratories, lecture and class rooms, offices, undergraduate residence halls, and a clubhouse for the use of the graduate students, the staffs of the Institute, the Mount Wilson Observatory and the Huntington Library, and the Cali­ fornia Institute Associates. Tournament Park, the area lying south of East California Street, was originally 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 stu­ dents and staff, Tournament Park has the following facilities for athletics and recreation: eight tennis courts; three out­ door basketball and two volleyball courts; a football practice field; a quarter-mile track with a 220-yard straightaway; two baseball diamonds, one with a grandstand seating 5000; and a gymnasium and swimming pool. 17. Carpenter Shop 34. Arden House 18. Paint Shop 35. Physical Plant Office; Receiving 19. Bldg. T-l (Y.M.C.A.; Air Force Room & Central Warehouse ROTC; Sanitary Engineering 36. Kellogg Laboratory (Electrical Laboratory) Engineering; Physics) 20. Bldg. T-2 (Offices and Graduate 37. High Voltage Research Laboratory Students' Studies) 38. Bridge Laboratory (Physics) 21. Building T-3 39. Arms Laboratory (Geological 22. Building T-4 Sciences) 23. Athenaeum 40. Robinson Laboratory . 24. Ricketts House (Astrophysics) 25. Blacker House 41. Mudd Laboratory (Geological 26. Dabney House Sciences) 27. Fleming House 42. Culbertson Hall (Auditorium; 28. Synchrotron Laboratory Industrial Relations) 29. Merrill Wind Tunnel 43. Church Laboratory (Chemical 30. Cosmic Ray Laboratory Biology) 31. Guggenheim Aeronautical 44. Alumni Swimming Pool Laboratory 45. Locker Rooms 32. Hydrodynamics Laboratory 46. Scott Brown Gymnasium 33. Central Engineering Machine Shop 47. Archibald Young Health Center President Lee A. DuBridge and students CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HE primary purpose of the undergraduate school of the California Institute of Technology, as stated by the Trustees, is "to provide a T collegiate education which will best train the creative type of scien­ tist or engineer so urgently needed in our educational, governmental, and industrial development:' It is believed that this end will be more readily attained at the Institute because of the contacts of its relatively small group of undergraduate students with the members of its relatively large research staff.