74 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY
The Department of Mathematics and Astronomy serves a four-fold 0
purpose. 2
First: It provides courses in furtherance of the aim that a student, aside d
from his specialized interests, acquire some understanding of the elements of
mathematics and the role it plays in society if his education is to be truly 1,
liberal. a
Second: It provides courses to fit the specialized needs of students in C
other departments and colleges. To this end it offers courses to prepare the H
student for his work in agriculture, bacteriology, chemistry, economics, engi-
neering, geology, philosophy, and physics. _ a
Third: It provides the prospective elementary school teacher with courses ;
planned to fumish the special and desirable background training he needs t
for teaching the introductory concepts. The prospective secondary school ' C
teacher will find courses suitable to his needs on the undergraduate and grad- a
uate level. The inservice teacher will find specially selected topics to fit the
needs in this area. t
Fourth: It provides courses for those who wish to specialize in mathe- {
matics. Courses are offered in algebra, analysis, geometry, statistics and ap- t
plied mathematics, topology, and various courses in numerical analysis and g
computer techniques being directly applicable to the electronic computer field. I
Courses at the advanced levels, leading to the M.A. Degree and the Ph.D.
Degree, are offered for the research specialist and! or college teacher. j
The Mathematics library is one of the best in the South. It contains sev- i
eral thousand volumes as well as complete sets of most of the important mathe- 1
matical periodicals. ]
Two non-mathematical courses in Introductory Astronomy are offered. :
Other courses of a mathematical and practical nature are offered from time to 1
time. The University has a small observatory with an eight-inch refracting j
telescope and other instruments. Occasional meetings are held at the ob- ‘
servatory to give the student an opportunity to view the more interesting
celestial objects. A portion of the departmental library consists of astronomical ~
books, journals, and bulletins.
I MTLITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS
The Reserve Officers Training Corps
The University of Kentucky maintains a unit of the senior division of
the Reserve OfHcers’ Training Corps in confomiity with the provisions of the
National Defense Act of 1916, as amended.
Object. The object of the Reserve Oliicers' Training Corps is to provide
systematic military training at civil educational institutions for the purpose
of qualifying selected students of such institutions as reserve officers in the
military forces of the United States. This object is attained by employing
methods which fit men physically, mentally, and morally for pursuits of peace
as well as for duties as leaders in the defense forces of the nation in an emer-
gency.
Educational Aim. The course of study is designed to give to the student
a training which will be as valuable to him in his industrial or professional
career as it would be should the nation call upon him to act as a leader in
its defense forces.
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