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Final (Part II).
Fourth Year.
There was a demand in 193r for a 4th Year course in Group II of the Arts Faculty, but it was found impossible to provide it.
The entire staff of the Department of Mathematics still con- sists of the professor only, who has in his own hands all the Mathematics of the University, both Pure and Applied, for the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Engineering.
Until a full-time assistant is appointed, even the present normal requirements cannot be satisfactorily met, while the in- troduction of additional courses, long in demand, for 4th year students in the Arts Faculty, and for 3rd and 4th year students in the Engineering Faculty, must remain wholly impracticable.
The Class-Room (J) is taxed to capacity by the large first year Classes.
Any substantial increases would necessitate the separation of Engineers from Arts Students, with consequent complications in the time tables, and would also render still more urgent the appointment of a qualified lecturer.
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Little in the way of special equipment is required for Mathematics, whether Pure or Applied,' but it is greatly to be hoped that, whenever funds become available, something may be spared for models and wall-diagrams, and for new and im- proved back-boards.
W. BROWN,
Professor of Mathematics.
year courses. Groups 2 and 4a of the Faculty of Arts offer ad- vanced courses in Physics, the former allowing for four years study of the subject. The number of undergraduates in the Department was 107, distributed as follows:-
1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year
Medical Faculty Engineering Faculty 39 Arts Faculty
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23
3
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4th Year
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The general average attainment in 1931 was quite satisfac- tory, and at first sight it is encouraging to note the increase in numbers in the Department. However, lack of equipment and space limits the size of a second year laboratory class to about 26, and it will be seen that the Engineers have almost reached this saturation point. To carry on efficiently with increased numbers in second year Engineering will demand split practical classes, which with limited staff and heavy time-tables is difficult to arrange. On the other hand a larger entry for Group 2 of the Faculty of Arts would be welcomed, for it is from this Group that advanced Physics students are drawn, and since the annual grant for the last few years has been largely used to strengthen the advanced laboratory course, it would be gratifying to see this course utilised to the fullest extent. Again the in- stitution of post graduate work is largely dependent upon the production of Group 2" graduates.
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W. FAID, Professor of Physics.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS.
Staff:-W. Faid, M.Sc. (Professor of Physics).
D. F. Davies, B.A. (Lecturer).
Un Po, B.Sc. (Demonstrator).
The lectures in Physics are attended by undergraduates drawn from the Faculties of Medicine, Engineering and Arts. Medical. students take the first year Physics course, whilst students from the Faculty of Engineering attend both the first and the second
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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY.
Staff:-G. T. Byrne, M.SC., F.I.C. (Professor of Chemistry).
R. Ashton Hill, M.SC., A.1.c. (Lecturer).
Chan Chau Lam (Demonstrator).
Hui Pak Mi, B.A. (Honorary Demonstrator).
The number of undergraduates in the Department was 124 divided as follows:
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