Introductory general course in the physical sciences: syllabus

Mathematical introduction : arithmetic and algebra ; geometry, trigonometry, and analytic geometry ; calculus ; matter and force ; the Earth as an astronomical body ; the celestial sphere and measurement of time ; Moon and eclipses ; the solar system and celestial mechanics ; energy and work ; heat and the kinetic molecular theory ; the atomic constitution of matter ; electricity and magnetism ; electrical nature of matter ; wave motion and light ; electromagnetic waves ; spectra ; astronomical spectroscopy : astrophysics ; properties of more important elements ; oxidation and reduction ; reaction velocity and chemical equilibrium ; ionogens : acids, bases, salts ; atomic structure and chemical behavior ; electromotive series of the elements ; carbon and its compounds ; silicon and the structure of rocks ; Earth materials and processes ; gradation ; geologic work of the ocean : the sedimentary rocks ; diastrophism and earthquakes ; volcanism, the deep-seated rocks, and the rock cycle ; principles of Earth history ; fossils and ancient climates ; geological time ; geosynclines and mountains ; pre-cambrian and early paleozoic times ; late paleozoic and the Appalachian revolution ; the mesozoic era ; the cenozoic era ; mapping the Earth ; weather and weather maps ; climate ; nature of soils.