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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 50

6. The Laboratory

6. The Laboratory.

Qualitative analysis is taught by lectures and blackboard exercises, and [unclear: the] dent is required to repeat, at his table in the laboratory, all experiments [unclear: descale] in the manual used; after becoming familiar in this way with acids and bases, [unclear: Simmy] substances (of the composition of which he is ignorant,) are given to him for identification; thus he proceeds from simple to more complex cases, until he is able determine the composition of the most complicated and difficult mixtures.

When the student, upon written and experimental examination, proves to sufficiently familiar with qualitative analysis, he passes to the study of [unclear: quantitation] analysis. Lectures and blackboard exercises go here, also, side by side, with [unclear: liberators] work. The student executes a number of analyses, determining, in the page 43 stances handed to him, each constituent by weight; when he has attained the requisite amount of skill to insure accurate results, he is encouraged to execute analyses of a more complex nature, such as of coals, limestones, slags, ores of iron, lead, cobalt, zink, copper, nickel, pig-iron, technical products, etc.

If, after pursuing this course, the student desires to engage in any special investigation, either scientific or practical, every facility of the University and the special attention of the professor will be given him.

The full course in qualitative analysis is required of all students who propose to graduate in science, civil engineering and medicine, and in a somewhat modified and abbreviated form, including, however, the recognition of simple substances, of all candidates for other academic degrees.