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German and Russian (GER)

36 courses in the 1964–65 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.

GER 32 Fluid Mechanics

Basic concepts and laws of the statics, kinetmatics and dynamics of fluids. Continuity, energy and momentum equations, viscosity effects and their engineering applications. Introductory treatment of energy dissipation and boundary layer formation. Dimensional analysis and similarity laws.

Prerequisite: ME 12, Math 31.

3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.

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GER 41 Mechanics of Deformable Solids I

An analytical treatment of statics and resistance of materials. Equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies and deformable bodies. Vector fields. Bar systems. Introduction to stress and strain. Stressstrain relationships. Elastic and inelastic behaviour of prismatic members subjected to axial, shearing, torsional and flexural deformations.

2 lectures, 2 hours tutorials, one term.

42, Dynamics. An introduction to the kinematics of particle and rigid body motion. Impulse-momentum equations. Work-energy methods and Euler’s equations. Simple gyroscopes. Vibrations.

2 lectures, 1 hour tutorial, one term.

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GER 51 Micro Structure of Materials

Crystal structure and lattice, X-ray and electron diffraction analysis, chemical binding, Bloch waves and band model, quantum statisticis, imperfections and their interactions, diffusion.

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GER 52 Physical properties of Materials

Lattice vibrations, phonon and electronic specific heats, thermal conduction, phases, elasticity, plasticity, mechanical properties, electric conduction in metals, semiconductors and superconductors. 2 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory.

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GER 61 History and Philosophy of Science

The nature of science; science and technology in Egypt and Babylon. The development of science in Greece; the Orphic mysteries and the Ionian philosophers. Plato and Aristotle; Archimedes. The Alexandrian school and the separation of science and philosophy. Technology under the Roman Empire. The mediaeval attitude toward science. The Renaissance. Copernicus and Galileo. Sir Isaac Newton. The physical and biological sciences during the 18th century. Developments during the 19th Century in physics, chemistry, technology, geology, evolution, and the rise of modern genetics. The 20th century revolution in pure science and technology.

3 lectures.

Department of German and Russian

J. D. Dyck, A.B. (Bethel), M.A. (Missouri), Ph.D. (Michigan) Professor and Chairman of Department

J. Winkelman, M.A. (New York), Ph.D. (Michigan) - Professor (German)

E. Heier, M.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Michigan) Associate Professor (Germ./Russ.)

I. Levitsky, A.B. (Rochester), M.A. (Buffalo), Ph.D. (Duke) Assistant Professor (Germ./Russ.) S. P. Hoefert, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) - Assistant Professor (German) W. Shelest, Diploma (Munich), M.A. (Ottawa) - - Lecturer (Russian) M. Richter, Staatsexamen (Berlin and Bonn), M.A. (Toronto) Lecturer (Germ./ Russian)

German

Notes: (1) All courses are designed to acquaint the student with the thoughts, feelings, and ideas that have been expressed in German, Austrian, and Swiss literature.

Particular consideration has been given to critical analysis of literary texts and their contribution to European thought and to the whole of civilization. The programmes for German major and Honours students are intended to give a coherent and complete picture of German literature.

(2) All courses above 100 are honours courses. Those marked with an asterisk are partiularly recommended for general students.

(3) German 270 meets the requirement otherwise referred to in the calendar as cultural or civilization course.

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GER 1 Beginner’s German

For Engineering students with no previous knowledge of German. The elements of German grammar, reading and translation. 3 lectures.

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GER 1-50 Beginner’s German

For Arts and Science students with no previous knowledge of German. The elements of German grammar, reading, oral practice, composition.

Arts - 5 lectures, Science - 3 lectures.

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GER 15 Scientific German

A review of the fundamentals of grammar followed by a more advanced study of grammatical structure and idiom. Readings and translation from contemporary scientific writing in the Physical Sciences with the aim of helping the student to acquire a greater vocabulary and to master the stylistic difficulties peculiar to technical writing. The reading material will be selected in accordance with the field of study of the individual student. (For Engineering students. Can be taken together with German 50 for Science students.)

Prerequisite: German I or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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GER 50 Scientific German

A review of the fundamentals of grammar is followed by a more advanced study of grammatical structure and idiom. Readings and translation from contemporary scientific writing in the Physical Sciences with the aim of helping the student to acquire a greater vocabulary and to master the stylistic difficulties peculiar to technical writing. The reading material will be selected in accordance with the field of study of the individual student. (For, Science students. Can be taken jointly with German 15 for Engineering students.)

Prerequisite: German I or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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GER 100 Introduction to German Literary Movements

Reading and interpretation of representative works of major German authors from the beginning to the present. Oral practice, composition, grammar. This course is conducted primarily in German.

Prerequisite: Grade 13 German or equivalent. First Class Honours in Grade 12 or permission of the Department Chairman.

3 lectures.

250.* Conversation, Composition, Grammar and Phonetics. This course is conducted in German and provides intensive practice in spoken German. Vocabulary building, comprehension, pronunciation and intonation are stressed. Prerequisite: German 100, First Class Honours in Grade 13 or permission of the Deparment Chairman.

3 lectures.

260.* The Age of Goethe. Storm and Stress, The Classical Period, Romanticism. Reading, interpretation and critical analysis of representative work of Lenz, Klinger, Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, Novalis, Brentano, Eichendorff, etc. Prerequisite: German 100.

3 lectures.

270.* German Cultural Periods. A study of the major thought movements and masterpieces of philosophy, literature, music, art, etc. This course is taught in English.

3 lectures.

350." Intermediate Conversation and Composition. Written reports on prescribed themes and topics. Oral drill.

Prerequisite: German 250 or equivalent.

1 lecture.

360.* German Realism. Reading, interpretation, and critical analysis of prescribed prose, drama and poetry. (Fontane, Hebbel, Keller, Storm, etc.) Prerequisite: German 100 or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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GER 370 Introduction to the History of the German Language with Readings in Middle-High German Literature

(Walther von der Vogelweide, Hartmann, Wolfram, Gottfried, etc.

Prerequisite: German 100 or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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GER 380 Enlightenment

Reading, interpretation and critical analysis of prescribed prose, drama, and poetry. (Bodmer, Gellert, Gottsched, Lessing, Wieland, etc.) Prerequisite: German 100 or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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GER 450 Advanced Conversation, Grammar and Composition

This course is conducted in German and provides intensive practice in spoken German on the advanced level.

Prerequisite: German 350 or equivalent.

1 lecture.

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GER 460 Modern German Literature

Reading and interpretation of prescribed works. (Hauptmann, Hoffmannsthal Rilke, Kafka, Mann, Brecht, etc.) Prerequisite: German 100 or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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GER 470 German Poetry

A study of the main thoughts, themes, forms and schools in German poetry throughout the ages.

Texts: The Oxford Book of German Verse, Echtermeyer-von Wiese. Prerequisite: German 100 or equivalent. 3 lectures.

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GER 480 Renaissance-Baroque

Reading, interpretation and critical analysis of prescribed prose, drama, and poetry. (Saaz, Luther, Sachs, Grimmelshausen, Gryphius, Opitz, etc.)

Prerequisite: German 100 or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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GER 495 Reading Course in Approved Topics

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GER 600 German Literary Criticism

Research technique, source material, bibliography.

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GER 601 Intellectual Foundations of German Classicism

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GER 620 Studies of a Modern Author

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GER 621 Recent German Literature

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GER 630 The German Novel

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GER 631 The German Novelle

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GER 640 Lessing

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GER 641 Schiller

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GER 650 Goethe

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GER 651 Kleist

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GER 660 The German Drama to 1887

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GER 661 Twentieth Century German Drama

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GER 670 Medieval German Literature

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GER 671 History of the German Language

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GER 680 Andreas Gryphius and his Time

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GER 681 Heine and Young Germany

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GER 690 Gothic

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GER 691 Old High German

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GER 695 Reading Course in Approved Topics

699-M. Thesis.

699-D. Thesis.

All the 600 courses with the exception of the Thesis are 1 term courses.

Department of German and Russian

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