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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Oct. 13, 1952
By MAURICE PRATHER
Are you having trouble with mathematics lately? Well, if you are the electrical engineering department has a solution to your problems.
Here's the Answer to Math Problems
However, they probably won't help you with your problems unless it happens to be in differential equations. While their new machine will do such simple things as add, subtract, multiply, and divide, it was built primarily to solve higher mathematic problems.
This new machine is the Boeing Electronic Analog computer, and as the name implies, it was built by the Boeing Aircraft company.
There are two major types of electronic computers available today. They are the digital and the analog. The digital is the largest, more expensive and the more accurate of the two types.
Basic use for the computer at the University will be to educate future engineers in the use of this type of equipment. At the present time the electrical engineering department is planning to offer a course in the use of the computer, next semester.
Smaller and more compact, the analog type is less expensive, however, its error factor is somewhat higher. The error factor in the analog is less than 1 per cent.
For both research and problems requiring practical solutions the analog computers are used widely by universities, research laboratories, and industries. Boeing Aircraft company uses 30 of these machines in their engineering department to solve aeronautical engineering problems.
Problems are set up in the computer by cross-patching wires between the multi-amplifier system. This creates an electrical circuit which corresponds to the system which is being studied. Almost any type of system can be reproduced in the computer by first changing the system studied into an electrical counterpart.
Such problems as the flight of a missile, a chemical process, heat transfer problems, and the flow of air over an airfoil can all be duplicated by the computer.
The answer to the problem is recorded on a Brush recorder in the form of a graph. There are two recorders with the computer owned by the electrical engineering department. Each recorder has two recording channels, thereby allowing students to obtain four answers, each at different points in the solution of the problem.
The completed graph is then
translated back into the original system from which the problem came and the answer is simple to read.
For spot checks during the solving of a problem a standard oscilloscope is used.
Heart of the computer is the amplifier system, which consists of 12 separate amplifiers. It is through these that the signal is raised to the proper strength to form the proper part of the circuit.
—SINK THE SOONERS—
Thirteen to Try For KANU Jobs
Announceers for the new KANU-FM and KFKU-AM stations will be chosen from a group of 13 finalists that were auditioned for the second time last week.
Finalists in the competition were Bob Nold, journalism senior; Alfred Farha, college freshman; William Thompson, engineering junior; William Taylor, engineering freshman; Jeff Kennedy, college junior; Davidson Hicks, college junior; Glen Yancey, college sophomore; Vernon Stearns, college junior; Ted Cramer, engineering freshman; Ralph Swant, engineering sophomore; John Bartholemew, college freshman; Jerry Rushfelt, college senior, and Kenneth Bigham; college freshman.
Journalism Educators To Speak at Clinic
Three professors of the William Allen White School of Journalism and the University's radio and television director will speak at a journalism clinic to be held at St. Francis, Nov. 3, 10, 17, and 24.
Elmer F. Beth, professor of journalism, will speak on "How Much News Can You Believe"; Emil L Telfel, associate professor of journalism on "Censorship in War and Peace;" R. Edwin Browne, director of radio and television on "Impact of Television on News and Public Affairs;" and Burton W. Marvin, dean of the School of Journalism on "You and the News: Do You Know What You Are Talking About?"
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UNIVERSITY THEATRE
SEASON 1952-53
THE MORNING STAR Oct.29,30,31,Nov.1
by Henry C. Haskell
A new play about Abelard and Heloise
THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS by G. B. Shaw
A PHOENIX TOO FREQUENT by Christopher Fry
Dec. 10, 11, 12, 13 Two Comedies by two English master-playwrights.
THE MERRY WIDOW Feb.9,10,11,13
AN INSPECTOR CALLS Mar. 4,5,6,7
by Franz Lehar
One of the most successful operettas ever written.
THE CONTRAST
Mar. 25, 26, 27, 28
by J. B. Priestley A psychological mystery thriller by the well-known English writer.
THE WELL PRIMADONNA May 7,8,9
by Royall Tyler
America's first comedy (1787) in a new
adaptation with music.
by Louis Mennini
by Arthur Benjamin
Two modern comic operas in English. Hans Schwieger, Musical Director.
Faculty and Staff Subscriptions for 6 productions $3.00 (incl tax). Students present ID cards for reserved seats. Box office Green Hall open 10-12 a.m. and 2-4 p.m.
PERFORMANCES AT FRASER THEATER, 8:30 P.M.
Box Office Opens Oct.15, 10 a.m.