Departments
Astronomy - From epochs obscured by the mists of prehistory, humankind has cast its gaze upward, seeking in the indifferent stars some fragment of understanding to assuage its existential bewilderment. In that ancient darkness, the heavens offered only riddles; yet, with the … Continue reading
Botany - The Department of Botany stands as a sanctioned enclave for the scholarly exploration of plant life—mundane, rare, and yet unknown. Within its venerable halls, research is pursued not merely in morphological structure, minute anatomy, and physiological process, but in those … Continue reading
Chemistry - Though the discipline known as chemistry has laboriously cast off its ancestral trappings of hermetic ritual and alchemical pursuit, the quest to fathom the enigmas of transformation and composition persists undiminished. Those now drawn to this ancient science seek not … Continue reading
Cryptozoology - Cryptozoology is literally the study of “hidden animals.” It is derived from the Greek κρυπτός, or kryptos, meaning ”hidden” + zoology. This course is dedicated to the search for animals whose existence has not been proven, and the living examples … Continue reading
General Physics - With grave deliberation and unimpeachable rigor, this introductory series endeavors to guide the earnest inquirer through the principle domains of physical law—commencing with the inexorable determinism of mechanics and advancing, with cautious solemnity, through the often inscrutable phenomena of heat, … Continue reading
Geology - Delve into the enigmatic depths beneath our world at Miskatonic University’s Geology Department. Explore mineralogy, paleontology, and deep Earth history through research, specimen collections, and field expeditions. Continue reading
Mathematics - Simple mathematic calculations have no doubt been used since early man began to trade. Five thousand years ago, early Babylonians and Egyptians began using more complex mathematical formulas in their observations of the stars and construction of buildings. The Ancient … Continue reading
Physics - The study of physics seeks to understand the interactions of materials on all levels—from the gravitational forces causing the movements of planetary bodies that have been observed by scientists since ancient times, to the sub-atomic interactions that have only come … Continue reading
Principles of Paleontology - During the first half of this course, students will study the systematic classification of fossils, with an emphasis on fossilized plant life. The second half of the course will focus on the evolution and morphology of vertebrates as shown through … Continue reading
Tracking Vikings in the Archipelagos - An expedition to conduct a follow up expedition to the ruins of a remote village on one of the many archipelagos in. This island was said to once be inhabited by Vikings Continue reading
Zoology - The study of animal life—the ceaseless urge to classify, understand, and master the myriad forms that animate the surface and depths of the Earth—traces its ancestry to ancient philosophers, whose quills etched the first schema into the darkness of natural … Continue reading
Class Listings
- Differential Calculus - This course covers differential calculus and its application. Expansion of functions, valuation of indeterminate forms, maxima and minima, and plane curves will be examined at length.
- Electricity and Magnetism - Advanced study of electricity and magnetism, both theoretical and experimental. The first portion of the course will focus on the fundamental mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism, while the remainder of the course will be devoted to the study of … Continue reading
- Fundamentals of Geology - p>Beneath the inscrutable surface of our world lies an architecture both primordial and unfathomable. This introductory course invites the devoted scholar to examine the fundamental fabric of rocks and minerals—their intricate composition, covert origins, and the uncanny forces that drive … Continue reading
- General Physics - With grave deliberation and unimpeachable rigor, this introductory series endeavors to guide the earnest inquirer through the principle domains of physical law—commencing with the inexorable determinism of mechanics and advancing, with cautious solemnity, through the often inscrutable phenomena of heat, … Continue reading
- Heat, Sound, and Light - Building on the basic principles covered in General Physics, this course provides more advanced study of thermodynamics and wave motion (both sound and light).
- Organic Chemistry - A general study of the properties of organic compounds. The course covers aliphatic and aromatic compounds, stereochemistry, and proofs of the constitution of various compounds. Organic preparations will be included in the accompanying laboratory, emphasizing maximum purity and yield.
- Physical Chemistry - Lectures include thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, the phase rule, gas laws, osmotic pressure, chemical kinetics, electro-chemistry, etc. Laboratory (required) will emphasize physico-chemical measurements.
- Practical Astronomy Field Work - Field work to accompany the Practical Astronomy Lectures. Students will use the sextant and transit to determine latitude, longitude, and azimuth. In addition, students will learn strategies for observing, tracking, and recording the relative positions of celestial bodies.
- Principles of Paleontology - During the first half of this course, students will study the systematic classification of fossils, with an emphasis on fossilized plant life. The second half of the course will focus on the evolution and morphology of vertebrates as shown through … Continue reading
- Theory of Equations - A broad survey of the properties of equations, including symmetric functions of roots, solution of reciprocal equations, relations between roots and co-efficients, and the cubic and biquadratic equations. Numerous examples will be worked through during lectures.