COURSE DESCRIPTION

LEVEL 100 COURSES

• BIO 101: DIVERSITY OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Classification of living organisms; Prakaryotae, Protoctista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. Life histories and adaptations of some selected members of the Kingdoms, e.g. Bacteria, Cyanobacteria, Porotozoa with particular emphasis on the Sporozoa. Chlorophyta and Phaeophyta, Zygonomycata, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Bryophyta, Lycopodphyta, Filianophyta, Gymmospermophyta, Angiospermophyta, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Arthropoda, Amphibia, Reptilia and Mammalia.

• BIO 102: BASIC CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS

Cell structure and functions; chromosome structure and functions, nuclear divisions; DNA and its role in heredity. Mendelian genetics; multiple alleles; sex linked inheritance. Concept, consequences of variation; evidence and theories of organic evolution (Larmarckism and Darwinism).

• BIO 103: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

Sampling methods; random, systematic, stratified, data presentation, elementary analysis and interpretations.

• PHY 101: GENERAL PHYSICS (THEORY)

(INTRODUCTORY MECHANICS, PROPERTIES OF MATTER AND HEAT)

Dimensional analysis; vectors; kinematics; dynamics; work-energy; elasticity; pressure in fluid; fluid flow; viscosity; surface tension; kinetic theory of gases; temperature scales; First Law of Thermodynamics; principal molar specific heat capacities of gases; isothermal and adiabatic change; thermal conductivity.

• PHY 102: GENERAL PHYSICS II (INTRODUCTORY OPTICS, WAVES, ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM)

 

Reflection and refraction at plane/curved surfaces, lens formula; thin lenses in contact; characteristics of wave motion; sound waves; resonance; static electricity; the Coulomb; electric field; electric potential; capacitors; current electricity; variation of resistance with temperature; Kircl-hoff's Laws; Wheatstone bridge; metre bridge; potentiometer, force on current-carrying conductor, electromagnetic induction.

NB: [PHY 102 may be split into theory and practical components in the second semester]

 

• PHY 103: GENERAL PHYSICS I (PRACTICAL)

• CHE 101: BASIC GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Atomic structure, Chemical bonding, Electrovalent bonding (ionization energy, electron

affinity, polarizability of anion, polarizing power of cation), Covalent bonding (Overlap

of orbitals, including hybrid sp3, sp2, sp) orbitals and electron pairing, bond angles, Bond

lengths electronegativity, polarization of bonds, dipoles, coordinate bonds/ hydrogen bonding and Van der Wasls forces. Thermal stoichiometry. Gases (pressure, volume temperature relationships). Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, Dalton's Law, Gay Lussac's Law, absolute temperature, scales, Graham's Law, general gas equation, Nuclear and Radiochemistry Kinetic theory. Chemical equilibrium, Rates of reaction, Ionic equilibria in aqueous solutions. Solubility and solubility products, oxidation-reduction reactions Balancing of oxidation reduction equations using both the oxidation number and the half reaction (ion-electron) methods.

• CHE 102: BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Molecular composition of structure; purification of organic compounds. Detection of the elements N1S and the halogens in organic compounds. Detection of the element N, S and the halogens in organic compounds. Determination and calculation of empirical and molecular formulae. Structural formulae; structural and geometrical isometrism. Pictorial treatment of sp3, sp2 and sp hybridization in single, double and triple bonds. Nemenlature, structure physical properties, synthesis and chemical properties of the following families of organic aliphatic compounds; alkenes, alcoholic others, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives. Amines including Hofmann degradation. Benzene structure, including a simple treatment of the concept of resonance and aromaticity. Nomenclature of benzene and its simple derivatives. Electrophilic substitution in the aromatic nucleus. Diazonium salts. Synthesis of simple derivatives of benzene with specific orientation.

• CHE 103: INTRODUCTORY PRACTICAL PHYSICAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Thermochemistry distribution experiments. Determination of molecular properties; Solubility and solubility products; Experiments with the pH meter; conductivity measurements. Qualitative analysis of mixture of two or more salts (metals); Volumetric analysis and inorganic preparations.

• CHE 104: INTRODUCTORY PRACTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Techniques of crystallization, melting and boiling point determination, simple and fractional distillations, steam distillation, refluxing, liquid extractions, paper, thin-layer and column chromatography.

• MAT 101: ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY

Commutative, associative and distributive properties of union and intersection of sets. De Morgan's Laws. Cartesian product of sets; The real number system; Natural numbers, integers, rational and irrational numbers; Properties of addition and multiplication on the set of real numbers; Relation of order in system of real numbers. Linear, quadratic and other polynomial functions; Rational algebraic functions, absolute functions, functions containing radicals and their graphical representation: Inequalities in one and two variables; Application to linear programming; Indices and logarithms, their laws and application; Linear and exponential series; Operations on matrices up 3 x 3, Inverse of a matrix; Determinants and their use in solving systems of linear equations, Circular functions of angles of any magnitude and their graphs. Trigonometric formula including multiple angles, half angles and identities; Solution to trigonometric equations.

• MAT 102: ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS

Rectangular Cartesian co-ordinate systems. Distance between two points, gradient of line, co-ordinates of a point dividing a line segment in a given ratio. Equations of a circle in the form.

(x - a)² + (y - b)² = r², x² + y² + 2xg + c = 0.

Points of intersection of lines and circles, Limit of a function of one variable at a point; Continuous functions; Derivatives of a function and its interpretation as the rate of change. Higher order derivatives; Differentiation of algebraic, circular, exponential functions; Sum, product and quotient rules; Differentiation of composite, absolute value and implicit function. Small increments and calculation of approximate values. Application of derivative to increasing and decreasing of functions, maxima and minima. Curve sketching, integration as the inverse of differentiation. Integration of simple continuous functions and rational functions by substitution; Parametric representation of loci. The parabola, ellipse and rectangular hyperbola. Chords, tangents and normals. Stated below are core courses.

 

IRC 101: Information Retrieval I - (1 Credit)

IRC 102: Information Retrieval II - (1 Credit)

ENG 105A: Communicative Skills I - (3 Credits)

ENGB: Communicative Skills II - (3 Credits)

ASP 101: African Studies I - (3 Credits)

ASP 101: African Studies II - (2 Credits)

LEVEL 200 COURSES

• CSC 103: INTRODICTION TO COMPUTING

What computers can do; Evolution/history of Computers; computer systems, hardware (keyboard, mouse, etc.), system box/unit; CPU (ALU, CU). Memory unit (ROM, RAM), Software; application software; programming. Liveware (user, system analyst programmer etc.); Unit of computer storage/representation, computer viruses. A brief introduction to DOS.

• CSC 104: INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING

Categories of programming languages; assemble language; low level language, high level language; Programming translators; assembler, interpreter; compiler, introduction to programming language using Q basic, C⁺⁺, Fortran, etc.

• LAT 201: ENGNEERING GRAPHICS

Construction and uses of plane and diagonal scales; Properties and construction of plane rectilinear figures (triangles quadrilateral, polygons); properties and construction of circles and tangents; enlargement and reduction of areas of figures. Lettering; Orthographic protections; isometric and oblique projections; free hand sketching; true lengths; intersection of surfaces; dimensioning and tolerances; application of orthographic projection in blue print reading.

• LAT 205: AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Introduction to limnology and oceanography; Physical, chemical and biological factors of the aquatic environment; Determination of water quality; Analysis of the effects of the disposal of pollutants on the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of aquatic environments. Development and application of water quality management models; Sewage treatment.

• BIO 207: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY

Environmental factors and their effects on the distribution and abundance of organisms; Structural and dynamic aspects of populations; Population interactions and regulatory mechanisms; Concepts of community and the ecosystem. Energy flow in ecosystems, trophic levels, food chains and food webs. Biogeochemical cycles; Introduction to human ecology.

• MAT 203: VECTOR ALGEBRA AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Vector algebra with applications to three dimensional geometry; First order differential equations; Applications to integral curves and orthogonal trajectories; Ordinary linear differential equations with constant coefficients and equation reducible to this type; Simultaneous linear differential equations. Introduction to partial differential equations.

• MAT 204: INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

Permutations and combinations, Concept of probability, interpretations of probability; Axioms; conditional probability, independence; total probability; Bayes' Theorem; Distribution of random variables expectations and variance discrete and continuous cases, e.g. Binomial, Poison and normal distribution. Descriptive statistics, diagrammatic representations summary statistics. Correlation scatter diagrams; parson product moment;coefficient of correlation. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Kendaill's rank correlation coefficient; Introduction to simple linear regressions model based on the method of least squares; Iinterpretation of regression confinements.

• PHY 201: NEWTONIAN MECHANICS

Vector algebra, scalar and vector product; Triple products vector integrals, gradients, divergence and curve, line integrals, particle dynamics, Introduction to central forces; plane motion of rigid bodies; moment of inertia; theorems on moments of inertia; continuum mechanics, Hydrodynamics; liquid surfaces.

 

• PHY 204: ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS AND ATOMIC PHYSICS

P-N junction rectifier, and voltage regulators; Transistor characteristics; Hybrid parameters; load lines, one-stage transistor amplifiers; principles of feedback; Integrated circuits; Operational amplifiers; atomic structure; Rutherford and Bohr's postulates; Emission spectra; X-rays; fundamental laws of radioactivity.

• CHE 201: MAIN GROUP CHEMISTRY

The representative elements group I - VIII (the alkali including metals, the alkaline earth metals, the elements of group); The non-metallic elements are the elements of group IIB viz; Zn, Cd, and Hg), the noble gas compounds. The chemistry of their oxides, hydroxides, halides, hydrides, nitrides, and other salts should be discussed and compared. The oxy-acids of non-metals should also be discussed together with their reduction potentials.

• CHE 202: PRACTICAL PHYSICAL/INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Laboratory exercises on principles taught in CHE 201 and 206. Kinetics, electrochemical series and equilibria, Further conductrimetric and gravimetric analysis involving separation methods; More complexometric analysis; Identification of cations and anions.

• CHE 206: SAFETY IN THE CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT

Introduction; Nature and cope of laboratory hazards; Goals of a laboratory safety programme Handling chemicals in the laboratory; Good housekeeping. Safe working procedures and protective equipment; Protective apparel, safety equipment, emergency procedure, First aid, laboratory ventilation; Use of electrically powered laboratory apparatus. Hazardous chemicals; Procedures for storage and distribution; Procedures for working with substances that pose hazards; acute, chronic toxicity Corrosivity, Procedures fpr working with gases at pressures above or below atmospheric. Safe storage and disposal of waste chemicals; recovery, recycling and reuse of laboratory chemicals. Procedures for destruction of hazardous chemicals. Waste management system for laboratories. Disposal and transportation waste and hazardous chemicals.

 

LEVEL 300 COURSES

• CHE 301: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Manometry; Spectrophotometry; Ultrafiltration, Chromatography, Electrophoresis,;Molecular sieves and ion exchange counter current distribution; X-ray diffraction; Isotope techniques, viscosity measurements.

• LAT 301.: MATERIAL SCIENCE

Metals and alloys, their production and uses; Nature, origin and control of structure in metallic systems and their relation to mechanical properties; Diffusion, deformation, hardening and transformation phenonmena, Heat treatment metallographic laboratory practice; Sources of metal; Dressing, crushing, gravity concentration, spiral concentration, flotation and magnetic separation. Pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy. Purification of metals. Fuels and refractories. By-products in extractive metallurgy; Clays, polymers, etc.

• LAT 302: APPLIED ELECTRICITY

Electric field, charges, capacitance, magnetic field; Current voltage, magnetic circuit; Fundamentals of circuit; theory; DC and AC bridges; measurement of resistance, capacitance, inductance and frequency; Introduction to transducers. Single phase circuits. AC voltage and current reactance impedance, susceptance, admittance, and complex J-operator notion. Thermionic and photoelectric emission; Semi-conductors and devices; P-V junction diodes, input and output characteristics and current gain in configuration or transistors, amplifiers, oscillators, multi-vibrators, Communication techniques, telegraphy and telephony; Transmission and reception of radio waves. Thermionic valves and their characteristics; Operation, repair and standardization of measuring instruments. Types of resistors, capacitors, inductors, chokes, transformers, potentiometers, switches, plugs etc; Construction and use of amplifiers and oscillators.

• LAT 303: GLASSBLOWING

Principal tools for glassblowing; Elements of glassblowing cutting, heating, drawing, blowing, joining, sealing, bending; Types of glass soda, borosilicate, special glasses; Construction of simple glassware melting point capillaries, test tube, stirring rods, etc; Repair or broken glassware scraping and grinding, the polishing, spouting.

• BIO 303: INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLIGY & PARASITOLOGY

The first part of the course reviews the diversity of micro organisms including Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa and Viruses; Their importance in nature and effects on man will be emphasized; The course discusses uses of microbes both beneficial and adverse; The second part of the course examines heterospecific associations with special emphasis on parasitism. The life cycles and control measures against some common parasites will be discussed e.g. Plasmodium, Trypanosoma, Schistosoma, Fasciola, Ascaris, Onchocerea and Dracumculus.

• LAT 305: LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION I

Sensors and transducers; Meters and measuring instruments; Wheatstone bridge circuit; DC amplifiers, linear IC and operational amplifiers; Feedback Thevenin's theorem; Temperature measurement, thermometry; thermocouples and thermistors. Electro-optics; Moisture measurement, hygrometry, strain at a point and strain guage; Flow measuring, instruments.

• LAT 306: LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION II

Digital electronics; Llogic gates and Boolean symbols, digital codes and number system; Multivibrators and osciliators, decoders and encoders, multiplexer, A/D and D/A converters, memory development-dataconverters; Alpha numeric displays.; Microprocessor system; microprocessor system functions and terminology, elements of microprocessor programming and flow chart, input/output ports and interfacing chips; visual display unit-keyboards, teleprinters and printers.

• LAT 308: GENERAL LABORATORY ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT

Designing the laboratory; Installation of laboratory equipment; Stores management; Preparation and storage of reagents; Laboratory inspection and maintenance; Safety in Laboratory and workshop; special needs of leaching laboratories; Optical projection; laboratory records and technical information; organization of demonstrations and exhibitions; Organization of the work and training of laboratory technicians; Elements of experimental procedure.

• LAT 310: INDUSTRIAL LABORATORY TRAINING

On-the-job experience in industry chosen for its relevance to student's major over a period of 8 weeks after second semester of year 3 (Compulsory).

• LAT 312: SAFETY & HEALTH IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

Introduction to occupational hazards. Common occupational hazards; Health and safety hazards; Control of hazards at the work place; Auditing and safety commits. The role of training in safety and health; Core and life-threatening components; The role of legislation in the enforcement of occupational health and safety standards; HIV/AIDS as a special occupational and safety issue. The relationship between occupational health and safety, and productivity; The relation between production, consumption and environmental health.

• LAT 399: RESEARCH METHODS

Introduction to research techniques, analyses and scientific reporting.

 

LEVEL 400 COURSES

• LAT 401: MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial ecology; The role of microbes in environmental pollution, sewage treatment and disposal and biodegradation. The microbiology of air, water and soil; food microbiology; Brewing and pharmaceutical industries; Petroleum microbiology; Firm culture media and analysis of culture media; Determination of population of mocro-organisms.

• LAT 402: FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Determination of nutrient constituents of food; Food processing and preservation; Food contamination; Principles of food technology; Bio-engineering food processing plant; formulation and practice of food standards.

• LAT 403: BIOTECHNOLOGY I

Morphology and physiology of cell membranes and organelles; Structure and functions of genes; Fundamentals of molecular genetics at the level of DNA sequence; Media preparation; Types of cultures; Importance of tissue culture; Exchange of germ plasm; Managing a tissue culture laboratory.

• LAT 404: BIOTECHNOLOGY II

Handling and processing of recombinant DNA including DNA isolation, use of restriction enzymes, gel electrophoresis, ligation, cloning etc; The role of microorganisms in industrial, agricultural and pharmaceutical processes; The impact of genetic engineering.

• LAT 405: INTRODUCTION TO WOOD SCIENCE

Importance of wood products; Wood production; Anatomy of the tree; genetic and environmental factors; Branchwood; rootwood; Variation of wood production within and between trees; Heritability of Wood structure; wood structure and characteristics; ultrastructure of wood.

• LAT 406: SOIL SCIENCE

Physical, chemical and biological properties of soils; Soil sampling Physical and chemical analysis of soils. Soil mapping and classification. Soil erosion, erosivity and erodability of soils. Soil conservation and management.

• LAT 407: MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

Histological and Microbiological techniques; Principles of haematology; Haematological techniques; Blood group serology; Administration of blood groups; Principles of electrophoresis and electrophoretic techniques; Manometry; Blood pressure.

• LAT 408: ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Principal tools for working with metals, plastics and ceramics; Principal types, sixes and uses of bolts, screws, wires and simple fixing devices; Operations of bench drills, lathes, finders, soft soldering; Influence of design, processing and environment of engineering materials. Application of mechanical testing; Time-dependent deformation, ductile and cleavage, fatigue, creep-rupture, stress-corrosion. Strengthening mechanisms, Solution hardening, two-phase hardening; Elasticity, plasticity and dislocations as applied to fabrication of engineering materials.

• LAT 410: MICRO-ELECTRONICS

Microprocessor design, chipboard, VISI, etc.

• LAT 499: PROJECT

This shall involve investigation and reporting on a chosen problem in the student's area of interest.