This course introduces students to concepts in Waves, Optics, Electricity and Magnetism.
Course Code:
PHY 102
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
Second Semester
Select Programme(s):
Industrial Chemistry
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of differential and integral calculus. It also covers their application to various chemical processing conditions.
Course Code:
MAT 102
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
Second Semester
Select Programme(s):
Industrial Chemistry
This is a laboratory-based organic course, which introduces students to the practical aspects of Basic Organic Chemistry. It includes most of the basic separation processes.
Course Code:
CHE 104
No. of Credits:
1
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
Second Semester
Select Programme(s):
Industrial Chemistry
This course introduces students to the basic concepts in organic chemistry. It covers molecular composition of structures, purification of organic compounds,
structural formulae and isomerism as well as Nomenclature.
Course Code:
CHE 102
No. of Credits:
2
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
Second Semester
Select Programme(s):
Industrial Chemistry
This course builds on MAT 102. It introduces students to the concept of Differentiation and Integration.
Course Code:
ICH 209
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
Second Semester
Select Programme(s):
Industrial Chemistry
This course aims at helping students to develop requisite laboratory skills in general chemistry. Laboratory work includes basic techniques of qualitative and quantitative measurements such as gravimetric, colorimetric, thermometric and selected volumetric methods of analysis. Practical exercises undertaken in this course include calibration of analytical balance and volumetric glassware (burette and pipette), conductivity and pH measurements, determination of molecular properties and solubility products, qualitative analysis of mixtures of two or more metallic salts, and thermochemistry.
Course Code:
CHE 103
No. of Credits:
1
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Industrial Chemistry
The main thrust of this course is to assist students to develop an appreciation for the relationship between chemistry and our environment. It is also aimed at providing students with a strong background to those theories and chemical principles that are particularly relevant to chemistry and fundamental understanding of science. This course is designed to provide students with a general overview of the concepts and principles underlying chemical reactions, stoichiometry, bonding, molecular shapes and structures, gas theories, and forces within liquids and solids that are fundamental basis of chemistry.
Course Code:
CHE 107
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 100
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Industrial Chemistry
Content: The course seeks to introduce students to (i) the fundamentals of experiments and its uses, (ii) basic statistics including ANOVA, curvilinear regression and multiple regression, (iii) experimental designs such as RCBD, BIBD, Latin Square, factorial and fractional factorial designs, (iv) application of statistical models in analyzing experimental data, (v) RSM to optimize response of interest from an experiment, and (vi) the use of software such as GenStat and SPSS.
Objective:To expose students to how to design experiment, analyze and interpret experimental data.
Reading materials
- Mead, R., Curnow, N and Hasted, A. M. 1994. Statistical Methods in Agriculture and Experimental Biology, 2nd Edn. Chapman and Hall.
- Snedecor and Cochran, W.G. 1989. Statistical Methods. 8th Edn. Iowa State Univ. Press. Iowa, USA.
- Steel, R.G.D and Torrie, J.H. 1980. Principles and Procedures of Statistics. A Biometrical Approach. 2nd Edn. McGraw Hill International Edns.
Course Code:
ASS 824
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 800
Course Semester:
Second Semester
Select Programme(s):
Soil Science
Content: The course introduces students to radiation, heat transfer in soils, view factors, turbulent transfers and wind relations, hydrologic cycle, energy balance and atmospheric diffusion. The course will focus on the micrometeorological and physiological processes controlling the exchange of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (CH4, N2O), water vapor, and energy between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere. The course will also expose students to the impacts of human activities, such as land use change and land management, on energy, water, carbon, and nitrogen exchange between the land and atmosphere.
Objective:To equip students with the relationship between atmospheric conditions, such as temperature and humidity, and living organisms
Reading materials
- Brewer, R. 1988. The Science of Ecology. Sanders, New York.
- Enger, E.D. and Smith, B.F. 1991. Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships. 4th Edn. W.C. Brown Publishers
- Hillel, D. 1980. Applications of Soil Physics. Academic Press Inc. New York.
- Napier, T.L. et al., 1983. Water Resources Research: Problems and Potentials for Agriculture and Rural Communities
Course Code:
ASS 823
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 800
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Soil Science
Content: The course provides the students with soil microbes, their role in soil-plant environment and mineral transformation. The course also exposes the students to the effects of soil microflora on soil fertility and plant nutrition, role of microbes in soil formation and nitrogen fixation, and mineralization-immobilization turnover.
Objective: To introduce students to soil microbes and their role in soil-plant environment
Reading materials
- Alexander, M. 1976. Introduction to Soil Microbiology. 2nd Edn. John Wiley & Sons
- Domsch, K.H and Gams, W. 1973. Fungi in Agricultural Soils. Academic press, New York.
- Killham, K. 1994. Soil Ecology. Cambridge Univ. Press.
- Paul, E. A. (2014). Soil microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry. Academic press.
Course Code:
ASS 822
No. of Credits:
3
Level:
Level 800
Course Semester:
First Semester
Select Programme(s):
Soil Science