This course deals with the principles of chemical equilibrium, acid and bases, and solubility equilibra. Students will be introduced to the concepts of pKa and pKb as measures of acidic and basic strengths respectively. The solubility of sparingly soluble salts will be discussed.
The course introduces students to qualitative organic analysis, and physical and chemical properties of organic compounds. Experiments will be carried out on structural elucidation of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives.
This course introduces students to the structure, physical and chemical properties, synthesis and functional group of organic compounds (alcohols, ethers, epoxides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives and amines). It will also introduce students to stereochemistry and chirality of compounds containing one and two asymmetric centres. The simple chemistry of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids and synthetic polymers will be studied.
This course requires student-teachers to scaffold learning; practice how to promote active engagement of the learner; expose and discuss common misconceptions; organize the syllabus into schemes of work and further into lesson notes; use assessment as a means of advancing learning; develop effective and interactive teaching techniques and styles; and use collaborative rich tasks to engage science students in co-operative small group work.
The course specifically includes the following topics: Overview of theories of learning and teaching; principles of learning and teaching; various instructional strategies; creating a good teaching environment (including board management, class control and class management); motivation in science teaching; statement of lesson objectives and set induction; lesson planning; questioning and questioning skills; learning difficulties in physics; practical work in physics; and use of ICT in teaching physics.
This course is designed to offer students the opportunity to discuss the Senior High School curriculum in Physics, including the basic principles of curriculum development. Students will be exposed to the factors that influence the development, design, implementation and evaluation of curriculum.
This course introduces students to the various theories of curriculum development. It covers the various factors that influence curriculum development. Students will learn how to select and organize learning experiences. Curriculum implementation and evaluation will be covered in this course. Students will be exposed to how to interpret the Physics syllabus.
Electronics Experiments
Electricity and Magnetism Experiments
This is a foundation course in analogue Electronics and is meant to provide a comprehensive overview of the scope and dynamics of electricity and the fact that electronic refers to a extremely wide range of electrical technology. Students will be introduces to the building blocks of electronics such as the semiconductor, power supplies, operational amplifiers, attenuators and transducers. Students will learn the theory and mathematics that govern the workings of the components that make up an electronic system.
This course is an extension of the electricity and magnetism basics introduced in PHY102. It is designed to improve students understanding of electric and magnetic phenomena. The course covers basic computation of electric and magnetic fields, calculation of electric potentials and their applications. A.C. theory and electromagnetic waves and their related calculations are covered. Application of RCL circuit is discussed.
This course requires student-teachers to scaffold learning; practice how to promote active engagement of the learner; expose and discuss common misconceptions; organize the syllabus into schemes of work and further into lesson notes; use assessment as a means of advancing learning; develop effective and interactive teaching techniques and styles; and use collaborative rich tasks to engage science students in co-operative small group work.
