CURRICULUM FOR B.SC (HONS) IN PHYSICS
YEAR I (100 LEVEL) COURSES
CORE COURSES
Course No |
Course Title |
Units |
MTH 101 |
General Mathematics I |
3 |
MTH 102 |
General Mathematics II |
3 |
PHY 101 |
Mechanics, Thermal Physics & Waves |
3 |
PHY 102 |
Electricity, Magnetism & Modern Physics |
3 |
PHY 107/108 |
General Physics Laboratory I & II |
2 |
CHM 101 |
General Chemistry I |
3 |
CHM 102 |
General Chemistry II |
3 |
CHM 107/108 |
General Chemistry Laboratory I & II |
2 |
BIO 101 |
General Biology I |
3 |
BIO 102 |
General Biology II |
3 |
BIO 107/108 |
General Biology Laboratory I & II |
2 |
GNS 101 |
Use of English |
2 |
CSC 101/102 |
Introduction to Computer Science |
4 |
LIB 101/102 |
Introduction to Library |
2 |
|
|
38 Units |
Course No |
Course Title |
Units |
MTH 201 |
Elementary Modern Physics |
3 |
PHY 202 |
Electric Circuits and Electronics |
3 |
PHY 204 |
Waves and Optics |
3 |
PHY 205 |
Thermal Physics |
3 |
PHY 207/208 |
Experimental Physics I & II |
4 |
STAT 203 |
Statistics for Physics Sciences |
3 |
PHY 206 |
Mathematical Methods I |
3 |
PHY 209 |
Introduction to Space Science |
2 |
PHY 210 |
Physics of the solid Earth |
2 |
MAT 202 |
Elementary Differential Equations |
3 |
CSC 201 |
Computer Programming I |
4 |
GNS 201 |
Computer Skills |
3 |
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|
38 Units |
YEAR III
300 LEVEL COURSES
CORE COURSES
Course No |
Course Title |
Units |
PHY 301 |
Analytical Mechanics |
3 |
PHY 303 |
Electromagnetism |
3 |
PHY 304 |
Electromagnetic Waves |
3 |
PHY 305 |
Quantum Physics |
3 |
PHY 307/308 |
Experimental Physics II |
2 |
PHY 320 |
Workshop practice |
2 |
PHY 322 |
Vector, Tensor and Complex Analysis |
3 |
PHY 314 |
Solid state physics |
3 |
PHY 315/316 |
Electronics I & II |
4 |
PHY 309 |
Energy and Environment |
1 |
EPS 311/312 |
Entrepreneurial skills I & II |
4 |
|
|
34 Units |
YEAR IV (400 LEVEL) COURSES
CORE COURSES
Course No |
Course Title |
Units |
PHY 401/402 |
Quantum mechanics I & II |
6 |
PHY 403/404 |
Mathematical methods in Physics I & II |
6 |
PHY 407 |
Computational Physics |
3 |
PHY 424 |
Atomic & Molecular Spectroscopy |
3 |
PHY 455 |
Supervised Independent Research |
6 |
|
|
24 Units |
|
Electives |
|
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Any 9 units from the following areas: |
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Nuclear and particle physics |
|
|
Nuclear Science and Engineering |
|
|
Geophysics |
|
|
Medical Physics |
|
|
Atmospheric Physics |
|
|
Biophysics |
|
COURSES OBTAINABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, KADUNA IN ACCORDANCE WITH NUC GUIDELINE
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
COURSE UNIT |
REMARK |
|
FIRST SEMESTER |
|
|
PHY 111 |
General Physics I |
3 |
|
PHY 112 |
Experimental Physics I |
1 |
|
CHM 111 |
General Chemistry I |
3 |
|
CHM 112 |
Experimental Chemistry I |
1 |
|
MAT 111 |
General Mathematics I |
3 |
|
MAT 112 |
General Mathematics II |
3 |
|
BIO 111 |
General Biology I |
3 |
|
BIO 112 |
Experimental Biology I |
1 |
|
CSC 111 |
Fundamental of computer science |
1 |
|
GNS 111 |
French/Arabic for Beginners I |
1 |
|
GNS 112 |
Use of English I (Study skill & grammar) |
2 |
|
GNS 113 |
Elements of Civic Education |
1 |
|
GNS 115 |
Use of Library |
1 |
|
|
|
24 Units |
|
|
SECOND SEMESTER |
|
|
PHY 121 |
General Physics II |
3 |
|
PHY 122 |
Experimental Physics II |
1 |
|
CHM 121 |
General Chemistry II |
3 |
|
CHM 122 |
Experimental Chemistry II |
1 |
|
MAT 121 |
General Mathematics III |
3 |
|
BIO 121 |
General Biology II |
3 |
|
BIO 122 |
Experimental Biology II |
1 |
|
CSC 121 |
Introduction to computing |
1 |
|
CSC 122 |
Introduction to Computer Programming I (Basic) |
3 |
|
GNS 121 |
French/Arabic for Beginners II |
1 |
|
GNS 122 |
Use of English I (Study skill & Grammar) |
2 |
|
GNS 123 |
Element of Civic Education I |
1 |
|
|
|
23 Units |
|
200 LEVEL
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
COURSE UNIT |
REMARK |
|
FIRST SEMESTER |
|
|
PHY 211 |
Mechanics |
3 |
|
PHY 212 |
Elementary Modern Physics |
3 |
|
PHY 213 |
Experimental Physics III |
1 |
|
PHY 214 |
Waves & Oscillation |
3 |
|
PHY 215 |
Meteorology & Ballistics |
1 |
|
PHY 216 |
Intro to Space Physics |
1 |
|
CSC 212 |
Scientific Programming II |
3 |
|
MAT 211 |
Mathematical Methods I |
3 |
|
GNS 211 |
French/Arabic for Beginners II |
1 |
|
GNS 212 |
Use of English III (Writing skills) |
2 |
|
GNS 213 |
Sociology of Nigerian People & Culture I |
1 |
|
GNS 214 |
International/Current Affairs |
1 |
|
|
|
23 Units |
|
|
SECOND SEMESTER |
|
|
PHY 221 |
Thermal Physics |
3 |
|
PHY 222 |
Electric circuit/Electronics |
3 |
|
PHY 223 |
Experimental Physics IV |
1 |
|
PHY 224 |
Physics of Solid Earth |
2 |
|
PHY 225 |
General Physics III |
1 |
|
PHY 226 |
Statistics for Physical sciences |
3 |
|
MAT 221 |
Elementary differential Equation I |
3 |
|
MAT 222 |
Linear Algebra II |
2 |
|
CSC 222 |
Structured Programming (C++) |
3 |
|
GNS 221 |
French/Arabic for Beginners |
1 |
|
GNS 222 |
Use of English IV (Reading skills) |
2 |
|
GNS 223 |
Sociology of Nig People & Culture |
1 |
|
GNS 224 |
Intro to Philosophy & Logic |
1 |
|
|
|
26 Units |
|
300 LEVEL
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
COURSE UNIT |
REMARK |
|
FIRST SEMESTER |
|
|
PHY 311 |
Quantum Physics |
3 |
|
PHY 312 |
Solid State Physics I |
3 |
|
PHY 313 |
Experimental Physics V |
1 |
|
PHY 314 |
Analytical Mechanics I |
3 |
|
PHY 315 |
Electricity and Magnetism |
3 |
|
PHY 316 |
Energy and Environment II (Military application) |
1 |
|
MAT 313 |
Complex Analysis I |
3 |
|
GNS 312 |
General Psychology |
1 |
|
GNS 313 |
Economic & Mgt Science |
1 |
|
GNS 315 |
Use of English IV |
2 |
|
PHY 328 |
Field Trip |
|
|
|
|
21 Units |
|
|
SECOND SEMESTER |
|
|
PHY 321 |
Analytical Mechanics II |
3 |
|
PHY 322 |
Electromagnetic Fields & Waves |
3 |
|
PHY 323 |
Statistical Physics |
2 |
|
PHY 324 |
Solid State Physics II |
3 |
|
PHY 325 |
Vector & Tensor Analysis |
1 |
|
PHY 326 |
Experimental Physics VI |
1 |
|
PHY 327 |
Workshop Practice |
2 |
|
MAT 323 |
Complex Analysis II |
3 |
|
FSR 321 |
Military Research Methods |
2 |
|
GNS 322 |
Military Psychology |
1 |
|
GNS 323 |
Economic & Management Science II |
1 |
|
GNS 325 |
Use of English IV |
2 |
|
|
|
24 Units |
|
400 LEVEL
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
COURSE UNIT |
REMARK |
|
FIRST SEMESTER |
|
|
PHY 411 |
Quantum Mechanics I |
3 |
|
PHY 412 |
Mathematical Methods in Physics I |
3 |
|
PHY 413 |
Military Physics |
3 |
|
PHY 414 |
Advanced Electronics |
3 |
|
PHY 415 |
Nuclear & Particle Physics |
3 |
|
|
*Electives |
|
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PHY 433 |
Solar energy physics |
3 |
|
PHY 434 |
Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
|
PHY 435 |
Intro to Marine Physics & Oceanography |
3 |
|
|
|
18 Units |
|
|
SECOND SEMESTER |
|
|
PHY 421 |
Quantum Mechanics II |
3 |
|
PHY 422 |
Computational Physics |
3 |
|
PHY 423 |
Nuclear Reactor Theory |
3 |
|
PHY 424 |
Mathematical Methods in Physics II |
3 |
|
PHY 426 |
Atomic & Molecular Spectroscopy |
3 |
|
PHY 499 |
Supervised Research Project |
6 |
|
PHY 429 |
Field Trip |
|
|
|
*Electives |
|
|
PHY 441 |
Plasma Physics |
3 |
|
PHY 442 |
Radiation Biophysics |
3 |
|
PHY 425 |
Nuclear and Particle Physics II |
3 |
|
PHY 443 |
Physics Meteorology |
3 |
|
PHY 442 |
Partial Differential Equation II |
3 |
|
|
|
24 Units |
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Note:
*Cadets are to choose one course only from the Electives. Based on availability of staff, the department can mount any of the elective courses.