Courses



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

 
YEAR II (200 LEVEL) COURSES
CORE COURSES
 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Any 9 units from the following areas:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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.
 

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