Chemistry of first row transition metals. Introduction to coordination chemistry including elementary treatment of crystal field theory. Comparative Chemistry of the following elements: (a) Ga, In, TI, (b) Ge, Sn,

Theory of errors; and statistical treatment of data: Theory of sampling. Chemical methods of analysis including volumetric, gravimetric, data analysis. Presentation and physicochemical methods. Optical methods of analysis; separation methods.

Concepts of peace, conflict and security in a multi-ethnic nation. Types and theories of conflicts: ethnic, religious, economic and geo-political conflicts. Structural conflict theory, realist theory of conflict and frustration-aggression

Opportunity identification (sources of business opportunities in Nigeria, environmental scanning, demand and supply gap/unmet needs/market gaps/market research, unutilised resources, social and climate conditions and technology adoption gap). New business development

Taxonomy and its significance, principles and concepts in plant taxonomy. Construction and use of taxonomic keys. Experimental taxonomy with special emphasis on cytotaxonomy and chemotaxonomy. Sources of taxonomic data and

Characteristics and classification of tissue and tissue systems; organization of meristems, evolution of vascular tissues, comparative wood anatomy. Anatomical adaptations to specialized habitats. Applied aspects of plant anatomy. Anatomy of

Plant water relation, photosynthesis, photosynthetic pigments, photochemical reaction centre, phosphorylation, Calvin cycle, Photorespiration, Crassulacean Acid metabolism, glycolysis, respiration, growth and growth regulation, flowering, dormancy, seed germination, senescence; Properties of water

Credits. 3 Study of various plant communities and their ecological framework; Nigerian vegetation, desert and semi- desert plant productivity. Modern concepts in ecology. 15hrs (T), 90hrs (P), C

Fungal morphology-structure of septate and coenocytic fungi. Fungal cytology. Different lifecycles in fungal groups, Fungal physiology. Classification of fungi. Fungal nomenclature. Characteristics of fungi. Fungi of economic importance. Metabolites of

Concept of entrepreneurship (entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship/corporate entrepreneurship,). Theories, rationale, and relevance of entrepreneurship (Schumpeterian and other perspectives, risk-taking, necessity and opportunity-based entrepreneurship and creative destruction). Characteristics of entrepreneurs (opportunity seeker, risk-taker,

Hereditable and non-hereditable characteristics. Probability and tests of goodness of fit. Quantitative inheritance. Variation in genome structure. Introduction to population genetics. 30hrs (T) C. BI0202: Introductory Ecology Concept and definition

Chemicals of life: the chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids and their biological importance. General characteristics of enzymes. Nutrition. digestion and absorption in plants and animals. Biosynthesis, photosynthesis

Microscopy. Handling of microscopes. Preparation of microscope slides (microtomy) for microscopic examinations. Use of hand lens. Biological drawings and diagrams. Spectrophotometry. Colorimetry. Photometry. Polarimetry. Chromatography. Refractometry. Melting points and colligative

History and present trends in cell biology. Ultra-structure of the plant and animal cells, Organelles and their basic structures and functions; mitosis and meiosis, cell differentiation and growth of cells.

Morphology and reproduction of fungi. Morphology and reproduction of algae. Morphology and reproduction of bryophytes and pteridophytes. Classifications of fungi, Algae, bryophytes and pteridophytes. General characteristics of fungi, algae, bryophyte

Characteristics of gymnosperm. Morphology of stem of gymnosperms, Morphology of roots of gymnosperms. Morphology of leaves of gymnosperms. Morphology of flowers of gymnosperms. Reproduction in gymnosperms. Classification and distribution gymnosperms.

Students should be attached to industrial organisations for 12 weeks for appropriate exposure. Assessment to be based on written report, seminar presentation and referees” assessment. 12 weeks (1A), C UIL-BOT204:

The cell theory. Structures and functions of major cell components. Cell types, constancy and diversity. Cell organelles of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Chemical composition of cells. Centrifugation and methods of cell

Chemistry of aromatic compounds. Structures of simple sugars, starch and cellulose, peptides, and proteins. Chemistry of bifunctional compounds. Energetics, kinetics, and the investigation of reaction mechanisms. Mechanisms of substitution, elimination,

Laboratory experiments designed to reflect topics presented in courses CHM 101 and CHM 102. These include acid-base titrations, qualitative analysis, redox reactions, gravimetric analysis, data analysis and presentation. 45hrs (T),

The course is a continuation of CHM 107. Additional laboratory experiments to include functional group analysis, quantitative analysis using volumetric methods are treated, 45hrs (T), R

Elementary set theory, subsets, union, intersection, complements and venn diagrams. Real numbers, integers, rational and irrational numbers, mathematical induction, real sequences and series, theory of quadratic equations and binomial theorem.

The deal with the function of a real variable, graphs, limits and idea of continuity. the derivative, as limit of rate of change. techniques of differentiation. extreme curve sketching. integration

Space and time. Units and dimension. vectors and scalars. differentiation of vectors: displacement, velocity and acceleration. Kinematics. Newton laws of motion (Inertial frames, Impulse, force and action at a distance,

Forces in nature. Electrostatics (electric charge and its properties, methods of charging). Coulomb’s law and superposition. Electric field and potential. Gauss’s law. Capacitance. Electric dipoles. Energy in electric fields. Conductors

This introductory course emphasizes quantitative measurements, the treatment of measurement errors, and graphical analysis. It also discusses variety of experimental techniques that should be employed. The experiments include studies of

This practical course is a continuation of PHY 107 and is intended to be taught during the second semester of the 100 levell to cover the practical aspect of the

Scope of philosophy; notions, meanings, branches and problems of philosophy. Logic as an indispensable tool of philosophy. Elements of syllogism, symbolic logic— the first nine rules of inference. Informal fallacies,

Nigerian history, culture and art up to 1800 (Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo peoples and culture; peoples and culture of the ethnic minority groups). Nigeria under colonial rule (advent of colonial

Brief history of computing. Description of the basic components of a computer/computing device. Input/Output devices and peripherals. Hardware, software and human ware. Diverse and growing computer/digital applications. Information processing and