Cell structure and organization, functions of cellular organelles, diversity, characteristics and classification of living things, general reproduction, interrelationship of organisms; heredity and evolution, elements of ecology and types of habitats.

Tools in cell biology studies: Light microscopy, phase contrast Microscopy, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy, Polarization Microscopy, Staining techniques. Tools for Ecological studies/Survey of habitats.

Historical development of the atom: definition of atoms, Dalton’s atomic theory, relative atomic masses. Fundamental particles of the atom and atomic structure. Modern electronic theory of atoms; electronic configuration of the elements. Periodicity of the elements. Radioactivity: Stoichiometry: mole concept, chemical formulas, equations and calculations. States of matter: gas – empirical gas laws, Ideal Gas Equation of State, qualitative treatment of kinetic theory of gases, real gases and deviations from ideal gas laws; liquid – macroscopic properties of liquids, evaporation, vapour pressure and its variation with temperature, boiling point, heat of vaporization, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, freezing point, melting point and phase diagrams of simple systems; solids – types of solids and their properties, ionic solids and lattice energy, crystalline solids. Chemical Energetic: definition of some thermodynamic terms, heat, work, internal energy, enthalpy, pressure-volume work. Relationship between internal energy and enthalpy. First law of thermodynamics and its applications. Chemical Kinetics: rate of reaction, factors affecting reaction, order of reaction and how to determine it for zero order and first order reaction, rate of equation and temperature, reaction mechanisms and rate equation for simple reactions. Chemical Equilibrium: reversible reactions and chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constant, factors affecting equilibrium. Le Chatelier’s Principle. Effect of temperature on equilibrium constant. Relationship between equilibrium constant and standard Gibbs free energy, ∆G^o. Ionic equilibrium. Electrochemistry: types of conductors, classification of compounds, electrolysis, Faraday’s laws of electrolysis. Application of electrolysis. Introduction to electrochemical cells.

Practice in weighing and measurement of volume, preparations of standard solutions. Tritimetry: acid-base, oxidation-reduction, precipitation and complex metric titrations; gravimetric analysis.

Physical quantities; Units and dimensions. Scalars and vectors. Kinematics. Dynamics; Newton’s laws of motion; particles; rigid bodies; simple harmonic motion. Friction. Work, energy and power. Centre of mass. Newton’s law of universal gravitation; Kepler’s laws. Pressure in fluids. Intermolecular forces. Surface tension. Hook’s law, Young’s modulus.

Simple experiments illustrating the topics covered in PHY111.

Algebra of Sets; special sets; theory of indices, law of logarithms, indical equations, surdic equations. Polynomials, the remainder and factor theorems; polynomial equations and inequalities-especially linear, quadratic and cubic. Solving quadratic equations and cubic equations with an integral root. Domain and zeroes of rational functions. Partial fractions. Permutations and combinations. The binomial theorem for any index and applications. Sequences and series of real numbers (including AP and GP). Algebra of complex numbers. Introduction to m x n matrices; elementary operations on matrices and applications to solution of linear equations. Elementary properties of determinants of at most 3 x 3 matrices; The Rule of Sarrus.

Definition of computer science, history of computer science and their generations, computer hardware, functional components, Modern I/O units; Software: Operating Systems, Application Packages Program: Development; Flowchats and algorithms; Program Object

Approach: Resource persons will be drawn from the academics and industries as a way of bridging the gap between town and gown. Students are exposed to actual industrial environment.

Objective: This is a foundation course that is aimed at imparting entrepreneurial orientation and skill to the students. Topics covered include the following: some basic concepts and definitions of entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial equation, historical background of entrepreneurship; definition of entrepreneurship and entrepreneur; characteristics of entrepreneurship. Qualities of successful entrepreneur, entrepreneurship and economic growth, environment of entrepreneur development, what entrepreneurship involves, elements of entrepreneurship, components of entrepreneurial ventures, fundamental changes that stimulate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial process, benefits of being an entrepreneur, contributions of memorable early entrepreneurs, time management. Students are also expected to submit a term paper on entrepreneurship from some selected areas of Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) operations.

This course provides explanatory constructs for TMC as a course of study in understanding life and development of a total man. It provides a basic introduction to the fundamental aspects of the Total Man Concept, exploring life from the biblical, philosophical and experiential perspectives. It also sets out to explore the purpose and pursuit of life with a view to identifying the foundational anchors of life, the place of visions, dreams, goals and the foundational principles for making the most of life.

Jogging: This help in many ways, our focus here on the benefit of jogging is forphysical fitness that reduced risk of Osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is the condition when the bones become increasingly porous and brittle. It can result to bone fractures and deformities.

Aerobics exercise: This is said to be any activity that can get the heart rate going and keeps it at a sustained rate over a period of time. Eg twenty minutes. Anaerobic activity helps to increase cardio respiratory fitness which is one of the fine essential components of physical fitness. Being aerobically fit you can feel it as you go about.

Swimming (safety measures): the importance of swimming lessons for water safety cannot be overstated. Everyone and especially young people should be able to swim. Swimming has a lot of benefits which include health benefit, psychological benefit, most importantly safety benefit which involved discipline that is adhering to the rules governing swimming and learning of basic skills

Create and manage documents, Format text, paragraphs, and sections, Create tables and lists, Apply references, Insert and format object.

This course focuses on developing effective study skills, the library and other information sources, communication skills, listening and speaking skills.

Library and Society: history of the development of libraries, the roles of libraries in various communities, cultural and educational revival, the role of libraries in adult literacy programmes, user studies, planning library services in developing countries; Library Resources and their Role in Education: information bearing media: books, serials, cartographic materials, CD ROMs, sound recordings, motion pictures, graphics, machine readable data, use of library materials by teachers and students; References Sources and Services: introduction to reference and bibliography, definition and concept of reference services, characteristics and uses of different types of reference materials, selection and evaluation of reference works; Conservation of Library Materials: history of paper and printing, cause of damage to paper with emphasis on tropical areas, processes of books repair of restoration, preservation and repair of non-book materials, library crimes and security; Using Covenant University Library: identification of PC parts and peripheral devices, functions, applications, and how to use them, safety precautions, procedure for booting a PC; Filing System: directory, sub-directory, file path, and how to locate them; Word Processing: principle of operation, application, demonstration and practical hand-on exercise in word processing using a popular word processor package; and Internet: services available, principle of operation, application, demonstration and hand-on practical exercise on e-mails and www using popular browsers.