DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Studying mathematics helps you develop skills in logical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making, which are valued by employers across many job sectors. Mathematics graduates are respected for their excellent quantitative and problem solving abilities and win a wide range of rewarding positions in the public and private sectors. The career opportunities and job prospects in mathematics include:
Lecturer/Professor, Numerical Analyst, Business Analyst, Financial Analyst, Research Analyst, Operation Analyst, Actuarial Analyst, Data Analyst, Research Scientist, Secondary School Teacher, Data Scientist, Chartered Accountant, Software Engineer etc.
Objectives of the Department
- To instil in students a sense of enthusiasm for Mathematics, an appreciation of its application in different areas and to involve them in an intellectually stimulating and satisfying experience of learning and studying.
- To provide students a broad and balanced foundation in Mathematics, knowledge and practical skills in computer science.
- To develop in students the ability to apply their Mathematics, knowledge and skills to the solution of theoretical and practical problems in Mathematics and to humanity.
- To develop in students, through an education in Mathematics, a range of transferable skills of value in Mathematical/Statistics related and non – Mathematical related employment.
- To provide students with knowledge and skills base from which they can proceed to further studies in specialized areas of Mathematics or multi-disciplinary areas involving Mathematics.
- To generate in students an appreciation of the importance of Mathematics in an industrial, economic, environmental and social context.
- At the end of the programme, the students will be more creative and more adoptable to the need of the society.
Admission Requirements
- UTME
The entry requirements shall be at least credit level passes in five subjects including English Language, Mathematics, and Physics to form the core subjects with credit in any other two relevant science subjects at the Senior Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent. In addition, an acceptable pass in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with appropriate subject combination is required for admission into 100 Level.
- Direct Entry
- Candidates with two A level passes (graded A-E) at the Diploma or IJMB Advanced Level in relevant subjects (Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Physics) may be admitted into 200-level.
- Holders of HND with at least lower credits in relevant disciplines who possess UTME requirements may be admitted to 200 level.
- NCE Holder with at least two credit in relevant subjects and who possess the UTME requirements may be admitted to 200 level.
- OND Holder with upper credit in relevant disciplines who possess the UTME requirement may be admitted to 200 level.
Course Requirements
Courses terminologies:
i) Core/Compulsory Course:
A course which every student must compulsorily take and pass in any particular programme at a particular level of study
ii) Elective Course:
A course that students take within or outside the faculty. Students may graduate without passing the course provided the minimum credit unit for the course had been attained.
iii) Optional Course
A course which students can take based on interest and may count towards the minimum credit unit required for graduation.
iv) Pre-requisite Course
A course which student must take and pass before taking a particular course at a higher level.
v) Required Course
A course that you take at a level of study and must be passed before graduation.
vi) For each course specified, the categories to which it belongs, the weights (units) attached to each course and the level/year they could be offered on the programme is indicated.
vii) A unit of course is defined as one contact hour of lecture/tutorial or seminar.
viii) A student must take and pass a minimum of 15 and maximum of 24 credit units of courses in any given semester. A student must accumulate at least 30 units per level to qualify for graduation.
ix) All students for the four-year programme are required to take and pass for General studies (GST) courses before graduation.
x) A student must obtain at least 75% attendance in each course registered for to be eligible to sit for the end of examinations in the course.
xi) To graduate, students must register for courses as specified in this handbook and accumulate a minimum of 120 credit units/hours in total. The minimum period allowed for candidates to complete the programme is 6 semester or 3 years for DE students and 8 semester or 4 years for UME students and the maximum period is 10 semesters or 5 years for DE and 12 semesters or 6 years for UME students.
100 LEVEL – COURSES
100 level First semester
| COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE Core |
CREDIT UNIT | PREREQUISITE |
|
GST 111 GST 113 GST121 CSC 101 MTH 101 MTH 103 PHY 101 PHY 107 CHM 123 BIO 101
|
Communication in English I Nigerian People and Culture Use of Library, Study Skillsand ICT Introduction to Computer Science Elementary Algebra and Trigonometry Elementary vector, Geometry andMechanics General Physics I General Physical Physics I General Chemistry General Biology
Total |
2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 2
24 |
O/L Maths O/L Maths O/L Physics O/L Physics O/L Chemistry O/L Biology |
100 level Second semester
| COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE Core |
CREDIT UNIT | PREREQUISITE |
|
GST 122 GST 112 GST 125 CSC 102 MTH 102 MTH 108 PHY 102 PHY 108 STA 102
|
Communication in English II Logic, Philosophy and Human Existence Contemporary Health Issue Introduction to Problem Solving Elementary Diff. and Integral Calculus Mathematical Package I General Physics General Practical Physics II Probability Theory I
Total |
2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 3
22 |
O/L Maths O/L Maths O/L Physics O/L Physics
|
200 LEVEL – COURSES
200 level First semester
| COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE Core |
CREDIT UNIT | PREREQUISITE |
|
GST 223 CSC 201 MTH 201 MTH 203 MTH 205 MTH 207 MTH 209
|
Introduction to Entrepreneurship Computer Programming I Mathematical Methods I Sets, Logic and Algebra Linear Algebra I Real analysis I Mathematical Packages II
Total |
2 3 3 3 2 3 3
19 |
MTH 102 MTH 101 MTH 101 MTH 102 MTH 108 |
|
STA |
Elective Probability Theory II |
3 |
200 level Second semester
| CODE |
TITLE Core |
CREDIT UNIT | PREREQUISITE |
|
GST 222 CSC 202 MTH 202 MTH 204 MTH 206 MTH 208 MTH 210
|
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolutions Computer Programming II Elementary Differential Equation Linear Algebra II Vector Analysis Introduction to Numerical Analysis Coordinate Geometry
Total |
2 3 3 2 2 3 3
18 |
– – MTH 102 MTH 101 – –
|
300 LEVEL – COURSES
300 level First semester
| COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE Core |
CREDIT UNIT | PREREQUISITE |
|
GST 311 MTH 301 MTH 303 MTH 305 MTH 307 MTH 311 |
Entrepreneurship skills Abstract Algebra I Metric Space Topology Complex Analysis I Real Analysis II Mathematical Methods II
Total |
2 3 3 3 3 3
20 |
– – MTH 203 – MTH 207 MTH 201
|
| Elective |
300 level Second semester
| COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE Core |
CREDIT UNIT | PREREQUISITE |
|
MTH 302 MTH 304 MTH 306 MTH 308 MTH 316
|
Ordinary Differential Equation Complex Analysis II Abstract Algebra II Introduction to Mathematical Modelling Introduction to Operational Research
Total |
3 3 3 3 3
18 |
MTH 202 – – – – |
400 Level Courses
400 level First semester
| COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE Core |
CREDIT UNIT | PREREQUISITE |
|
MTH 401 MTH 403 MTH 405 MTH 407 MTH 417 |
Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations Functional Analysis General Topology Mathematical Methods III Numerical Analysis II
Total |
3 3 3 3 3
15 |
MTH 202 – MTH 303 MTH 311 MTH 208 |
| Elective | |||
| MTH 415 | Quantum Mechanics | 3 | – |
| MTH 413 | Fluid Dynamics | 3 | – |
400 level Second semester
| COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE Core |
CREDIT UNIT | PREREQUISITE |
|
MTH 402 MTH 404 MTH 406 MTH 410 |
Theory of Partial Differential Equation Project Lebesque Measure and Integration Discrete Mathematics
Total |
3 6 3 3
15 |
MTH 303 – – –
|
| Elective | |||
| MTH 428 | Analytic Dynamics II | 3 |
Note
Electives to be mounted in each semester shall be decided upon by the department.