Mathematics

MATHEMATICS

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

  1. 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.
  2. To provide students a broad and balanced foundation in Mathematics, knowledge and practical skills in computer science.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. To generate in students an appreciation of the importance of Mathematics in an industrial, economic, environmental and social context.
  7. 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
  1. 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.
  2. Holders of HND with at least lower credits in relevant disciplines who possess UTME requirements may be admitted to 200 level.
  3. NCE Holder with at least two credit in relevant subjects and who possess the UTME requirements may be admitted to 200 level.
  4. 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.

 

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

AA WOCHIN (Ph.D)