B. Sc Mathematics
Entry Requirements
Candidates are admitted into the Department of Mathematics at 100 and 200 levels depending on theeir qualifications.
1. For 100 level, a candidate must satisfy the minimun general University/Faculty of Science entry ruquirements which is a pass at Credit level in at least five subjects obtained at not more than two sitting which must include Mathematics and English Language at Senior Secondary School Certificate level or its equivalent.
2. For 200 level, a candidate must in addition to condition (1) above have an Advanced level (A/L) pass or its equivalent in Mathematics and any other science subject or its equivalent.
Registration Guidelines
1. Fresh students are to come with the original of their relevant credentials to the faculty/department to collect admission letter and to be scrrened. Successful candidates would be informed of the procedure of registration with the Academic Ofiice , the Faculty and the Department.
2. Student must be aware of time schedule for registration and has to be in possesion of proper identification at all times.
3. Student has to consult his/her Level Coordinator before filling the Course Registration Form.
4. Pre-requisite must be satisfied for the courses that require such.
5. All courses are registered at officially designated place, except otherwise stated.
6. Urestricted elctives chosen outside those listed must be approved by the Department.
7. The minmun and maximun credit units registerable fro a regular student are 12 and 24 units respectively.
8. At the point of registration, the student is required to pay the NAMS dues, purchase the Student Handbook and settle other charges as may be required from time to time.
9. Late registration attracts payment of penalty due; however, it cannot last beyond the second semester.
10. De-registration of undergraduate project is not allowed beyond the second semester the second semester.
11. Registration problems associated with ill-health may be entertained (if supported with medical report that is authenticated by University Health Services.)
12. Application for deferment of session or semester must be channeled through the head of department on time, for such request to be tendered for consideration by the appropriate body(ies).
13. A student is regarded as bonafide only when the necessary registration forms have been duly submitted to the Department Registration Officer. Students are therefore advised to strictly adhere to registration guidelines in their own interest.
EXAMINATION GUIDELINES
Examinations are normally held at the end of each semester. Examinations may take the form of written papers, oral examinations, practical, the submission of projects, any combination of these or any other form approved by the Senate. The continuous Assesment(C.A.) of course work is normally included in determining examination results.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for admission into any eaxmination, a student must have been registered for the course unit to be examined and must have fulfilled the University requirements concerning residence, fees or other related matters. Atleast 75% attendance is required in all classes, tutorials, laboratories, etc. to qualify to sit for examinations. The student must alsohave fulfilled any other Departmental requirements regarding satisfactory completion of any course work, practical, assignments projects or other matters.
RESULTS
Several terms are frequently used on an examination result chart. The most outstandig and salient ones are as follows:
i) Grade Point(GP)
| Table 1 | ||
| Mark of Average | Letter Grade | Grade Point |
| 70-100 | A | 5 |
| 60-69 | B | 4 |
| 50-59 | C | 3 |
| 45-49 | D | 2 |
| 40-44 | E | 1 |
| 0-39 | F | 0 |
ii) Weighted Grade Point (WGP)
This is the product of the Grade Point and the number of credit units.
WGP=GP x Number of credit units.
iii) Grade Point Average(GPA)
GPA= GP ⁄ RCU
iv) Cummulative Grade Point Average(CGPA)
GPA= TWGP ⁄ TRCU
The CGPA provides a measure of the students' academic standing
v) Registered Credit Units (RCU)
This is the sum of the credit units of the various courses registered by the student during the entire semester.
vi) Earned Credit Units (ECU)
This is the sum of the credit units of all the courses passed by the student during the entire semester.
Total Registered Credit Units (TRCU)
This is the of the credits units of all the courses registered by the student from the first year of study to the particular semester under consideration.
B.Sc. Computer Science degree is classified according to the students final CGPAas follows:
| CGPA | Classification of Degree |
| 4.50-5.00 | First Class |
| 3.50-4.49 | Second Class(Upper Division) |
| 2.40-3.49 | Second Class(Lower Division) |
| 1.50-2.39 | Third Class |
| 1.00-1.49 | Pass |
| 0-0.99 | Fail |
STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME(SIWES)
SIWES is an integral part of the undergraduate training in Computer Science programme and an essential requirement for graduation. It is usually undertaaken at the end of first semester of 300 level. It is a six months programme.
DEFERMENT OF SIWES
If a stundent wants to defer SIWES for a good course at the time it is due, he/she must forward a formal application to the Head of Department for consideration and posiible approval. Only cases of degferments approved by the HOD would be processed and tendered for consideration.
UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT
Every final year student in B.Sc. Mathematics programme shall undertake a research project to be supervised by a qualified lecturer. The report shall be prepared and submitted to the departmental project coordinator in the appropriate format of three(3) bounded copies.
COURSE STRUCTURE
B. Sc. (HONS.) MATHEMATICS PROGRAMME
STRUCTURE AND DURATION |
The duration of the B. Sc. Mathematics (Hons.) programme is four years. There are two semesters of formal University Studies in each academic session. At 300 level, a student is expectected to go for atleast 6 months Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) after completion of the first semester courses at the end which he/she to write, present and defend a report on what he/she learnt in the industry. At 400 level, students undertake a one year project in any field of interest besides the usual prescribed courses.
For a student to graduate he/she needs to earn atleast a total of atleast 120 credit units of which 112 credidts must be core |
100 LEVEL-A MINIMUM OF 30 CERDIT UNITS
| Core courses(Departmental) | : | 16 |
| Core courses(General Studies) | : | 05 |
| Electives | : | 13 |
| Total | : | 34 |
CORE COURSES (DEPARTMENTAL)
FIRST SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| MATH 101 | Sets and Number Systems | 2 | O/L Maths |
| MATH 103 | Trigonometry and Coordinate Geometry | 2 | O/L Maths |
| MATH 105 | Differential and Integral Calculus | 2 | O/L Maths |
| COSC 101 | Introduction to Computer Science | 2 | O/L Maths |
SECOND SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| MATH 102 | Algebra | 2 | O/L Maths |
| MATH 104 | Conic Section and Application of Calculus | 2 | O/L Maths |
| MATH 106 | Vectors and Dynamics | 2 | O/L Maths |
| STAT 102 | Introductory Statistics | 2 | O/L Maths |
CORE COURSES (GENERAL STUDIES)
FIRST/SECOND SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| GENS 101 | Nationalism | 1 | |
| GENS 102 | Enviromental Health | 1 | |
| GENS 103 | English and Communication Skills | 2 | |
| GENS 107 | History of Scientific Ideas | 1 |
ELECTIVES AT 100 LEVEL
FIRST/SECOND SEMESTER
A minimum of thirteen (13) credit units chosen from any two (2) 100 level courses of the following subjects areas: Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Physics and STAT 101.
200 LEVEL-A MINIMUM OF 37 CERDIT UNITS
| Core courses(Departmental) | : | 30 |
| Core courses(General Studies) | : | 01 |
| Electives | : | 08 |
| Total | : | 39 |
CORE COURSES (DEPARTMENTAL)
FIRST SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| STAT 201 | Probability and Discrete Probability Distributions | 3 | STAT 102 |
| MATH 201 | Mathematical Methods I | 3 | MATH 105 |
| MATH 203 | Real Analysis I | 3 | MATH 105 |
| MATH 207 | Linear Algebra I | 3 | MATH 102 |
| MATH 209 | Numerical Analysis I | 3 | MATH 105 |
SECOND SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| MATH 204 | Real Analysis II | 3 | MATH 105 |
| STAT 204 | Bio-Metry I | 3 | STAT 102 |
| COSC 202 | FORTRAN and Structured Programming | 3 | COSC 101 |
| STAT 202 | Continuous Probability Distribution and Distribution Techniques | 3 | STAT 101 |
| MAT 208 | Linear Algebra II | 3 | MATH 102 or equivalent |
CORE COURSES (GENERAL STUDIES)
FIRST/SECOND SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| GENS 201 | Moral Phylosophy | 1 |
ELECTIVES AT 200 LEVEL
FIRST/SECOND SEMESTER
A minimum of eight (8) credit units chosen from any of the following subjects areas: Biology, Chemistry, Geograhpy, Geology, Education, Statistics, Physics and Computer Science depending upon the resources available.
300 LEVEL-A MINIMUM OF 33 CERDIT UNITS
| Core courses | : | 27 |
| Electives | : | 06 |
| Total | : | 33 |
CORE COURSES (DEPARTMENTAL)
FIRST SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| STAT 301 | Sampling Distribution and Testing of Hypothesis | 3 | STAT 202 |
| STAT 303 | Linear Statistical Inference and Analysis of Variance | 3 | STAT 102 |
| STAT 305 | Design and Analysis of Variance | 3 | STAT 102 |
| STAT 307 | Advanced Probabilty Theory I | 3 | STAT 102 |
| STAT 309 | Industrial Statistics I | 3 | STAT 202 |
| STAT 311 | Sampling Techniques I | 3 | STAT 102 |
| MATH 311 | Mathematical Modeling | 3 | MATH 201 |
SECOND SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| STAT 300 | SIWES | 6 |
ELECTIVES AT 300 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| STAT 313 | Decision Theory | 3 | STAT 102 |
| STAT 315 | Educational Statistics | 3 | STAT 102 |
| STAT 317 | Biometry II | 3 | STAT 204 |
| and any other relevant 300 level first semester course in Computer Science, Statistics and other relevant Science. | |||
400 LEVEL-A MINIMUM OF 42 CERDIT UNITS
| Core courses | : | 33 |
| Electives | : | 09 |
| Total | : | 42 |
CORE COURSES
FIRST SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| STAT 400 | Project | 3 | |
| STAT 401 | Non Parametirc Statistical Methods | 3 | STAT 301 |
| STAT 403 | Regression Analysis | 3 | STAT 303 |
| STAT 405 | Stochastic Processes | 3 | STAT 307 |
| STAT 407 | Design and Analysis of Experiment II | 3 | STAT 305 |
| STAT 409 | Demography | 3 | STAT 102 |
SECOND SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| STAT 400 | Project | 3 | |
| STAT 402 | Multivariate Analysis | 3 | STAT 202 |
| STAT 404 | Time Series Analysis | 3 | STAT 303 |
| STAT 406 | Sampling Techniques II | 3 | STAT 311 |
| STAT 408 | Statistical Inference | 3 | STAT 202 |
ELECTIVES AT 400 LEVEL
FIRST SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| STAT 4111 | Baysian Inference | 3 | STAT 303 |
| STAT 413 | Psychometrics | 3 | STAT 301 |
| STAT 415 | Advanced Probability Theory II | 3 | STAT 307 |
| STAT 417 | Econometrics | 3 | STAT 301 |
| STAT 417 | Bio-Mathematics | 3 | STAT 311 |
| and any 400 level first semester courses in Statistics, Computer Science and other relevant Science | |||
SECOND SEMESTER
| Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Prerequisite |
| STAT 412 | Operation Research | 3 | MATH 311 |
| STAT 414 | Acturial Science | 3 | |
| STAT 416 | Industrial Statistics II | 3 | STAT 309 |
| And any other 400 level second semester courses in Statistics, Computer Science and other relevant Science | |||
Note: Electives to be mounted in each semester shall be decide by the department.
Assessment & Grading
Students shall be assessed and graded based on the following criteria:
1. Attendance
2. Tests
3. Assignments
4. Laboratory Tasks
5. Final Examination
