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HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY

The Department was established in 1983 within the School of Science and Technology Education when the University was founded. The Department was then developing an Industrial Physics Programme. Following the merger of the University to the University of Maiduguri in October, 1984 the Department commenced teaching a pure Physics Programme. Even after the demerger of the University in 1988 the Department still essentially runs a Pure Physics Programme although a Physics/Education Programme was commenced in the 1991/92 Session.

Currently, the Department runs B. Tech. Physics Programme. The Programmes in Physics with Electronics, Physics with Computer Science and Energy Physics have recently been approved and will commence as from First Semester of 2002/2003 Academic Session.

Despite the inadequacy of experienced senior physicists up to 1999, the Department maintained an acceptable level of academic excellence as attested to by the fact that its gradaunds are currently employed as academic staff in several Universities, many Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, industries, banks and of course Secondary Schools. The Department had contributed greatly to the manpower needs particularly of the North-Eastern part of Nigeria. The staff strength has grown from two (2) in 1983 to fourteen (14) at the moment. One (1) of these staff is currently on study leave for M. Sc Degree.

It is sufficiently well known that Pure Science is the bedrock of all technologies whether copied, adapted or developed. It is also a fact that an understanding of Physics is central to the understanding of all Physical phenomena and particularly for the most effective ways of analyzing them and adapting them to ultimately improve the quality of human life and maintaining the delicate balance of the earths’ ecosystem. The Engineer (essentially an applied physicist), the Doctor, the agro-climatologist, the soil scientist, genetic engineer, the town-planner, surveyor etc use various equipment whose basic principles are firmly rooted in Physics. Recent rapid advances in various important fields (fibre optics, lasers, opto-electronics, robotics, high temperature superconductivity, biophysics, information systems technology, to name but a few) clearly require a sound knowledge of basic physics. A strong of physics department is therefore a most essential requirement of a University of Technology. Apart from providing most students of this university a sound intellectual background in Physics for their study of the various branches of Science and Technology our training objectives include:

i) Producing responsible physics graduates with a sound knowledge of the fundamental principles of physics and who can therefore confidently move on to many other branches of science and technology, manufacturing and service industries, accounting, etc, tertiary institutions etc;
ii) Producing Physics/Education Graduates to help reduce the acute shortage of Physics teachers in the immediate locality of the University and elsewhere;
iii) Identifying, advising and proffering solutions to local problems that are amenable to systematic scientific investigations (i.e research);
iv) Enhancing awareness of the importance of Physics (and Science in general) in improving the welfare of the people in the catchments areas of the University;

Our current Programmes in Physics and Physics Education are designed to achieve the first two objectives above. Although some of our final year student projects are directed towards achieving the third objectives, more progress can only be made when the Applied Physics and Postgraduate Programme finally take off. The approved Postgraduate Programmes are: Postgraduate Diploma in Physics (PGDP), M.Sc Degree in Theoretical Physics and Geophysics, M.Tech Degrees in Solid State Physics, Solid State Physics with Electronics, and Energy Physics. All these will commence in October, 2002. The Department of Physics plans to begin a public enlightenment on the important role of Physics through TV talks, seminars, career advising in Secondary Schools (Particularly to disabuse students’ minds off the fallacy that Physics is difficult).

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission requirements for the Department of Physics are as stated in the University Matriculation Examination (U.M.E) and the general requirements for admission into Degree Programmes of the Federal University of Technology, Yola.

DEGREE AWARDED: B. Tech. Physics

DURATION OF THE STUDY: 5 Years

STAFF

S/ No.	Name	Qualification	Rank/ Status
1.	Dr. Osita C. Meludu	B.Sc(UniMaid) M.Sc(Ibadan) Ph.D(Ibadan)	Snr. Lecturer/ H.O.D
2.	Prof. J. C. Ododo	B.Sc(Ibadan) Ph.D(London) DIC,C. Phys., M.Inst.P,FNIP	Professor
3.	Prof. D. K. De	B.Sc(Calcutta) M.Sc.(IIT, Kharagpur) Ph.D(Calcutta)	Professor
4.	Dr. Adam Usman	B.Tech.(Yola) M.Sc(Ibadan) Ph.D(Malaysia)	Snr. Lecturer
5.	Dr. Benson J. Yerima	B.Sc(UniMaid) M.Sc(Ibadan) Ph.D (Yola)	Lecturer I
6.	Dr. Abubakar D. Ahmed	B.Sc(UniMaid) M.Sc.(Ibadan) Ph.D (UNN)	Lecturer II
7.	Mr. A. B. Dikko	B.Sc. (UniMaid) M.Sc(Ibadan)	Lecturer I
8.	Dr. Emmanuel D. Odoh	B.Sc.(UniJos) M.Sc.(UniJos) Ph.D (Yola)	Lecturer I
9.	Mr. S. A. Oniku	B.Sc. (ABTU)M.Sc. (ABU)	Lecturer I
10.	Mr. Joseph Aidan	B.Tech.(Yola) M.Sc(Nigeria)	Lecturer I
11.	Mr. Madubi A. Biyasa	B.Tech.(Yola)	Asst. Lecturer
12.	Mr. Pascal Timtere	B.Tech.(Yola) M.Sc.(UniJos)	Lecturer II
13.	Mr. Abubakar Alkasim	B.Sc.(UniMaid) M.Tech.(Yola)	Asst. Lecturer
14.	Mr. Adeolu Abraham Makinde		Chief Technologist
15.	Mr. Ahmed D. Mohammed		Asst. Chief Technologist
16.	Mr.John Dogari		Asst. Chief Technologist
17.	Mr. Josiah S. Joshua		Asst. Chief Technologist
18.	Mr. Nuhu S. Badau		Chief Typist
19.	Fauzia H. Alkali		Exec. Officer II
20.	Sunday B. Ali		Snr. Lab. Asst
21.	Jacob E. Ngada		Snr. Lab. Technician
22.	Ibrahim T. Wire		Snr. Lab. Technician
23.	Kadala Y. Mbaya		Snr. Lab. Asst.
24.	Baba Usman		Snr. Lab. Asst.
25.	Amos Nelson		Snr. Lab. Asst.
26.	Zailani Mohammed		AEO
27.	Mrs. Elima E. Baros		Caretaker

Teaching and Research Facilities Available in the Department

The department has research laboratories for various fields of Physics.

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
The following Postgraduates Programmes are to commence in the 2002/2003 session.

(i) M. Sc. Degree in (a) Theoretical Physics
(b) Solid State Physics
(c) Geophysics

(ii) M. Tech. Degree in (a) Solid State Physics (General)
(b) Solid State physics with Electronics
(c) Energy Physics

COURSE OUTLINE

100 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE TITLE	Unit
PH 101	General Physics I	2
PH 103	General Physics III	2
PH 107	General Physics Laboratory I	1
CH 101	General Chemistry I	3
CH 103	General Chemistry Lab. I	1
CS 101	Introduction to Computer Science I	3
CS 103	Computer Programming I	3
MA 101	Elementary Mathematics I	3
MA 121	Elementary Mathematics II	3
GS 101	Use of English	2
	Total	23

SECOND SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE TITLE	Unit
MA 132	Elementary Maths II	3
PH 102	General Physics III	3
PH 104	General Physics IV	2
PH 108	General Physics lab II	1
CS 102	Introduction to Computer Sci. II	3
CH 102	General Chemistry II	3
CH 104	General Chemistry lab II	1
	Total	16

200 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE TITLE	Unit
PH 201	General Physics IV	3
PH 211	General Physics V	1
PH 257	General Physics Laboratory III	1
CH 223	Inorganic Chemistry I	1
CH 225	Inorganic Chemistry Lab. I	1
CS 201	Computer Programming I	3
MA 201	Mathematical Methods I	3
MA 211	Linear Algebra	2
ST 203	Statistics for Physics, Science and Engineering	2
GS 205	Communication Skills	2
GS 209	Use of Library	1
	Total	18

SECOND SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE TITLE	Unit
PH 206	General Physics IV	1
PH 222	Electrical Circuits and Electronics	3
PH 244	Thermal Physics	3
PH 258	Experimental Physics II	1
MA 212	Linear Algebra II	3
ST 204	Statistics for Physics, Science and Engineering II	2
GS 204	Nigerian Peoples and Culture	3
	Total	19

300 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE TITLE	Unit
PH 311	Analytical Mechanics I	3
PH 315	Quantum Physics	3
PH 321	Optics I	3
PH 323	Electricity & Magnetism	3
PH 325	Electronics	3
PH 331	Vector Analysis	3
PH 333	Mathematical Methods in Physics I	3
PH 357	Experimental Physics I	1
	Total	22

SECOND SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE TITLE	Unit
PH 308	Energy & Environment	2
PH 312	Analysis Mechanics II	3
PH 322	Nuclear & Particle Physics I	3
PH 334	Mathematical Methods of Physics II	3
PH 346	Statistical Physics I	3
PH 358	Experimental Physics VI	1
PH 364	Solid State Physics I	3
	Total	18

400 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE TITLE	Unit
PH 411	Statistical Physics I	3
PH 415	Quantum Mechanics I	3
PH 423	Electricity & Magnetism II	3
PH 425	Electronics II	3
PH 433	Mathematical Methods in Physics Ii	3
PH 435	Computational Physics	3
PH 457	Experimental Physics II	1
PH 463	Solid State Physics	3
PH 481	Introduction to Astrophysics	3
	Total	25

SECOND SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE TITLE	Unit
SW 499	SIWES	4
	Total	18

500 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE TITLE	Unit
PH 515	Quantum Mechanics II	3
PH 521	Optics II	3
PH 523	Electricity & Magnetism III	2
PH 525	Electronics III	3
PH 533	Mathematical Methods in Physics III	3
PH 573	Radiation and Health Physics III	3
PH 583	Atmospheric Physics	3
PH 585	Geophysics I	2
PH 597	Project I	2
	Total	24

SECOND SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE TITLE	Unit
PH 542	Molecular Physics	3
PH 558	Atomic & Molecular Spectroscopy	3
PH 564	Selected Topic in Solid State Physics	3
PH 572	Nuclear & Particle Physics	3
PH 586	Geophysics II	3
PH 599	Project II	3
	Total	18

RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS AND JOURNALS OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Physics has an active research group whose interest is in the Applied Physics. on-going researches include the following:
Background Radiation Monitory, Aero magnetic Studies and Solar Radiation.

STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE DEPARTMENT

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Head of Department

Department of Physics

Federal University of Technology Yola

www.futy.edu.ng/academic/dphysics.htm

hodphysics@futy.edu.ng

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