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M.Sc. PROGRAMMES IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS, SOLID STATE PHYSICS AND GEOPHYSICS
Courses The M. Sc. Programmes in Physics are designed for the purposes of broadening the horizon of the students’ knowledge beyond that of the undergraduate level, and to train personnel of industrial engineering, applied mathematics, and in other sciences. The course structures are such as to enable students to acquire mastery of theoretical reasoning for solutions to physical and engineering problems in their further studies and pursuits of their careers. With proficiency in theoretical approaches to problem, students will automatically be prompted to designing experiments for verifications of their well formulated solutions. Modality of M. Sc. Programmes in Physics (B) The mode of study is by course work with a compulsory research project.
DURATION OF THE PROGRAMMES Full time duration is a minimum period of eighteen (18) months. Part time duration is a minimum of thirty (24) months. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
These are as already specified in COURSE UNIT REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of
twenty-seven (27) units
plus a research project work of nine (9) units divided into
two phases of 3 units of seminar/proposal to be undertaken during the first semester and
the actual project work of six (6) units scheduled for the second
semester. CONDITIONS FOR THE AWARD These are completely specified in section 16 of the Postgraduate School Regulations. course outline course description
COURSE OUTLINE
FOR M.SC. PROGRAMMES IN PHYSICS NB: 1 unit course — 1 contact hour of lecturre 1 unit practical couse — 3 contact hours of laboratory instructions and exercise FIRST SEMESTER Compulsory(Core) Courses (8
units)
NB: Eight (8) units are to be undertaken from the electives
Electives
NB: Total Units in First Semester = 19
SECOND
SEMESTER
Compulsory (or Core) Courses (5 units of course
work, 6 units of
research project work to give a total of 11 units)
NB: 8 units of electives are to be undertaken
Electives
COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMMES
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701: Mathematical Methods in Physics (2 Units) Rotation matrices, repeated rotations, matrix multiplications, skew Cartesian systems, matrices in general, matrix algebra and eigenvalues of Hermitian, skew Hermitian and unitary matrices. Complex analytic functions, the Residue theorem and its applications, potential theory; power series; Comformal mapping by analytic functions, complex sphere and point at infinity; integral representations. Solutions of ordinary differential equations, (ODE’s) and partial differential equations, (PDE’s) by Fourier Transforms and Laplace Transforms. Elements of Green’s function: Green’s function for the Sturm-Liouville Operator, series expansion for Green’s function; Green’s function method for solutions of PDE’s of interests in Physics. Variational Method: the Euler-Lagrange equations; Rayleigh-Ritz method; variational formulations of problems with constraints and of eigenvalue problems in two and three dimensions. Integral equations: transformation of a differential equation into an integral equation; closed form solutions; Fredholm theory; Schmidt-Hilbert theory.
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702: Statistical Physics (2 Units) Liouville theorem. Microcanonical, canonical and generalized Canonical ensembles. Entropy and temperature, pressure and chemical Potential. Single particle distribution functions for classical and quantum Statistics. Applications – equipartition theorem, black body radiation, Debye theory of heat capacity; ideal classical, Bose and Fermi gases. Bose Condensation; fermi fluids; superfluidity. Phase transitions. The Ising model. Molecular field approximation. Critical fluctuations. Time correlation function. Fluctuation – dissipation theorem. PH 703: Quantum Mechanics (2 Units) Schrödinger, Heisenberg and Interaction pictures, operators, state vector representations, Dirac notations. Elements of scattering theory. Born approximation, time-dependent perturbation theory, transition probabilities, application to laser systems, Green’s function method, partial wave expansion, application to H-atom. Systems with N degrees of freedom. Symmetries and their consequences. Theory of angular momentum, addition, subtraction and rotational invariance of angular momentum. Spin dynamics.
PH
704: Numerical and Computational Methods in Physics (3 Units)
Intermediate
theory of errors. Inerpolation/extrapolation schemes; curve fitting. Solutions
of system of linear and nonlinear equations; Newton-Raphson method; Gaussian elimination method, relaxation method;
iterative methods. Numerical integration and differentiation;
Trapezoidal and Simpson’s rule. Finite Difference techniques:
application to initial and boundary value problems in Physical
applications to Parabolic Partial Differential Equations in
one, two and three dimensional problems; the Crank-Nicolson
(Implicit) Methods; limitations of Runge-Kutta methods. The finite-element methods: applications
to elliptic partial-differential equations of interests in Physical
applications to hyperbolic partial differential equations such
as wave equations in more than one dimension. Specific applications
of computer programming for obtaining numerical solutions of
physically formulated problems using anyone of the following
languages: FORTRAN; MATLAB AND Mathematica. Any other languages are to be encouraged. PH 705: Electromagnetic Theory (2 Units). Review of Maxwell’s equations; relativistic formulation of the Electromagnetic field. Motion of charged particles; plane and Guided waves; retarded potentials; radiation from simple antennas; Radiation from charged accelerated particles; synchtron radiation And brenisstrahlung; scattering. back to topPH 706: Data Analysis (2 Units)Nature of observations: errors of observations; mean and median, weighted
and adjusted means. Precision and accuracy. Parameters of frequency
distributions. Measure of dispersion, skewness,
kurtosis. Standard errors of parameters. Significance tests.
Theory of errors. Binomial, Gaussian and Poisson distributions.
Other one-dimensional empirical distributions, unbounded and
bounded distributions. Time series. Persistence; periodicity,
quasi-periodicity; harmonic analysis. Simple correlation ratio.
Partial correlation. Smoothing and interpolation. Curve fitting;
method least squares, statistical
analysis. Tests of fit, the x- square distribution; comparison
of averages, student’s t-distribution; analysis of variance.
The F- distribution; errors of correlation coefficients, Fisher’s
Z-transformation. back to top
PH
707: Applied Electricity and Workshop Practice (2 Units)
Selected topics on Applied Electricity
with advanced applications taken into consideration; industrial
workshop practice.
PH
710: Quantum Optics (2 Units)
Einstein’s
A and B coefficients; Atomic optical excitations of light; Light,
non-classical, squeezed and antibunched light; Scattering and attenuation of light beam;
Quantum theory of interaction of light with atoms, manipulations
of atoms by light; radiation pressure. Momentum characteristics
of the three Einstein processes; Broadening of line spectrum;
Instability of light beam; Quantum coherence characteristics
of light.
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711: Nonlinear Optics (2 Units) Electromagnetic formulations in nonlinear media. Second order nonlinear polarization and complex amplitude. Nonlinear susceptibity tensors. Optical second harmonic generation; internal second harmonic generation. Kleinmann’s symmetry condition. Optical mixing. Phase matching. Nonlinear materials. Other second order effect. Third order nonlinear effects. Optically induced Kerr effect. Absorption with optical nonlinearity. Resonance. Laser control with nonlinear elements. Determination of shape of a laser pulse. Phase conjugation.
PH
712: Optoelectronics in Communication (2 Units) Optical data storage systems, scanners and printers, propagation modes in optical waveguides; nonlinear effects in optical fibres; amplifiers, semiconductor laser sources, LEDs and detection of optical radiation; optical communication systems architecture and introduction to network topology.
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713 Basic Fluid Dynamics (2 Units) Basic equations— definition of a perfect fluid, fluid pressures and body forces, Lagrangian and Eulerian representation for fluid motion in an inertial system. Equation of conservation of matter. Equation of conservation of energy for both adiabatic and nonadiabatic motions. Diffusion in fluids—viscosity, tangential stresses in a real fluid and the stress tensor. The Navier-Stokes equation diffusion in equation of conservation of energy. Elementary application of basic equation—Bernoulli’s equation. Archimedes principle. Equation of motion relative to the rotating earth. The Coriolis force, centrifugal force, and effective gravity. Solutions—difficulties of solution, non-linearity; orders of magnitude, ill-conditioned form of some of the equations. Approximations by orders of magnitude, method of perturbation and linearisation boundary conditions with examples. Vorticity and divergence—concepts of vorticity and divergence, vorticity equation, factors contributing to changes in vorticity. Application of basic equations to some physical problems.
PH
714: Plasma Physics (2 Units)
Basic
concepts and common phenomena: Debye
shieldings, dielectric constant, charge
and current densities, conservation laws, dispersion relations
in magnetoplasma. Equations of continuity,
diffusion. Equation of motion and transport of ionization, adiabatic
invariants. Collision, ionization and conductivity. Instabilities
in plasmas and waves in plasma. Ionosphere: the earth’s ionosphere.
Altitude distribution of charged particles. Collisions and conductivity,
plasma instabilities and generation of electron density irregularities
such as sporadic E and spread F. Artificial modification of
the ionosphere. The ionospheres of planets. Magnetosphere: earth’s
radiation belts. Geomagnetic trapping of solar wind. Ionospheric
and magnetic storms. Sun: reactions in the sun. Solar flux and
omission of energetic particles.
PH
716: FIELD THEORY (2 Units) Standard techniques of field theory; relativistic quantum mechanics of a single particle; Lagrangian field theories, perturbation theory and calculation of lowest-order processes; introduction to Feymann diagrams and higher order processes. Applications to quantum electrodynamics, solid state physics, elementary particles and many-body theory. Quantization, Feymann path integrals, gauge theories, renormalization and renormalization groups.
PH
717: TENSORS (2 Units) n-dimensional spaces. Summation convention. Scales, covariant and contravariant vectors. Tensor algebra Tensor density. Integrals over over space-time. Metric spaces. Geodesics in a Riemannian space. Covariant differentiation. Christoffel brackets. Einstein tensor. Field equations of general relativity. Special solutions of the field Equations. Spaces of constant curvature. Riemannian co-ordinates. Variational methods.
PH
718: Physics of Meteorology (2 Units) Equations and fundamental laws governing atmospheric motion on rotating earth. Orders of magnitude for different scale of motion. The hydrostatic and geostropic approximations. The thermal wind. Surfaces of discontinuity. Gravity waves, acoustic waves and Rossby waves. Tidal oscillations, Transformation of basic equations into pressure and potential temperature coordinates formulation. Voriticity and divergence equations. Kelvin’s Bjerknes’s theorem, quasi-geostrophic models. The Omeg equation. The boundary layer; the Ekman layer and incorporation of friction into quasi-geostrophic models. Map projections. Stable and unstable waves. Introduction to numerical whether forecasting.
PH
720: Efficient Production and Uses of Heat (2 Units) Gas, oil, solid fuel firing, fluidized-bed combustion, electrical heating fundamentals, furnaces, principles of designs and uses, boiler plant and auxiliaries, combined cycles and total energy in power production, heat salvage, refractory and insulating materials, instrumentation and control, plant safety pollution and its prevention, corrosion and erosion and mineral deposits on heating and moving surfaces from fuel impurities.
PH
721: Solar Photovoltaic products and Applications (2 Units) Brief description of production of solar cells from SiO2. Solar cell arrays for power generation. Rural electrification. Water pumping and irrigation using solar cell arrays. Refrigeration using solar cell -arrays. Solar refrigeration in village clinics. Comparison of cost effectiveness with conventional techniques. Solar energy storage systems
PH
722: Utilisation of Solar Energy (2
Units) Solar energy and its availability, Solar thermonuclear reaction, extra-terrestrial and terrestial solar radiation, Direct and indirect estimation and measurement of available solar energy. Solar energy collection and storage- flat plate, concentrating (mirror and water lens type) solar collectors, calculation of efficiencies. Solar cooling and heating of building space. Solar cells. Total energy system design. Food dehydration and cooking systems, arrays with and without concentrator. Power generatin from super heated steam using solar concentrator. Solar refrigeration, pumping and electrification. Solar simulation computer program.
PH
723: Nuclear Power Generation (2 Units) Fundamentals of nuclear physics along with nuclear reactions. Nuclear fission and fusion. Moderation of neutrons in chain reactions. Basic reactor design. Different types of nuclear fission reactors. Production of heavy water. Safeguard procedures. Distribution of power from nuclear power reactors. Feasibility of nuclear fusion reactors-laser driven-configuration-stability. Preparation of nuclear fuel for both fission and fusion reactors. Advantage and disadvantage of fission and fusion reactors. Recent advances in nuclear fusion technology.
PH
724: Thermal Power Generation (2 Units) Selected Topics in current thermal power generation theory and applications. Practical examples.
PH
725: Hydropower Generation (2 Units)
Introductory topics. Selected topics in current Hydropower generation theory and applications. Practical examples.
PH
726: Excursion (1 Units) The student is expected to visit two power plants and write a report on methods of power productions, operation procedures, electronic control systems, safety procedures, variation of power output, future projections etc.
PH
727: Future Alternative Energy/Power Technology (2 Units) Production of silicon, silicon solar cells; Production of biogas, alcohol and ketone from domestic and agricultural wastes. Methods of power production from alternative energy sources such as sunshine, wind, biogas, kerosene, alcohol and ketone, hydrogen gas, ocean and river currents (magneto hydrodynamic technology), solid dry wood etc. Future domestic and small scale power production from alternative sources. Cost effectiveness and minimization for environmental pullution effect. PH 728: Electrical Machine: Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Power (2 Units)Dynamo, generation of E.M.F, electrical and mehcanical degrees, communication, arrangements of parts, coil winding, comparison of lap and wave winding, armature reaction, interpoles, field excitation, D.C genertor, motor and characteristics, sped control starter, alternators, three phase, induction motor, synchronous motor, different types of transformers, voltage drops in resistance and leakage resistance, principles of transmission of power, two-wire and three wire distributors, DC, AC house wiring.
PH
729: Exploring Power Technology
(2 Units) Carrers in power technology, basic terminology, tools, equipments and measurements in power technology, two and four stroke cycles engine, care and maintenance of small engines, different types of engines, rocket propulsion, different types of electrical power productions-advantages and disadvantage, tomorrow’s power sources, dictionary of power terms.
PH
730: Coal Mining and Utilization as Energy Source (1 Units)
Principles of coal mining. Selected Topics.
PH
731: Pollution and Environmental Effect of Energy Productions (2 Units)
The types of toxic products (including nuclear and other types of radiations) emitted from all types of power plants. Specific health hazards related to the toxic products. Discharge of effluents from hydro power plants and effect on environment. Emission of carbon dioxide and other chemicals from power plants and effects on atmosphere and ozone layer. Ways to minimize emission of toxic atmosphere-enimical products and containment of radiations from environments and methods of rectification.
PH
732: Emergency Standby Power Systems
(1 Units) Introduction and basic systems, motor-generator set, transfer switches, engine-generator sets, static UPs, Batteries, Power distribution units, examples of emergency standby systems in use. Health care facilities, office buildings, remote sites, load classification, reliability, installation, procurement, cost/benefit analysis, codes/standards. PH 740 : Rock Physics (2 Units)Physical characteristics of rocks with relevance to geo-engineering and geo-exploration applications. Mechanical properties of rocks strength deformability, porosity, permeability of sample and insitu rocks. Electrical properties of rocks – the conduction mechanism in sedimentary, crystalline rocks and magmas. Cross-coupling (electro-mechanical phenomena in rocks with applications), generalized theory of cracks in rocks. Application of theoretical and laboratory studies of rock to field phenomena solid testing techniques.
PH 741: Physics of the Earth’s Interior (2 Units) The composition of the earth. The physical characteristics of earth’s materials: Mechanical, electrical and magnetic properties. Earth’s figure and interior. Further evidence from seismology, geothermal state, and geomagnetism Geodynamics – global picture of the dynamic earth. Plate theory and theology of the earth’s interior evidence from geomagnetic reversals. Mechanism of earth-quakes and the new global tectonics.
PH 742:Laboratory & Field Experiments in Geophysics (2 Units)
Basic techniques of laboratory and field research in geophysics. geophysical instrumentation and design. Actual data acquisition and analysis. (Involving laboratory experiments or field trips). PH 743: Methods and Techniques of Geophysical Prospecting (2 Units). A classification of geophysical techniques for investigating the earth’s crust. Unified approach to geophysical data acquisition, analysis and interpretation planning, staking, mapping, presentation of results, analysis and interpretation techniques. Gravity Methods. seismic refraction and reflection techniques. Magnetic and geoelectrics. Field and laboratory techniques. Generalised interpretation techniques and geophysical instrumentation. (instrumentation will involve particular geophysical instrument which Will be selected every year).
PH
744: Advanced Methods of Applied Geophysics (2 Units Time sequence analysis in geophysics – convolutions, transforms deconvolutions and filtering techniques application in seismic methods. Conduction mechanism in porous materials and silicate melts. Double layer and associated phenomena, and cross-coupling effects in crystal materials. Paleomagnetism and magnetic characteristic of rocks. Geophysical inversion techniques using linear prognostic and diagnostic iterations. Laboratory and field techniques (selected topics). PH 745: Geo-Potential Fields and the Earth’s Interior (2 Units) Potential field theory in geophysics: Multiple expansion, method of images, upward/downward continuation, introduction to geo-mathematics. Electrical properties of the earth’s interior. investigations of the upper mantle, and mantle core system; seismology long wavelength geomagnetic E.M., and gravity fields and Geothermal fields. Phase transitions, equation of state and cross coupled properties thermoelastic, thermovisco-elastic, magneto elastic, etc.
PH
757: Advanced Experimental Physics I (2 Units)
Selected advanced experiments.
PH
758: Advanced Experimental Physics II (2 Units)
Selected advanced experiments. Students may be permitted to design some experiments
by assigning some phenomena to them for verifications.
PH 760: Crystal Symmetry Groups and Lattice Dynamics (2 Units)
Symmetry
of crystals in two and three dimensions. Point groups. Representation
and Character Tables. The reciprocal lattice and Brillouin
Zone Schemes. Interatomic forces in different solids. PH 761 General Magnetism (2 Units) Magnetic properties of mater; magnetic moments of electrons and atoms, magnetic field in magnetic materials, paramagnetic, diamagnetism and ferro and anti-ferro magnetism (with super exchange), magnetic hysteris, ferrimagnetism, damagnetism of superconductors and Meissner effect, applications, Maxwell’s equations, vector potentials, retarded potentials, magnetic fields due to accelerated charges; Magnetism of metals. The Ising model and Heisenberg Hamiltonian. Spin waves and magnons, Bloch’s T3/2 law. Magnetism of dilute alloys and Kondo effect. PH 762: Physics of Semiconducting Materials (2 Units) Semiconductor materials and their properties, carrier transport in semiconductors, excess carriers in semiconductors, junctions and interfaces, static I-V characteristics of p-n junctions diodes, electrical break down in p-n junctions, dynamic behaviour of p-n junctions, theory of various types of solar cells, majority carrier diodes, microwave diodes, optoelectronic devices, BJT fundamentals, BJT devices, MOS devices. PH 763: Electronic Energy Bands (2 Units) The free electron model; electrons in periodic potential- Bloch’ theorem, Brillouin Zone Boundary Effects, Fermi surface. Metals, semiconductors and instulators; density of electronic states, Fermi-Dirac statistics, carrier number density, effective mass tensor. Methods of energy band structure calculations- plane wave method, tight binding methods, orthogonalized plane wave and pseudopotential methods, augmented plane wave methods, Green function method and Wannier representation. PH 764: Superconductivity (Low and High TC) (3 Units)
Historical review, superconducting materials, properties, phenomenological and microscopic models of superconductivity, flux lattice, flux flow and irreversible effects, BCS theory, strong coupling superconductors, theory of type II superconductors. High TC superconductors, properties- doping dependencies, various theoretical models of high TC superconductors. Josephson effects, SQUIDs, and other applications of low and high TC superconductors. Superconducting magnets.
PH 765: Electron Theory of Solid/Metals (e-e and e-ph interactions)
(2
Units) The free electron approximation, Hartree-Fock Equations. Exchange and Correlations, Screening and dielectric functions of the e-gas. Density functional theory, Many body perturbation and Feynman’s diamagnetic technique for e-gas interactions. Self energy and renormalization effects. Landau’s Fermi liquid; The Hubbard Hamiltonian model, The adiabatic principle of Born-Opperheimer approximation and separation of electronic and ionic motions in metals. Non-adiabatic forms and electron-phonon interactions. Laser-pump and probe techniques of studying transient hot e-gas in metals and applications. PH 766: Magnetism of Crystalline Solids and Experimental Techniques (3 Units) Interactions encountered by a paramagnetic ion in a crystalline solid. The crystal field potentials, ‘V’ of various symmetries for the iron group of compounds: Calculation of the matrix elements of V. The Spin-Hamiltonian formalism. Ligand field theory and effect of electron transfer in paramagnetic complex and consequent modifications of orbital magnetic moment. Ligand field information gained by some important techniques: such as optical and IR spectroscopy, magnetic resonance (EPR and NMR) and susceptibility, NQR, Mossbauer resonance etc. techniques. Measurement techniques at liquid helium and sub-helium temperature, Solid State Magnetic interactions encountered by magnetic ions in a crystalline matrix and EPR. Temperature dependence of relaxation times of magnetic ions in a crystalline matrix. Characteristic feartures in the EPR and magnetic susceptibility of exchange coupled multiple magnetic(ll) ions (similar and dissimilar) in a crystalline solid. Theory and applications of high resolution NMR in organic solids. PH 767: Phase Transition and Jahn-Teller Effect
in Solids (3 Units) Defination and classification of phase transition (PT) in solids. Landau’s theory of phase transition. Microscopic theory and soft mode of PT. The central peak and critical phenomena in structural PT. John-Teller (JT) effect in solid. Static, quasi-dynamic and dynamic JT effect. Experimental detection of JT effect. Mutual interaction between JT effect (influenced by JT impurities) and the soft modes of structural PT in solids where these co-exist. Modification of structural PT by JT and non-JT impurities. Deviation from Landau’ mean field theory of PT due to impurities. Dimensionality in PT. PH 768: Properties and Applications of Liquid Crystals (2 Units) Introduction. Nematic ordering. Director, pinning at surfaces. Possible distortions. Free energy in terms of director divergence and curl. Director profiles. Calculation of director profile in pure twist cell. Alignment by a magnetic field. Free energy. Frederiks transitions. Alignment by an electric field. Optical anisotropy. Rotation of polarization in pure twist cell, Chiral molecules and cholesteric ordering. Pitch of cholesteic spiral, variation with temperature. Optical activity. Smectic ordering. SmA, SmC, SmC*. Applications. Twisted-nematic display cells. Switching times. Dipole switching of SmC* cells. PH 771: Semiconducting Materials and Devices
(3 Units) Theory of semiconducting materials and seimiconductor measurements. Theory of MESFETS, MOS and CCDs. Circuit models for transistors and Thyristors. Power transistors and rectifiers. Microwave diodes. Integrated circuits- theory and techniques. Semiconducting lasers. Switching Devices. Negative conductance microwave devices. Growth and preparation of semiconducting materials. Doping techniques. Photolithography and Ion implantation techniques. Basics of nanotechnology. PH 772: Thin Film and High Vacum Technology
(3 Units) Introduction. Physical characteristics of thin films of electrical insulators, semiconductors, conductors, superconductors and techniques of characterizations of physical properties (optical, electrical, magnetic etc.). Vacuum techniques — rotary, diffusion and ion pumps. Measurement of high vacuum. Different techniques of growing thin films in vacuum: Sputtering, e-beam and thermal evaporation, MBE etc, technique. Chemical, electroless techniques of thin film deposition. PH 774: MOCVD and III-V Compounds (2 Units) Introduction to semiconductor III-V compounds. MOCVD growth techniques. In-situ characterization during MOCVD. Ex-situ characterization techniques. MOCVD growth of GaAs based layers. Growth and characterization of the GaInP-GaAs systems. Optical devices, GaAs based lasers. GaAs-based hetero junction electron devices grown by MOCVD. Optoelectronic integrated circuits OEICs.
PH 775: The transistor switch as a decision-maker. Transistor switches in memory and counting applications. Programmable controllers. SCRs, UJTs, TRIACs and other Thyristors. An industrial automatic welding system with digital control. Special uses of OP AMPs. PH 776: Electronics (2 Units) Class A and B power amplifiers. Class C and other amplifiers. JFETS, MOSFETS
and circuit applications. Frequency effects. OP-AMPs
theory. Linear OP-AMP circuits. Non-linear OPAMP circuits. Regulated
Power Supllied. Oscillators and timers. Thysistors
and applications. Frequency domain and mixing. Amplitude modulation
circuits.
PH 778:
Feedback
systems and servomechnisms; Final
corrececting Devices and Amplifiers.
Input transducers and measuring Devices; Nine examples of closed-loop
industrial systems; closed line contrl
with an on-line miro computers; industrial
robots, motor speed and control systems.
PH
779: Nano Technology (2 Units)
Principles and current applications.
Selected related topics.
PH
797: Project I (3 Units)
Based on a submitted proposal
to be vetted by a supervisor, a candidate is required to present a one
hour seminar.
PH
798: Project II (6 Units) The project involves a thorough research work which may be experimental or theoretical; a carefully written thesis must be submitted for a final viva voce (i.e., an oral examination of prescribed duration).
The Department has sufficient number of lecturers and well trained technologists who are capable of improvising materials and equipment in addition to existing facilities. There is no doubt that the job market for physics graduates is international.
The M. Sc. and M. Tech. Programmes
of FUTY are designed such that a successful candidate in anyone
will have numerous options to work in academic institutions,
industries, government parastatals and agencies, and National Research Centres where focuses maybe in one or more of the following
areas: ■ Medical (Health) Physics and Radiology ■ Computing (hardware, software, and maintenance) ■ Electronics in general ■ Engineering in general ■ Meteorology and Aviation ■ Telecommunications Engineering ■ Instrumentation ■ Metallurgy and Mineralogy ■ Exploration geophysics ■ Astrophysics ■ Air quality management and Environmental/Industrial
noise control ■ Radiation monitoring and industrial
process control ■ Oceanography ■ Vibration analysis ■ Optometry ■ Land Survey ■ Operation Research ■ Water resource management ■ Power production and management The graduate may set himself or herself up in business in any areas listed above or other several options available including scientific instrument manufacturing. Other opportunities are research and teaching overseas. For more information please contact us on the following: Telephone: +234 703 2232 010 Email: spgs@futy.edu.ng, spgsfuty@gmail.com Website: http://www.futy.edu.ng/admission/spgs.htmback to top back to School of Postgraduate
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