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FUTY GETS NEW VICE CHANCELLOR

Professor B.H. Usman has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University0 of Technology, Yola (FUTY). Until his appointment, Professor B.H. Usman was the past Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) and Acting Vice Chancellor, FUTY.

He has a B.Sc. in Agriculture (Soil Science) with a second class honours, upper division degree, from the University of Maiduguri. M.Sc. in Soil Chemistry, University of Reading, England, U.K. and Ph.D in Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Management from the University of London, Wye College, England, U.K.

He now becomes the 6th Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Yola.     More>>


FUTY PROFESSORS INCREASE TO TWENTY NINE

Following the appointment of three professors by the University Council at its 42nd regularmeeting held at its march 2009, the nominal list of professors of the Federal University of Technology, Yola has incresed to twenty nine in number.     More>>


TWENTY FOUR FUTY STAFF BAG ETF SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

The Educational Trust Fund (ETF) Board of trustees has approved scholarship award worth fifty million naira to twenty four staff of the Federal University of Technology, Yola to pursue Masters, Doctorate and Post Doctorate programmes within and outside Nigeria.     More>>


SHELL ICT CENTRE TO BE ESTABLISHED IN FUTY

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCO) is to establish an all inclusive ICT Centre for the Federal University of Technology, Yola.     More>>


CENTRE FOR FOMBINA STUDIES TO BE ESTABLISHED IN FUTY

As part of its contribution to the studies of the legacies of Adamawa Emirate Council, The Federal University of Technology, Yola is to establish a Centre for the study of the Fombina Kingdom in order to explore and harness the potentials and contributions of the Adamawa Emirate Council from the 17th century to date.     More>>


GOVERNOR NYAKOs SKILL ACQUISATIONS PROGRAMME: FUTY TO TRAINING

The Federal University of Technology, Yola is to train atleast one apprentice from each of the twenty one Local Governments of Adamawa State, leading to the award of a Certificate in GSM Handset Repairs and Maintenance, by the ERICSSON GSM Training Centre of the University.     More>>


STEP 'B' PROJECT GRANTS AWARDED TO FUTY

The Federal University of Technology, Yola is to benefit from the Fedral Government/World Bank's Science and Technology Post Basic (STEP 'B') project research grant. Two of the five research proposals submitted by FUTY have already been approved for funding.     More>>


ETF INTERVENTION FUND: FUTY ACCESSES OUTSTANDING FUNDS

In less than three months on assumption of office, the Vice Chancellor Prof. B.H. Usman demonstrated his desire to leave a legacy for the Federal University of Technology, Yola by accessing the 2006, 2007 and 2008 ETF normal intervention fund meant for the University     More>>


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FUTY GETS NEW INFORMATION OFFICER

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DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PLANNING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE UNIT APPOINTED

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RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS PRAYS FOR THE VICE CHANCELLOR

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UTILITY VEHICHLES FOR DEANS AND COORDINATORS

THREE PG AND FOURTEEN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS EXPELLED FOR EXAM MALPRACTICE

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M.TECH. PROGRAMMES IN  THEORETICAL PHYSICS,  SOLID  STATE PHYSICS AND ENERGY PHYSICS

Courses | Philosophy | Requirements | Scope | Facilities | Prospects | Contact

PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES

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. 

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SCOPE OF PROGRAMME

Modality of M. Sc. Programmes in Physics

(A)   The  M. Sc. Programmes would be run on full-time and part-time basis to meet the needs of scientists,  industrial engineers/mathematicians, and teachers in tertiary institutions, who seek proficiencies to augment their pedagogic profession.

(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.

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

These are as already specified in Postgraduate School Regulations (Section 7.1) 

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.

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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)

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

UNITS

L

T

P                          

PH 701

Mathematical Methods in Physics

    2

20

10

0

PH 703

Quantum Mechanics

    2

20

10

0

PH 705

Electromagnetic Theory

    2

20

10

0

PH 707

Applied Electricity and Workshop Practice

    2

15

0

45

PH 797

Project I

    3

-

-

-

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS

  11

 

 

 

 

NB: Eight (8) units are to be undertaken from the electives

      Electives

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

UNITS

L

T

P

 

Theoretical Physics

 

 

 

 

PH 711

Nonlinear Optics

2

20

10

0

PH 713

Basic Fluid Dynamics

2

20

10

0

PH 717

Tensors

2

20

10

0

PH 761

General Magnetism

3

30

15

0

PH 763

Electronic Energy Bands

2

20

10

0

 

                             Geophysics

 

 

 

 

PH 713

Basic Fluid Dynamics

2

20

10

0

PH 717

Tensors

2

20

10

0

PH 741

Physics of the Earth’s Interior

2

20

10

0

PH 743

Methods and Techniques of Geophysical Prospecting

2

20

10

0

PH 745

Geo-Potential Field and the Earth’s Interior

2

20

10

0

 

Solid State Physics

 

 

 

 

PH 761

General Magnetism

3

30

15

0

PH 763

Electronic Energy Bands

2

20

10

0

PH 765

Electronic Theory of Solids/Metals (e-e and e-ph interactions)

2

2

20

10

0

PH 767

Phase Transition and Jahn-Teller Effect in solids

3

30

15

0

PH 771

Semiconducting Materials/Devices

3

30

15

0

 

Solid State Physics with Electronics

 

 

 

 

PH 757

Advanced Experimental Physics I

2

0

0

45

PH 763

Electronic Energy Bands

2

20

10

0

PH 771

Semiconducting Materials/Devices

3

30

15

0

PH 775

Industrial Solid State Electronic Devices and systems I

2

20

10

0

PH 779

Nano Technology

2

20

10

0

NB: Total Units in First Semester  = 19

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SECOND SEMESTER

  Compulsory (or Core) Courses (5 units of course work, 6 units of 

  research project work to give a total of 11 units)

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

UNITS                    

L

T

P

 PH 702

Statistical Physics

   2

20

10

0

 PH 704

Numerical and Computational Methods in Physics

   3

30

15

0

 PH 798

Project II

   6

-

-

-

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS      

  11

 

 

 

NB:  8 units of electives are to be undertaken

        Electives

COURSE

CODE

COURSE TITLE

UNITS

L

T

P

PH 706

Data Analysis

2

20

10

0

 

         Theoretical Physics

 

 

 

 

PH 710

Quantum Optics

2

20

10

0

PH 712

Optoelectronics in Communications

2

20

10

0

PH 714

Plasma Physics

2

20

10

0

PH 716

Field Theory

2

20

10

0

PH 718

Physics of Meteorology

2

20

10

0

 

           Geophysics

 

 

 

 

PH 740

Rock Physics

2

20

10

0

PH 742

Laboratory and Field Experiments in Geophysics

2

15

0

45

PH 744

Advanced Methods of Applied Geophysics

2

20

10

0

 

        Solid State Physics

 

 

 

 

PH 760

Crystal Symmetry Groups and Lattice Dynamics

2

20

10

0

PH 762

Physics of Semiconducting Materials

2

20

10

0

PH 764

Superconductivity (Low and High Tc   

2

20

10

0

PH 768

Properties and Applications of Liquid Crystals

2

20

10

0

PH 772

Thin Film and High Vacuum Technology

3

30

15

0

PH 776

Electronics

2

20

10

0

 

       Other Related Courses

 

 

 

 

PH 758

Advanced Experimental Physics II

2

0

0

45

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COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMMES

PH 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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PH 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.

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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. 

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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.   

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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.

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PH 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.

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PH 707: Applied Electricity and Workshop Practice (2 Units)

Selected topics on Applied Electricity with advanced applications taken into consideration; industrial workshop practice.  

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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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PH 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.

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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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PH 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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PH 724: Thermal Power Generation (2 Units)

Selected Topics in current thermal power generation theory and applications. Practical examples.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.                

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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. Crystal bindings and cohesive energy. Latiice Dynamics of one and two dimensional chain of atoms. Dispersion relations. Phonon density of states. Heat capacity of solids. Thermal expansion and thermal conductivity of 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.

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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.

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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.

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PH 775: Industrial Solid State Electronic Devices and Systems I (2 Units)  

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:  Industrial Solid State ElectronicDevices and Systems II (3      Units)

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).

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STAFF

S/N

NAME

RANK

FIELD  OF

SPECILIZATION

1

Professor J. C. Ododo

Professor

Energy/Solid State Physics

2

Professor D. K. De

Professor

Solid State Physics/Energy/ Electronics/Medical Physics

3

Dr. O. C. Meludu

Senior Lecturer

Geophysics/Health Physics

4.

Dr. Adam Usman

Lecturer I

Nonlinear/Quantum Optics

5

Dr. A. D. Ahmed

Lecturer II

Solid State Physics (Thin Film)

6

J. B. Yerima

Lecturer I

Geophysics

7

E. O Odoh

Lecturer I

Acoustic/Radiation/Health Physics

8

A. B. Dikko

Lecturer I

Atmospheric Physics

FACILITIES 

The Department has sufficient number of lecturers and well trained technologists who are capable of improvising materials and equipment in addition to existing facilities.

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Career Prospects

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.

CONTACT

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.htm
 

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