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Introduction to open channel flow - Chezy's and manning formulae; Tabular and laminar flow; Hydrological cycle - precipitation; evapotransporation; infiltration; Run off measurement of flow; Hydrograph analysis; Hydrological forecasting; Choice of dam sites and safety consideration of slopes; Drainage characteristic of Nigerian Rivers; Erosion problems in Nigeria

Dynamics of aquatic resources; Theoretical considerations of primary and secondary energy budgets; Factors affecting energy budgets

Introduction to basic programming techniques of artificial intelligence (AI); Domain analysis; representation of Knowledge and strategies; control on inference and search; development of interactive intelligence CAI programs; the role of analogical reasoning; The main contents are symbol manipulations and AI problem solving techniques; Topics include LISP primitives; LISP objects and evaluation; recursion and iteration and data abstraction (association lists; properties and DESTRUCT); macros; object-centred programming; symbolic pattern matching and basic solving methods

In depth study of a few major areas historically considered to be part of artificial intelligence; In particular; detailed coverage will be given to the design considerations involved in the following applications: automatic theorem proving; natural language understanding and machine learning

Properties of Energy Bands in Solids: Wave function for an electron in a periodic potential; energy bands in a perturbed nearly free electron systems; Energy band calculations; density of states in energy bands; Introduction to energy bands in solids; Optical processes in solids; Absorption and reflection phenomena; Carrier recombination and luminescence; direct and indirect transitions; Excitations; colour centres and lasers; Photoelectric phenomena

Hetero-specific associations among animals; Types of parasitism; parasites and their hosts; The effects of parasitism on the parasite and host; Distribution of parasites in a host population; Factors influencing parasite density and distribution; Host-parasite specificity; the species problem and the evolution of parasitism in the animal kingdom

Sampling theory and its critique; subjective probability; likelihood principles; Bayes theorem; Bayesian analysis of Normal theory inference problems; the Behrens-Fisher problem; assessment of model assumptions; robustness of inference; analysis of variance; estimation of variance components; empirical Bayes; some aspects of multivariate problems; sequential nature of Bayesian inference; prior and posterior distributions of parameters in binomial; poisson; exponential and normal populations; comparison of two normal distributions; predictive distributions; decision theory; utility; risk aversion; extensive form of analysis; two-action problems; point estimation; best population problems; economics of sampling

Beer stabilization methods. Clarification and filtration techniques. Exclusion of air. Chilling and carbonating. Container filling and sealing equipment and their operating principles Pasteurization and other methods of beer stabilization. Physical and chemical properties of beer. Beer sensory evaluation. Maintenance of equipment and corrective measures for variance in packaged product quality.

Beer stabilization methods; Clarification and filtration techniques; Exclusion of air; Chilling and carbonating; Container filling and sealing equipment and their operating principles; Pasteurization and other methods of beer stabilization; Physical and chemical properties of beer; Beer sensory evaluation; Maintenance of equipment and corrective measures for variance in packaged product quality

Advanced studies of the adaptive value of social organization; territory; reproductive ecology; feeding ecology; predator/prey interactions and competition; Case studies