Course Gaps at Isa Kaita College Of Education Dutsin-Ma

First law and the energetics of chemical reactions. Second law, calculation of entropy changes. Definitions of thermodynamic potentials. Heat of mixing. Fugacity, free energy and work function. Chemical potentials and affinity of reactions. Equilibrium in chemical reaction systems. Equilibrium constant of a reaction. Third law. Thermal data. thermodynamics of electrochemical cells. Work production from chemically reacting systems. Phase relations and thermodynamics of solutions. Equilibrium in heterogeneous reactions.

Essentials of computer programming. Types of programming: Functional programming, Declarative programming, Logic programming, object-oriented programming. Scripting languages, structured programming principles. Basic data types, variables, expressions, assignment statements, and operators. Basic object-oriented concepts: abstraction, objects, classes, methods; parameter passing; encapsulation. Class hierarchies and programme organisation using packages/namespaces. Use of API – use of iterators/enumerators, List, Stack, Queue from API. Searching; sorting; Recursive algorithms. Event-driven programming: event-handling methods; event propagation; exception handling. Introduction to Strings and string processing. Simple I/O; control structures; Arrays. Simple recursive algorithms, inheritance, polymorphism. Lab work: Programming assignments; design and implementation of simple algorithms e.g. average, standard deviation, searching and sorting. Developing and tracing simple recursive algorithms. Inheritance and polymorphism.

Review and coverage of advanced object-oriented programming - polymorphism, abstract classes and interfaces; Class hierarchies and program organisation using packages/namespaces; Use of API – use of iterators/enumerators, List, Stack, Queue from API; Searching; sorting; Recursive algorithms; Event-driven programming: event-handling methods; event propagation; exception handling. Applications in Graphical User Interface (GUI) programming. Lab work: Programming assignments leading to extensive practice in problem solving and program development with emphasis on object-orientation. Solving basic problems using static and dynamic data structures. Solving various searching and sorting algorithms using iterative and recursive approaches. GUI programming.

An introduction to various issues, the nature of economic science, the methodology of economics, major areas of specialization in economics, elementary principles of micro- and macro-economics, current issues of interest and probable future developments. Micro-economic theory, problem of scarce resources and allocation of resources. Supply and demand theory, Consumer behaviour. Production theory. Cost curves. Pricing and output under perfect competition, imperfect competition, monopoly and monopolistic competition. Relationship between micro- and macro- economics. Aggregation of individual’s demands analysis of consumer behaviour utility theory and individual’s demand for a good a geometric treatment aggregate supply – a summation of firm supply curves individual firm’s equilibrium – theory of cost and production. A geometric treatment of pricing under different market systems.

Introduction to enzymes. Properties and functions, nature and properties of enzymes. Kinetics of enzyme action, allosteric effects. Enzyme assay in clinical medicine, immobilised enzymes, hybridoma technology and monoclonal antibodies in medicine and biological research. The role of electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation in the generation of ATP, theories and models proposed for ATP generation.

Addresses social, ethical, legal and managerial issues in the application of Computer Science to the information technology industry. Through seminars and case studies, human issues confronting Computer Science graduates will be addressed. Topics include managerial and personal ethics, computer security, privacy, software reliability, personal responsibility for the quality of work, intellectual property, environment and health concerns, and fairness in the workplace.