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Structure and metabolism of cells (cell structure, cell growth kinetics, and genetics) and micro- organisms. Monitoring methods for pathogens and indicator organisms. Application of microbial knowledge in the natural environment (self-purification, biodegradation, biodeterioration, ecotoxicity). Introduction to ecology: Ecosystems, population dynamics, environmental cycles; human impact on ecosystems. Roles of microorganisms in wastewater treatment, anaerobic digestion of municipal sludges, stream self-purification, and degradation of water quality in drinking-water systems. Disinfection of wastewater and drinking water to remove viruses, bacteria and protozoa that cause waterborne diseases. 300 Level

Fluid Boundary Layer theory. Steady pipe flow covering minor and major energy losses in laminar and turbulent flows. Pipe systems and network analysis. Pressure transients in pipelines. Uniform open channel flow covering the design of rigid and non-rigid boundary channels. Non-uniform open channel flow including - specific energy and critical flow, transition; water surface profiles in gradually varied flow and computer applications. Unsteady open channel flows. Hydraulic structures such as weirs, culverts, overflow spillways, and energy dissipators.

Basic concepts, definitions and laws (quantitative relations of Zeroth, first, second and third laws of thermodynamics). Properties of pure substances: the two-property rule (P-v-T behaviour of pure substances and perfect gases); state diagrams. The principle of corresponding state; compressibility relations; reduced pressure; reduced volume; temperature; pseudo-critical constants. The ideal gas: specific heat, polytropic processes. Ideal gas cycles; Carnot; thermodynamic cycles, turbines, steam and gas, refrigeration. The first law of thermodynamics – heat and work, applications to open and closed systems. The steady flow energy equation (Bernoulli’s equation) and application. Second law of thermodynamics, heat cycles and efficiencies.

Fluid properties, hydrostatics, fluid dynamics using principles of mass, momentum and energy conservation from a control volume approach. Flow measurements in pipes, dimensional analysis, and similitude, 2-dimensional flows. Hydropower systems.

Electromagnetic radiation and interaction with matter. Types and design of electromagnetic sensors. The photographic camera, Radiometers, thermal scanners, and multispectral scanners. Sensor platforms. Introduction to digital image processing. Image classification. Elements of photo interpretation. Definitions and Basic concepts of GIS (Geographical Information System). Spatial relationships. Elementary Mathematical concepts (graph theory, set theory, and topology). Components of a GIS. Field-based and object-based concepts of the real world. Raster and vector databases. Spatial Data Models: 2D, 3D, and 4D Model; tessellation data models; vector data models, tessellation versus spatial vector relationships: metric, topologic and spatial order. Data quality aspect: positional accuracy, attribute accuracy, logical consistency, completeness, and lineage. Data capture; data manipulation; data queries, data analysis; data modeling; data display and data presentation. 500 Level

Atoms, molecules, elements and compounds, and chemical reactions. Modern electronic theory of atoms. Electronic configuration, periodicity and building up of the periodic table. Hybridisation and shapes of simple molecules. Valence forces; Structure of solids. Chemical equations and stoichiometry; chemical bonding and intermolecular forces, kinetic theory of matter. Elementary thermochemistry; rates of reaction, equilibrium and thermodynamics. Acids, bases and salts. Properties of gases. Redox reactions and introduction to electrochemistry. Radioactivity.

Historical survey of the development and importance of organic chemistry; fullerenes as fourth allotrope of carbon, uses as nanotubules, nanostructures, nanochemistry. Electronic theory in organic chemistry. Isolation and purification of organic compounds; determination of structures of organic compounds including qualitative and quantitative analysis in organic chemistry; nomenclature and functional group classes of organic compounds. Introductory reaction mechanism and kinetics. Stereochemistry. The chemistry of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, ethers, amines, alkyl halides, nitriles, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives. The chemistry of selected metals and non-metals. Comparative chemistry of group IA, IIA and IVA elements. Introduction to transition metal chemistry.

Space and time; units and dimension, vectors and scalars, differentiation of vectors: displacement, velocity and acceleration; kinematics; Newton’s laws of motion (inertial frames, impulse, force and action at a distance, momentum conservation); relative motion; application of Newtonian mechanics; equations of motion; conservation principles in physics, conservative forces, conservation of linear momentum, kinetic energy and work, potential energy, system of particles, centre of mass; rotational motion; torque, vector product, moment, rotation of coordinate axes and angular momentum. Polar coordinates; conservation of angular momentum; circular motion; moments of inertia, gyroscopes and precession; gravitation: Newton’s law of gravitation, Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, gravitational potential energy, escape velocity, satellites motion and orbits.

Heat and temperature, temperature scales; gas laws; general gas equation; thermal conductivity; first Law of thermodynamics; heat, work and internal energy, reversibility; thermodynamic processes; adiabatic, isothermal, isobaric; second law of thermodynamics; heat engines and entropy, Zero’s law of thermodynamics; kinetic theory of gases; molecular collisions and mean free path; elasticity; Hooke's law, Young's shear and bulk moduli; hydrostatics; pressure, buoyancy, Archimedes' principles; Bernoullis equation and incompressible fluid flow; surface tension; adhesion, cohesion, viscosity, capillarity, drops and bubbles.

Laboratory experiments designed to reflect topics presented in courses CHM 101 and CHM 102. These include acid-base titrations, qualitative analysis, redox reactions, gravimetric analysis, data analysis and presentation.