Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)

Course Structure

Goals of the Programme

The mathematics programme is aimed at:

  • Producing graduates who are well grounded in the fundamentals of Mathematics and acquisition of the necessary skills in order to use their knowledge in a wide range of practical applications.
  • Developing creative thinking and the power of imagination in the students to enable them work in research in academia and industry for broader application.
  • Accommodating students with relevant fields in allied disciplines and allowing the graduates of Mathematics to fit into an inter-disciplinary environment.
  • Relating the training of Mathematics graduates to the employment opportunities within the country.
  • Equipping students with a good understanding of the principles of Statistics, Pure and Applied Mathematics, aspects of which will be at the leading edge of knowledge.
  • Producing Mathematics graduates with the necessary skills for team work in an industrial and scientific research environment.

        Year 1

        Semester I

  • COM 1103 – Introduction to computers and computing, 3 Credit Hours
  • CMJ 1100 – Communications Skills, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 1103 – Basic Mathematics, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 1104 – Differential Calculus, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 1105 – Foundations of Pure Mathematics, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA 1103 – Probability and Statistics I, 3 Credit Hours
  • ZOO 1100 – HIV & Aids and Life style diseases, 3 Credit Hours

        TOTAL                  21

        Semester II

  • COM 1110 – Computer Application I, 3 Credit Hours
  • COM 1200 – Computer and Information Literacy, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 1206 – Linear Algebra I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 1207 – Integral Calculus, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 1208 – Analytical Geometry, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA 1208 – Probability and Statistics II, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA 1209 – Statistical Computing and Data Analysis, 3 Credit Hours

        TOTAL                  21

        Year 2

        Semester I

  • COM 1202 – Introduction to Programming, 3 Credit Hours
  • ENS 2100 – Environmental Skills, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 2109 – Linear Algebra II, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 2110 – Vector Analysis, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 2111 – Ordinary differential Equations I, 3 Credit Hours
  • REL 2100 – Philosophy & Critical Thinking, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA 2112 – Mathematical Statistics I, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA 2113 – Operations Research I, 3 Credit Hours

        TOTAL                  24

       Semester II

  • MAT  2212 – Real Analysis I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT  2213 – Classical Mechanics, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT  2214 – Numerical analysis I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 2215 – Group Theory I, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA  2217 – Mathematical Statistics II, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA 2221 – Operations Research II, 3 Credit Hours
  • COM 2104 – Database Systems, 3 Credit Hours

        TOTAL                  21

      Year 3

       Semester I

  • COM 2204 – Data Structures, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 3116 – Real Analysis II, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 3117 – Advanced Calculus, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 3118 – Complex Analysis I, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA 3124 – Theory of Estimation, 3 Credit Hours

        Specialization

        Applied mathematics

  • MAT 3119 – Methods I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 3120 – Fluid Mechanics I, 3 Credit Hours

        Statistics

  • STA  3122 – Mathematical Statistics III, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA  3123 – Regression Analysis, 3 Credit Hours

        Pure Mathematics

  • MAT  3121 – Group Theory II, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT  3122 – Linear Algebra III, 3 Credit Hours

        TOTAL                  21

        Semester 2

  • BBM 3200 – Entrepreneurial and work Skills, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT  3223 – Ordinary Differential Equations II, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT  3224 – Introduction to Mathematical Modelling, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT  3225 – Research Methods, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 3200 – Industrial Attachment, 6 Credit Hours

        Applied Mathematics

  • MAT 3226 – Differential Geometry, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 3227 – Numerical Analysis II, 3 Credit Hours

        Statistics

  • STA  3227 – Sampling Theory and Methods I, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA  3228 – Design and Analysis of experiments I, 3 Credit Hours

        Pure Mathematics

  • MAT  3228 – Ring Theory, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT  3229 – Fourier Analysis, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT  3230 – Real Analysis III, 3 Credit Hours

        TOTAL                  24

        Year 4

        Semester I

  • MAT 4131 – Dynamical Systems, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4000 – Project in Mathematics, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4132 – Partial differential Equations I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4133 – Functional Analysis I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4134 – Measure Theory, 3 Credit Hours

        specialization

        Applied Mathematics

  • MAT 4135 – Fluid Mechanics II, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4136 – Methods II, 3 Credit Hours
  • Statistics (choose any two)
  • STA  4135 – Applied Time Series Analysis, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA  4137 – Statistical Demography, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA 4139 – Design and Analysis of Experiments II, 3 Credit Hours

       Pure Mathematics

  • MAT  4137 – Topology I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT  4138 – Field Theory, 3 Credit Hours

         TOTAL                  21

        Semester 2

  • COM 4201 – Simulation and Modelling, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4000 – Project in Mathematics, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4239 – Partial differential Equations II, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4240 – Complex Analysis II, 3 Credit Hours

        Applied Mathematics

  • MAT 4241 – Fluid Mechanics III, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4242 – Analytical Mechanics, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4243 – Numerical analysis III, 3 Credit Hours

        Statistics

  • STA 4243 – Stochastic Processes, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA  4246 – Multivarite Analysis, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA  4244 – Sampling Theory and Methods II, 3 Credit Hours

        Pure Mathematics

  • MAT 4244 – Topology II, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4245 – Number Theory, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4246 – Functional Analysis II, 3 Credit Hours

         TOTAL                  21

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