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First Semester
GPS 312: Electrical Method in Prospecting
- Electrical resistivities of rocks and minerals.
- Elementary theory: potentials in homogeneous media, single current source at depth, single current source at earth's surface, Laplace's equation.
- Apparent resistivity.
- Description of electrode arrays.
- Depth of investigation and noise in electrical survey.
- Field procedure-resistivity profiling and depth sounding technique.
- Interpretation methods-qualitative, semi-quantitative, and quantitative (Analytical and Direct methods).
- Computer-assisted interpretation techniques.
- Application of the electrical resistivity methods.
GPS 313: Applied Mathematics in Geophysics
Prerequisites: PHS 101, PHS 102, MAT 102 or A.L. Physics (Attempt)
(2 Units)
The course bridges the gap between skills acquired in mathematical courses and skills required in advanced geophysical courses.
Moreover, it links both to the physical phenomena they represent and their importance in geophysical applications.
- Differential Equations.
- Multiple Integration.
- Partial Differentiation.
- Matrices.
- Complex Analysis.
- Numerical and harmonic analysis.
- Orthogonal function expansions.
- The Dirac delta function.
- Fourier series and integral.
- Fourier and Laplace transforms; applications.
- Electrochemistry .
- Eigenvalue problems.
- Calculation of residues and application of evaluation of integrals and summation of series: applications.
GPS 311: Gravity Prospecting Methods
2 Units- Theory of attraction and potential with applications to simple mass distributions.
- Newton's law of gravitation.
- Acceleration of gravity.
- Gravitational potential.
- Potential field equations.
- Derivative of the potential.
- Gravity of the earth.
- The reference spheroid
- The geoid
- Density of rocks and minerals
- Instruments and data acquisitions
- Gravity data reduction.
- Regional, residual anomaly separation.
- Interpretation of gravity anomalies
- Depth and total mass estimates.
- Applications of gravity method in hydrocarbon, mineral exploration, groundwater, and geologic m apping
GPS 314: Applied Geophysics
2 Units
This course for Geology students
- Classification of geophysical methods
- ntroduction to gravity and magnetic methods
- Gravity and magnetic data acquisition, data reduction, and interpretation
- Electrical methods of geophysical prospecting
- Electrical properties of rocks
- Concepts of electrical potential, current density, and conductivity of rocks.
- Potential distribution in a homogeneous earth and apparent resistivity
- Electrical resistivity data acquisition, processing, and interpretation
GLY 311: Sedimentology and Sedimentary Petrology
- Sources, transportation, and deposition of sediments.
- Classification of sedimentary rocks.
- Test grain size distribution of sedimentary particles.
- Diagenesis and lithification, porosity and permeability.
- Sedimentary structures.
- Heavy minerals in sediments.
- Description and interpretation of ancient sediments.
- Laboratory practicals on the various topics.
GLY 312 Igneous Petrology
Prerequisite GLY 212
2 units
- Igneous activity, magma and magma generation.
- Classification of igneous rocks.
- Rock as Mafic and ultramafic rocks.
- Layered complexes.
- Granites, their classification and petrogenesis.
- Older and younger granites of Nigeria.
- Basalts - their classification and petrogenesis.
- Alkalic Volcanic rocks.
- Laboratory study of hand specimens and thin sections of igneous rocks.
GLY 314: Optical and Determinative Mineralogy
2 units
- The main morphological properties and classification and mode of occurrence of rock minerals and industrial uses.
- Principles of optics and crystallography.
- Optical properties of the common rock-forming minerals.
- Laboratory exercises in the determination of optical properties of rock-forming and accessory minerals.
GLY 316: Introduction to Oceanography/h2>
2 units
- Origin, chemistry, water circulation, shoreline and deep water characteristics of oceans.
- Evolution and history of the earth.
- Marine life and its ecology.
GLY 315: Geological Map Interpretation
Prerequisite: GLY 211 2 units
- Study and interpretation of published geological maps.
- Relationships among outcrop width, thickness of formation, and angle of dip.
- Drawing of structural and isopach map.
FSC 311: History and Philosophy of Science
2 units
HISTORY
- Science in the Ancient World.
- What Science is and its historical evolution.
- Prehistory, Babylon, Egypt, and Greece, highlighting scientific achievements of each.
- The age of Renaissance science featuring outstanding scholars da Vinci, Erasmus, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton.
- The mechanical philosophy, Darwin, and evolution.
- Mendel and genetics.
- The industrial revolution and contributions of scientists such as Faraday, Maxwell, Pasteur, Dalton, etc.
- The modern era in science.
PHILOSOPHY:
- What science is and what it does.
- The philosophic disciplines and their relation to science - metaphysics, epistemology, and logic.
- Genesis of scientific thought and knowledge.
- Science as a human activity.
- Roots of reason - habit formation, intelligence, knowing-myths, anthropomorphic and animistic explanation.
- The Greeks and origins of criticism.
- The Methods of Science; Observation and empirical science.
- Criteria for observation.
- Scientific observable.
- Models and representation of facts.
- Abstraction and order.
- Measurement: Kinds, comparison, and classification.
- Units and magnitudes.
- Scales, ratios, and calibration.
- Precision and testing.
- Hypothesis and experiment.
- Types of experiments.
- Induction and probability.
- Statistical generalization; probability and degree of belief.
- Scientific explanation: Laws and theories.
- Some concepts in science: Causality, space and time, dualism, reduction, life and non-life.
GST 307: Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Corporate Governance
2 units
- Knowing your business environment.
- Starting your own business.
- Managing your own business.
- Financing your own business.
- Corporate Governance.