KEY BASIC ACTIVITY:
There are two courses – GSP 105: Natural Science I and GSP. 106: Natural Science II taught in first and second semesters respectively. Each is a two credit hour course. Lecturers take turns to teach topics in their areas of specializations.
The contents of GSP. 105 are as follows:
- i) Introduction to Natural Science I
- ii) Meteorology & Weather Forecasting
iii) The Family: Secondary Sexual Development
- iv) Climate Change: Causes & Effects
- v) Climate, Vegetations & Animals
- vi) Cell Theory & Heredity
vii) Basic Structure of Matter
viii) Energy Transformations in Biological Systems
- ix) Organisms in the Environment
- x) The Concept of Force & Energy
- xi) Waves & Radiations
xii) Concept of Evolution
xiii) Energy Transformations in Physical Systems
xiv) Solar & Stellar Systems
- xv) Elements, Compounds & Mixtures.
The recommended texts for the course are: 1) Introduction to Natural Science I (Textbook) and
2) Introduction to Natural Science I (Workbook) written by the core staff of the Natural Science Unit.
GSP. 106 Course contents are:
- i) Introduction to Natural Science II
- ii) Space Science & Exploration
iii) Common Chemical Reactions & Their Uses
- iv) Conventional Sources of Energy
- v) Origin and Nature of Man
- vi) Social Implications of Technological Development
vii) Agricultural & Biological Research
viii) Nature & Scope of Technological Development
- ix) Public Health & Environmental Sanitation
- x) Nutrition and Health
- xi) Alternative Sources of Energy
xii) Transport & Communications
xiii) Sickle Cell Anaemia & Its Management
xiv) Human Ecology & Population Dynamics
- xv) Stress: Causes & Management
xvi) AIDS: A Threat to Human Society
xvii) Origin & Evolution of Scientific Thought
xviii) Electricity & some Household Applications
xix) Organic & Inorganic Compounds
- xx) Science, Technology & Inventions.
The recommended texts for the course are:
1) Introduction to Natural Science II (Textbook) and
2) Introduction to Natural Science II (Workbook) written by the core staff of the Natural Science Unit.