university of the west indies: faculty of pure and applied sciences (2006-2007 handbook)

UNIVERSITYOF THE

WEST INDIES

CAVE HILL CAMPUS

FACULTY OFPURE AND APPLIED

SCIENCES

HANDBOOK2006-2007

This booklet gives information on Courses offered in the Faculty of Pure and Ap-plied Sciences at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (Barba-dos). For courses offered at the other Campuses, please see Faculty booklets forthe Mona (Jamaica) and St. Augustine (Trinidad & Tobago) Campuses.THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE SUCH CHANGES TO THECONTENTS OF THIS PUBLICATION AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY.

INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 1

CALENDAR 2006/2007.................................................................................................... 3

STAFF LIST...................................................................................................................... 4

APPLICATION PROCEDURE......................................................................................... 15

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE / STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMME............................... 16

PRIZES.......................................................................................................................... 17

GLOSSARY TO THE REGULATIONS.............................................................................19

GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OFBACHELOR OF SCIENCE............................................................................................. 22

A. Qualifications for Admissions .................................................................... 22B. Outline of the Degree Programme............................................................. 22C. Registration............................................................................................... 24D. Progress through the Programme............................................................. 24E. Examinations............................................................................................. 25F. GPA and Class of Degree.......................................................................... 26G. Leave of Absence...................................................................................... 27H. Time Limit for Completion and Enforced Withdrawals................................ 27I. Exemptions and Transfers.......................................................................... 29J. Aegrotat Degree........................................................................................ 29

INDEX TO THE REGULATIONS..................................................................................... 31

APPENDICES TO THE REGULATIONS.................................................................. 33 - 38

SYLLABUSES FOR B.Sc. GENERAL DEGREE COURSES...........................................39

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES.............................................................................. 119

LIBRARY RULES.......................................................................................................... 121

CONTENTS

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The University of the West Indies is a regional andinternational institution primarily serving the needs of theCommonwealth Caribbean. Established in 1948 at Mona,Jamaica, as a College in special relationship with theUniversity of London, it received full University status in 1962,as an independent degree-granting institution. A secondcampus was established at St. Augustine, Trinidad, in 1960and in 1963 teaching started in Barbados, first at atemporary site at the Bridgetown Port and in 1964 at theCave Hill Campus.

Sciences have been taught at the Cave Hill Campus of theUniversity of the West Indies from its inception. The Facultywas formerly known as the Faculty of Natural Sciences andlater the Faculty of Science & Technology before settling onthe current name of the Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences.Our full-time Academic Staff are mainly Caribbean nationalsbut we are also very much an international Faculty with aboutone third of our lecturers drawn from countries far and wide.Our degree programmes are well-respected regionally andinternationally with many of our graduates working orpursuing further studies overseas. The Faculty comprisesthree sections:-

• Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences –undergraduate & graduate programmes

• Department of Computer Science, Mathematics& Physics – undergraduate & graduateprogrammes

• Centre for Resource Management andEnvironmental Studies (CERMES) – graduateprogrammes

In the undergraduate BSc programme, courses are offeredin all major scientific disciplines, with first year courses alsotaught at Tertiary Level Colleges in Antigua and St. Lucia.Students may Major in one or two disciplines and currentenrollment in the Faculty is just over one thousandundergraduates, most of whom are full-time students.

Science graduates may register for the research degrees ofMPhil and PhD under the supervision of a member of theAcademic Staff. The Faculty also offers two taught MScprogrammes, the well-established MSc in Natural Resource

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and Environmental Management and the new MSc inElectronic Commerce. See POSTGRADUATE DEGREEPROGRAMMES, pp. 118-119, for details.

The research interests in the Faculty are diverse, addressingboth fundamental questions in Science as well as findingscientific solutions to real life problems facing Caribbeanpeople. Faculty members also constitute an unmatchedsource of expertise to Governments, Non-GovernmentalOrganisations and the Private Sector in providingtechnical advice.

The Sports Agronomy Research Unit (SARU), within theDepartment of Biological & Chemical Sciences, conductsbasic and contract research and provides consultancyservices in the area of living grass surfaces for sporting andrecreational activities. It complements the UWI Centre forCricket Excellence.

Through collaboration with the Caribbean Institute forMeteorology and Hydrology, the Faculty offers a Major inMeteorology within the BSc degree.

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CALENDAR:2006-2007

SEMESTER I

Semester Begins August 27, 2006Registration Week August 28 - September 1, 2006Teaching Begins September 4, 2006Teaching Ends December 1, 2006Examination Begin December 8, 2006Examination End December 21, 2006Semester Ends December 21, 2006

SEMESTER II

Semester Begins January 14, 2007Teaching Begins January 15, 2007Semester Break March 04-10, 2007Teaching Resumes March 12, 2007Teaching Ends April 20, 2007Examination Begin April 26, 2007Examination End May 11, 2007Semester Ends May 11, 2007

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FACULTY OFFICE

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:Ms. Kay Browne, BSc417-4311

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:Miss Natasha Corbin, BSc, MSc(Projects) 417-4739

SECRETARY: Mrs. Margaret Mongerie417-4312

STENOGRAPHER/CLERK: Miss Shana Odle417-4310

OFFICE ASSISTANT: Mr. Anthony Howell417-4312

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICALAND CHEMICAL SCIENCES

FACULTY OF PURE ANDAPPLIED SCIENCESCAVE HILL CAMPUSSTAFF LIST 2006-2007

Professor C.M. Sean CarringtonDEAN

Dr. Colin DepradineDEPUTY DEAN

Mr. Peter GibbsDEPUTY DEAN(OUTREACH & RESEARCH)

Dr. Louis Chinnery, BSc, DPhil (Ulster)SENIOR LECTURER & HEAD OFDEPARTMENT

STENOGRAPHER/CLERKS: Ms. Cynthia SpoonerMs. Pauline MooreMs. Susan Phillips

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Professor of PlantBiology and Dean

Professor ofConservationEcology

Professor of Ecologyand EnvironmentalSciences

Professor ofMicrobiology

Emeritus Professor ofBiology

Professor of PlantPathology

Senior Lecturer andHead of Department

Senior Lecturer

Temporary Lecturer

417-4312

417-4320

417-4129/4218

417-4354

417-4338

417-4361/4326

417-4360

417-4321

C. M. Sean Carrington,BSc (Edin.), DPhil (York, UK)

Julia A. Horrocks,BSc (Reading) PhD (UWI)

1Wayne HunteBSc, PhD (UWI)

Marc Lavoie,BSc, MSc, PhD (Montreal)

George E. Mathison,BSc (Bristol), PhD (Nott.)

2Leonard O’Garro,BSc, PhD (UWI)

Louis Chinerry,BSc, DPhil (Ulster)

Sarah L. Sutrina,BA (Colorado),PhD (Johns Hopkins)

Geetha Vasanthakumar,BSc, MSc, PhD (Madras)

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Angela Fields,BSc, PhD (UWI)

Marilaine Mota-Meira,Ing. (Curitiba) MSc, PhD (Laval)

Thea Scantlebury-Manning,BSc, PhD (Concordia)

Lyndon D. Waterman,BSc, PhD (UWI)

Suzanne Workman,BSc (Manc.) MPhil, PhD (UWI)

Francis Lopez,BSc,PhD (UWI)

1 Assigned to post of Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research2 On no-pay leave

417-4328

417-4341

417-4356

417-4331

417-4354/4359

417-4345

CHEMISTRY

Sean McDowell,BSc (UWI), PhD (Cantab)

Winston Tinto,BSc, PhD(UWI), CSci, CChem,FRSC

Sergei M. KulikovMS (Novosibirsk State U.), PhD,DSc (Russ. Acad. Sci.)

417-4352

417-4357/4329

417-4351

Lecturer

Lecturer

Lecturer

Lecturer

Temporary Lecturer

Research Fellow inSports Agronomy

Professor ofTheoretical andComputationalChemistry

Professor of OrganicChemistry

Senior Lecturer

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Terry L. Meek,BSc, MSc (Arcadia), PhD(Melbourne)

Jeanese Badenock,BSc (UWI), PhD (Dartmouth)

Avril Williams,BSc, PhD (UWI)

417-4343

417-4336

417-4342

Senior Lecturer

Lecturer

Lecturer

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DEPARTMENT OFCOMPUTERSCIENCEMATHEMATICSAND PHYSICS

Professor Pranay Chaudhuri,BSc, BTech (Calcutta) ME, PhD (Jadavpur)PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE& HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Professor ofComputer Science

Senior Lecturer

Lecturer

Lecturer

Lecturer

Lecturer

Lecturer

417-4736/4366

417-4370

417-4793

417-4368

417-4375

417-4371

417-4372

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Pranay Chaudhuri,BSc, BTech (Calcutta), ME, PhD(Jadavpur)

Hadrian Peter,BSc, MSc (Ohio), PhD (UWI)

Adrian Als,BSc, MPhil (UWI), PhD (SheffiedHallam)

John Charlery,BSc (UWI), Dip. Trop. Met.(Miami), Adv. Dip. (Comp. Sci),MPhil, PhD (UWI)

Colin Depradine,BEng, MSc (Lond) PhD (UWI)

Pauline Francis-Cobley, BSc(UWI), MSc (Jackson State)

Paul Walcott,BSc, MPhil (UWI),PhD (City)

SECRETARY: Ms. Wavney Weekes

STENOGRAPHER/CLERKS: Mrs. Genevive HarrisMrs. Deidre Jemmott

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Dwaine Clarke,BSc, MSc, PhD (MIT)

Assistant Lecturer

MATHEMATICS

Charles Cadogan,BSc (Lond-UCWI), PhD (UWI),FTICA

O. Stewart Bishop,BA (UWI), MSc (Alberta)

Smail Mahdi,BSc, MSc (Constantine), PhD(Montreal)

Yefim Schwartzman,MA, PhD (Voronezh)

Jonathan R. Funk ,BSc, MSc (Sask.), PhD (McGill)

Hugh Millington,BSc (UWI), PhD (UBC), Dr. Habil.(Erlangen)

Emeritus Professorof Mathematics

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer

Lecturer

Lecturer

417-4363

417-4369

417-4367

417-4797

417-4383

417-4737

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS

L. Leo Moseley,BSc, MSc (UWI), PhD (Wales)

Peter Gibbs,BSc, DipEd (UWI), MSc (Guelph)

Tane Ray,BSc, (Illinois),PhD (Boston)

Upindranath Singh,BSc, MPhil (UWI) MSc,PhD (Delaware)

417-4033

417-4374

417-4377

417-4376

Professor of Physicsand Deputy Principal

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lectuer

Senior Lecturer

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Carlos Hunte,BSc, MPhil, PhD (UWI)

John Knox,BSc (Lough.), MEE (NUFFIC)

417-4382

CENTRE FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ANDENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (CERMES)

SECRETARY: Mrs. Bibi Selman

Robin Mahon,BSc (UWI), MSc,Ph.D. (Guelph)

Hazel Oxenford,BSc (Exeter), PhD (UWI)

Leonard Nurse,BSc.(UWI), MSc (Memorial), PhD(McGill)

Janice Cumberbatch,BSc (UWI), MSc (York)

Patrick McConney,BSc (Bangor), MES (Dalh.), PhD(UBC)

417-4570/4339

417-4571

417-4344

417-4569

417-4725

Lecturer

Temporary Lecturer

Professor andActing Director

Professor

Temporary SeniorLecturer

Lecturer

Lecturer

CARIBBEAN INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY &HYDROLOGY*

David Farrell, Director 425-1367BSc (Western Ontario),MSC &PhD (Manitoba)

Colin Depradine, ProfessorBSc (UWI), PhD(Florida State)

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Horace Burton, Senior Lecturer 425-1362BSc (UWI),MSc (Florida State)

Selvin Burton, Senior Lecturer 425-1362BSc (UWI),MSc (Penn. State)

Frank Farnum, Senior Lecturer 425-1362Post-GraduateDip. (Delft)

Kathy-Ann Caesar, Lecturer 425-1362MSc (Texas A & M)

Kailas Narayan, Lecturer 425-1362BSc (Guyana),Post- Graduate Dip. (Delft)

Lawrence Pologne, Lecturer 425-1362BSc. (UWI),MSc (Florida State)

Margaret Pestaina-Jeffers, Lecturer 425-1362BSc (UWI), MSc (McGill)

Adrian Trotman, Lecturer 425-1362BSc (UWI), MPhil (Reading)

*Affiliate institution whose Faculty teach our degree programme in Meteorology

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REGISTRY OFFICERS OFPERSONNEL

University Registrar

Campus Registrar

Campus Bursar

Senior Assistant Registrar(Student Affairs)

Senior Assistant Registrar(Graduate Studies andResearch)

Senior Assistant Registrar(Staff)

Senior Assistant Registrar(Administration)

Assistant Registrar(Examinations)

Assistant Registrar(Records Management)

Mrs Gloria Barrett Sobets,BA, MA, MBA

Mrs. Jacqueline Wade,JP, MSc

Mr. M.A.T. Webster,FCCA, MSC, IFIM

Mr. Desmond Crichlow,BSc, MSc

Mrs. Gail Carter-PayneBSc, MBA

Mr. Henri Brewster,BA, MA

Mr. Kenneth Walters,BA, MA, PG Dip (Dev. Admin)

Miss Betty Thorpe,BSc, MSc, ACIS

Mrs. Sharon Alexander-GoodingBA, MA

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ADMISSIONS SECTION

Administrative Assistant Mr. Colin White, BSc(Student Recruitment & 417-4310Exchange and SummerSchool)

Administrative Assistant Mrs. Deborah Knight(Admissions) 417-4122

Faculty Clerk Mrs. Denise Greenidge417-4124

EXAMINATION SECTION

Administrative Assistant Mrs. Eudene Spooner417-4139

Administrative Assistant Mrs. Ingrid Lashley417-4135

Faculty Clerk Miss Suzanne Chandler417-4138

RECORDS SECTION

Administrative Assistant Mrs. Lilian Lashley,BSc417-4140

Stenographer/Clerk Miss Marcia Powlett(Transcripts & Academic Records) 417-4143

DISTANCE EDUCATION

Administrative Assistant Mrs. Patricia Pile, BA417-4121

GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH

Administrative Assistant

STAFF LIST –STUDENT AFFAIRS

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CAMPUS BURSAR’S OFFICE

Accounts Supervisor Ms. Maria Maynard(Students) 417-4110

Accounts Clerks Mrs. Maxine ReiferMiss Kathy-Ann Lashley417-4109

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Applications for entry to all Faculties must be received on orbefore January 10 of the year in which the applicant wishesto enter and should be accompanied by:

(i) Certified evidence of all examinations passed;

(ii) A signed statement from parent/guardianagreeing that the applicant shall become anundergraduate in the Faculty;

(iii) A signed statement from parent/guardian or froma responsible individual or authority that funds willbe available for the payment of fees;

(iv) An application fee of $15 (Bds).

Students are encouraged to apply on-line atwww.cavehill.uwi.edu/apply. Application forms may also beobtained from the Student Affairs Section at Cave Hill orother campuses of the UWI.

Table 1: Minimum CAPE (or equivalent) qualificationsfor entry to 3-Year BSc Science Programmes

BSc Major in Required CAPE PassesBiochemistry Biology & ChemistryBiology* Biology & ChemistryEcology Biology & ChemistryMicrobiology Biology & ChemistryChemistry* Chemistry & another subjectComputer Science* Mathematics & another subjectInformation Technology (IT) Mathematics & another subjectMathematics* Mathematics & another subjectElectronics Mathematics & PhysicsPhysics Mathematics & PhysicsMeteorology Mathematics & Physics

BSc OptionsComputer Science (or IT) Mathematics & another subject& AccountingComputer Science (or IT) Mathematics & another subject& ManagementMathematics & Economics Mathematics & another subject

• Double Major also offered

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The exchange programme allows students to spend one ortwo semesters abroad at overseas universities in order tobroaden their experience, understanding and perception.Such exchanges typically take place in Year 2 of the BScdegree and the application deadline is December 1st of theyear prior to the exchange.

UWI students, while at exchange Universities, continue asregular full-time students of The University of the West Indies.They pay UWI tuition and other fees and pursue matchingand approved courses for credit. Credits earned abroad aretransferred to UWI and applied to regular Faculty degreerequirements in accordance with Regulation 39. For studyabroad the requirements may vary.

Interested students are advised to consult the InternationalExchange/Study Abroad brochure available from the Admis-sions Section of Student Affairs. This contains a current listof Universities with which UWI has entered into cooperativearrangements for study exchanges. Programmes of studymust be pre-approved by the Dean.

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THE GRAHAM GOODING BIOLOGY PRIZE

The prize consists of a commemorative scroll and voucherfor BDS $ 600.00 to be spent on books related to theBiological Sciences.

It will be awarded to the best student majoring in theBiological Sciences (Biochemistry, Biology, Ecology,Microbiology) based on the student’s performance (minimumB+ average) in the courses comprising the Biological major.

R. L. SEALE & CO. LTD. PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY

This prize consists of a book voucher of BDS $600.00 and acommemorative scroll. It is awarded to the best student (whomeets the standard) on the basis of performance during thefinal two years of the programme.

PFIZER CARIBBEAN LIMITED (PFL) PRIZES

Prizes will be awarded for Introductory Genetics andGenetics I. The students must have obtained the highestmarks in the relevant course (Introductory Genetics I) withat least an A-grade at their first attempt.

The value of the prize will be as follows:-

(a) books or book vouchers to a value of BDS $100 forthe Introductory Genetics prize

(b) books or book vouchers to a value of BDS $200 forthe Genetics I prize.

SYSTEMS CONSULTING LTD. (SCL) PRIZES IN

(a) Computer Science

(b) Computer Science and Accounting or ComputerScience and Management

These prizes consist of a cash voucher of BDS $1500 to bespent on computer-related materials.

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Students mush have completed Year 1 of the Pure andApplied Sciences Programme; and have fulfilled the Year 1requirements for the major in Computer Science orComputer Science and Accounting or Computer Scienceand Management and have attained the highest averagegrade which must be at least B+.

None of these courses should have been repeated.

SCL will offer each Prizewinner a three-month paid workattachment at SCL after graduation.

SYSTEMS CONSULTING LTD. (SCL) PRIZE INMATHEMATICS

The prize consists of a voucher of BDS $ 500 to be spent onbooks on Mathematics and related fields.

Students must be graduating in the current year, havemajored in Mathematics and have attained the highestaverage marks in the Mathematics courses relevant to themajor with an overall average grade of at least B+.

None of the courses should have been repeated.

MOORE PARAGON PRIZE IN PHYSICS

The prize consists of a voucher for books and/or studentmaterials, of a value of BDS $500. The prize will be awardedannually to the student who obtains the highest averagemarks in the First Year courses offered in Physics, providedthat the student obtains at least a B+ average and continueswithin the degree programme in the Faculty of Pure andApplied Sciences, Cave Hill.

None of the courses should have been repeated.

MOORE PARAGON PRIZE IN ELECTRONICS

This prize consists of a voucher for books and/or studentmaterials of a value of BDS $500. The prize will be awardedannually to the student who obtains the highest averagemarks in the First Year courses offered in Electronics,

provided that the student obtains at least a B+ average andcontinues within the degree programme in the Faculty ofPure and Applied Sciences, Cave Hill.

None of these courses should have been repeated.

FACULTY PRIZE

This prize consists of a voucher of BDS $ 500 to be spenton books. It is awarded to the Part I/Level I student with thebest academic performance.

DEAN’S PRIZES, FACULTY OF PURE ANDAPPLIED SCIENCES

There shall be two (2) Prizes awarded annually, called theDean’s Prizes, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. ThePrizes shall be awarded to two (2) students registered in theFaculty of Pure and Applied Sciences who:

(a) have obtained at least an A average gradeover 64credits in the Faculty of Pure andApplied Sciences courses at Levels II/III.

(b) should be nominated by their Department andinterviewed by an Interdisciplinary panel. Thenames shall be inscribed on an appropriateplaque to be displayed in the Faculty Office.

The value of the Prizes shall be

FIRST PRIZE (Bds) $900.00SECOND PRIZE (Bds) $500.00

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TERM DEFINITION

1. Science Faculties - The Faculties of Pureand Applied Sciences atCave Hill and Mona andthe Faculty of Scienceand Agriculture at St.Augustine.

2. Discipline - A body of knowledgeencapsulated in a set ofcourses distinguishablefrom other such bodieson the basis of criteriasuch as method ofenquiry, axioms, areasof application.

3. Subject - An area of studytraditionally assigned tothe purview of adepartment.

4. Course - A body of knowledgecircumscribed by asyllabus to be impartedto students by sundryteaching methods andusually followed by anexamination.

5. Faculty Courses - All courses exceptFoundation andCo-curricular courses.

6. In-Faculty Courses - All Faculty coursesoriginating in theScience Faculties.

7. Out-of-Faculty Courses - All Faculty coursesoriginating in Facultiesother than the ScienceFaculties.

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8. Foundation Courses - Broad-based courses,three of which must betaken, and whichprovide a generalfoundation ofknowledge.

9. Programme - A selection of courses(designed to achievepedagogical goals) thetaking of which isgoverned by certainregulations and thesatisfactory completionof which (determinedby such regulations)makes a candidateeligible for the awardof a degree/diploma/certificate.

10. Level - A measure of thestandard of a course,designated at UWI bythe first digit in thecourse number.

11. Part - A stage of aprogramme:(i) Part I (IntroductoryStage) comprisesPreliminary and LevelI Courses(ii) Part II (AdvancedStage) comprisesLevel 2 and 3 courses

12. Credit - A measure of theworkload required ofstudents.1 Credit Hour = 1 hourlecture/tutorial/problem class perweek OR 2 hours

laboratory session perweek, for a Semester.

13. Major - 32 credits fromprescribed courses atLevels 2 & 3 (asdefined)

14. Minor - 16 credits ofprescribed coursesat Levels 2 & 3 (asdefined).

15. Option - A prescribedprogramme,comprising in-Facultyand, in some cases,out-of-Faculty courses,leading to a specificdegree.

16. Elective - A course within aprogramme taken bychoice of the student.

17. Marginal Failure - A score for the overallexamination of acourse which is notmore than 5 marksbelow the minimumpass mark for thatcourse.

18. Supplemental Examination - A re-sit of anexamination of acourse which is notmore than 5 marksbelow the minimumpass mark for thatcourse.

19. Supplementary Oral - An oral examination,offered onrecommendation ofDepartment and

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Faculty, to candidateswho have registereda marginal failure in aLevel 2 or 3 course.

20. Pre-requisite - A course which mustbe passed beforeanother course forwhich it is requiredmay be pursued.

21. Anti-requisites - Two courses of whichcredit may be grantedfor only one.

22. Semester GPA - Grade point average(GPA) computed onthe basis of allcourses done in asemester, withoutreference to weightingexcept in terms ofcredits. (The termsGrade Point, GPA,Quality Hours andQuality Points aredefined in the UWIGrade Point AverageRegulations Booklet).

23. Honours GPA - Weighted grade pointaverage used todetermine the class ofdegree. This GPA iscomputed on the basisof all courses done inthe Advanced Part(Levels 2 & 3) of thedegree programme,weighted with respectto credits and toearned quality hours.

24. Cumulative GPA - Grade point averageobtained by dividingthe total grade pointearned by the totalquality hours for whichthe student hasregistered for anyperiod of timeexcluding coursestaken on a Pass/Failbasis,audited courses,courses taken forPreliminary credit,incomplete andin-progress courses.

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All students of the University are subject to the GeneralRegulations for Students approved by the Senate of the UWI.Where there is conflict between the regulations of anyFaculty and the University Regulations, the UniversityRegulations shall apply.

A. Qualification for Admission

1. In order to be admitted to the four-yeardegree programme, candidates must satisfythe University requirements for Matriculation(see the UWI General Regulations for Students)and have passed Elementary Mathematics atCSEC General Proficiency level at Grades I, IIor, since 1998, Grade III (or equivalent) plus atleast two of the disciplines listed in Appendix I(b).

2. In order to be admitted to the three-yeardegree programme, candidates must satisfythe University requirements for Matriculation(see the UWI General Regulations for Students)and have passed Mathematics and two otherapproved subjects (Appendix 16) at CSECGeneral Proficiency level at Grades I, II or, since1998, Grade III (or equivalent)and(a) Have obtained passes in two two-Unitsubjects at CAPE, both Units at Grade V orbetter (or equivalent). One of the CAPEsubjects must be an Approved Science sub-ject (see Appendix Ia).or(b) Have an approved Associate Degree with aGPA of 2.5 (or equivalent) or higher, from aTertiary Level Institution.

(N.B. Candidates must also satisfy DepartmentalRequirements).

B. Outline of the Degree Programme

3. The degree of BSc is awarded on the basis of aprogramme of studies comprising combinationsof courses in Science disciplines, together with

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(Preliminary courses may be used tosatisfy entry requirements of Regulation2 above, but do not contribute towards therequirements for the award of a degree.)

(b) Service courses, which provide studentswith basic techniques and skills neededfor dealing with the academic programme.

(c) Approved Out-of-Faculty courses whichmay contribute toward the requirementsfor the award of a degree.

(d) Foundation courses (see Appendix III)which are given throughout theUniversity to augment the generaleducation of students.

(e) Co-curricular activities approved forcredit by Academic Board. A maximum ofthree credits of co-curricular activities maybe included as part of the credits requiredfor the award of a degree, but shall not betaken into account in the determination ofthe Cumulative GPA or the class ofdegree. They may not be substituted forFoundation Courses. Co-curricularcredits gained in excess of three will beentered on the student’s transcript but willnot contribute toward the requirements forthe degree.

6. Courses normally extend over not more thanone semester, but in special cases may extendover two semesters. The contact hours for acourse are expressed in terms of Credit Hours(credits) and the credit-rating of a course isdetermined by the Faculty which administersthe course. (See Appendix IV).

7. In order to be eligible for award of the ScienceFaculties’ degrees, candidates must:

(a) have been in satisfactory attendance for aperiod equivalent to at least six semestersof full-time study from entry into Level 1;

certain Foundation courses. Approved Out-of-Faculty (see Glossary) courses may beincluded.

4. The Science Faculties offer the followingBachelors degrees in Science (the termsMajor, Minor, Option etc., are defined in theGlossary):

(a) A general degree with a single major(32 credits from Levels 2 and 3) or adouble major in two Science disciplines(2x32 credits from Levels 2 and 3). (SeeAppendix II for a list of Science Majorsoffered).

(b) A general degree with a single major ina Science discipline plus

(i) one or two minors from other distinctScience disciplines (each 16 creditsfrom Levels 2 and 3) or

(ii) a major or one or two minors fromother Faculties. Out-of-FacultyMajors and minors are governedby the regulations of the Facultyof origin.

(c) Options comprising a prescribed set ofdepartmental, inter-departmental orinter-faculty courses which satisfy therequirements for a specific degree (seeAppendix VI).

(d) Special Degrees offered by the ScienceFaculties as listed by the respectivedepartments. (Mona only)

5. The following types of courses, which mayconsist of both theoretical and practical parts,are offered by the University:

(a) Courses taught by the Science Faculties(in-Faculty courses) include Preliminary(Level 0) and Levels 1, 2 and 3 courses.

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for each Campus. A student is deemed tobe registered for a course only after his/her financial obligations to the Universityhave been fulfilled.

(b) Students must make a final declarationof their proposed major(s) and/or minor(s)no later than the end of the registrationperiod of the semester in which theyintend to graduate.

10. Registration for any course (except auditedcourses) automatically implies entry for theassociated examinations. A student who failsto attend the examinations without havingpreviously withdrawn from the course (seeReg.9 a), or without having tendered evidenceof illness at the time of the examinations,certified by a medical practitioner recognized bythe University, will be deemed to have failed thecourse. Medical certificates must reach theCampus Registrar no later than seven daysafter the date of the examination concerned.

11. A student who has passed a course will not bepermitted to re-register for that course.

D. Progress through the Programme

12. (a) Students admitted into the four-yeardegree programme (Reg.1) who havealready obtained one CAPE/GCE A-levelpass (or equivalent) in an approvedscience subject, may be permitted toregister for up to 12 credits of Level 1courses.

(b) Students admitted into the three-year de-gree programme (Reg.2) who satisfy thepre-requisites, may register for 12 creditsin one of the Preliminary subjects offeredin the Science Faculties or by Distance,for the purpose of obtaining prerequisitesfor entry into certain Level 1, 2 or 3courses.

and

(b) have passed courses totaling a minimumof 101 credits from Level 1, 2 and 3Faculty and Foundation courses for thegeneral degree as follows:Level 1 24Level 2 and Level 3 60Level 1 to Level 3 (additional) 8Foundation courses 9

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(i) A minimum of 16 credits (18 creditsat Mona) at Level 1 and 32 credits atLevels 2 and 3 must be taken fromin-Faculty courses.

(ii) Specific Options or Programmes(e.g. Special degrees, Double Majorsor Major/Minor combinations) mayrequire more than 101 credits (seeAppendix VI)

(iii) Exemptions from specific parts of thedegree programme may be obtainedunder the provisions of Section I:Exemptions & Transfers (below).

(c) have a Cumulative GPA of at least 1.00.

C. Registration

8. A student pursuing a degree in the Faculty mayregister full-time or part-time. A student whois in full-time employment may pursue adegree on a part-time basis only. Noallowances, with respect to attendance atclasses, laboratories, tutorials orexaminations, will be made for students onthe basis of conditions of their employment.

9. (a) Students must register for courses at thebeginning of the academic year. Timelimits governing changes in registrationare as outlined in the student handbooks

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(c) Students may not register for Preliminarycourses in a subject which overlapssubstantially with any CAPE/GCE A-Levelcourses (or equivalent) previously passed.

13. (a) Full-time Part I students are required toregister for a minimum of fifteen creditsfrom Faculty courses per semester plusone Foundation course, that is, 33 creditsover Semesters I and II.

(b) In order to satisfy the minimum requirementfor entry to Part II, a student must normallypass a minimum of 24 credits in Level 1Faculty courses. At least 16 of these credits(18 at Mona and 15-16 in Agriculture) mustbe from in-Faculty courses.

(c) A student who has passed the minimumnumber of required in-Faculty Level 1credits in the first two semesters of full-timestudy may, on the recommendation of theDean and subject to Reg.14, be allowedto register for a limited number of Part IIcourses.

(d) Exemptions from some courses may beobtained on the basis of the regulationscontained in Section I, Exemptions &Transfers.

(e) The minimum number of credits for whicha full-time Part II student must register inany one semester is 13.

(f) The normal load for a full-time Part IIstudent is 16 advanced course credits persemester, plus one Foundation course,that is, 35 credits over Semesters I and II.

14. The maximum number of credits for which astudent may register is as follows:

(a) In the case of Part I students:(i) for full-time registration, 18 credits

from Preliminary/ Introductory level

courses in any one semester, plusone Foundation course persemester, that is, 42 credits overSemesters I and II.

(ii) for part-time registration, 12 creditsper semester from Faculty courses,plus one Foundation course, that is,27 credits over Semesters I and II.

(b) In the case of Part II students:(i) for full-time registration, with the

permission of the Dean, 20 creditsfrom Faculty courses plus oneFoundation course per semester.

(ii) for part-time registration, 12 creditsper semester from Faculty courses,plus one Foundation course, that is,27 credits over Semesters I and II.

(c) Full-time students who require more than20 but not more than 24 credits in order tograduate, have satisfied all Foundationcourse requirements, and are exempt fromcoursework in at least one course may,with the Dean’s permission, register for therequired credits.

15. (a) Students must make a final declarationof their proposed major(s) and/or minor(s)by the end of the registration period of thesemester in which they intend tograduate.

(b) Students must graduate as soon as theyhave met the requirements for the degreefor which they are registered.

E. Examinations

16. In order to pass a course, a student must havebeen in satisfactory attendance at the courseand must have satisfied the examiners in theassociated examinations.

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17. The examination associated with each courseshall be conducted mainly by means ofwritten and/or practical papers, normally takenat the end of the semester in which thecandidate has registered for the coursesconcerned. However, oral examinations aswell as performance in course work in the formof essays, in-course tests, research papers,projects, or continuous assessment oftheoretical and/or practical work may contributetowards the final grade awarded in a course.

18. When practical papers and/or practicalcoursework contribute towards an examination,candidates must satisfy the examiners in boththe theoretical and practical aspects of thecourse. On the basis of performance in thepractical component of the course, a candidatemay, on the recommendation of the Departmentconcerned, be exempted from the practical partof the examination.

19. A candidate who marginally fails the examinationassociated with a Preliminary or Level 1 coursemay, if recommended by the relevantDepartment, be granted permission by theBoard of Examiners to sit a SupplementalExamination. Such permission will be given onthe basis of the performance of the candidatein the courses concerned.

20. A Part II student who marginally fails a courseneeded for advancement or for graduation,having satisfied the Departmental requirements,may, at the discretion of the Faculty Board ofExaminers, be offered a Supplementary Oral.Any candidate who satisfies the examiners ina Supplementary Oral will be given theminimum passing grade in the course. No morethan eight credits may be gained throughSupplementary Orals.

21. A candidate who fails the examination associatedwith a course may be given permission to

repeat the course and the examination on asubsequent occasion.

(a) In the event that such a candidate hassatisfied the examiners in the theory orpractical coursework, the candidate may,on the recommendation of the relevantDepartment, be exempted from the theoryor practical coursework passed. If such arecommendation has been made, thecandidate may apply to the Dean forpermission to take the examinationwithout attending the course (Exam Only).

(b) A Part I student who fails a course twicewill not normally be allowed to repeat thiscourse again. Examinations associatedwith the Summer Programme are countedas repeats; Supplemental Examinationsare not.

22. The Academic Board of a candidate’s Campuson the recommendation of the Faculty Boardconcerned, may debar the candidate fromwriting the examination associated with acourse if the candidate has not attended and/or performed satisfactorily in the course. Thegrade for such a candidate will be recordedas Absent Fail.

F. GPA* and Class of Degree

23. (a) A Semester grade point averagewhich includes all approved courses forwhich the student is registered in asemester, whether passed or failed, willbe calculated for the determination ofacademic standing.

(b) A Cumulative grade point averagewhich includes all courses completedexcluding those taken on a Pass/Failbasis, audited courses, Preliminary

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courses and courses designated I or IPwill be calculated and recorded on thestudent’s transcript.

(c) An Honours grade point average includingall Level 2 and 3 courses, whether passedor failed, will be calculated for determinationof the class of the degree. (See AppendixV for the relationship between marks,grade point average and class of degree).

24. All courses included in the computation of thegrade point averages in Regulation 23, areweighted according to their credit rating.

G. Leave of Absence and Voluntary Withdrawal

25. (a) A student who wishes to be absent fromthe Faculty for a semester or more mayapply for Leave of Absence, through theDean, to the campus Academic Board,stating the reasons for the application.

(b) Leave of Absence will not be granted formore than two consecutive semesters inthe first instance. However, students mayapply for an extension of leave.

(c) Leave of Absence will not be granted formore than four consecutive semesters.

(d) Applications for Leave of Absence orextension thereof should normally besubmitted by the end of the registrationperiod in the relevant semester.

26. A student who registers for no courses duringa semester without having obtained Leave ofAbsence will be deemed to have withdrawnfrom the Faculty.

27. A student who voluntarily withdraws from theuniversity and who applies for re-admissionwithin five years shall be granted exemption

and credit for all courses previously passedunless the Department concerned declaresthat the material covered in a course hasbecome outdated. All grades previouslyobtained except those for courses declaredoutdated shall be used in the determination ofthe GPA of such a student.

H. Time Limits for Completion and EnforcedWithdrawals

28. For the purposes of Regulations 29 & 30below, any semester in which a student isregistered part-time including the Summersession, will be counted as half of a semesterof full-time study. After the total of equivalentfull-time study has been obtained in this way, itwill be rounded down to a whole number.

29. Students will be required to withdraw from theFaculty if in any two successive semesters theyfail to gain passes in Faculty coursesequivalent to at least:

Part I Eleven (11) credits, if registeredfull-time.Six (6) credits, if registered part-time.

Part II Eight (8) credits, if registered full-time.Four (4) credits, if registered part-time.

30. (a) A student whose Semester Grade PointAverage is less than or equal to 0.75 willbe deemed to be performing unsatisfactorilyand will be placed on warning.

(b) A student on warning whose Semestergrade point average is less than or equalto 0.75 will be required to withdraw fromthe Faculty.

31. (a) Students admitted to the programmeunder Reg.2 shall complete therequirements for the degree in a minimum

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of six or a maximum of ten semesters offull-time study.

(b) Students admitted to the programmeunder Reg.1 shall complete therequirements for the degree in a minimumof eight or a maximum of twelvesemesters of full-time study.

(c) Students who cannot complete theprogramme within the maximum periodsgiven in (a) and (b) above will normally berequired to withdraw from the Faculty atthe end of the academic year in which themaximum is reached.

32. In the event that a student has exhausted themaximum periods mentioned in Reg.31 above,but still requires for the completion of thedegree programme,

Either:(a) passes in courses totalling no more than

eight credits,or:(b) passes in Foundation courses only,

the Faculty Board may at its discretionrecommend to Academic Board an extensionof the period of study by one or two semesters.

33. For the purposes of Regulations 28 to 32 above,any semester for which a student has obtainedLeave of Absence from the Faculty shall not becounted (see Reg.25).

34. Notwithstanding Regulations 28 to 33 above,Academic Board may, on the recommendationof the Faculty Board, require the student towithdraw from the Faculty at the end of anysemester on grounds of persistent neglect ofwork and/or repeated failure in examinations.

35. A student required to withdraw from one Faculty:

(a) may register immediately in another, if inthe opinion of the student and the Dean ofthe receiving Faculty this is desirable andthe student satisfies that Faculty’s entryrequirements;

(b) will be required automatically to withdrawfrom the University if not granted registrationin another Faculty; and

(c) may not register in the ensuing AcademicYear, for any courses in the Faculty fromwhich (s)he had been required to withdraw.

(d) if readmitted and required to withdraw for asecond time, will not be considered forreadmission until a minimum period of fiveyears has elapsed.

36. A student who was required to withdraw forreasons of failure to progress may be readmit-ted to the Faculty on the following conditions:

(a) A minimum of one year has passed sincethe date of withdrawal

(b) The Faculty is satisfied that thecircumstances attending the reasons for thewithdrawal have altered substantially.

(c) All grades previously obtained, except forcourses to be repeated (having beendeemed outdated), shall continue toapply for the purpose of determining thestudent’s GPA.

(d) Subject to UWI Grade Point Average Regu-lation 11, courses pursued at an institutionother than the UWI during the period of with-drawal may be eligible for credit.

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approved as an exchange/transfer studentin the following academic year.

(c) Where the course to be taken is to besubstituted for a UWI course, the contentof the course must be certified by therelevant Department as being equivalentto the UWI course. Course outlines andsyllabuses must be provided by thestudent in order to permit the evaluationof the course content.

(d) A student may not take courses for degreecredit at an institution other than the UWIduring the semester (including thesucceeding summer) in which he or shecompletes or is expected by the Faculty tocomplete the requirements for graduationfrom the UWI.

J. Aegrotat Degree

40. (a) A candidate who, by reason of illness, wasprevented from attending examinations orpart of the examinations associated witha Level 2 or 3 course in the year ofanticipated graduation may apply to theBoard for Undergraduate Studies throughthe University Registrar, for an Aegrotatpass in the course. Such an applicationwill be granted only if all the following con-ditions are satisfied:

(i) The appropriate Head of Departmentreports that, on the basis of thecandidate’s performance during theperiod preceding the examinations,the candidate was expected to passthe examinations concerned and hassatisfactorily completed anyassociated course work.

(ii) The application reaches theUniversity Registrar not later than 30

(e) Courses pursued in the UWI SummerSchool during the period of withdrawalshall be included in all relevant grade pointaverage calculations if the studentre-enters the UWI.

I. Exemptions and Transfers

37. Holders of degrees from approved universities,or candidates who have partially fulfilled therequirements of such degrees, may apply to theBoard for Undergraduate Studies, through theFaculty Board of the candidate’s campus, forexemption from Level 1 courses. Each suchapplication will be considered on its own merit.

38. Students on transfer between different BScdegree programmes or from other programmesof study within the University may, on the basisof passes already obtained, and on therecommendation of the Departmentsconcerned, be exempted from some or all ofthe Level 1 courses, and some of the Level 2and/or Level 3 courses. Students exemptedfrom all Level 1 courses may complete thedegree programme in a minimum of four or amaximum of eight semesters of full-time studyfrom the time of transfer. Students exemptedfrom all Level 1 courses and some Level 2 and/or Level 3 courses may complete the degreeprogramme in a minimum of two semesters offull-time study from the time of transfer.

39. (a) A student who wishes to take academiccourses as an exchange/transfer studentat an institution other than the UWI and toapply those credits toward the degreemust obtain written approval in advancefrom the Dean. Failure to obtain writtenapproval in advance may preclude theacceptance of the credits.

(b) A student must have a minimum GPA of3.00 by the end of Semester II to be

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days after the date of the last paperin the examination concerned.

(iii) The application is accompanied bya medical certificate attesting to theillness and issued by a medicalpractitioner recognized for thispurpose by the University.

(b) No grade will be awarded in respect of anAegrotat pass, and a candidate havingbeen awarded an Aegrotat pass will notbe allowed to re-enter the examination forthe course concerned on a subsequentoccasion. An Aegrotat pass may not beused to satisfy a pre-requisite for otherLevel 2 and/or Level 3 courses.

(c) A student who, having satisfactorilycompleted the degree programme,

includes Aegrotat passes in coursescounted for the degree programme, willbe eligible for the award of an Aegrotatdegree if both of the following conditionsare satisfied:

(i) The courses in which Aegrotatpasses have been granted (andwhich need to be counted toward theaward of the degree) are equivalentto no more than 24 credits.

(ii) No more than 16 credits mentionedin (i) above arise from coursesmaking up the candidate’s major.

(iii) The Aegrotat degree will be awardedwithout Honours.

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Topic Regulation

Absence 16, 22, 25, 26Admission requirements 1,2Aegrogat degree 40Approved Science subject 1,2, Appendix IAssociate degree 2Attendance 7a, 16, 22Audited courses 10Change of major 9bChange of minor 9bChange of registration 9aCo-curricular credits 5Contact hours 6Course length 6Course load 13, 14, Appendix IVCourses, at other institutions 36d, 39Courses, maximum 14Courses, minimum 13,Coursework 21aCredit Appendix IVCredit, maximum 14Credit, minimum 13,Credits, co-curricular 5Credits, in-Faculty 7biCredits, required 7b,Debarred from exams 22Declaration of major 9b, 15aDeemed to have withdrawn 26Degree length 7a, 31Degree requirements 7, 15bEmployment 8Equivalent courses 11, 12cExchange 36d, 39Exemptions 7biii, 13d, 18, 21a, 37, 38Extension 32Financial obligations 9aFoundation course 5, 7b,Four-year degree 1, 12a,Full-time 8, 13, 14, 28, 31GPA 2, 5, 23, 24, 30, 39aGPA, Cumulative 7c, 23b,GPA, Honours 23cGPA, Semester 23aIllness 10, 40

INDEX TO THE REGULATIONS

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In-Faculty courses 7bi,Leave of absence 25, 33Major 4, 9b, 15a, Appendix IIMatriculation 1,2Medical certificates 10, 40Minor 4, 9b, 15aOption 4, 7biiOral exam 20Out-of-faculty course 4bii, 5, 7biOverlap 12cPart-time 8, 14,28Performance, unsatisfactory 22, 29, 30a, 34Persistent neglect 34Practical 18, 21aPreliminary 5aRe-admission 27, 35dRe-entry 27, 35dRepeating a course 11, 12c, 21Required to withdraw 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36Service course 5Summer school 21b, 36eSupplemental exam 19, 21Three-year degree 2, 12b,Time limit 31, 32Transfer 35, 35, 37, 38, 39Unsatisfactory performance 22, 29, 30a, 34Voluntary withdrawal 25, 27Warning 30Withdrawal 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

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APPENDIX I

(a) List of approved Science CAPE / GCE A-Levelsubjects.

Applied Mathematics * GeographyBiology GeologyBotany PhysicsChemistry Pure & Applied MathematicsComputer Science Pure Mathematics *Further Mathematics * Zoology

*The following cannot be counted together:

(i) Further Mathematics with Applied MathematicsCAPE/GCE A-Level;

(ii) Mathematics (Pure and Applied) with PureMathematics or Applied Mathematics at CAPE/GCE A-Level.

(b) List of Approved Science CSEC GeneralProficiency/ GCE O-Level subjects:

Additional Mathematics GeographyBiology Information TechnologyChemistry (General)Computer Science Integrated ScienceEnvironmental Sciences Physics

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APPENDIX II

List of Majors in the UWI Science Faculties:

Agriculture Electronics *Alternative Energy Environmental BiologyApplied Chemistry Experimental BiologyBiochemistry * Food ChemistryBiology * GeologyBiotechnology Information Technology*Botany Mathematics *Chemistry * Meteorology *Computer Science Microbiology *Earth Science Molecular BiologyEcology * Physics *

Zoology

* Offered at Cave Hill

APPENDIX III

FOUNDATION COURSES

FOUN0100 – Fundamentals of WrittenEnglish

FOUN1001 – English for AcademicPurposes

FOUN1008 – Rhetoric II: Writing forSpecial Purposes

FOUN1101 – Caribbean Civilization*FOUN1210 – Science, Medicine &

Technology in SocietyFOUN1301 – Law, Governance,

Economy & Society

*Not normally available to Science Faculty Students

FOUN0100 FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITTEN ENGLISH(0 Credits)This course is required for all students entering theUniversity who are not exempted from the Proficiency Testand have not taken taken it or failed it.

FOUN1001 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES(3 Credits)This course is designed to: equip students with the studyand research skills they will need in order to get themaximum benefit from all their courses at the University; tofamiliarize them with the linguistic situation in the Caribbeanand break down certain misconceptions they usually haveabout it and to introduce students to the rhetorical modes ofdiscourse.

FOUN1008 RHETORIC II; WRITING FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES (4 Credits)This course is designed to equip students across thedisciplines (particularly the Social Sciences, Law, Pureand Applied Sciences) with skills in business, technicaland scientific writing.

FOUN1101 CARIBBEAN CIVILIZATION (4 Credits)This course is designed to develop an awareness of the mainprocess of cultural development in Caribbean societies,

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highlighting the factors, the problematics and the creativeoutput that have fed the emergence of Caribbean identities;to develop a perception of the Caribbean as wider thanisland nations or linguistic blocs; to stimulate students’interest in, and commitment to Caribbean civilization and tofurther their self-determination.

FOUN1210 SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGYIN SOCIETY (3 Credits)The overall aim of the course is to develop the ability of thestudent to engage in an informed manner in public discourseon matters pertaining to the impact of science, medicineand technology on society. The course will help students toappreciate the essential characteristics of the scientificmethod as a mode of enquiry into nature and to understandwhy it provides the foundations of the the technological world.

FOUN1301 LAW, GOVERNANCE, ECONOMY ANDSOCIETY (3 Credits)This is a multi-disciplinary course of the Faculty of SocialSciences which is designed mainly for non-Social Sciencesstudents. The course will introduce students to some of themajor institutions in Caribbean society. It will expose themto both historical and contemporary aspects of Caribbeansociety, including Caribbean legal, political and economicsystems. In addition, Caribbean culture and Caribbeansocial problems are discussed.

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APPENDIX IV

FPAS CREDIT TABLE

The following table describes the approximate weeklycontact hours for one-semester (thirteen teaching weeks)courses. One credit is obtained for every hour of lecture/

tutorial/problem class per week OR two hours laboratorysessions per week, for a semester. A normal full-time loadin Part I is 16-18 credits per semester (excluding Foun-dation courses). A normal load for a student in Part II(Advanced) is 16 credits (four 4-credit courses) per se-mester (excluding Foundation courses).

PART I PRELIM 3 1 4-6 5 1 6LEVEL I 3 1 4-6 6

2 1 2-3 3 1 4PART II LEVELS 2 1 2-3 3 1 4

2 & 3

LABORATORY COURSES(WEEKLY HOURS)

NON-LABORATORYCOURSES

(WEEKLY HOURS)LECTURE TUTORIAL LABORATORY LECTURE TUTORIAL CREDITS

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APPENDIX V

GRADING SYSTEM

Table 1: Mark-to-Grade Conversion & Quality Points(GPA SYSTEM)

Grade Mark (%) QP Grade Mark (%) QPA+ 86 – 100 4.3 C+ 53 – 56 2.3A 70 – 85 4.0 C 50 – 52 2.0A– 67 – 69 3.7 C– 47 – 49 1.7B+ 63 – 66 3.3 D+ 43 – 46 1.3B 60 – 62 3.0 D 40 – 42 1.0B– 57 – 59 2.7 F 0 – 39 0

Table 2: GPA to Honours Conversion

Class of Honours Cumulative GPAFirst 3.60 and above

Upper Second 3.00 – 3.59Lower Second 2.00 – 2.99

Pass 1.00 – 1.99

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APPENDIX VI

OPTIONS

Subject to agreement by the Faculty of Social Sciences alimited number of students will be allowed to pursue thefollowing Options.

Double Major in Computer Science (orInformation Technology) and Accounting

Double Major in Computer Science (orInformation Technology) and Management

These are detailed on pp.73- 77.

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DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL ANDCHEMICAL SCIENCES

SEMESTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHEM0615 Preliminary Chemistry IBIOL0051 Biology I

YEAR IBIOL1051 Biodiversity IBIOL1151 Introductory GeneticsCHEM1010 Fundamentals of ChemistryERSC1002 Oceans and Climate

YEAR IIBIOC2351 Biochemistry IBIOL2053 Physiology of Plants and AnimalsBIOL2151 Genetics IECOL2451 Population EcologyECOL2453 Caribbean Island BiogeographyMICR2251 General MicrobiologyCHEM2010 Practical Chemistry ICHEM2025 Kinetics and MechanismsCHEM2100 Inorganic Chemistry ICHEM2200 Organic Chemistry

YEAR IIIBIOC3251 Microbial BiochemistryBIOC3354 Biochemistry of Human DiseaseBIOL3151 BioinformaticsECOL3452 Behavioural EcologyECOL3454 Fisheries BiologyMICR3059 ImmunobiologyMICR3253 Biology of VirusesCHEM3115 Transition Metal Chemistry ICHEM3315 Physical Chemistry IIICHEM3235 Bio-organic Chemistry

SEMESTER II

PRELIMINARYCHEM0625 Preliminary Chemistry IIBIOL0052 Biology II

FACULTY OF PURE ANDAPPLIED SCIENCESCOURSES FOR ACADEMICYEAR 2006/7

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YEAR IBIOL1052 Biodiversity IIBIOC1351 Introductory BiochemistryCHEM1020 Introductory ChemistryERSC1001 Dynamic Earth

YEAR IIBIOC2352 Biochemistry IIBIOL2152 General Molecular BiologyECOL2452 Community EcologyECOL2454 Marine BiologyMICR2252 Eukaryotic micro-organismsCHEM2300 Physical Chemistry ICHEM2020 Practical Chemistry IICHEM2040 Analytical Chemistry I

YEAR IIIBIOC3053 Cell SignallingBIOL3053 Developmental PhysiologyECOL3451 Human Ecology and ConservationMICR3251 Food MicrobiologyMICR3252 Microbial EcologyCHEM3135 Bio-Inorganic ChemistryCHEM3145 Bonding in Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM3215 Organic Synthesis & MechanismsCHEM3225 Natural Products ChemistryCHEM3415 Analytical Chemistry III

METEOROLOGY

SEMESTER I

METE1010 Introduction to MeteorologyMETE2000 Physical Meteorology IMETE2100 Dynamic Meteorology IMETE3100 Dynamic Meteorology IIMETE3200 Synoptic Meteorology II

SEMESTER II

METE1011 Introduction to Meteorology IIMETE2001 Physical Meteorology IIMETE2200 Synoptic MeteorologyMETE3300 Tropical MeteorologyMETE3400 Weather Radars and SatellitesMETE3410 Applications of Meteorology

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SEMESTER I

PRELIMINARYMATH0101 Preliminary Mathematics IPHYS0070 Preliminary Physics I

YEAR ICOMP1005 Computer ApplicationsCOMP1105 Computer Programming ICOMP1115 Computer Programming IIELET1100 Circuit Analysis

ELET1110 Digital ElectronicsMATH1100 Basic MathematicsMATH1120 Calculus IPHYS1100 Mechanics

YEAR IICOMP2105 Discrete MathematicsCOMP2135 Systems SoftwareCOMP2145 Software Engineering ICOMP2150 Computer Networks IELET2100 Microprocessors IELET2110 Circuit SimulationMATH2100 Abstract AlgebraMATH2120 Analysis and MethodsMATH2140 Introduction to ProbabilityPHYS2100 Mathematics Methods in PhysicsPHYS2101 Quantum Mechanics and Special RelativityPHYS2102 Solid State PhysicsPHYS2106 Advanced Physics/Technology Laboratory I

YEAR IIICOMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3140 Software Engineering IICOMP3115 Information SystemsCOMP3135 Programming LanguagesCOMP3180 Algorithm Design and AnalysisCOMP3910 Computer Science Research ProjectELET3120 Communication CircuitsELET3130 Introduction to DSPELET3150 Digital CommunicationsELET3160 Electronics Research ProjectMATH3130 Optimization TheoryMATH3140 Complex AnalysisMATH3160 Number Theory

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTERSCIENCE, MATHEMATICSAND PHYSICS

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MATH3190 Matrix AnalysisPHYS3101 ElectrodynamicsPHYS3105 Statistical MechanicsPHYS3106 Physics Research Project

SEMESTER II

PRELIMINARYMATH0102 Preliminary Mathematics IIPHYS0071 Preliminary Physics II

YEAR ICOMP1105 Computer Programming ICOMP1115 Computer Programming IICOMP1130 Web Technology FundamentalsELET1120 Basic ElectronicsMATH1100 Basic MathematicsMATH1110 Applied StatisticsMATH1130 Calculus IIPHYS1101 Electricity and MagnetismPHYS1102 Optics, Thermodynamics & Modern Physics

YEAR IICOMP2115 Information StructuresCOMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2160 Object-Oriented ProgrammingELET2120 Discrete Device ElectronicsELET2130 Digital Communications IMATH2110 Linear AlgebraMATH2130 Ordinary Differential Equations

MATH2150 Mathematical Statistics – Statistical InferencePHYS2103 Classical MechanicsPHYS2105 Computational Physics IPHYS2107 Advanced Physics/Technology Laboratory II

YEAR IIICOMP3155 Computer Networks IICOMP3125 Artificial IntelligenceCOMP3160 Database Management SystemsCOMP3170 Web-based ApplicationsCOMP3210 Electronic CommerceCOMP3910 Computer Science Research ProjectELET3100 Microprocessors IIELET3110 Control and InstrumentationELET3140 Microcomputers and ControlELET3160 Electronics Research ProjectMATH3120 Numerical AnalysisMATH3100 Multivariate AnalysisMATH3170 Advanced AlgebraPHYS3102 Optics and LasersPHYS3100 Quantum MechanicsPHYS3106 Physics Research Project

YEAR-LONG COURSESCHEM3505 Chemistry Research ProjectBIOC3950 Biochemistry Research ProjectBIOL3950 Biology Research ProjectECOL3950 Ecology Research ProjectMICR3950 Microbiology Research Project

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The Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences offersSingle Majors in Biochemistry, Biology, Ecology andMicrobiology as well as a Double Major in Biology. The LevelII/III courses used for a Biology, Biochemistry, Ecology and/or Microbiology major cannot be used to simultaneouslysatisfy the requirements for a second biological major or aBiochemistry, Biology, Ecology or Microbiology minor.

MAJOR IN BIOCHEMISTRY:

LEVEL IFor Students Entering Level II in 2006/7BIOC1351 Introductory BiochemistryBIOL1151 Introductory GeneticsCHEM1115 Inorganic Chemistry ICHEM1215 Organic Chemistry ICHEM1315 Physical Chemistry ICHEM1415 Analytical Chemistry I

For Students Entering Level I in 2006/7BIOC1351 Introductory BiochemistryBIOL1051 Biodiversity IBIOL1151 Introductory GeneticsCHEM1010 Fundamentals of ChemistryCHEM1020 Introductory Chemistry

LEVEL IIBIOC2351 Biochemistry IBIOC2352 Biochemistry IIBIOL2151 Genetics IBIOL2152 General Molecular Biology

LEVEL IIIBIOC3251 Microbial Biochemistry

AND Twelve (12) Credits from:BIOC3053 Cell SignallingBIOC3254 Biochemical Plant PathologyBIOC3354 Biochemistry of Human DiseaseBIOC3950 Biochemistry Research ProjectCHEM3225 Natural Products ChemistryCHEM3235 Bioorganic Chemistry

A Student Majoring in Biochemistry cannot also Major inMicrobiology.

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MINOR IN BIOCHEMISTRY [Sixteen (16) Credits]:

BIOC2352 Biochemistry II

AND Twelve (12) Credits from:BIOC2351 Biochemistry I*BIOC3053 Cell SignallingBIOC3251 Microbial BiochemistryBIOC3254 Biochemical Plant PathologyBIOC3352 Biochemistry IIIBIOC3354 Biochemistry of Human DiseaseBIOC3950 Biochemistry Research Project

*A student taking a major in Microbiology cannot useBIOC2351 to satisfy the requirements for a Biochemistryminor.

MAJOR IN BIOLOGY:

LEVEL IBIOC1351 Introductory BiochemistryBIOL1051 Biodiversity IBIOL1052 Biodiversity IIBIOL1151 Introductory Genetics

LEVELS II & IIIBIOL2053 Physiology of Plants & AnimalsBIOL3053 Developmental Physiology

ANDBIOL2151 Genetics IMICR2251 General Microbiology

ORBIOC2351 Biochemistry IBIOC2352 Biochemistry II

ORECOL2451 Population EcologyECOL2452 Community Ecology

ORBIOC2351 Biochemistry IBIOL2152 General Molecular Biology

ORMICR2251 General MicrobiologyMICR2252 Eukaryotic Micro-organisms

AND Twelve (12) Credits from:BIOC3053 Cell SignalingBIOC3251 Microbial BiochemistryBIOC3254 Biochemical Plant PathologyBIOC3352 Biochemistry IIIBIOC3354 Biochemistry of Human DiseaseBIOC3950 Biochemistry Research ProjectBIOL3023 Coral Reef BiologyBIOL3152 BioinformaticsBIOL3950 Biology Research ProjectECOL3451 Human Ecology and ConservationECOL3452 Behavioural EcologyECOL3453 Crop EcologyECOL3454 Fisheries BiologyECOL3950 Ecology Research ProjectMICR3059 ImmunobiologyMICR3251 Food MicrobiologyMICR3252 Microbial EcologyMICR3253 Biology of VirusesMICR3258 Pathogenic Micro-organismsMICR3950 Microbiology Research Project

AND Four (4) Credits from:BIOC2351 Biochemistry IBIOC2352 Biochemistry IIBIOL2151 Genetics IBIOL2152 General Molecular BiologyBIOL2950 Biology ElectiveECOL2055 HorticultureECOL2451 Population EcologyECOL2452 Community EcologyECOL2453 Caribbean Island BiogeographyECOL2454 Marine BiologyMICR2251 General MicrobiologyMICR2252 Eukaryotic Micro-organismsBIOC3053 Cell SignalingBIOC3251 Microbial BiochemistryBIOC3254 Biochemical Plant PathologyBIOC3352 Biochemistry IIIBIOC3354 Biochemistry of Human DiseaseBIOL3023 Coral Reef BiologyBIOL3053 Developmental PhysiologyBIOL3152 BioinformaticsECOL3451 Human Ecology and ConservationECOL3452 Behavioural Ecology

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ECOL3453 Crop EcologyECOL3454 Fisheries BiologyMICR3059 ImmunobiologyMICR3251 Food MicrobiologyMICR3252 Microbial EcologyMICR3253 Biology of VirusesMICR3258 Pathogenic Micro-organisms

DOUBLE MAJOR IN BIOLOGY


LEVELS II & IIIBIOL2053 Physiology of Plants & AnimalsBIOL3053 Developmental Physiology

ANDBIOL2151 Genetics IMICR2251 General Microbiology

ORBIOC2351 Biochemistry IBIOC2352 Biochemistry II

ORECOL2451 Population EcologyECOL2452 Community Ecology

ORBIOC2351 Biochemistry IBIOL2152 General Molecular Biology

ORMICR2251 General MicrobiologyMICR2252 Eukaryotic Micro-organisms

AND Eight (8) Credits from:BIOC3950 Biochemistry Research ProjectBIOL3950 Biology Research ProjectECOL3950 Ecology Research ProjectMICR3950 Microbiology Research Project

AND Forty (40) Credits from:BIOC2351 Biochemistry IBIOC2352 Biochemistry IIBIOL2151 Genetics I

BIOL2152 General Molecular BiologyBIOL2950 Biology ElectiveECOL2055 HorticultureECOL2451 Population EcologyECOL2452 Community EcologyECOL2453 Caribbean Island BiogeographyECOL2454 Marine BiologyMICR2251 General MicrobiologyMICR2252 Eukaryotic Micro-organismsBIOC3053 Cell SignallingBIOC3251 Microbial BiochemistryBIOC3254 Biochemical Plant PathologyBIOC3352 Biochemistry IIIBIOC3354 Biochemistry of Human DiseaseBIOL3023 Coral Reef BiologyBIOL3152 BioinformaticsECOL3451 Human Ecology and ConservationECOL3452 Behavioural EcologyECOL3453 Crop EcologyECOL3454 Fisheries BiologyMICR3059 ImmunobiologyMICR3251 Food MicrobiologyMICR3252 Microbial EcologyMICR3253 Biology of VirusesMICR3258 Pathogenic Micro-organisms

MINOR IN BIOLOGY [Sixteen (16) Credits]:

BIOL2053 Physiology of Plants & AnimalsBIOL3053 Developmental Physiology

AND Eight (8) Credits from:BIOC2351 Biochemistry IBIOC2352 Biochemistry IIBIOL2151 Genetics IBIOL2152 General Molecular BiologyBIOL2950 Biology ElectiveECOL2055 HorticultureECOL2451 Population EcologyECOL2452 Community EcologyECOL2453 Caribbean Island BiogeographyECOL2454 Marine BiologyMICR2251 General MicrobiologyMICR2252 Eukaryotic Micro-organismsBIOC3053 Cell Signalling

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BIOC3251 Microbial BiochemistryBIOC3254 Biochemical Plant PathologyBIOC3352 Biochemistry IIIBIOC3354 Biochemistry of Human DiseaseBIOL3023 Coral Reef BiologyBIOL3053 Developmental PhysiologyBIOL3152 BioinformaticsECOL3451 Human Ecology and ConservationECOL3452 Behavioural EcologyECOL3453 Crop EcologyECOL3454 Fisheries BiologyMICR3059 ImmunobiologyMICR3251 Food MicrobiologyMICR3252 Microbial EcologyMICR3253 Biology of VirusesMICR3258 Pathogenic Micro-organisms

MAJOR IN ECOLOGY:


LEVEL IIECOL2451 Population EcologyECOL2452 Community EcologyECOL2453 Caribbean Island Biogeography

ANDECOL2055 HorticultureORECOL2454 Marine Biology

LEVEL IIIECOL3451 Human Ecology and Conservation

AND Twelve (12) Credits from:BIOL3023 Coral Reef BiologyECOL3452 Behavioural EcologyECOL3453 Crop EcologyECOL3454 Fisheries Biology

ECOL3950 Ecology Research ProjectMICR3252 Microbial Ecology

MINOR IN ECOLOGY [Sixteen (16) Credits]:

ECOL2451 Population EcologyECOL2452 Community EcologyECOL2453 Caribbean Island Biogeography

ANDECOL2055 HorticultureORECOL2454 Marine Biology

MAJOR IN MICROBIOLOGY:


LEVEL IIBIOC2351 Biochemistry IBIOL2151 Genetics IMICR2251 General MicrobiologyMICR2252 Eukaryotic Micro-organisms

LEVEL IIIBIOC3251 Microbial BiochemistryMICR3252 Microbial Ecology

AND Eight (8) Credits from:BIOC3254 Biochemical Plant PathologyMICR3059 ImmunobiologyMICR3251 Food MicrobiologyMICR3253 Biology of VirusesMICR3258 Pathogenic Micro-organismsMICR3950 Microbiology Research Project

A student taking a Major in Microbiology cannot also Major inBiochemistry.

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MINOR IN MICROBIOLOGY [Sixteen (16) Credits]:

MICR2251 General MicrobiologyMICR2252 Eukaryotic Micro-organisms

AND Eight (8) Credits from:BIOC3251 Microbial BiochemistryBIOC3254 Biochemical Plant PathologyMICR3059 ImmunobiologyMICR3251 Food MicrobiologyMICR3252 Microbial EcologyMICR3253 Biology of VirusesMICR3258 Pathogenic Micro-organismsMICR3950 Microbiology Research Project

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PRELIMINARY BIOLOGICAL COURSES

BIOL0051 - BIOLOGY I (6-P Credits)

Pre-requisite: None

Syllabus Cellular Activities: Subcellular organisation.Cell membrane structure and function.Biological chemistry – water and livingsystems, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins andamino acids, enzymes as catalysts, nucleicacids.Genetics: The genetic material. Nucleardivision. Patterns of inheritance. Mutation.Genetic engineering.Reproduction Systems: Examples ofbacterial and fungal reproduction and viralreplication. Angiosperm sexual and asexualreproduction. Human reproduction.

Teaching: Three lectures, one tutorial and three hoursof practicals per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: Two in-course Tests 20%

Laboratory reports 20%

BIOL0052 - BIOLOGY II (6-P Credits)

Pre-requisite: None

Syllabus: The organism and the environment:Acquisition of energy - autotrophic, holozoic,saprophytic and parasitic nutrition.Cellularrespiration - glycolysis, the Krebs cycle,anaerobic respiration. Ecosystems - structure,function, population interactions. Environmentalchange & evolution - variation in populations,evolution and natural selection.Humanecology - biodiversity and its value,anthropogenic pollution.Systems and their maintenance:Exchanges with the environment - respiratory

gas exchange and excretion. Plant andanimal transport systems. Chemicalcoordination in plants and animals. Nervouscoordination in mammals - nervous tissue,conduction and transmission of nerveimpulses, the CNS. Support and movement-supporting tissue in plants and tropisms,skeletal diversity and movement in animals.

Teaching: Three lectures, one tutorial and three hoursof practicals per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: Two in-course tests 20%

Laboratory reports 20%

LEVEL I BIOLOGICAL COURSES

BIOC1351 - INTRODUCTORY BIOCHEMISTRY (4 credits)

Prerequisite: Either CAPE Chemistry or CHEM0615 or anapproved equivalent.

Syllabus: Cell fractionation and basic analyticaltechniques. Elementary thermodynamics.ATP synthesis by substrate level,oxidativeand photophosphorylation.Properties of H2O and aqueous solutions;pH; buffers.Structure and properties ofnucleotides and nucleic acids. Structure andproperties of amino acids. Protein strucutreand function. Enzymes. Elementary enzymekinetics; reversible enzyme inhibition.Structure and properties of l ipids.Monosaccharide structure and conformation.Disaccharides and polysaccharides.Glycolysis and the TCA cycle.

Teaching: Two lectures, one tutori al and (the equivalentof) three hours of practical per week.

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Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 50%Examination: Mid-semester test 10%

Tutorial Assignments 15%Practical reports 25%

BIOL1051 - BIODIVERSITY I (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: Either CAPE Biology Unit 1 or 2 or BIOL0051or BIOL0052 or CAPE EnvironmentalScience and CSEC Biology or an approvedequivalent.

Syllabus: Evolution: “Theories” of Evolution: Genesis;Linnaeus; Lamarck; Darwin-Wallace;Neo-Darwinism. Mechanisms: selection,mutation, migration, genetic drift, isolationmechanisms, hybridisation. Fossilisation andthe fossil record, speciation and the timecontinuum.Ecology: Populations and communities.Habitat and niche. The Ecosystem Concept:energy flow; nutrient cycles; food chains andwebs. Relationships: competition; predator-prey; types of symbioses.Diversity and Classification: Fundamentalpr inciples of Taxonomy; Units ofClassification;The species as the basic unit ofclassification; Scientific names of species; TheSpecies Concept. Classical, numerical andmolecular taxonomy; Biosystematics andCladistics.Microorganisms: Introduction to structureand classification of viruses, bacteria andfungi.Plants: A systematic review of the plantkingdom.

Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial and three hours ofpractical per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 50%Examination: In-course test(s) 15%


BIOL1052 - BIODIVERSITY II (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: Either one of CAPE Biology, BIOL0051,BIOL0052 or CAPE EnvironmentalScience and CSEC Biology or an approvedequivalent.

Syllabus: A systematic review of the animal kingdom, withemphasis on the major groups.Animal bodyplans: germ layers, levels of organisation,symmetry, metamerism,cephalisation.Characteristics of major groups; adaptiveradiation; vertebrate evolution.


Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 50%Examination: Tutorial essays 10%

Practical Test(s) 15%Practical reports 25%

BIOL1151 - INTRODUCTORY GENETICS (4 credits)

Prerequisite: Either one of CAPE Biology Unit I, BIOL0051or CAPE Environmental Science and CSECBiology or an approved equivalent.

Syllabus: The Nature of the Genetic Material:Experimental evidence implicating thenucleicacids. DNA structure - experimentalevidence & theory. DNA conformation.DNA Replication and Assortment:Semi-conservative. Modes of replication. Thereplication fork in Escherichia coli. DNApolymerases. The cell cycle.Organisation ofeukaryotic chromatin. Mitosis and meiosis.Mendelism. Linkage and Recombination.The Genetic Material as an InformationCarrier: The Central Dogma.Colinearity.Transcription and translation in prokaryotes& eukaryotes.Gene expression/regulation[lac and/or trp operons in E. coli].

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Population Genetics: Gene pools;Transmission of genes between generations;Hardy-Weinberg (2 and 3 alleles); Selectionpressures; selection against a recessiveallele; mutation and migration.


Method of Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 50%Examination: Mid-semester test 15%


LEVEL II BIOLOGICAL COURSES

BIOC2351 - BIOCHEMISTRY I

Pre-Requisites:BIOC1351 Introductory Biochemistry &CHEM0625 Preliminary Chemistry II

Syllabus: Enzymes: Enzyme kinetics. Catalyticmechanisms. Use of kinetics to elucidatecatalytic mechanisms. Models of allostericenzymes. Regulation of enzyme activity.Vitamins: Structure and activity ofwater-soluble and lipid-soluble vitamins.Carbohydrate Metabolism: Metabolicpathways and their regulation includingglycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle,gluconeogenesis, biosynthesis ofpolysaccharides, glyoxylate pathway andpentose phosphate pathway. Dark reactionsof photosynthesis.Lipid Metabolism: Metabolic pathways andtheir regulation - c -oxidation, fatty acidbiosynthesis. Biological membranes andtransport.Nitrogen Metabolism: Overview of aminoacid catabolism and biosynthesis. Ureacycle. Nitrogen fixation. Amino acids asbiosynthetic precursors.Nucleic Acids: DNA replication. Proteinsynthesis. Regulation of prokaryotic geneexpression.

Teaching: Two one-hour lectures and one three-hourpractical class per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: In-Course Test(s)/Assignment(s) 20%

Practical Reports 20%

BIOC2352 - BIOCHEMISTRY II (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: BIOC2351 Biochemistry I

Syllabus: Metabolic regulation: Regulatory enzymes,control of enzyme activity. Hormonal regulationof mammalian metabolism. Chemical classes ofhormones. Molecular aspects of hormonalsignal transduction. Integration of metabolicregulation.Regulation of fuel metabolism.Biochemical Methods: Molecularspectroscopic methods. Infrared, Raman, NMR,fluorescence UV-vis, circular dichroism. MassSpectroscopic methods. Review ofelectrophoresis. Chromatographic methods.Radiotracer methods. Electrochemistry andsensors. Enzymatic methods.Toxicology: Overview of toxicology.Environmental toxicology. Biological fate ofpesticides and other potential environmentalpollutants. Regulatory concerns. Metabolismand toxicology of xenobiotics, includingpharmacologicals and food additives.

Teaching: Two one-hour lectures and one five hourpractical every other week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: In-course test(s) / Assignment(s) 20%

Practical reports 20%

BIOL2053 - PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS & ANIMALS

Prerequisites: BIOL1052 Biodiversity II and BIOC1351Introductory Biochemistry

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Antirequisites: BL22A Animal Physiology or BL22B PlantPhysiology

Syllabus: Plants: Functional anatomy of floweringplants. Water relations, mineral nutrition,transpiration, gas exchange. Photosynthesisand translocation.Animals: Physiological processes inanimals. Circulation, gas exchange, osmoticregulat ion, acquisi t ion of energy,thermoregulation.

Teaching: Two one-hour lectures, one tutorial and threehours of practicals per week

Method of Final Theory Examination (3hours) 70%Examination: In-course Tests/Assignments 10%


BIOL2057 - BIOLOGY FIELD COURSE (2 credits)

Pre-requisites: BIOL1051 Biodiversity I & BIOL1052Biodiversity II

Syllabus: A practical introduction to Caribbean floraand fauna, including the use of ecologicalmethods.

Teaching: A five day residential course in a Caribbeanisland.

Method ofExamination: An assessment of the student’s field note

book. 100%

BIOL2151 - GENETICS I (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: BIOC1351 Introductory Biochemistry &BIOL1151 Introductory Genetics

Syllabus: Gene structure and expression: Themodern concept of the gene in prokaryotes and

eukaryotes. Transcription and processing ofRNA.Genome organisation: In prokaryotes andeukaryotes. Extranuclear genomes.Genetic mutation: Isolation and analysis ofmutants. Mutagens. DNA repair.Transmission genetics: Mendelianprinciples. Linkage and recombination.Lysis, lysogeny and crossing in bacteriophages.Conjugation. transduction and transformation inbacteria. Sexual and parasexual analysesin fungi. Genetic analysis in higher eukary-otes. Maternal effects and extranucleargenetics.Genetic recombination: Breakage andreunion. Models for generalised recombinationand gene convers ion. Si te-speci f icrecombination. Transposons.

Teaching: Two lectures, one-three hour practical andone tutorial per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: Practical reports 20%

In-course Test(s)/Assignment(s) 20%

BIOL2152 - GENERAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: BIOL2151 Genetics I

Syllabus: Isolation and analysis of nucleic acidsand proteins: Isolation methods.Detectionand quantification of DNA, RNA andproteins. Electrophoretic techniques.Restriction and modification systems.Restriction endonucleases. Physicalmapping. Hybridisation techniques.Sequencing.Genetic manipulation: Plasmid andbacteriophage doning vectors. Cloningstrategies. Gene libraries. Gene transfersystems. In vitro mutagenesis.Gene Expression: Promoter-probeplasmids. Expression vectors. In situ

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Hybridization and Immunofluorescentdetection methods. In vitro translation.

Teaching: Two lectures, three hours of practicals andone tutorial per week.



BIOL2950 - BIOLOGY ELECTIVE (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: None

Syllabus: An advanced course in the BiologicalSciences taken as an exchange student atan approved institution and pre-approved bythe Dean.

ECOL2055 - HORTICULTURE (4 credits)


Syllabus: Horticulture is reviewed from a scientific base,exploring the environmental, genetic andcultural manipulation of plants for food (fruitsand vegetables), pleasure (ornamentals) andrecreation (turf). Sessions begin with a briefsurvey of horticulture and its significancelocally and worldwide. These progress tostudy representative plant groups throughstages in plant production, from propagationto growth through development both of thewhole plant and of the population. In lectures,tutorials and practicals, plant responses tovariations in soil / substrate type, water,minerals, light temperature, genotype and thepresence of other organisms (pest, diseasesand weeds) as well as spacing, pruning andimposed stress will be considered. Methodsfor analysing plant productivity in terms ofquality and quantity are introduced anddiscussed.



Tutorial essay 10%Practical examination 20%

ECOL2451 - POPULATION ECOLOGY (4 credits)


Syllabus: Life tables. Exponential and logistic populationgrowth. Population regulation.Deterministic andstochastic theories of life history evolution.Evolution and consequences of dispersal.Habitat selection. Quantitative ecologicalmethods.Population dynamics and resourceexploitation.

Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial and three hoursof practical per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 70%Examination: Project Report/Essay 30%

ECOL2452 - COMMUNITY ECOLOGY (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: ECOL2451 Population Ecology

Syllabus: Neutralism, commensalism, protocooperation,mutualism. Interference and exploitationcompetition. Competition equations. Nichecharacteristics. Competitive exclusion.Character displacement. Predator/preyinteractions. Optimal foraging. Food webstructure. Community stability. Plant-animalinteractions – frugivory and pollination.Population models and parasitoid-host systems.Community changes. Quantitative ecologicalmethods. Palaeoecology.

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Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 70%Examination: Project report/Essay 30%

ECOL2453 - CARIBBEAN ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY (4 credits)


Syllabus: Plate tectonics, island formation andCaribbean geology. Climate patterns (pastand present). Equilibrium theory of islandbiogeography. Species turnover. Taxon cycle.The major habitat types found in theCaribbean - location, structure, anthropogenicinfluences and typical species. Reviews ofdistribution, evolution and ecology of selectedtaxonomic groups. Field survey methods.

Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial and one practicalper week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 50%Examination: Mid-term Test 10%

Field Notebook 40%

ECOL2454 - MARINE BIOLOGY (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: ECOL2451 Population Ecology.

Syllabus: Basic oceanography - tidal cycles, waves,ocean circulation and seawaterchemistry.Global distr ibut ions, zonation andadaptat ions of subl i t toral , interdi talplanktonic, nektonic and deep seaorganisms. Sampling techniques.


Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 70%Examination: Practical Reports 20%


MICR2251 - GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: BIOL1051 Biodiversity I & BIOC1351Introductory Biochemistry

Syllabus: Sterilisation and disinfection. Cultivation ofmicroorganisms. Enumeration of micro-organisms. Biology of selected groups ofbacteria, fungi and viruses. Aspects ofapplied microbiology.

Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial and one three hourpractical per week.



MICR2252 - EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: MICR2251 General Microbiology

Syllabus: An introduction to the biology of the eukaryoticmicroorganisms: algae, fungi, and protista.Structure and function, reproduction,physiology, behaviour, and ecology.

Teaching: Two lectures and three hours of practical perweek.


In-course test(s)/Assignment(s) 10%

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LEVEL III BIOLOGICAL COURSES

BIOC3053 - CELL SIGNALLING (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: BIOL2152 General Molecular Biology.

Syllabus: Intracellular signalling: ion fluxes andelectrical fields, establishment of cellpolarity.Intercellular signalling: Chemical messengersin “lower” organisms. The evolution ofhormones. General aspects of hormoneaction.Animal systems: signal transduction by Gproteins. Steroid hormone action.Plant systems: the molecular basis of planthormone action.

Teaching: Two lectures and three hours of practicalsper week.



BIOC3251 - MICROBIAL BIOCHEMISTRY (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: BIOC2351 Biochemistry I.

Syllabus: Alternatives to the glycolytic pathway forsugar metabolism in micro-organisms.Fermentation; diversity of products inbacteria. Bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system.Glyoxylate cycle. Anaplerotic pathwaysunique to micro-organisms. Anoxygenicphotosynthesis. Lithotrophy. Anerobicrespiration. Nitrogen fixation. Regulation ofactivities and cellular levels of microbialenzymes.


Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: Practical report(s) 30%


BIOC3352 - BIOCHEMISTRY III (4 Credits)

Pre-requisites: BIOC2351 Biochemistry I & BIOC2352Biochemistry II

Syllabus: The areas of study may vary from year toyear but will usually include;-Clinicalbiochemistry and techniques, biologicalmembranes and transport, food biochemistry,protein structure and function, molecularchaperones.

Teaching: Two one-hour lectures and one three hourpractical every week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: In-course test(s) /Assignment(s) 20%


BIOC3354 - BIOCHEMISTRY OF HUMAN DISEASE (4 credits)

Prerequisite: BIOC2351 Biochemistry I

Syllabus: The areas of study will focus on a variety ofhuman diseases such as: HIV/AIDS,cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity,various cancers, liver disease, kidney disease,various syndromes and deficiencies includingin-born errors of metabolism. Various aspectsof the biochemistry will be studied for thediseases,with a highlight of the latest ground-breaking research in the area. The areasstudied will include specific biochemicalpathways, key proteins and enzymes that play arole in the disease, and linkage of thesepathways with the presentation of the symptomsof the disease.

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Teaching: Two one-hour lectures, one hour tutorial andthree hours of practical per week

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: In-course test(s)/assignment(s) 20%


BIOC3950 - BIOCHEMISTRY RESEARCH PROJECT (8 credits)

Pre-requisites: BIOL2151 Genetics I, BIOL2152 GeneralMolecular Biology, BIOC2351 BiochemistryI & BIOC2352 Biochemistry II

Anti-requisites:BIOL3950 Biology Research Project,MICR3950 Microbiology Research Project orECOL3950 Ecology Research Project

Syllabus: A practical project in Biochemistry carried outunder the supervision of a staff member.Students will be allocated one of theavailable research topics and are expectedto spend not less than 144 hours in field/laboratory studies. The project will bepresented both orally in the form of a shortseminar and in a written report. Three typedand bound copies of the written report mustbe presented.

Method of Supervisor’s Assessment 15%Examination: Seminar 15%

Project Report 70%

BIOL3023 - CORAL REEF BIOLOGY (4credits)

Pre-requisite: ECOL2454 Marine Biology

Syllabus: Biology of scleractinian corals: Anatomy,skeletal morphology, calcification andskeletogenesis, endosymbiosis withzooxanthellae, modes of feeding, reproductionand recruitment, environmental factors thatinfluence growth and distribution.

Ecology of coral communities: Theory ofcoral reef formation, types of reef. Reefcommunity structure and zonation. Dynamicsof coral communities including diversity/stability relationships, keystone species,algal-herbivore and predator prey interac-tions, inter-specific competition, succession,and disturbance. A survey of the majorgroups of reef-associated organisms includingother coelenterates, porifera, molluscs, echi-noderms, fishes, and algae. Emphasis willbe on Caribbean coral reefs, but comparisonswill be made among reefs from other regions.Practical Work: Laboratory exercises ontaxonomy and physiology of corals and otherreef-associated organisms. Field exercises,with extensive in-water work, on coral reefcommunity structure and dynamics.


Method of One 2-hour theory paper 60%Examination: Laboratory reports 30%

In-course practical tests 10%

BIOL3053 - DEVELOPMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY (4 credits)

Prerequisite: BIOL 2053 Physiology of Plants & Animals

Antirequisites: BL 22A Animal Physiology or BL 22B PlantPhysiology

Syllabus: Plants: Internal and external regulation offlowering plant growth and developmentincluding phytohormones.Animals: Human growth and development.Reproduction. Overview of prenatal andpostnatal development. Integrative systems.In depth analysis of selected processes inplant and animal development.


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Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 70%Examination: In-course tests/assignments 10%

Project reports 20%

BIOL 3152 - BIOINFORMATICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: BIOL2152 General Molecular Biology

Syllabus: Common types of genomic and proteomicdata including DNA and protein sequences,motifs, domains, patterns, secondarystructure and folding classes, tertiarystructure. DNA and protein sequence analysisincluding analysis of homology, identificationof motifs and domains, pair-wise andmultiple alignments including global andlocal alignments. Dynamic programmingalgorithms for sequence alignment, predictionof secondary structure, prediction of genestructure. Methods of phylogenetic analysis.The distribution of data through publicdatabases, data formats, and end-userapplications for manipulation and analysisincluding use of PAM250 scoring matrix,BLOSUM 62, scoring matrix, FASTA, BLAST,PSI-BLAST, PHI-BLAST, PSSM, Smith-Waterman dynamic Programming.

Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial, and three hoursof practical per week

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: In-course test(s)/Assignment(s) 40%

BIOL3950 - BIOLOGY RESEARCH PROJECT (8 credits)

Pre-requisites: 16 credits from Level II Biological courses.Only available to final year studentsmajoring in Biology.

Anti-requisites:BIOC3950 Biochemistry Research Project,MICR3950 Microbiology Research Project orECOL3950 Ecology Research Project

Syllabus: A practical project in Biology carried outunder the supervision of a staff member.Students will be allocated one of theavailable research topics and are expectedto spend not less than 144 hours in field/laboratory studies. The project will bepresented both orally in the form of a shortseminar and in a written report. Three typedand bound copies of the written report mustbe presented.


Project Report 70%

ECOL3451 - HUMAN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: ECOL2451 Population Ecology andECOL2452 Community Ecology.

Syllabus: Human population growth - Historicaltrends, the momentum of population growth,population projections, carrying capacity.Conservation - Conservation as sustainableexploitation of natural resources.Conservation as avoidance of environmentaldeterioration. Caribbean case studies ofpollutants and land use and coastal zonepractices as sources of environmentaldeterioration. Global trends in environmentaldeterioration. Conservation as maintenanceof biological diver-sity - endangered habi-tats, endangered species.

Teaching: Two lectures and three hours of practicalper week.


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ECOL3454 - FISHERIES BIOLOGY (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: ECOL2451 Population Ecology, ECOL2452Community Ecology & ECOL2454 MarineBiology

Syllabus: Global trends in fisheries yields andconsumption patterns. Caribbean fisheriesand current legislation. Methods for determiningstock structure, migration and stockabundance. Indices of abundance. Stockdynamics, Stock-recruitment relationships.Surplus production and yield per recruitmodels for predicting fishery yields.

Teaching: Two lectures and three hours of practicalsper week.



ECOL3950 - ECOLOGY RESEARCH PROJECT (8 credits)

Pre-requisites: ECOL2451 Population Ecology, ECOL2452Community Ecology & ECOL2453Caribbean Island Biogeography

Anti-requisites:BIOL3950 Biology Research Project,MICR3950 Microbiology Research Project orBIOC3950 Biochemistry Research Project

Syllabus: A practical project in Ecology carried outunder the supervision of a staff member(s).Students will be allocated one of theavailable research topics and are expectedto spend not less than 144 hours in field/laboratory studies. The project will bepresented both orally in the form of a shortseminar and in a written report. Three typed,and bound copies of the written report mustbe presented.

ECOL3452 - BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: ECOL2451 Population Ecology & ECOL2452Community Ecology.

Syllabus: Environmental and genetic effects onbehaviour. Individual and group selection.Group living and social systems. Territoriality anddominance hierarchies. Kin and reciprocalaltruism. Contest behaviour and evolutionarystable strategies.Mate choice and sexualselection. Parent-offspring conflict. Interspecificcomparisons of parental investment.

Teaching: Two lectures and three hours of practical perweek.


ECOL3453 - CROP ECOLOGY (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: ECOL2452 Community Ecology & BIOL1151Introductory Genetics

Syllabus: Autecology of selected crop species and theirevolution, propagation and breeding.Interactions of crop species with weed, pest,disease and beneficial organisms in theagroecosystem. Control of weeds, diseasesand pests by cultural, chemical and biologicalmeans. Integrated pest management.


Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: Project Report 20%

Essay 20%

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Method of Supervisor’s assessment 15%Examination: Seminar 15%

Project Report 70%

MICR3059 - IMMUNOBIOLOGY (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: BIOC1351 Introductory Biochemistry &BIOL2151 Genetics I

Syllabus: The mammalian immune system. Cells andorgans involved in the immune response. Cellbiology of phagocytosis. Structure andfunctions of the immunoglobulins. Phylogenyof the immune system. Immunoprophylaxis.

Teaching: Two lectures and three hours of practical andone tutorial per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 80%Examination: In-course Test(s)/Assignments 20%

MICR3251 – FOOD MICROBIOLOGY (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: MICR2251 General Microbiology &MICR2252 Eukaryotic Microorganisms

Syllabus: Factors regulating the development of foodmicroorganisms and methods to controlthese factors. Food pathogens andmicroorganisms deteriorating the majorfood types. Good practices in alimentarytransformations. Food contamination andi ntoxications.


Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: Practical report(s) 30%


MICR3252 - MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: Either MICR2251 General Microbiology &MICR2252 Eukaryotic Microorganisms orECOL2451 Population Ecology, ECOL2452Community Ecology & ECOL2453Caribbean Island Biogeography

Syllabus: Ecology and evolution. Ecology of individuals.Microbial population and community ecology.Biofilms. Biogeochemical cycles. Speciesinteractions.


Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 60%Examination: Practical Report(s) 30%


MICR3253 - BIOLOGY OF VIRUSES (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: MICR2251 General Microbiology &BIOL2151 Genetics I

Syllabus: The nature of viruses. Structure of viruses.Viroids. Prions. Medical virology – viraldiseases of humans, mode of transmission,symptoms, pathogenesis,control measures,vaccination, antiviral drugs, interferon. Plantviruses – disease symptoms, controlmeasures. Molecular virology: entry and exitof viruses from host cells; RNA virusreplication; DNA virus replication viraloncogenesis

Teaching: Two lectures , one tutorial and three hoursof practicals per week.



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MICR3258 - PATHOGENIC MICRO-ORGANISMS (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: MICR2251 General Microbiology &BIOL2151 Genetics I

Syllabus: The normal microbial flora of the human body.Opportunistic infections. The pathogenesis ofinfectious diseases. Special properties ofpathogenic micro-organisms. Virulencedeterminants - aggressins, impedins.Identification of pathogenic microbes andlaboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases.Epidemiology and control of infections.Principles of anti-microbial chemotherapy.

Teaching: Two lectures and one tutorial per week andthree hour practicals including attachment toa Medical Laboratory.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 70%Examination: Practical Report 10%


MICR3950 - MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH PROJECT (8 credits)

Pre-requisites: MICR2251 General Microbiology, BIOL2151Genetics I, BIOC2351 Biochemistry I &MICR2252 Eukaryotic Micro-organisms

Anti-requisites:BIOC3950 Biochemistry Research Project,BIOL3950 Biology Research Project orECOL3950 Ecology Research Project

Syllabus: A practical project in Microbiology carried outunder the supervision of a staff member.Students will be allocated one of theavailable research topics and are expectedto spend not less than 144 hours in field/laboratory studies. The project will bepresented both orally in the form of a shortseminar and in a written report. Three typedand bound copies of the written report mustbe presented.

Method of Supervisor’s assessment 15%Examination: Seminar 15%

Project Report 70%

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The Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences offersa Major, Double Major and Minor in Chemistry.

MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY:

LEVEL I(Students Entering Level I in 2006/7)CHEM1010 Fundamentals of ChemistryCHEM1020 Introductory Chemistry

OR

(Students Entering Level II in 2006/7)CHEM1215 Organic Chemistry ICHEM1115 Inorganic Chemistry ICHEM1315 Physical Chemistry ICHEM1415 Analytical Chemistry I

LEVEL IICHEM2010 Practical Chemistry I (2 credits)CHEM2020 Practical Chemistry II (2 credits)CHEM2100 Inorganic Chemistry ICHEM2200 Organic Chemistry ICHEM2300 Physical Chemistry ICHEM2400 Analytical Chemistry I

LEVEL IIIEight (8) Credits From:CHEM3115 Transition Metal ChemistryCHEM3215 Organic synthesis and MechanismsCHEM3315 Physical Chemistry III

AND Four (4) Credits From:CHEM2025 Kinetics and MechanismsCHEM3135 Bioinorganic ChemistryCHEM3145 Bonding in Inorganic ChemistryCHEM3225 Natural Products ChemistryCHEM3235 Bioorganic ChemistryCHEM3415 Analytical Chemistry IIICHEM3505 Chemistry Research Project (8 credits)

CHEMISTRY

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MINOR IN CHEMISTRY (Sixteen (16) Credits):

CHEM2010 Practical Chemistry I (2 credits)CHEM2020 Practical Chemistry II (2 credits)

AND Twelve (12) Credits from:CHEM2100 Inorganic Chemistry ICHEM2200 Organic Chemistry ICHEM2300 Physical Chemistry ICHEM2400 Analytical Chemistry I

DOUBLE MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY:

LEVEL I(Students Entering Level I in 2006/7)CHEM1010 Fundamentals of ChemistryCHEM1020 Introductory Chemistry

OR

(Students Entering Level II in 2006/7)CHEM1115 Inorganic Chemistry ICHEM1215 Organic Chemistry ICHEM1315 Physical Chemistry ICHEM1415 Analytical Chemistry I

LEVEL IICHEM2010 Practical Chemistry I (2 credits)CHEM2020 Practical Chemistry II (2 credits)CHEM2100 Inorganic Chemistry ICHEM2200 Organic Chemistry ICHEM2300 Physical Chemistry ICHEM2400 Analytical Chemistry I

LEVEL IIICHEM3505 Chemistry Research Project (8 credits)

AND Thirty-Six (36) Credits From:BIOC2351 Biochemistry ICHEM2025 Kinetics and MechanismsCHEM3115 Transition Metal ChemistryCHEM3135 Bioinorganic ChemistryCHEM3145 Bonding in Inorganic ChemistryCHEM3215 Organic synthesis and MechanismsCHEM3225 Natural Products ChemistryCHEM3235 Bioorganic ChemistryCHEM3315 Physical Chemistry IIICHEM3415 Analytical Chemistry III

NOTE: The Final Year requirements for the Major &Double Major in Chemistry will change inAcademic Year 2007/2008. Interestedstudents should consult the ChemistryCoordinator.

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PRELIMINARY CHEMISTRY COURSES

CHEM0615 - PRELIMINARY CHEMISTRY I (6 P-credits)

Prerequisite: None

Corequisite: CHEM0625 Preliminary Chemistry II orequivalent.

Syllabus: A course of about 39 lectures, associatedtutorials and a maximum of 39 hours oflaboratory work on the fundamentals ofChemistry and elementary Organic Chemistry.

Fundamentals of Chemistry: Atomic theoryof matter. The mole concept, chemicalequations and stoichiometry. Electronconfigurations of the elements: the PeriodicTable. Properties of isolated atoms. Chemicalbonding and energy changes. Classificationof bonds. Molecular structures. Interactionsbetween molecules.Organic Chemistry: Structures, formulaeand nomenclature of organic compounds.Introduction to reaction mechanisms.Functional groups and their reactions:hydrocarbons, halides, alcohols, amines,carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids andtheir derivatives, including aliphatic andaromatic systems. Polymers.

Teaching: Three lectures, one tutorial and three hoursof practical work per week.

Examination: Final examination (three hours) 70 %In-course test(s) / assignment(s) 10 %Practicals 20 %

CHEM0625 - PRELIMINARY CHEMISTRY II (6 P-credits)

Prerequisite: None

Corequisite: CHEM0615 (Preliminary Chemistry I) or itsequivalent.

Syllabus: A course of about 39 lectures, associatedtutorials and a maximum of 39 hours oflaboratory work on elementary PhysicalChemistry and Inorganic Chemistry.

Physical Chemistry: Properties of solids,liquids, gases and solutions. Laws ofthermochemistry. Energetics of reactions:Hess’ Law, thermodynamic cycles. Kinetics:rates and mechanisms of reactions. Equilibriain gas phase and solution reactions includingacid-base, redox and precipitation. Principlesof electrochemistry.Inorganic Chemistry: Periodicity of chemicalbehaviour: dependence on electronconfiguration. Properties and reactions of themain group elements and their compounds,with emphasis on hydrogen, Group s 1,2and 17, and Periods (n=2) and (n=3). Firstrow transition metals and coordinationcomplexes. Industrial processes andenvironmental considerations.

Teaching: Three lectures, one tutorial and three hoursof practical work per week.

Examination: Final examination (three hours) 70 %In-course test(s) / assignment(s) 10 %Practicals 20 %

LEVEL I CHEMISTRY COURSES

CHEM1010 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (6 Credits)

Prerequisite: CHEM0615 Preliminary Chemistry I &CHEM0625 Preliminary Chemistry II, orCAPE Chemistry Units 1 & 2, or equivalent.

Syllabus: A course of 39 lectures, associated tutorialsand 52 hours of practical work, on thefundamental aspects of Chemistry.

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Basic Principles: Molecular energetics; Anintroduction to spectroscopy.Atoms and Diatomic Molecules: Atomicstructure and properties; Bonding indiatomic molecules.Polyatomic Molecules: Molecularstructures; Reactions.

Teaching: Three lectures, one tutorial and four hoursof practical work per week.

Method of Final examination (three hours) 60 %Examination: In-course test(s) / assignment(s) 20 %

Practicals 20 %

CHEM1020 - INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY (6 Credits)

Prerequisite: CHEM0615 Preliminary Chemistry I andCHEM0625 Preliminary Chemistry II, orCAPE Chemistry Units 1 & 2, or equivalent.

Syllabus: An introductory course of 39 lectures,associated tutorials and 52 hours of practicalwork, on Inorganic, Organic and PhysicalChemistry.Inorganic Chemistry: Matter in bulk;Coordination complexes; Periodicity in maingroup chemistry.Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons; Halides,alcohols, ethers and amines; Carbonylcompounds, carboxylic acids and theirderivatives.Physical Chemistry: Thermochemistry;Kinetics; Electrochemistry.

Teaching: Three lectures, one tutorial and four hoursof practical work per week.

Method of Final examination (three hours) 60 %Examination: In-course test(s) / assignment(s) 20 %

Practicals 20 %

LEVEL II CHEMISTRY COURSES

CHEM2010 - PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY I (2 Credits)

Prerequisite: CHEM1010 Fundamentals of Chemistry &CHEM1020 Introductory Chemistry

Syllabus: A course of seventy-two (72) hours of practicalwork selected from the disciplines ofAnalytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry.

Teaching: Six hours of practical classes per week.

Method of Practical work 60%Examination: In-course tests and assignments 40%

CHEM2020 - PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY II (2 Credits)


Syllabus: A course of seventy-two (72) hours of practicalwork selected from the disciplines ofAnalytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry.

Teaching: Six hours of practical classes per week.

Method of Practical work 60%Examination: In-course tests and assignments 40%

CHEM2025 - KINETICS AND MECHANISMS (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: CHEM1115 Inorganic Chemistry I,CHEM1215 Organic Chemistry I &CHEM1315 Physical Chemistry I,or CHEM1010 Fundamentals of Chemistryand CHEM1020 Introductory Chemistry

Syllabus: Classification, experimental methods andtheoretical approaches to chemical kinetics;inorganic and organic reaction mechanisms.

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Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial and four hours ofpracticals per week.


Practicals 20%

CHEM2100 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (4 Credits)


Syllabus: A course of 36 lectures and associatedtutorials, surveying the chemistry of themain group and d-block transition elements.Main Group Chemistry: A survey of thestructures, properties and reactions of the s-and p-block elements, and their compounds,including hydrides, oxides, halides, polymersand technologically important materials.Transition Metals: A survey of theproperties and reactions of the first rowtransition metals and their compounds, withemphasis on the effects of the non-degeneracy of the d-orbitals in complexesand on technologically important materials.

Teaching: Three lectures and one tutorial per week.

Method of Final examination (2 hours) 60%Examination: In-course tests and assignments 40%

CHEM2200 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (4 Credits)


Syllabus: A course of 36 lectures and associated tutorialson the essential areas of Organic Chemistry.Reaction mechanisms: Energetics,kinetics and the investigation of mechanisms.Substitution, elimination and additionreactions. Linear free energy relationshipsStereochemistry: Stereoisomerism and

chirality. Fischer convention. Conformationand stereochemistry of ring compounds.Dynamic stereochemistry.Spectroscopy: The application ofspectroscopic techniques in elucidating thestructures of organic molecules.Aromatics: Aromatic and heteroaromaticchemistry. Electrophilic and nucleophilicsubstitution. Polynuclear aromatichydrocarbons (PAH’s). Radical halogenationand oxidation of alkyl benzenes.Synthesis: Principles of organic synthesis:carbanions and their use in carbon-carbonbond formation. Organometallic reagents inorganic synthesis.

Teaching: Three lectures and one tutorial per week.

Method of Final examination (2 hours): 60%Examination: In-course tests and assignments: 40%

CHEM2300 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I (4 Credits)


Syllabus: A course of 36 lectures and associatedtutorials, surveying thermodynamics,properties of matter, molecular spectroscopyand electrochemistry

Teaching: Three lectures and one tutorial per week


CHEM2400 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY I (4 Credits)


Syllabus: A course of 36 lectures and associatedtutorials, surveying the essential areas ofanalytical chemistry: methodology and

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sampling; statistical methods; the use ofspectroscopic, electrochemical, andchromatographic techniques.

Teaching: Three lectures and one tutorial per week


CHEM2950 - CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE (4 Credits)


Syllabus: An advanced course in Chemistry taken asan exchange student at an approvedinstitution and pre-approved by the Dean.

LEVEL III CHEMISTRY COURSES

CHEM3115 - TRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY I (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: CHEM1115 Inorganic Chemistry I

Syllabus: A survey of the properties and reactions ofthe first row transition metals and theircompounds, with emphasis on the effects ofthe nondegeneracy of the d-orbitals incomplexes and on technologically importantmaterials.

Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial and three hours ofpracticals per week.


Practicals 20%

CHEM3135 - BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: CHEM2115 Main Group Chemistry

Co-requisite: CHEM3115 Transition Metal Chemistry I

Syllabus: Importance of metal ions in the environment.Basic concepts of ions in aqueoussolutions. Determination of hydrationnumbers by NMR spectroscopy. Redox po-tentials of cations. Acidity and polymerisationof aquocations. The chemical and physicalfactors controlling the elements of life-energy in biological systems and hydrogenbiochemistry, the role of biologicalmacromolecules and polymers.The roles of some individual elements inbiology and medicine- sodium, potassiumand chlorine. The chemistry of thallium, leadand chromium, molybdenum enzymes,cofactors and model systems. The chemistryof cobalt and iron complexes and their rolein biological systems with respect toelectron transfer reactions in aqueous media.



Practicals 20%

CHEM3145 - BONDING IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: CHEM2115 Main Group Chemistry

Syllabus: Laws of groups and their application tosymmetry elements and symmetryoperations, character tables, irreducible andreducible representaions, LGO/MOapproach to bonding in small moleculesincluding examples with pi bonding and withbridging atoms and transition metalcomplexes.Applications of group theory tospectroscopy. Bonding dissociationenergies. Electronegativity and its effects,Van Arkel-Ketalaar bond triangle. Use ofd-orbitals in bonding by main group

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elements. Charge distribution in moleculesand complex ions: methods of calculation.Group electronegativities.

Teaching: Three lectures and one two-hour tutorial perweek.


CHEM3215 - ORGANIC SYNTHESIS & MECHANISMS (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: CHEM2215 Basic Organic Chemistry

Syllabus: The mechanisms of the main types oforganic reactions, including theintermediacy of carbocations, free radicalsand electron deficient carbon, nitrogen andoxygen atoms.A selection of methods and reagents foreffecting reactions of synthetic value inpreparative organic chemistry, including func-tional group interconversions,formation ofcarbon-carbon bonds , ox ida t ion ,reduction and cyclization.Stereochemical control and selectivity.Retrosynthetic analysis.



Practicals 20%

CHEM3225 - NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: CHEM2215 Basic Organic Chemistry

Syllabus: A course of about 26 lectures to includeprimary and secondary metabolism, proof of

biosynthetic pathways; biosynthesis of fattyacids; acetogenins, terpenoids and alkaloids.



Practicals 20%

CHEM3235 - BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: CHEM1215 - Organic Chemistry I

Syllabus: The structure, preparation, and reactions ofbiologically important compounds based onmodern concepts of organic chemistry.Carbohydrate structure and reactivity, aminoacids and peptide synthesis. Synthesis andreactions of nitrogen heterocycles andanalysis of nucleotides and phosphateesters. Introduction to combinatorialchemistry.



Practicals 20%

CHEM3315 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY III (4 Credits)

Pre-requisites: CHEM1315 Physical Chemistry I

Syllabus: Quantum chemistry, photochemistry,advanced spectroscopic techniques, rateand thermodynamic parameter calculations;special topics.

Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial and a three hoursof practicals per week.


Practicals 20%

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CHEM3415 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY III (4 credits)

Pre-requisites: CHEM2415 Analytical Chemistry II

Syllabus: A survey of advanced instrumentaltechniques, applications, and data analysis,selected from the fol lowing:chromatographic methods, including gaschromatography / mass spectrometry, andhigh performance liquid chromatography(HPLC); Atomic absorption spectroscopy(AAS) and atomic emission spectroscopy(AES); use of the diode arrayspectrophotometer; applied vibrationalspectroscopy, including Fouriertransform infrared (FTIR) and Ramanspectroscopy; electrochemical methods,including potentiometric, conductometric,coulometric, and voltametric methods;biochemical methods, including enzymaticmethods, electrophoresis, DNA andprotein sequencing, and fluorescence;thermogravimetric methods and differentialscanning calorimetry; fundamentals ofcrystallography, including origin ofsystematic absences, intensity of diffraction,and comparison of monochromatic andLaue methods, fluorescence, includingenergy transfer, quenching, andfluorescence anisotrophy statistics;multiplexing; experimental design; use ofcomputers to analysze data.Students will complete an instrumentationrelated project worth 15% of the coursegrade. The project will include approximately20 hours of lab work.

Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial and three hourspracticals per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 60%Examination: In-course(s)/Assignment(s) 10%

Practicals 15%Project 15%

CHEM3505 - CHEMISTRY RESEARCH PROJECT (8 credits)

Pre-requisites: CHEM2115 Main Group Chemistry,CHEM2215 Basic Organic Chemistry &CHEM2315 (C 25C) Physical Chemistry IIAND the permission of the Department. Onlyavailable to final year students majoring inChemistry.

Description: A practical project carried out under thesupervision of a member of staff. The projectwill run throughout the academic year andstudents are expected to spend at least 144hours on laboratory work. Each student willbe required to give a seminar on completionof the project as well as submit two typedand bound copies of a written report.Enrolment will be limited to those studentswho have demonstrated good practical skillsand an aptitude for research.


Project Report 70%

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The Department of Computer Science, Mathematics & Phys-ics offers a Major, Double Major and Minor in Computer Sci-ence and a Major and Minor in Information Technology. Inassociation with the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Optionsof a Double Major combining Computer Science or Informa-tion Technology with Accounting or Management are alsooffered to select students.

MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE:

LEVEL ICOMP1105 Computer Programming ICOMP1115 Computer Programming IIMATH1100 Basic Introductory MathematicsANDELET1110 Digital Electronics (Not required but

strongly recommended)ORFour (4) Level I credits from this Faculty

LEVEL IICOMP2105 Discrete MathematicsCOMP2115 Information StructuresCOMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2145 Software Engineering I

LEVEL IICOMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3180 Algorithm Design and Analysis

AND Eight (8) Credits (including at least one Level IIIcourse) from:COMP2135 Systems SoftwareCOMP2150 Computer Networks ICOMP2160 Object-Oriented ProgrammingCOMP2950 Computer Science ElectiveCOMP3115 Information SystemsCOMP3125 Artificial IntelligenceCOMP3135 Programming LanguagesCOMP3140 Software Engineering IICOMP3155 Computer Networks IICOMP3160 Data Base Management SystemsCOMP3170 Web-Based ApplicationsCOMP3190 Special Topics in Computer ScienceCOMP3200 Compiler TheoryCOMP3210 Electronic CommerceCOMP3910 Computer Science Research Project

COMPUTER SCIENCE& INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY

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MATH1100

COMP2105

COMP3180

COMP2115

COMP1105

COMP1115

COMP2145

COMP3100

COMP2125

ELET1110*

Minimum Course Requirements for B.Sc.(Major in Computer Science)or the Computer Science Component of a Double Major

* Not required but strongly recommended.

Two from (at least onemust be from Level IIIcourses):COMP2135COMP2150COMP2160COMP2950COMP3115COMP3125COMP3135COMP3140COMP3155COMP3160COMP3170COMP3190COMP3200COMP3210COMP3910

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MINOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE [Sixteen (16)Credits]:

At Least Eight (8) Credits From:COMP2105 Discrete MathematicsCOMP2115 Information StructuresCOMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2145 Software Engineering ICOMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3180 Algorithm Design and Analysis

AND At Most Eight (8) Credits from:COMP2135 Systems SoftwareCOMP2150 Computer Networks ICOMP2160 Object-Oriented ProgrammingCOMP2950 Computer Science ElectiveCOMP3115 Information SystemsCOMP3125 Artificial IntelligenceCOMP3135 Programming LanguagesCOMP3140 Software Engineering IICOMP3155 Computer Networks IICOMP3160 Data Base Management SystemsCOMP3170 Web-Based ApplicationsCOMP3190 Special Topics in Computer ScienceCOMP3200 Compiler TheoryCOMP3210 Electronic CommerceCOMP3910 Research Project

N.B: Students are not allowed to take both COMP3115Information Systems and MGMT3011 ManagementInformation Systems II for credit.

MAJOR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:



LEVEL IICOMP2105 Discrete MathematicsCOMP2115 Information StructuresCOMP2145 Software Engineering ICOMP2160 Object-Oriented Programming

LEVEL IIICOMP3160 Database Management SystemsCOMP3170 Web-Based Applications

AND Eight (8) Credits (including at least one Level IIIcourse) from:COMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2135 Systems SoftwareCOMP2150 Computer Networks ICOMP2950 Computer Science ElectiveCOMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3115 Information SystemsCOMP3125 Artificial IntelligenceCOMP3135 Programming LanguagesCOMP3140 Software Engineering IICOMP3155 Computer Networks IICOMP3160 Database Management SystemsCOMP3180 Algorithm Design and AnalysisCOMP3190 Special Topics in Computer ScienceCOMP3200 Compiler TheoryCOMP3210 Introduction to Electronic CommerceCOMP3910 Computer Science Research Project

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Minimum Course Requirements for B.Sc. (Major in IT)or the IT Component of a Double Major


MATH1100

COMP2105

COMP2115 COMP2160 COMP2145

COMP1115

COMP1105ELET1110*

COMP3160 COMP3170

Two from (at least onemust be from Level IIIcourses):COMP2125COMP2135COMP2150COMP2950COMP3100COMP3115COMP3160COMP3125COMP3135COMP3140COMP3155COMP3180COMP3190COMP3200COMP3910

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LEVEL IICOMP2105 Discrete MathematicsCOMP2115 Information StructuresCOMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2145 Software Engineering ICOMP2150 Computer Networks ICOMP2160 Object-Oriented Programming

AND at most Eight (8) Credits From:COMP2135 Systems SoftwareCOMP2950 Computer Science ElectiveELET2100 Microprocessors IELET2130 Digital Communications IPHYS2104 Neural Networks

LEVEL IIICOMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3155 Computer Networks IICOMP3160 Database Management SystemsCOMP3180 Algorithm Design and AnalysisCOMP3910 Computer Science Research Project

AND at least Twelve (12) Credits From:COMP3115 Information SystemsCOMP3125 Artificial IntelligenceCOMP3135 Programming LanguagesCOMP3140 Software Engineering IICOMP3170 Web-Based ApplicationsCOMP3190 Special Topics in Computer ScienceCOMP3200 Compiler TheoryCOMP3210 Introduction to Electronic CommerceELET3100 Microprocessors IIELET3151 Digital Communications II

MINOR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [Sixteen (16) Credits]:

At Least Eight (8) Credits From:COMP2105 Discrete MathematicsCOMP2115 Information StructuresCOMP2145 Software Engineering ICOMP2160 Object-Oriented ProgrammingCOMP3160 Database Management SystemsCOMP3170 Web-Based Applications

AND At Most Eight (8) Credits From:COMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2135 Systems SoftwareCOMP2150 Computer Networks ICOMP2950 Computer Science ElectiveCOMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3115 Information SystemsCOMP3125 Artificial IntelligenceCOMP3135 Programming LanguagesCOMP3140 Software Engineering IICOMP3155 Computer Networks IICOMP3180 Algorithm Design and AnalysisCOMP3190 Special Topics in Computer ScienceCOMP3200 Compiler TheoryCOMP3210 Introduction to Electronic CommerceCOMP3910 Research Project

N.B: Students are not allowed to take both COMP3115Information Systems and MGMT3011 ManagementInformation Systems II for credits.

DOUBLE MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE:



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Minimum Requirements for B.Sc.(Double Major in Computer Science)


ELET1110* MATH1100 COMP1105

COMP1115

COMP2115

COMP2160

COMP2150 COMP2145

COMP3910COMP3155COMP3160COMP3180COMP3100

COMP2105

COMP2125

At least three from:

COMP3115COMP3125COMP3135COMP3140COMP3170COMP3190COMP3200COMP3210COMP3100COMP3151

At most two:

COMP2135COMP2950COMP2104COMP2100COMP2130

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DOUBLE MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ANDACCOUNTING:

LEVEL ICOMP1105 Computer Programming ICOMP1115 Computer Programming IIMATH1100 Basic MathematicsMATH1110 Applied StatisticsACCT1002 Introduction to Financial AccountingACCT1103 Cost and Management Accounting IECON1001 Introduction to MicroeconomicsECON1002 Introduction to MacroeconomicsMGMT1001 Principles of ManagementANDELET1110 Digital ElectronicsORFOUR (4) Level I Credits from any Faculty

ANDFOUN1001 English for Academic PurposesORFOUN1008 Rhetoric II: Writing for Special Purposes

LEVEL IICOMP2105 Discrete MathematicsCOMP2115 Information StructuresCOMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2145 Software Engineering IACCT2014 Financial Accounting IACCT2015 Financial Accounting IIMGMT2023 Financial ManagementFOUN1101 Caribbean Civilization

LEVEL II ACCOUNTING ELECTIVESAND Six (6) Credits from:

ACCT2018 Government AccountingMKTG2001 Principles of MarketingMGMT2005 Microcomputer Applications for BusinessMGMT2008 Organisational BehaviourMGMT2020 Managerial EconomicsMGMT2006 Management Information Systems IMGMT2021 Business Law I

REQUIREMENTS FOR THEDOUBLE MAJOR OPTIONS INCOMPUTER SCIENCE ORINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYAND MANAGEMENT ORACCOUNTING

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LEVEL IIICOMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3180 Algorithm Design and AnalysisACCT2017 Intermediate Cost AccountingACCT3043 AuditingFOUN1301 Law, Governance and Society

AND EitherACCT3040 Accounting TheoryORACCT3041 Advanced Financial Accounting

AND Eight (8) Credits (including at least oneLevel III course) from:COMP2135 Systems SoftwareCOMP2150 Computer Networks ICOMP2160 Object-Oriented ProgrammingCOMP3115 Information SystemsCOMP3125 Artificial IntelligenceCOMP3135 Programming LanguagesCOMP3140 Software Engineering IICOMP3155 Computer Networks IICOMP3160 Database Management SYSTEMSCOMP3170 Web-Based ApplicationsCOMP3190 Special Topics In Computer ScienceCOMP3200 Compiler TheoryCOMP3210 Electronic CommerceCOMP3910 Computer Science Research Project

LEVEL III ACCOUNTING ELECTIVESAND Six (6) Credits from:

ACCT3041 Advanced Financial AccountingACCT3015 Accounting Information SystemsACCT3039 Cost & Management Accounting IIACCT3040 Advanced Accounting TheoryACCT3044 Advanced AuditingMGMT3072 Services Sector AccountingMGMT3049 Financial Institutions and MarketsMGMT3240 Managerial CommunicationsMGMT3023 Independent StudyMGMT3048 Financial Management IIMGMT3052 Taxation and Tax Management

DOUBLE MAJOR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYAND ACCOUNTING:



LEVEL IICOMP2105 Discrete MathematicsCOMP2115 Information StructuresCOMP2145 Software Engineering ICOMP2160 Object-Oriented ProgrammingACCT2014 Financial Accounting IACCT2015 Financial Accounting IIMGMT2023 Financial Management

ANDFOUN1101 Caribbean Civilization

LEVEL II ACCOUNTING ELECTIVESAND Six (6) Credits From:ACCT2018 Government AccountingMKTG2001 Principles of MarketingMGMT2005 Microcomputer Applications for

BusinessMGMT2008 Organisational Behaviour

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DOUBLE MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ANDMANAGEMENT:



LEVEL IICOMP2105 Discrete MathematicsCOMP2115 Information StructuresCOMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2145 Software Engineering IMKTG2001 Principles of MarketingMGMT2006 Information Systems IMGMT2008 Organisational BehaviourMGMT2020 Managerial EconomicsMGMT2023 Financial ManagementMGMT2026 Production & Operations ManagementANDFOUN1101 Caribbean Civilization

LEVEL III

COMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3180 Algorithm Design and AnalysisMGMT3017 Human Resources ManagementANDFOUN1301 Law, Governance and Society

MGMT2020 Managerial EconomicsMGMT2006 Management Information Systems IMGMT2021 Business Law I

LEVEL IIICOMP3160 Database Management StudiesCOMP3170 Web-Based ApplicationsACCT2017 Intermediate Cost AccountingACCT3043 AuditingANDACCT3040 Accounting TheoryORACCT3041 Advanced Financial Accounting

ANDFOUN1301 Law, Governance and Society

AND Eight (8) Credits (including at least one LevelIII course) from:COMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2135 Systems SoftwareCOMP2150 Computer Networks ICOMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3115 Information SystemsCOMP3125 Artificial IntelligenceCOMP3135 Programming LanguagesCOMP3140 Software Engineering IICOMP3155 Computer Networks IICOMP3180 Algorithm Design and AnalysisCOMP3190 Special Topics In CSCOMP3200 Compiler TheoryCOMP3210 Electronic CommerceCOMP3910 Computer Science Research Project

LEVEL III ACCOUNTING ELECTIVESAND Six (6) Credits From:ACCT3041 Advanced Financial AccountingACCT3015 Accounting Information SystemsACCT3039 Cost & Management Accounting IIACCT3040 Advanced Accounting TheoryACCT3044 Advanced AuditingMGMT3072 Services Sector AccountingMGMT3049 Financial Institutions and MarketsMGMT3240 Managerial CommunicationsMGMT3023 Independent StudyMGMT3048 Financial Management IIMGMT3052 Taxation and Tax Management

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AND Eight (8) Credits (including AT LEAST one LevelIII course) from:COMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2135 Systems SoftwareCOMP2150 Computer Networks ICOMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3115 Information SystemsCOMP3125 Artificial IntelligenceCOMP3135 Programming LanguagesCOMP3140 Software Engineering IICOMP3155 Computer Networks IICOMP3180 Algorithm Design and AnalysisCOMP3190 Special Topics In CSCOMP3200 Compiler TheoryCOMP3210 Electronic CommerceCOMP3910 Research Project

AND Nine (9) Credits from LEVEL III Electives:ACCT3015 Accounting Information SystemsACCT3039 Advanced Management & Cost

AccountingMGMT3011 Management Information Systems IIMGMT3018 Industrial RelationsMGMT3022 Organisational DevelopmentMGMT3033 Business, Government and SocietyMGMT3037 International BusinessMGMT3038 Cross-National ManagementMGMT3045 Business Law IIMGMT3048 Financial Management IIMGMT3049 Financial Institutions and MarketsMGMT3052 Taxation and Tax ManagementMGMT3053 International Financial ManagementMGMT3056 Project ManagementMGMT3058 New Venture ManagementMGMT3075 Public Enterprise ManagementMGMT3076 Managing Financial InstitutionsMKTG3000 Marketing ManagementMKTG3001 International Marketing ManagementMKTG3002 Marketing ResearchMKTG3009 Services Marketing

DOUBLE MAJOR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY &MANAGEMENT:



LEVEL IICOMP2105 Discrete MathematicsCOMP2115 Information StructuresCOMP2145 Software Engineering ICOMP2160 Object-Oriented ProgrammingMKTG2001 Principles of MarketingMGMT2006 Information Systems IMGMT2008 Organisational BehaviourMGMT2020 Managerial EconomicsMGMT2023 Financial ManagementMGMT2026 Production & Operations Management

ANDFOUN1101 Caribbean Civilization

LEVEL III

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COMP3160 Database Management StudiesCOMP3170 Web-Based ApplicationsMGMT3017 Human Resources ManagementANDFOUN1301 Law, Governance and Society

AND Eight (8) Credits (including AT LEAST one LevelIII course) from:COMP2125 Computer ArchitectureCOMP2135 Systems SoftwareCOMP2150 Computer Networks ICOMP3100 Operating SystemsCOMP3115 Information SystemsCOMP3125 Artificial IntelligenceCOMP3135 Programming LanguagesCOMP3140 Software Engineering IICOMP3155 Computer Networks IICOMP3180 Algorithm Design and AnalysisCOMP3190 Special Topics In Computer ScienceCOMP3210 Electronic CommerceCOMP3200 Compiler TheoryCOMP3910 Computer Science Research Project

AND Nine (9) Credits from Level III Electives:ACCT3015 Accounting Information SystemsACCT3039 Advanced Management & Cost

AccountingMGMT3011 Management Information Systems IIMGMT3018 Industrial RelationsMGMT3022 Organisational DevelopmentMGMT3033 Business, Government and SocietyMGMT3037 International BusinessMGMT3038 Cross-National ManagementMGMT3045 Business Law IIMGMT3048 Financial Management IIMGMT3049 Financial Institutions and MarketsMGMT3052 Taxation and Tax ManagementMGMT3053 International Financial ManagementMGMT3056 Project Management

MGMT3058 New Venture ManagementMGMT3075 Public Enterprise ManagementMGMT3076 Managing Financial InstitutionsMKTG3000 Marketing ManagementMKTG3001 International Marketing ManagementMKTG3002 Marketing ResearchMKTG3009 Services Marketing

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LEVEL I COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES

COMP1005 - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: None (but registration restricted tonon- majors in Computer Science)

Overview: An introduction to the fundamental conceptsof computing and computers with a particularemphasis on providing a broad overview ofthe field of Computer Science.

Syllabus: Problem Solving and Programming(Algorithmic development, coding using ahigh-level language)Application Programming (Databases,spreadsheets, report generation)Fundamental Topics (Computer Architecture,operating systems, database Systemsandinformation retrieval, human-computercommunication, software engineering,networks,artificial intelligence, current trendsand research).

Teaching; Three (3) lectures and one tutorial per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 60%Examination: In-course Tests/Assignments 40%

COMP1105 - COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: None

Overview; An introduction treatment of computerprogramming with an emphasis onproblemanalysis, algorithmic development and thefundamental principles of programming.

Syllabus: Basic Computer Architecture (Centralprocessor, main and secondary memory,Input/output devices)Integrated Development Environments(Editors, Compilers, debuggers, libraries)Problem Solving (top-down design, stepwise

refinement, sorting and searching)Files (Standard input/output, sequentialtext files)Data Types (integers, reals, characters,strings)Operators (Assignment, arithmetic,relational, Boolean, precedence rules)Control Structures (Sequencing, iteration,selection)Data Structures (Linear arrays)Modules (Functions, Values and referenceparameters, scope rules)

Teaching; Three (3) lectures, one tutorial and two (2)hours of labs per week.


COMP1115 - COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP1105 Computer Programming I

Overview: An intermediate treatment of computerprogramming with an emphasis on modulardesign and basic data structures.

Syllabus: Problem Solving (Recursion, randomness)Files (Direct and indexed files)Data Types (Enumerated types, typedefinitions)Data Structures (Structures, multidimensionalarrays, systems, pointers)Basic Abstract Data Types (Lists, stacks,queues)Pointers (Dynamic memory allocation)Classes and Data Abstraction

Teaching; Three (3) lectures, one tutorial and two (2)hours of labs per week


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COMP1130 - WEB TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: None

Overview: An introduction to the major Internetcomponents, protocols, and technologiesutilized for the development and supportofe-commerce applications.

Syllabus: The InternetOverview of Web Application ArchitecturesHypertext Markup Language (HTML)Web Server ApplicationsJava in the Enterprisee-BusinessSecurity

Teaching; Three (3) lectures, one tutorial and two (2)hours of labs per week


LEVEL II COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES

COMP2105 - DISCRETE MATHEMATICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH1100 Basic Mathematics

Overview: A continued introduction to the mathematicalfoundations of Computer Science.

Syllabus: Predicate Calculus (Universal and existentialquantifiers, proofs, logical Equivalences andinferences)Asympotic Analysis and Notation (O, and )Recurrence Relations (Homogeneous,non-homogeneous, change of variable)Mathematical induction ElementaryCombinator ics (permutat ions and

combinations, Binomial Theorem, Pigeonholeprinciple)Elementary Graph Theory (Paths, cycles andconnectivity, classes of graphs, trees,minimum spanning trees, depth-first andbreath-first traversals, adjacency and incidentmatrices)Finite State Machines (State graphs/tables,regular sets, recognizers, Kleene’s theorem,machine minimization)



COMP2115 – INFORMATION STRUCTURES (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP1115 Computer Programming II

Overview: An advanced treatment of computerprogramming with an emphasis on thedesign and implementation of abstractdata types.

Syllabus: Abstract Data Types (Lists, queues,stacks, trees)Indices (Open /closed hash tables, hashfunctions, collision resolution schemes)Dictionaries (Binary search trees, AVL-trees, splay trees, B-trees)Graphs (Adjacency matrices/lists, mappingfunctions)Sets (Fores t , pa th compress ion ,weighted unions)



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COMP2125 - COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: (COMP1115 Computer Programming II &MATH1100 Basic Mathematics)or ELET1110 Digital Electronics

Overview: An example of the salient features ofmodern computer architectures.

Syllabus: Instruction Sets and ExecutionPipelining,Addressing ModesMemory HierarchiesCachingRISC vs CISC ArchitectureInterrupt ProcessingI/O Processing



COMP2135 - SYSTEMS SOFTWARE (4 Credits)


Overview: An introduction to the fundamental conceptsof modern operating Systems from theperspective of the systems programmer andwith a Particular emphasis on the use ofoperating systems calls.

Syllabus: Programming Tools (Structure and use of:Compilers, linkers, Debuggers, profilers andpreprocessors)Process Management (Overview ofprocesses and threads, creating and usingchild processes, creating and using pipes)File Management (Overview of filemanagement, manipulating file attributes,binary I/O, streamed I/O, redirection ofstandard I/O, use of shell redirectionoperators, filers, atomic operations, directorymanipulation)

Memory Management (Memory layout of aprogram, advanced memory, Array andpointer manipulations, command linearguments and Environment variables)Device Management (Accessing andmanaging I/O devices)



COMP2145 - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING I (4 Credits)


Overview: An introduction to the principal concepts ofsoftware engineering with a particularemphasis on the software development process.

Syllabus: Software Development (Requirementsanalysis, specifications, Design,implementation, validation and verification,maintenance)Product and Project Docume-ntation (usermanuals, internal documentation)Software Development Approaches (e.g.prototyping, agile development)Testing Strategies (black box, white box,usability)



COMP2150 - COMPUTER NETWORKS I (4 Credits)


Overview: An introduction to digital communicationsystems and local area networks, with a viewto providing the foundation for the advancedcomputer network course(s).

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Syllabus: Data Communication FundamentalsThe ISO References ModelTransmission MediaInterface StandardsAsynchronous and SynchronousTransmissionCommunications Control DevicesData CompressionError Detection MethodsFarming MethodsFlow ControlNetwork TopologyLAN Technologies – including Wireless LANs



COMP2160 - OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (4 Credits)


Overview: A comprehensive introduction to theobject-oriented paradigm with a particularemphasis on the class design anddesign patterns.

Syllabus: Fundamental Concepts (Encapsulation,information hiding, classes and objects,inheritance, polymorphism, dynamicbinding)Fundamentals of Class Design (inheritancevs composition relationships, constructorsand destructors, copy constructors,selectors, modifiers)Design by Contract (Exeption handling,assertions)Advanced Concepts (Abstract and concreteclasses, frame-works and design patterns)Applications using Class Libraries



COMP2950 - COMPUTER SCIENCE ELECTIVE (4 Credits)


Syllabus: An advanced course in Computer Sciencetaken as an exchange student at an approvedinstitution and pre-approved by the Dean.

LEVEL III COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES

COMP3100 - OPERATING SYSTEMS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP2115 Information Structures &COMP2125 Computer Architecture

Overview: An introduction to the fundamental conceptsof modern operating systems.

Syllabus: Evolution of Operating SystemsCharacteristics of Modern OperatingSystemsProcess Management (Processes andthreads, process synchronization,Scheduling, deadlock)Memory Management (memory partitioning,paging, virtual memory segmentation)File Management (File organization, filesystem implementation, example filesystems)Device Management (I/O devices, devicedrivers, I/O design issues, disk-scheduling)Security (Security threats, protectionmechanisms, trusted systems)



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COMP3115 - INFORMATION SYSTEMS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP2145 Software Engineering I

Overview: An introduction to information systems andsystems development with a particular em-phasis on the role of information systems/informationtechnology for development.

Syllabus: Evolution of Information Technology,Impact of Information Technology on BusinessInformation and Information SystemsSystems Planning, Development and Imple-mentationDelivery of Information Services



COMP3125 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP2105 Discrete Mathematics &COMP2115 Information Structures

Overview: An introduction to the fundamental conceptsof artificial intelligence with a particular em-phasis on knowledge representation andsearching.

Syllabus: Problems and Search (Problem spaces,heuristic search),Knowledge Representation (Predicatelogic, rule-based systems, Reasoning,slot-and-filler)Advanced Topics (Game playing, naturalla guage, planning, learning)Applications (Expert systems, softwareagents, programming-by-example)Software Development Approaches (e.g.prototyping, agile development)Testing Strategies (black box, white box,usability)



COMP3135 - PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP2115 Information Structures

Overview: An introduction to the major concepts ofprogramming language Design with aparticular emphasis on the imperative,functional, Logic, object-oriented andconcurrent paradigms of programming.

Syllabus: Imperative Programming (Basic Semantics,data types control structures)Object-Oriented Programming (Objects, classesand methods, Inheritance, polymorphism)Functional Programming (Referentialtransparency, recursion, types and Polymor-phism, lambda calculus)Logic Programming (Predicate calculus andlogical deduction, unification and resolution,non-determinism and back-tracking)Scripting Languages (Regular expressions)Concurrent Programming (Communicationand synchronization)



COMP3140 - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING II (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP2145 Software Engineering I

Overview: A further examination of software engineer-ing with a particular emphasis on projectmanagement, including the issues andtechniques involved, as well as themanagement of on-going projects.

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Syllabus: Application of Project Management toSoftware Projects,Approaches to Project ManagementProject Selection and Feasibility AnalysisProject Cost EstimationPlanning and Resource SchedulingControl TechniquesQuality AssuranceTeam Management



COMP3155 - COMPUTER NETWORKS II (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP2150 Computer Networks I

Overview: A further exploration of general networkingconcepts, focusing on the higher layers ofthe ISO protocol stack. In particular, routing,internetworking with TCP/IP and networksecuity. Network design issues as well asmanagement issues are also explored.

Syllabus: The ISO Reference Model – layer 3 andaboveInternetworking with TCP/IPWAN Technologies e.g. ATM, Frame RelayQuality of Service in Communications NetworksNetwork SecurityNetwork DesignNetwork PerformanceNetwork Management



COMP3160 - DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (4 Credits)


Overview: An introduction to database managementsystems with a particular emphasis on therelational database model.

Syllabus: Principles of Database Design (Logical andPhysical schemas, Data independence,entity-relationship model)Relational Database Systems (Datanormalization, data description Languages,query languages)Advanced Database Concepts (Distributeddatabases, object-oriented Databases, datawarehousing)



COMP3170 - WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP2160 Object-Oriented Programming

Overview: An introduction to the fundamentals of webapplications development with a particularemphasis on client-server applications,database connectivity, networkingconsiderations and security.

Syllabus: Overall Client-Server ModelClient Side Programming (Development ofbrowser software, Client side scripting)Networking (TCP/IP, HTTP, sockets,datagrams, routing issues)Server Side Programming (GGI, server sidescripting, web services)Database Connectivity (Server to database

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connectivity issues)Security (Policy development, physicalsecurity, securing web applications)Design Issues (User interface factors,hardware issues)



COMP3180 - ALGORITHM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP2105 Discrete Mathematics &COMP2115 Information Structures

Overview: An introduction to the design and analysisof sequential algorithms with a particularemphasis on the paradigms of algorithmicdesign and their application to diverseproblem areas.

Syllabus: Analysis of Algorithms: computationalmodels, time and space Complexities,worst-case and expected complexities, lowerand Upper bounds; Techniques fordesigning efficient algorithms: recursion,divide-and-conquer, balancing, dynamicprogramming , and branch-and-bound;Problems on sets and sequences includingsorting and selection; string matching,;Matrix and Boolean matrix multiplication;Graph algorithms; The classes of P, NP andNP-Complete problems.



COMP3190 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: Permission of the Department.

Overview: An advanced treatment of an applied ortheoretical area of Computer Science thatreflects the current concerns and/or researchinterest of the Department.

Syllabus: Topics will be drawn from the principles ofprogramming languages,operating systems,information systems, graphics, artificialintelligence, software engineering, networks,logic, computability and complexity theory,algorithms, program verification, discretemathematics and any other area of currentinterest.


Examination: Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 60%In-course Tests/Assignments 40%

COMP3200 - COMPILER THEORY (4 Credits)


Overview: An introduction to compiler theory with aparticular emphasis on the Phases ofcompiler construction.

Syllabus: Interpreters Vs CompilersLexical Analysis (Recognition andspecification of tokens finite Automata,regular expressions, symbol tables)Syntax Analysis (Intermediate and final codegeneration, Intermediate representations,code generators)Code Optimization (Flow graphs, data flowanalysis, transformations)


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COMP3210 - ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP2160 Object-Oriented Programming

Overview: Provides a comprehensive introduction toelectronic commerce.

Syllabus: Internet concepts and technologyEconomic foundation of electronic commerceStorefronts, shopping carts and LandingpagesOrder processingPricing and payment processingSecurity issuesShipping and handlingProducts, Internet matketing and legal issues



COMP3910 - COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: Permission of the Department.

Overview: An opportunity for final year students inComputer Science, to apply and Developtheir classroom knowledge in a real-world orresearch environment.

Syllabus: In consultation with and under thesupervision of a Faculty member, studentsare expected to define, investigate andreport on an applied or theoretical researchtopic in Computer Science The projectitself is equivalent to a single Faculty courseand must therefore reach that standard in

terms of content and research effort. Theproject should contain some originality inmaterial and evidence of extensive readingand comprehension of the subject area. Aproposal and literature review must besubmitted no later than the fourth week ofSemester II and a final written report mustbe submitted and presented orally to a panelof at least three Faculty members no laterthan the last week of classes in Semester II.

N.B. Enrolment will be limited to those stu-dents who have demonstrated a sound aca-demic background and an aptitude for re-search.


Method of Written Report 60%Examination: Oral Presentation 20%

Proposal and Literature Review 20%

EARTH SCIENCE COURSES

Courses in Earth Sciences are being introduced in 2006/7.These courses currently do not lead to a Minor or Major inEarth Sciences.

ERSC1001 - DYNAMIC EARTH (4 credits)


Syllabus: An introduction to geology andgeomorphology with specific reference to theCaribbean. Origin, composition and structureof the Earth and its oceans; basic geologicalprocesses that shape the Earth’ssurface – weathering, erosion, transport anddeposition; geomorphological structures andfeatures that result from dynamic andlarge-scale processes. Rocks and Minerals.Introductory plate tectonics. Geologicalmapping and field techniques.

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Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial and three hours oflabs per week.

Examinaton: Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 60%Laboratory 20%In-course assignments/tests 20%

ERSC1002 - OCEANS AND CLIMATE (4 credits)


Syllabus: The climate system: Radiation, theatmosphere, greenhouse effect, climatevariability.The oceans: Chemical composition of theoceans, ocean circulation, cryosphere,biosphere, geosphere, timescales andfeedbacks.

Physical interaction between the oceanand atmosphere: Long-wave radiation, heatand moisture exchange, oceanic heatbalance, temperature, salinity, density, basicforces within the atmosphere and ocean,hydrostatic balance, Coriolis force,geostrophy, tidal forces and their influence,wave formation and characteristics,wind-driven circulations, the ocean gyres,coastal upwelling, monsoonal circulation,oceanic eddies, the thermohaline circulation,oceanic impacts, tropical cyclones andmesocyclones

Teaching: Two lectures, one tutorial and three hours oflabs per week.

Examination: Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 60%Laboratory 20%In-course assignments/tests 20%

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The Department of Computer Science, Mathematics & Physicsoffers a Major and Minor in Electronics.

MAJOR IN ELECTRONICS:

LEVEL IELET1100 Circuit AnalysisELET1110 Digital ElectronicsELET1120 Basic ElectronicsANDMATH1120 Calculus IORMATH1130 Calculus II

And 32 Credits from Level II & III Electronics courses asindicated below.

LEVEL IIAt Least Twelve (12) Credits From:ELET2100 Microprocessors IELET2110 Circuit SimulationELET2120 Discrete Device ElectronicsELET2130 Digital Communications I

LEVEL IIIAt Most Twenty (20) Credits (Five Courses) From:ELET3100 Microprocessors IIELET3110 Control and InstrumentationELET3120 Communication CircuitsELET3130 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (DSP)ELET3140 Microcomputers and ControlELET3151 Digital Communications IIELET3160 Electronics Research Project

MINOR IN ELECTRONICS (Sixteen (16) Credits):

Sixteen (16) Credits (Four Courses) From:ELET2100 Microprocessors IELET2110 Circuit SimulationELET2120 Discrete Device ElectronicsELET2130 Digital Communications IELET3100 Microprocessors IIELET3110 Control and InstrumentationELET3120 Communication CircuitsELET3130 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

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ELET3140 Microcomputers and ControlELET3151 Digital Communications IIELET3160 Electronics Research Project

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PRELIMINARY ELECTRONICS COURSES

There are no Preliminary courses in Electronics.

LEVEL I ELECTRONICS COURSES

ELET1100 – CIRCUIT ANALYSIS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: CAPE Physics Units I & II or CAPE PureMathematics Units I & II

Objectives: An introduction to the theory of circuitanalysis of DC & AC networks, andoperational amplifiers.

Syllabus: Kirchhoff’s laws. DC circuits, alternatingvoltages. Phasor and complex representationof sinusoids. Impedance and power in ACcircuits. Series and parallel circuits.Admittance, impedance and resonance.Mesh current and node voltage analysis.Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems,superposition and maximum power transfertheorem. Mutual inductance, circuittransients, bode plots. Operational amplifiercircuits - amplifiers, integrators,differentiators, adders, subtractors,multivibrators, waveform generators, powerop-amps.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures, one tutorial and three (3)laboratory hours every week.


Laboratory 10%

ELET1110 – DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: None

Objectives: An introduction to digital logic and itsapplications.

Syllabus: Binary systems. Logic gates, truth-tables.Combinational logic. Boolean algebra.Karnaugh mapping, minimization, NAND/NOR logic. Binary arithmetic, binary codes,encoders, decoders, code conversion,multiplexer, data selector,demultiplexer,clocks, one-shot Asynchronous &synchronous circuits (latches, flip-flops,asynchronous counters, synchronouscounters, applications of counters, shiftregisters). Design and analysis ofasynchronous & synchronous circuits. ICfamilies. Bipolar, MOS, TTL, CMOS, Tri-state,Schmitt trigger. Recent advances of ICs,Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analogconversion, sample & hold, D/A & A/D ICs,introduction to the microprocessor, numbersystems, floating point representation.



Laboratory 10%

ELET1120 – BASIC ELECTRONICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: None

Objectives: An introduction to analog electroniccomponents and how they operate in simplecircuits.

Syllabus: Resistors, capacitors, inductors & theirapplications in circuits. Characteristics andapplications of diodes includingphotodevices. Other semiconductor devicesand their applications (SCR, TRIACS, etc...).Transistors (BJT & FETS), how they workand their application in circuits. Simple am-plifiers, their design and properties. Basicfilters, power supplies and regulators.Analysis of some standard electronic circuits

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Laboratory 10%

LEVEL II ELECTRONICS COURSES

ELET2100 – MICROPROCESSORS I (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: ELET1110 Digital Electronics

Objectives: An applied introduction to the microprocessorand computer architecture.Assembly Language and s imp leinterfaces are studied.

Syllabus: Architecture of 8-bit CPU’s e.g. INTEL 8085,Instruction set, Registers and their uses,Operation, Busses, Addressing, Data flow,Control section, Interrupts, Stack, Branching,Subroutines, Loops, Serial I/O, Interfacing,Port and memory mapping, Polling,Handshaking, Parallel ports, Serial commu-nications (RS-232), A/D and basic D/Ainterfacing, device control with simpleexamples, comparison with other 8-bitCPU’s, Introduction to advancedmicroprocessors.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures four (4) hours of laboratoryper week.


Laboratory 20%

ELET2110 – CIRCUIT SIMULATION (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: ELET1100 Circuit Analysis

Objectives: An introduction to circuit analysis & designusing SPICE simulation software.

Syllabus: Introduction to SPICE, Language syntax,netlists, Source specification and passiveelement models, Active device modeling,macro models, AC, DC, transient, frequencyand Monte Carlo analysis, Issues ofconvergence and stability.

Teaching: Two (2) contact hours and four (4) labora-tory hours per week

Method of Final Theory Examination (2 hour) 60%Examination: In-course Tests/Assignments 20%

Laboratory 20%

ELET2120 – DISCRETE DEVICE ELECTRONICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: ELET1120 Basic Electronics

Objectives: A more detailed study of analog circuits andamplifiers.

Syllabus: Hybrid & hybrid-pi equivalent circuits.Difference & cascode amplifiers.Darlingtonconfiguration, complementary symmetryamplifiers. Types of feedback & their effects.High & low frequency response of RCcoupled amplifiers. Tuned amplifiers, oscil-lators.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures and four (4) hours oflaboratory per week.


Laboratory 20%

ELET2130 - DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS I (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH1120 Calculus I and ELET1110 DigitalElectronics

Anti-requisite: ELET3150 Digital Communications

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Objective: An introduct ion to basic digi talcommunication systems.

Syllabus: Fundamentals of digital communications,Fourier analysis, Energy and power spectraldensity, frequency response, Analog toDigital conversion, Information Theory,Baseband Transmission, Error ControlCoding (Block).

Teaching: Two (2) 1-hour lectures and four (4) hours oflaboratory per week.

Examination: Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 60%In-course Tests/Assignments 20%Laboratory 20%

ELET2950 - ELECTRONICS ELECTIVE (4 credits)


Syllabus: An advanced course in Electronics takenas an exchange student at an approvedinstitution and pre-approved by the Dean.

LEVEL III ELECTRONICS COURSES

ELET3100 – MICROPROCESSORS II (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: ELET2100 Microprocessors I

Objectives: Further studies of the microprocessor withemphasis on the PC and interfacing.

Syllabus: Interfacing - simple & power devices, A/Dsystems, memory, co-processor. Assemblylanguage programming using 80XXX/PentiumIntel instructions. Microprocessors architecture -a detailed look at the 80XXX Intel family,instruction set, handling interrupts.Microcontrollers and applications.

Teaching: Two (2) contact hours and four (4) laboratoryhours, per week


Laboratory or Project 20%

ELET3110 – CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: ELET2120 Discrete Device Electronics

Objectives: A detailed study of control andinstrumentation with applications.

Syllabus: Block diagrams, signal flow graphs,frequency response, stability, steady stateand transient response. Transducers,controllers and control systems for level,temperature, speed and position control.Sampled systems. Introduction to computercontrol and robotics.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures and four (4) hours of labora-tory per week.


Laboratory 20%

ELET3120 – COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: ELET2120 Discrete Device Electronics

Objectives: The analysis of circuits and systems used inrf communications.

Syllabus: High frequency transistors, transformers andfilters. HFconstruction techniques.RF amplifiers, oscillators and frequencysynthesisers. Mixers, IF amplifiers.Circuits for modulation and demodulation.Simulating communication circuits.


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Laboratory 20%

ELET3130 – INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (DSP) (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: ELET2110 Circuit Simulation

Objectives: To cover the fundamentals of digital signalprocessing.

Syllabus: Sampling, Z-Transforms, discrete convolution,DFT, FFT, DCT and related transforms.IIR and FIR digital filters. Approximations toanalog filters. Practical implementation ofdigital filters.



Laboratory 20%

ELET3140 – MICROCOMPUTERS & CONTROL (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: ELET2100 Microprocessors I

Objectives: A look at the application of microcomputersfor control.

Syllabus: Integrated circuits for serial communicationsand their properties.Programming the serial ports in higherlevel languages and on different operatingsystems. Analog input and output.Programming the parallel and game port.Universal Serial Bus. Controller networks,types and properties.

Controlling PC’s configured as controllersand Inter-net servers from internet clients.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures and four (4) hours of labo-ratory per week.

Examination: Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 60%In-course Tests/Assignments 20%Laboratory or Project 20%

ELET3150 - DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: Restricted to Finalists Majoring in Electronics

Objectives: To cover the fundamental processing ofblocks of a digital communication system.

Syllabus: Information Theory - Discrete memorylesschannel (DMC), BSC, self information,entropy, information rate, source coding,mutual information, channel capacity.Error Control Coding - Shannon’s channelcoding theorem, block codes, convolutionalcodes.Baseband Transmission - Formatting,pulse code modulation (PMC), matchedfilter, unipolar & bipolar signalling, multilevelbaseband transmission, time-divisionmultiplexing.Bandpass Transmission - Digital bandpassmodulation techniques, phase-shift keying(BPSK, QPSK), Correlation Receiver, signalconstellations.Satellite Communicatons - Satellite orbits,introduction to satellite systems, TDMA,FDMA access techniques, link budgets.


Examination: Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 60%Course tests 20%Laboratory or Project 20%

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ELET3151 - DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS II (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: ELET2130 Digital Communications I

Anti-requisite: ELET3150 Digital Communications

Objectives: A detailed study of more advanced DigitalCommunication systems

Syllabus: Signals and Spectra, BandpassTransmission, Error Control Coding(Convolutional), Satellite Communications,Wireless Communications.

Teaching: Two (2) 1-hour lectures and four (4) hours oflaboratory per week.


Laboratory 20%

ELET3160 - ELECTRONICS RESEARCH PROJECT (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: Restricted to Finalists Majoring in Electronics

Objectives: For Final Year students in Electronics toapply and develop their classroom knowledgein a real-world or research environment.

Syllabus: Students will be given a problem for whichthey must develop a workable electronicssolution which should preferably be ofcommercial interest. The developed solutionshould be of sufficientBreadth and depth tomake it equivalent to a 4-credit advancedCourse in electronics. Solution may includeMathematics and Computer Software but anelectronic circuit component is required.

Method of Proposal and Literature Review 20%Examination: Oral Presentation 20%

Final Written Project Report 60%

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The Department of Computer Science, Mathematics &Physics offers a Double Major, Major and Minor inMathematics.

MAJOR IN MATHEMATICS:

LEVEL IMATH1100 Basic Introductory MathematicsMATH1120 Calculus IMATH1130 Calculus IIANDCOMP1105 Computer Programming IORCOMP1005 Computer Applications

LEVEL IIMATH2100 Abstract AlgebraMATH2110 Linear AlgebraMATH2120 Analysis & Methods IMATH2130 Ordinary Differential Equations

LEVEL IIISixteen (16) Credits from Levels II and III courses(including AT LEAST two Level III courses) from:MATH2140 Introduction to ProbabilityMATH2150 Mathematical StatisticsMATH3100 Multivariate AnalysisMATH3110 Design of ExperimentsMATH3120 Numerical AnalysisMATH3130 Optimization TheoryMATH3140 Fourier Analysis and PDEMATH3150 Complex Variables IMATH3160 Number TheoryMATH3170 Advanced AlgebraMATH3180 Introduction to TopologyMATH3190 Matrix AnalysisMATH3200 Lambda CalculusMATH3210 Mathematical LogicMATH3220 Sampling TheoryMATH3230 Lebesgue Measure

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MINOR IN MATHEMATICS [Sixteen (16) Credits]:

MATH2100 Abstract AlgebraMATH2120 Analysis & Methods I

AND Eight (8) Credits From:MATH2110 Linear AlgebraMATH2130 Ordinary Differential EquationsMATH2140 Introduction to probabilityMATH2150 Mathematical StatisticsMATH3100 Multivariate AnalysisMATH3110 Design of ExperimentsMATH3120 Numerical AnalysisMATH3130 Optimization TheoryMATH3140 Fourier Analysis and PDEMATH3150 Complex Variables IMATH3160 Number TheoryMATH3170 Advanced AlgebraMATH3180 Introduction to TopologyMATH3190 Matrix AnalysisMATH3200 Lambda CalculusMATH3210 Mathematical LogicMATH3220 Sampling TheoryMATH3230 Lebesgue Measure

DOUBLE MAJOR IN MATHEMATICS:

LEVEL IMATH1100 Basic Introductory MathematicsMATH1120 Calculus I

MATH1130 Calculus IIANDCOMP1105 Computer Programming IORCOMP1005 Computer Applications

LEVEL IIMATH2100 Abstract AlgebraMATH2110 Linear AlgebraMATH2120 Analysis & Methods IMATH2130 Ordinary Differential Equations

LEVEL IIIForty-eight (48) Credits from Levels II and III courses:MATH2140 Introduction to probabilityMATH2150 Mathematical StatisticsMATH3100 Multivariate AnalysisMATH3110 Design of ExperimentsMATH3120 Numerical AnalysisMATH3130 Optimization TheoryMATH3140 Fourier Analysis and PDEMATH3150 Complex Variables IMATH3160 Number TheoryMATH3170 Advanced AlgebraMATH3180 Introduction to TopologyMATH3190 Matrix AnalysisMATH3200 Lambda CalculusMATH3210 Mathematical LogicMATH3220 Sampling TheoryMATH3230 Lebesgue Measure

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PRELIMINARY MATHEMATICS COURSES

MATH0101 - PRELIMINARY MATHEMATICS I (6 P-Credits)

Pre-requisite CXC Mathematics or equivalent.

Syllabus: Algebra: Sets. Cartesian Product,functions, operations, the integers,mathematical induction, algebraicoperations on polynomials and rationalquadratics, step functions, modulus function.Geometry: Coordinate geometry,trigonometrical functions and identities,complex numbers, Argand diagram; vectors.Calculus: Limits, continuity, intermediate-value theorem, gradient of a tangent,differentiation, Mean value theorem and itsconsequences (motivation, but no proof),curve sketching, integration as inverses ofdifferentiation, fundamental theorem ofcalculus, techniques of integration,numerical techniques.

Teaching: Five (5) lectures and one tutorial per week.

Examination: Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 80%In-course Tests/Assignments 20%

MATH0102 – PRELIMINARY MATHEMATICS II (6P-Credits)

Pre-requisite: CXC Mathematics or equivalent

Syllabus: Sequences and Series: Use of “ notation,arithmetic and geometric progressions,binomial theorem.Special functions: Exponential andlogarithmic functions as solutions of initialvalue problems, definition of arbitraryexponential, coordinate transformations,differential and integral calculus applied totranscendental functions.

Elementary first and second order dif-ferential equations: Classification,techniques of solution, linear ordinarydifferential equations with constantcoefficients.Combinatorics and Matrices: Elementarycombinatorics, matrices of arbitrary size,determinants.Mathematical modelling: Ordinarydifferential equations of Physics, Biology,Economics, applications of Mathematics.

Teaching: Five (5) lectures and one tutorial per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 80%Examination: In-class Tests/Assignments 20%

LEVEL I MATHEMATICS COURSES

MATH1100 – BASIC MATHEMATICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisites: CAPE Pure Mathematics Units 1 & 2 orequivalent.

Objectives: The course provides an introduction tolinear algebra, algebraic structures andnumber systems.

Syllabus: Logic, summation conventions, mathematicalinduction; sets, relations and functions;equivalence relations, graphs, trees, partialorders; binary operations; number systems,real numbers, complex numbers; countingprinciples; systems of linear equations,Gaussian elimination; matrices, adjoint andinverse; linear independence.

Teaching: Three (3) lectures and one tutorial per week.


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MATH1110 - APPLIED STATISTICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisites: CAPE Pure Mathematics Units 1 & 2 orequivalent.

Objective: To acquaint students with the fundamentalideas of modern applied statistics, andprovide an opportunity for the students to usea computer in the study ofthis subject.

Syllabus: Data presentation types of dates, tables andgraphs. Numerical summary measures,measure of central tendency, measure ofdispersion and Cebychev’s inequality.Probability, operations on events,conditional probability and Bayes’ theorem.Probability distributions, binomial, Poissonand normal distributions. Point estimationand confidence interval. Hypothesestesting general concepts, types of errors,power, sample size, one-sided andtwo-sided tests. Comparisons of means,paired samples and independent samples.Analysis of variance, one-way analysis ofvariance and multiple comparisonsprocedures. Contingency tables, chi-squaretest and odds ratio. Correlation, two-wayscatter plot and Pearson’s correlationcoefficient. Linear regression, concepts,the model and its evaluation. Nonparamericmethods, sign tests, Wilcoxon rank sum testand applications. Sampling methods andsources of bias.



MATH1120 – CALCULUS I (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: CAPE Pure Mathematics Units 1 & 2 orequivalent.

Objective: To introduce students to the basic propertiesand applications of real-valued functions ofone real variable.

Syllabus: Functions and graphs, limits, continuity,differentiability, the concept of an extremum,curve sketching, antiderivatives, the definiteintegral,fundamental theorem of calculus, improperintegrals, sequences and series.



MATH1130 – CALCULUS II (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH1120 Calculus I

Objective: To introduce basic concepts of vectorfunctions on subsets of Euclidean space.

Syllabus: Function of several variables, vectorfunctions, limits, continuity, and sketching,differentiation, partial derivatives, extrema forfunctions of 2 and 3 variables, Lagrangemultipliers, change of variable and Jacobian,polar, spherical and cylindrical coordinates,double and triple integrals, line and surfaceintegrals.



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LEVEL II MATHEMATICS COURSES

MATH2100 – ABSTRACT ALGEBRA (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH1100 Basic Mathematics

Objective: To expose students to fundamentals ofmathematical structures.

Syllabus: Elements of logic. Elements of set theory.Relations and functions.Finite permutations. Isomorphisms. Elementarytheory of groups, rings and fields.



MATH2110 – LINEAR ALGEBRA (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite MATH1100 Basic Mathematics, MATH1120Calculus I & MATH1130 Calculus II

Objective: To provide an introduction to fundamentalconcepts in linear algebra.

Syllabus: Elements of sets and functions. Vectorsoaces, Linear forms. Linear transformationsMatrices and determinants. Systems oflinear equations. Quadratic forms.



MATH2120 – ANALYSIS & METHODS I (4 Credits)


Syllabus: The real number system. Countability andtopology of the real line; Continuity and

differentiability. The Rieman integral. Infiniteseries and power series.



MATH2130 – ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (4 Credits)


Objective: To introduce students to elementarytechniques of solution and classification forsimple ordinary differential equations.

Syllabus: Techniques of solution, applications, andtheory of first-order differential equations.Theory and methods of solution forhigher-order linear equations. Applicationsof second-order linear equations from thesciences and engineering. Power seriesmethods for solutions to linear equations.Laplace transform theory, techniques andapplications.



MATH2140 – INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite MATH1120 Calculus I & MATH1130 Calculus II

Syllabus: Basic probability theory: CombinationalMethods, Laws of probability, conditionalprobability, independence. Bayes formula;random variables, discrete and continuousdistributions, expectations, moments,

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moment generating functions, functions ofrandom variables, jointly distributed randomvariable. Special distributions: binomial,geometric, negative binomial, Poisson,hypergeometric, uniform, exponential,gamma, normal, bivariate normal. Law oflarge numbers, the central limit theorem.



MATH2150 – MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH2140 Introduction to Probability

Syllabus: Sampling distributions including chi-square,t, order statistics. Estimation of parameters,likelihood, sufficiency, significance tests.Simple linear regression and correlation.Analysis of Variance. Non-parametricprocedures, Elementary principles ofexperimental design.



MATH2950 MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE (4 Credits)

Pre-requisites: NONE

Syllabus: An advanced course in Mathematics takenas an exchange student at an approvedinstitution and pre-approved by the Dean.

LEVEL III MATHEMATICS COURSES

MATH3110 – DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisites: MATH1110 Applied Statistics & MATH2150Mathematical Statistics

Syllabus: Need for designing experiments, analysis ofcompletely randomized complete blockdesign, Latin squares. Factorial experiments,nested factorial experiments split, plotdesign, balanced incomplete block designs.



MATH3120 – NUMERICAL ANALYSIS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite MATH2110 Linear Algebra or MATH2120Analysis & Methods I

Syllabus: Types of error, Finite Differences andInterpolation; Numerical Evaluation andIntegrals; Numerical solution of Differentialequations; Roots of Equations: LinearSystems and Matrices,; Construction ofAlgorithms for Computation.



MATH3130 – OPTIMIZATION THEORY (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH2110 Linear Algebra

Syllabus: Linear Programming and Duality –Mathematical Structure of the Primal;Equivalent Linear Programmes ;Simplex and

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MATH3150 – COMPLEX VARIABLES 1 (4 credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH2120 Analysis & Methods I

Description: This is a first course in the theory andmethods of complex variables. Manyconcepts in complex variable aregeneralizations of topics in calculus and realanalysis, while other results and methods arespecific to the subject itself. The material inthis course is a blend of mathematicaltheorems and computational techniques.This course will be of interest to studentsmajoring in mathematics or physics.

Syllabus: Complex numbers, their analysis andgeometry. Functions of a complex variable,limits, continuity. Analytic functions andharmonic functions. Complex integration,contour integrals, Cauchy theorems andconsequences. Power series, Taylor seriesand Laurent series. Residue theory andapplications.



MATH3160 – NUMBER THEORY (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH2100 Abstract Algebra

Objective: To offer a basic course in the fundamentalsof the development of formal numbersystems with applications to Cryptography.

Syllabus: Number systems. Peano’s axioms for N andextensions. Mathematical Induction.Equivalence relations. Quotient systems.Euclidean Algorithm. Linear DiophantineEquations. Congruences. Wilson’s theorem.Chinese remainder theorem. Euler totientfunction. Elements of Cryptography.

revised Simplex Techniques;Dual Linear Programmes. ComplimentarySlackness, Matrix Theoretic Overview, theDuality Theorem, Special LinearProgrammes, - Transportation Problems;Modified Distribution techniques;Construction of Algorithms for Computation.



MATH3140 - FOURIER ANALYSIS AND PDE (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH2130 Ordinary Differential Equations

Objective: An introduction to the methods of FourierAnalysis and its applications

Syllabus: Orthogonal systems (Fourier, Haar, Bessel,Sturm-Lioville etc.). Periodic functions,Fourier expansion, Fourier coefficients,periodic extension. Fourier series for oddandeven functions. Problem of convergence.Drichlet theorem. Minimal property ofpartial sums. Bessel’s inequality. Parseval’sidentity. Integration and differentiation ofFourier series. Fourier series in complexform. Multiple Fourier series. Fouriertransform its properties. Convolution.Partial differential equations, theirclassification. Basic differential equations ofmathematical physics: wave equation;Laplace equation, heat equation.Application of the Fourier method to thesolution of the PDE. The Discrete Fouriertransform. The Fast Fourier transform.



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MATH3170 – ADVANCED ALGEBRA (4 Credits)


Objective: To build on the foundation laid in MATH2100by providing an in-depth study of selectedtopics in groups, rings and fields.

Syllabus: Normal subgroups. Factor groups.Isomorphism theorems. Cayley’s theorem.Sylow’s theorems. Rings and ideals. Fields.



MATH3180 – INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY (4 Credits)

Pre-requisites: MATH2100 Abstract Algebra & MATH2120Analysis & Methods I

Objective: This is a first course in point-set topology.The subject of topology grew out of the studyof geometric and analytic properties of thereal-line and Euclidean space. In particular,topology studies generalizations of theconcepts of union, intersection, openintervals, closed intervals, limit points, andcontinuous functions. The material oftopology is a combination of ideas fromalgebra, analysis and geometry. The emphasisin this course is on mathematical proofs andgeneralizations. Introduction to topology willbe of interest primarily to mathematicalstudents,

Syllabus: Definition of a topological space, examples,continuous functions. Connected spaces andcompact spaces. Topology of the real lineand Euclidean space. Countability oftopological spaces and separation axioms.



MATH3190 – MATRIX ANALYSIS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH2110 Linear Algebra

Objective: This course is designed to expose thestudent to a number of general results onmatrices and to provide techniques forsolving difference equations and differentialequations and differential equations byformulating such equations as eigen valueproblems.

Syllabus: Complex matrices. The eigenvalue problem.Simultaneous reduction of quadratic forms.Cayley-Hamilton theorem. The SpectralTheorem, Jordan Canonical Forms.Applications to difference and differentialequations.



MATH3200 – LAMBDA CALCULUS (4 Credits)


Syllabus: Lambda calculus, combinatory logic,fixed-point combinators, normal forms,reductions, Church-Rosser theorem, Böhm’stheorem, standardization theorem,Mitschke’s theorem, recursive functions,

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undecidability, models, type assignment,logical extensions of the –calculus.

Operators, –notation, naïve interpretation,- –terms, free and bound variables,substitution, congruence, reduction, redexes,B-equality, normal forms, Church-Rossertheorem, combinatory logic, fixed pointcombinators, Böhm’s theorem, standarizationtheorem, and quasi-leftmost-reduction,Mitschke’s theorem.

Recursive functions, Kleene normal form, –representation of recursive functions,undecidability of classical first-order logic.Formal theories of equality, extensionality,and reduction, correspondence between b–calculus and combinatory logic; combinatoryalgebras, combinatorial completeness,models of –calculus, Scott’s construction;typed –calculus, type assignment, logicbased on the –calculus, Curry’s paradox.



MATH3210 - MATHEMATICAL LOGIC (4 Credits)


Syllabus: Formal languages, derivations, theories,propositional logics, classical prepositionallogic, independence of axioms; quantification,interpretations, satisfiability and truth,first-order theories, metatheorems andderived rules; completeness, normal forms,formal number theory, number-theoreticfunctions and relations, primitive recursiveand recursive functions. Gödel numbering,Gödel’s incompleteness theorem. Axiomaticset theory, relations and functions,equinumerosity, Schroeder-Bernstein

theorem, Cantor’s theorem, ordinals,recursion, cardinals, axiom of choice andwell-ordering.



MATH3220 – SAMPLING THEORY (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH1110 Applied Statistics & MATH2150Mathematical Statistics

Syllabus: Basic ideas concerning the design and usesof sample surveys. Sampling techniques:Simple random sampling (with derivations ofbasic results), Stratified sampling, Clustersampling, (one and two stage). Systematicsampling. Non-response and missing datain sample surveys. Designing forms andcollecting data. Interpretation of data andsurvey report writing. Topics in the samplingof non-human populations.



MATH3230 – LEBESGUE MEASURE (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: MATH2120 Analysis and Methods I

Syllabus Reimann integration. Lebesque measure,integration and differentiation, spaces ofp-integrable functions, models ofconvergence, product measures.



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Through Faculty of our affiliate institution, the Caribbean In-stitute for Meteorology & Hydrology, a Major and Minor inMeteorology are offered.

MAJOR IN METEOROLOGY:

LEVEL IMETE1010 Introduction to Meteorology IMETE1011 Introduction to Meteorology IIMATH1120 Calculus IMATH1130 Calculus II

LEVEL IIMETE2000 Physical Meteorology IMETE2001 Physical Meteorology IIMETE2100 Dynamic Meteorology IMETE2200 Synoptic Meteorology I

LEVEL IIIMETE3100 Dynamic Meteorology IIMETE3200 Synoptic Meteorology IIMETE3300 Tropical MeteorologyAND either:METE3400 Weather Radar and SatellitesORMETE3410 Applications of Meteorology

MINOR IN METEOROLOGY [Sixteen (16) Credits]:

METE2100 Dynamic Meteorology IMETE2200 Synoptic Meteorology I

AND Four (4) Credits from:METE2000 Physical Meteorology IMETE2001 Physical Meteorology II

AND Four (4) Credits from:METE3100 Dynamic Meteorology IIMETE3200 Synoptic Meteorology IIMETE3300 Tropical Meteorology

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LEVEL I METEOROLOGY COURSES

METE1010 - INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY I (6 Credits)

Pre-requisites: CAPE Pure Mathematics Units 1 & 2 (orequivalent) & CAPE Physics Unit 1(or equivalent).

Syllabus: The Atmosphere: Structure and compositionof the atmosphere. Atmospheric statics andthermodynamics. Cloud and precipitationprocesses. Atmospheric radiation. Theenergy budget.The Ocean: Composition and structure of theocean. Classification of Oceans and Seas.Circulations of the Oceans. Ocean currents andupwelling. Characteristics of waves andtides.Laboratory: Meteorological elements andtheir measurements. Weather symbols andplotting models. Thermodynamic diagrams.

Teaching: Three (3) lectures, one tutorial and four (4)hours of practical per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 80%Examination: In-Class Tests/Assignments 20%

METE1011 - INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY II (6 Credits)

Pre-requisites: CAPE Pure Mathematics Units 1 & 2 (orequivalent) & CAPE Physics Unit 1 (orequivalent).

Syllabus: Weather SystemsElements of the general circulation. Airmasses, fronts, cyclones, anticyclones, jetstreams. Local wind systems. Tropicalweather systems. Elementary atmosphericdynamics.Climate and the EnvironmentThe physical basis of climate. Regionalclimates. Local climates - topoclimates and

man-made effects. Climatic change andclimate variability. Climatic data analysis andprocessing.LaboratoryIntroduction to scalar field analysis.Geostrophic wind and thermal windcomputations. Introduction to surface andisobaric analysis.

Teaching: Three (3) lectures, one tutorial and four (4)hours of practical per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 80%Examination: In-ClassTests/Assignments 20%

LEVEL II METEOROLOGY COURSES

METE2000 PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY I (4 Credits)

Pre requisites: PHYS0070 Preliminary Physics I (or equiva-lent), METE1010 Introduction to Meteorology I,METE1011 Introduction to Meteorology II,MATH1120 Calculus I & MATH1130 Calculus II.

Syllabus: Thermodynamics of dry air and moist air.Thermodynamic diagrams. Hydrostatics,instability and convection. Formation andgrowth of cloud droplets by diffusion andcondensation. Droplet growth by collision andcoalescence. The growth and structure of icecrystals. The size and distribution ofdroplets and crystals. Widespread andconvective precipitation, thunderstorms.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures, one tutorial and two (2)hours of practical per week.


METE2001 PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY II (4 Credits)

Pre requisites: PHYS0070 Preliminary Physics I (orequivalent), METE1010 Introduction to Me-teorology I, METE1011 Introduction to Me-

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teorology II, MATH1120 Calculus I &MATH1130 Calculus II.

Syllabus: Fundamental physics of radiation. Solar andterrestrial radiation. The heat balance of theearth and atmosphere. Fundamentals ofatmospheric electricity. Elementaryatmospheric optics. Introduction to theupper atmosphere. Ozone in theatmosphere.


Method of Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 80%Examination: In-ClassTests/Assignments 20%

METE2100 DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY I (4 Credits)

Pre requisites: PHYS0070 Preliminary Physics I (orequivalent), METE1010 Introduction toMeteorology I, METE1011 Introduction toMeteorology II, MATH1120 Calculus I &MATH1130 Calculus II.

Syllabus: Elementary vector methods in meteorology.Derivation of the equation of motion fromNewton’s law. The equation of motion invarious co ordinate systems. Simplificationof the equation of motion. The conservationof mass and the conservation of total energy.The basic equations with pressure as thevertical coordinate. Horizontal balancedmotions; the geostrophic thermal wind.Concepts of circulation and vorticity; thecirculation theorems and the vorticityequation and their applications. Structure anddynamics of the planetary boundary layer.



METE2200 SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY I (4 Credits)

Pre requisites: PHYS0070 Preliminary Physics I (orequivalent), METE1010 Introduction toMeteorology I, METE1011 Introduction toMeteorology II, MATH1120 Calculus I &MATH1130 Calculus II.

Syllabus: The general circulation the mean fields ofthe atmosphere and their seasonal variation.The characteristics, structure and evolutionof mid latitude frontal systems and cyclonesin the lower troposphere. The kinematics ofhorizontal motion and the computation ofkinematic parameters. Analysis of scalar andvector fields. Analysis of mid latitudesynoptic systems. Methods of estimatingvertical motion.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures and four (4) hours ofpractical per week.


METE2950 - METEOROLOGY ELECTIVE (4 credits)


Syllabus: An advanced course in Meteorology takenas an exchange student at an approvedinstitution and pre-approved by the Dean.

LEVEL III METEOROLOGY COURSES

METE3100 - DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY II (4 Credits)

Pre requisites: METE2100 Dynamic Meteorology I &METE2200 Synoptic Meteorology I

Syllabus: The dynamics of developing synoptic scalesystems in mid latitudes. The theory and

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behaviour of pure wave motions in theatmosphere. Introduction to numericalweather prediction; barotropic and filteredbaroclinic models; primitive equationmodels. The physical basis of baroclinicinstability and cyclogenesis. The energy cycleand momentum budget of the atmosphere.



METE3200 SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY II (4 Credits)

Pre requisites: METE2100 Dynamic Meteorology I andMETE2200 Synoptic Meteorology I

Syllabus: The three dimensional structure of mid-latitudecyclones. The Polar front jet stream structureand characteristics; the role in mid latitudedevelopment. The pressure tendencyequation and its applications. Fourdimensional analysis of mid latitudesynoptic systems; use of thickness maps,sounding and cross sections. Familiarizationwith and use of numerical products andsatellite and radar data in analysis andforecasting.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures and four (4) hours ofpractical per week.


METE3300 TROPICAL METEOROLOGY (4 Credits)

Pre requisites: METE2100 Dynamic Meteorology I andMETE2200 Synoptic Meteorology I

Syllabus: General circulation of the tropics. The role of thetropics in the heat, energy and momentum

budgets of the earth atmosphere system.Tropical jet streams. Structure andcharacteristics of the tropical boundary layerand the trade wind inversion. Cumulusconvection and scale interaction in thetropics. Structure and characteristics ofsynoptic scale systems in the tropics.Structure, behaviour and dynamics oftropical cyclones. Analysis of the evolutionof tropical weather systems.



METE3400 – WEATHER RADARS AND SATELLITES (4 Credits)

Pre requisites: METE2000 Physical Meteorology I ,METE2001 Physical Meteorology II andMETE2200 Synoptic Meteorology I

Syllabus: Radar Meteorology: Introduction to radar.Radar indicators. Electromagnetic waves.Propagation of radar waves. Formulation ofthe radar equation. Precipitation measurements.Interpretation of echoes. Hurricanes asobserved by radar. Applications and use ofradar data. Satellite Meteorology: BriefHistory and basic concepts. Instrumentationand receiving systems. Identification of cloudand weather systems including hurricanes.Applications and use of satellite information.Use of satellite data in combination withradar data.



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METE3410 APPLICATIONS OF METEOROLOGY (4 Credits)

Pre requisites: METE1010 Introduction to Meteorology I,METE1011 Introduction to Meteorology II,

Syllabus: Methods and applications in Climatology:Climatic appl icat ions. Cl imatic dataanalysis and processing frequency andprobability distributions, standard error,significance tests, analysis of variance,simple regression and correlat ion.Introduction to extreme value analysis.Applications of statistical techniques toclimate data using computers.Hydrometeorology: The water cycle.Analysis of hydrometeorological data for

design purposes. Meteorological andhydrological aspects of water managementoperations. The water balance.Agrometeorology: Definition, scope androle of Agrometeorology. Dependency ofagriculture on climate and soil. Factors whichexert influence on climate and soil. Soil physicsterminology. Photosynthesis. Phenology.Partitioning of solar radiation. Soil moisturecontent and soil moisture tension. Applicationsto local agrometeorological problems.



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The Department of Computer Science , Mathematics & Physicsoffers a Major and Minor in Physics.

MAJOR IN PHYSICS:

LEVEL IPHYS1100 MechanicsPHYS1101 Electricity and MagnetismPHYS1102 Optics, Thermodynamics & Modern PhysicsANDMATH1120 Calculus IORMATH1130 Calculus II

LEVEL IIPHYS2100 Mathematical Methods in PhysicsPHYS2101 Quantum Mechanics & Special RelativityPHYS2103 Classical MechanicsPHYS2106 Advanced Physics/Technology Laboratory IPHYS2107 Advanced Physics/Technology Laboratory II

LEVEL IIIPHYS3100 Quantum MechanicsPHYS3101 ElectrodynamicsPHYS3105 Statistical Mechanics

AND Four (4) Credits From:ELET2100 Microprocessors IELET2110 Circuit SimulationELET2120 Discrete Device ElectronicsELET2130 Digital Communications IPHYS2102 Solid State PhysicsPHYS2104 Neural NetworksPHYS2105 Computational Physics IPHYS2950 Physics ElectiveELET3100 Microprocessors IIELET3110 Control and InstrumentationELET3120 Communication CircuitsELET3130 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (DSP)ELET3140 Microcomputers and ControlELET3151 Digital Communications IIELET3160 Electronics Research ProjectPHYS3102 Optics and LasersPHYS3103 Astrophysics

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PHYS3104 Computational Physics IIPHYS3106 Physics Research Project

MINOR IN PHYSICS (Sixteen (16) Credits):

At Least Eight (8) Credits From:PHYS2100 Mathematical Methods in PhysicsPHYS2101 Quantum Mechanics & Special RelativityPHYS2103 Classical MechanicsPHYS2106* Advanced Physics/Technology Laboratory IPHYS2107* Advanced Physics/Technology Laboratory IIPHYS3100 Quantum MechanicsPHYS3101 ElectrodynamicsPHYS3105 Statistical Mechanics

AND At Most Eight (8) Credits From:PHYS2100 Mathematical Methods in PhysicsPHYS2101 Quantum Mechanics & Special Relativity

PHYS2102 Solid State PhysicsPHYS2103 Classical MechanicsPHYS2104 Neural NetworksPHYS2105 Computational Physics IPHYS2106 Advanced Physics/Technology Laboratory IPHYS2107 Advanced Physics/Technology Laboratory IIPHYS2950 Physics ElectivePHYS3100 Quantum MechanicsPHYS3101 ElectrodynamicsPHYS3102 Optics and LasersPHYS3103 AstrophysicsPHYS3104 Computational Physics IIPHYS3105 Statistical MechanicsPHYS3106 Physics Research Project

* Students should note that PHYS2106 and PHYS2107 arePractical Courses that are worth Two (2) Credits each.

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PRELIMINARY PHYSICS COURSES

PHYS0070 – PRELIMINARY PHYSICS I (6 P-Credits)

Pre-requisite: None

Objectives: An introduction to Mechanics, Heat andSound.

Syllabus: SI system and standard units, dimensionalanalysis, vectors (graphical and analytical)Equilibrium, Newton’s first law, third law,friction, motion in a straight line, average andinstantaneous velocity & acceleration,accelerated motion, free fall, relativevelocity Motion in a plane, projectiles,circular motion, centripetal force, Newton’ssecond law & applications. Gravitation,massand weight, satellite motion. Work & kineticenergy, gravitational& elastic potentialenergy, dissipative and conservative forces,power, simple machines moments & torque,couples. Stress, strain, elastic moduli, forceconstant, Hooke’s law, simple harmonicmotion (basic concepts), SHM & circularmotion, mass-spring system, simplependulum, pressure in a fluid, pressuregauges, Archimedes principle, surfacetension, pressure difference across surfacefilm,contact angle and capillaries, Bernoulli’sequation (applications), viscosity, Stoke’s law,Reynold’s number. The temperature concept,thermometers, scales, thermal expansionand stress. Heat capacity, phase changes,conduction, convection, radiation, Stefan-Boltzman law, ideal radiator, solar energy,ideal gas, equation of state, phase diagrams,triple and critical points, vapour pressure,effect of dissolved substances on freezingand boiling point, first law of thermodynamics,energy and work, work and heat, adiabatic,isochoric, isothermal and isobaric processes,internal energy, molecular theory of motion,kinetic theory of ideal gas. Mechanical waves,periodic waves, wave speed, travelling

waves, mathematical representation, wavesat boundaries, standing waves,interferenceof sound waves, beats, soundintensity, the decibel, the ear & hearing, qualityand pitch, Doppler effect, ultrasonics andapplications.

Teaching: Three (3) lectures, one tutorial and three (3)hours of practical per week.

Method of Final Theory Examination (3 hours) 70%Examination: In-course Tests/Assignments20%


PHYS0071– PRELIMINARY PHYSICS II (6 P-Credits)

Pre-requisite: None

Objectives: An introduction to Electricity, Magnetism,Optics, & Modern Physics.

Syllabus: Charge, Coulomb’s law, insulators andconductors. Electric field, lines of force,electric potential, potential differences,electron volt (Millikan’s experiment, CRO).Capacitance, series and parallel combination,energy in a charge capacitor. Dielectrics,current Resistivity, resistance, EMF, work andpower, resistors in series and parallel.Kirchhoff’s laws, Wheatstone bridge andpotentiometer. The magnetic field, lines offorce, magnetic flux, motion in a magneticfield. Thomson’s measurement of e/m,isotopes and spectrography. Force onconductor. Torque on a current loop. The d.c.motor, pivoted-coil galvanometer. Magneticfield of a long straight wire. Force betweenparallel conductors, the ampere, inducedEMF. Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law. EddycurrentsThe nature of light, speed of light(experimental). Waves and rays. Refractionand reflection. Snell’s law. Total internalreflection. Dispersion. Single surface imagesReflection from plane and spherical surfaces,refraction at plane and spherical surfaces.

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Focal point and length. Graphical andanalytical methods. Images as objects. Thinlens, diverging lens, lensmaker equation.Aberrations, the eye, defects of vision.Magnifier, camera, projector, compoundmicroscope, telescope, etc. Atomic nucleus,nuclear radiation. Isotopes and isobars,binding energy and stability. Alpha, beta andgamma rays. Decay law, decay constant.Half life, activity, radioactivity series,radioactive shielding, radiation and the lifesciences.

Teaching: Three (3) lectures, one tutorial and threehours of practical per week.



LEVEL I PHYSICS COURSES

PHYS1100 – MECHANICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: CAPE Physics Unit 1 or CAPE PureMathematics Units 1 & 2.

Objectives: Fundamentals of classical particles andwave mechanics.

Syllabus: Kinematics in 1-, 2- and 3-dimensions, fullvector analysis. ProjectilesCircular motion,dynamics of circular motion. Polarco-ordinates. Newton’s laws. Friction.Conical pendulum. Inertial frames ofreference.Centripetal forces, velocity-dependent forces (terminal velocity).Gravitation.Kepler’s laws. Kinetic andpotential energy, work-energy theorem,conservation of energy, power. Linearmomentum, elastic and inelastic collision in1-, 2- and 3-dimensions. Impulse, variable-mass systems. Rotational kinematics,rotational kinetic energy. Torque, angular

momentum, rigid bodies. Equilibriumconditions, physical systems as examples ofsimple harmonic motion. Transverse andlongitudinal waves (1-D), intensity, standingwaves, sound waves, vibrational resonance,beats. Doppler effect.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures, one tutorial and three (3)hours of practical per week.



PHYS1101 – ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: CAPE Physics Unit 1 or CAPE PureMathematics Units 1 & 2.

Objectives: Fundamentals of electricity and magnetism.

Syllabus: Electric charge, Coulomb’s law, electric field- E. Charge and dipole in an electric FieldMotion of charged particles in uniform andnon-uniform electric fields.Calculation of E forpoint charges and charge distributions.Electric flux, Gauss’ law. Calculation of E forsymmetrical charge distributions usingGauss’s law. Electric potential, potentialdifference, work, potential energy,calculation of potential for point charges andcharge distributions. Capacitance, RCcircuits. Magnetic fields, force on charges andcurrents in a magnetic field, Hall effect,motion of charged particles in uniform andnon-uniform magnetic fields, Ampere’s law,Calculation of magnetic field B for simple fieldconfigurations, Biot and Savart law, inducedEMF. Lenz’s law, time varying magnetic fieldand relative motion inductance, LR circuits.Displacement current and Maxwell’sequations. EM waves, E & B fields, energydensity and energy flow in EM radiation.

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Teaching: Two (2) lectures, one tutorial and three (3)hours of practical per week.



PHYS1102 – OPTICS, THERMODYNAMICS & MODERN PHYSICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: CAPE Physics Unit 1 or CAPE Pure Math-ematics Units 1 & 2.

Objectives: Fundamentals of optics, thermodynamics,and modern physics.

Syllabus: Physical Optics: Fermat’s principle and thederivation of laws of reflection andrefraction. Interference of light: Path andphase difference, Young’s double-slitexperiment and interference in thin films.Diffraction of light: Single and double slitdiffraction, Raleigh’s criteria and theresolution of single-slit and circular aperture.Resolving power of optical instruments.Diffraction grating and missing orders.Polarization of light: Methods of generatingpolarized light. Double refraction andoptical activity.Thermodynamics: Zeroth law ofthermodynamics. Heat, work and the first lawof thermodynamics. Applications of the firstlaw to ideal gases. Heat engines and thesecond law of thermodynamics. Entropycalculations for reversible and irreversibleprocesses.Modern Physics: Early quantum theory:Blackbody radiation and Planck’shypothesis. Experimental evidence tosupport the photon theory of l ight.Wave-particle duality of light. Wave natureof matter and de Broglie’s hypothesis.Experimental evidence to support deBroglie’s hypothesis. Uncertainty Principle.

Early models of the atom and theirlimitations.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures and three (3) hours of prac-tical every other week.



LEVEL II PHYSICS COURSES

PHYS2100 - MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS (4 credits)

Prerequisites: MATH 1120 Calculus I

Objectives: Development of Mathematical Techniques forPhysics.

Syllabus: Taylor’s Expansion, Partial Differentiation ofMultivariate Functions, diagonalization ofMatrices, Eigenvectors, Eigenvalues,Elementary functions of Complex Variables,Divergence Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem, lineIntegrals, Surface and Volume Integrals,Fourier Series, Ordinary differentialEquations, Laplace Transforms, Introductionto Special functions, Wave Equation,Diffusion Equation.


Method of Final Theory Examination (2 hours) 80%Examination: In-course tests / assignments 20%

PHYS2101 – QUANTUM MECHANICS & SPECIAL RELATIVITY (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: PHYS1100 Mechanics, PHYS1102 Optics,Thermodynamics & Modern Physics,andMATH1120 Calculus I

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Objectives: Wave mechanical approach to quantummechanics: introduction to relativity.

Syllabus: Superposition of states, Wave mechanics,Matrix mechanics, Uncertainty relations,Complementarity, Wave-particle duality,Wave equation, Wave packets. Groupvelocity, Momentum and position operators,operators. Measurement, expectation values,TISE, Free particle, I-D potentials – squarewell, Finite square well, Step potential,barrier penetration, Numerical solution of theS.E, Ether hypothesis, Einstein’s relativity,Lorentz transformation, Time dilation,Fitzgerald contraction, combination ofvelocities, Relativistic energy andmomentum.



PHYS2102 – SOLID STATE PHYSICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: PHYS1101 Electricity & Magnetism

Objectives: The theory and propereties of solid statephysics.

Syllabus: Crystallography: Symmetry, unit cells, Millerindices, Brillouin zones X-ray diffraction:Solid-state bonding: electrons in periodicpotential Kronig-Penney model.Fermi Level: Thermal properties of solids.Electrical conductivity, Intrinsic andextrinsic semiconductors, Insulators,Thermoelectric and galvomagnetic effects,Factors affecting the properties ofsemiconductors, Basic semiconductordevices, Types of magnetism and magneticmaterials.



PHYS2103 – CLASSICAL MECHANICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: PHYS1100 Mechanics & MATH1120 Calculus I

Objectives: Rigorous theory of classical mechanicswith vector calculus.

Syllabus: Full treatment of classical harmonicoscillator: damped and forced oscillations,jerk, coupled oscillators - normal modes(secular equation, normal frequencies,normal coordinates), simulation of 1-Dcrystal as linear array of coupled oscillators.General wave equation, phase and groupvelocity. Mechanics of continuous media:waves on a string, surface waves, soundwaves, boundary effects. Fluids: statics,kinematics and dynamics of steady flow.Lagrange and Hamiltonian equations ofmotion. Non inertial frames of reference:accelerated and rotating, Coriolis effect.Rotation of a rigid body: Euler equations ofmotion. Dynamics of a particle in a centralfield of force, scattering.



PHYS2104 – NEURAL NETWORKS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: COMP1115 Computer Programming II andMATH1120 Calculus I

Objectives: A first study of neural networks and theirapplications.

Syllabus: Introduction to Neural Networks - Artificial &biological neural networks, signal

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processing, control, pattern recognition,medicine, speech production, speechrecognition, business Introduction to NeuralNetworks, typical architectures, trainingtechniques, common activation functions.Pattern Classifications - Architecture, biases& thresholds, linear separability, datarepresentation, Hebb net, perceptron,adaline, madaline, applications.Backpropagation Neural Networks -Architecture, algorithm, alternative weightupdate procedures, alternative activationfunctions, number of hidden layers,applications.Pattern Association - Training algorithms,hetero-associative net, auto- associative net,iterative auto-associative net, BAM,applications.Competition Based Neural Networks - Fixedweight competitive nets, Kohonenself-organizing maps, learning vectorquantisation, counter-propagation, introductionto adaptive resonance theory, applications.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures and four (4) hours of laboratoryper week.



PHYS2105 – COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS I (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: PHYS1100 Mechanics, PHYS1101 Electricity& Magnetism and MATH1120 Calculus I

Objectives: Practical introduction to numerical analysisand computer simulation.

Syllabus: Algorithms, flowcharts and pseudocode,organisation, cont ro l s t ruc tures andstandards for scientific programming,FORTRAN, C/C++, MATLAB andMAPLE, Introduction to UNIX, error,

accuracy and stability, Introduction tonumerical methods, practical implementation,Roots of equations, interpolation andextrapolation, numerical differentiation andin tegra t ion , numer ica l so lu t ion ofdifferential equations, Fourier methods,Introduction to computer modelling inScience.

Teaching: Two (2) lectures and four (4) hours of laboratoryper week.


PHYS2106 – ADVANCED PHYSICS / TECHNOLOG LABORATORY I (2 credits)

Pre-requisite: PHYS1100 Mechanics, PHYS1101 Electricity& Magnetism and PHYS1102 Optics,

Thermodynamics & Modern Physics

Objectives: Upon successful completion of the coursethe student should have gained workingexperience in the essentials of experimentalwork, including:• Collection of Data• Troubleshooting Apparatus• Application of Theory to Practical

Problems• Error Analysis• Researching Background for

Experiments• Writing Proper Laboratory Reports

Syllabus: A minimum of five (5) experiments will beperformed, researched and written up in areport format specified by the lecturer.Students will not be allowed to repeatexperiments carried out in PHYS2107. Atleast two (2) experiments will be chosen fromeach of the following two (2) categories:

(i) Classical Physics Experiments(ii) Experiments in New Technology.

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Teaching: Four hours of laboratory per week.

Method of Written Laboratory Reports (5) 80%Examination: Oral Examination 20%

PHYS2107 – ADVANCED PHYSICS / TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY II (2 credits)

Pre-requisite: PHYS1100 Mechanics, PHYS1101 Electricity& Magnetism and PHYS1102 Optics,Thermodynamics & Modern Physics

Objectives: Upon successful completion of the coursethe student should have gained workingexperience in the essentials of experimentalwork, including:• Collection of Data• Troubleshooting Apparatus• Application of Theory to Practical Problems• Error Analysis• Researching Background for

Experiments• Writing Proper Laboratory Reports

Syllabus: A minimum of five (5) experiments will beperformed, researched and written up in areport format specified by the lecturer.Students will not be allowed to repeatexperiments carried out in PHYS2106. Atleast two (2) experiments will be chosen fromeach of the following two (2) categories:(i) Classical Physics Experiments(ii) Experiments in New Technology.

Teaching: Four hours of laboratory per week.

Method of Written Laboratory Reports (5) 80%Examination: Oral Examination 20%

PHYS2950 - PHYSICS ELECTIVE (4 credits)


Syllabus: An advanced course in Physics taken as anexchange student at an approved institutionand pre-approved by the Dean.

LEVEL III PHYSICS COURSES

PHYS3100 – QUANTUM MECHANICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: PHYS2101 Quantum Mechanics & SpecialRelativity

Objectives: An advanced study of quantum mechanicsand applications.

Syllabus: Operators and eigenvectors, eigenvalueequations, vector spaces, Dirac bra-ketformulation, axioms of quantum mechanics,compatible observables, uncertaintyrelations. Evolution of states in time.Hamiltonian operator, Ehrenfest’s equations,representations and transformations of statevectors. Factorisation method. Harmonicoscillator, general Hamiltonian, normalisation.Free particle in 3-D, angular momentum,parity. Central potentials, isotrophic harmonicoscillator, hydrogen atom. Fermions andbosons, the Exclusion Principle. Electronspin, magnetic moment, Perturbation theory.Time-dependent perturbations, transitions tothe continuum, density of states. Elasticscattering in 1-D, scattering by a square well,resonances. Interpretation of Q. M.Copenhagen interpretation, alternativeinterpretations of wave-function collapse,EPR paradox, Bell’s theorem.

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Teaching: Three (3) lectures and one tutorial per week


PHYS3101 – ELECTRODYNAMICS (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: PHYS1102 Optics, Thermodynamics &Modern Physics and PHYS2101 QuantumMechanics & Special Relativity

Objectives: The theory of electromagnetism and applica-tions.

Syllabus: Development of Maxwell’s equations.Potentials. E-m waves in free space,conducting medium, plasmas. Reflectionof e-m waves from dielectric and metallicboundaries, waveguides, specialrelativity and electrodynamics.Transformation of electric and magneticfields.



PHYS3102 – OPTICS & LASERS (4 Credits)


Objectives: An advanced study of optics and modernapplications.

Syllabus: Spatial and temporal coherence. Fraunhoferand Fresnel diffraction. Image formation andprocessing. Basic principles of lasers,population inversion, stimulated emission, A& B coefficients, etc. Gas, solid-state, liquid &dye lasers. Production of tunable, high-power,high-stability and short-pulse lasers.Applications.



PHYS3103 – ASTROPHYSICS (4 Credits)


Objectives: A study of astrophysics - our solar system andcosmology.

Syllabus: Structure of the sun and planets. Introductionto general relativity. Stellar Evolution Typesand evolution of galaxies. Cosmologicalmodels.



PHYS3104 – COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS II (4 Credits)

Pre-requisite: PHYS2105 Computational Physics I

Objectives: A computational physics ‘project’ course withmore advanced simulation techniques.

Syllabus: Elements of parallel processing. Numericalmethods, pract ical implementat ion.Systems of linear equations, matrices,diagonalisation, decomposition, inversion,eigenvectors, sparse matrices. Numericalsolution of partial differential equations.Non linear equations Simultation andmodelling, random number generation,Monte Carlo methods. Elements of Chaostheory, simple chaotic systems,exponents, attractors. Fractals, fractal .dimension. Ising model, cellular automata.

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Teaching: One lecture and Six (6) hours of practicalper week.

Method of Project Report and Oral Presentation70%

Examination: Practical Reports 30%

PHYS3105 – STATISTICAL MECHANICS (4 Credits)


Objectives: An advanced study of statistical physics andapplications.

Syllabus: Models of thermal systems. Probability.Entropy. Internal energy. TemperatureContact with thermodynamics.Chemical potential. Free energy. Heatcapacities.Microcanonical Canocial andgrand canocial distributions (Boltzmannand Gibbs sums). Quantum statistics.F-D, B-E and Planck distr ibut ions.Blackbody radiation. Ideal gas. Fermi gasDensity of states. Superfluidity. Bose-Einstein condensation. Phase transitions.Thermodynamics of the superconductingtransition.

Teaching: Three (3) lectures and one tutorial per week


PHYS3106 - PHYSICS RESEARCH PROJECT (4 Credit)

Pre-requisite: Restricted to Final Year students, Majoringin Physics.

Objective: Application of classroom knowledge in a realworld or research environment.

Syllabus: In consultat ion with and under thesupervision of a Facu l ty member ,s tudents a re expec ted to de f ine ,investigate and report on an applied ortheoretical research topic in Physics. Theproject itself is equivalent to a single Facultycourse and must therefore reach thatstandard in terms of content and researcheffort. The project should contain someoriginality in material and evidence ofextensive reading and comprehension of thesubject area. A proposal and literaturereview must be submitted no later than thefourth week of Semester II and a finalwritten report must be submitted andpresented orally to a panel of at least threeFaculty members no later than the lastweek of classes in Semester II.

N.B. Enrolment will be limited to thosestudents who have demonstrated a soundacademic background and an aptitude forresearch.

Method of Final Written Project Report 80%Examination: Oral Presentation 20%

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The Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences at Cave Hill offerstwo distinct types of postgraduate programmes. TaughtMasters programmes provide specific skill sets andtraining for particular job opportunities. M.Phil. and Ph.D.Research degrees provide research opportunities for thosewishing to pursue more traditional careers in Science.

Postgraduate programmes are governed by the GeneralRegulations for Masters and Doctors degrees respectively,copies of which are available from the PostgraduateSection of Student Affairs.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to apply on-line athttp://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/. All applications forpostgraduate study should be submitted on the prescribedforms to the Senior Assistant Registrar, Student Affairs notlater than January 31 of the year of intended study.Applicants from outside of the Caribbean are advised toapply by January 15. Applications must be accompaniedby original certificates (which will be returned) andtranscripts from Universities attended as well as anapplication fee of 15 Barbados dollars. Interestedcandidates should also consult departments directly fordetailed information on programmes.

M.Sc. Programmes

The well-established M.Sc. in Natural Resource andEnvironmental Management is mounted by the Centre forResource Management and Environmental Studies(CERMES) and is offered in four specializations:-

• Coastal and Marine Resource Management• Climate Change• Waste Management• Applied Meteorology

Full details are available on-line at http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/cermes/.

In addition, the Faculty has this year launched a new taughtM.Sc. in Electronic Commerce, the first of its kind in theCaribbean, aimed at providing training to graduates inE-commerce, E-business, law and ethics, webtechnologies, security and marketing.

POSTGRADUATE DEGREEPROGRAMMES

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Research Degrees

Graduate students with good degrees may apply to readfor the M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees of this University. Suchcandidates should contact the relevant Department orCERMES to identify a research project and potentialsupervisor. All research students must register initially forthe M.Phil. degree but may later, with suitable progress, beupgraded to register directly for the Ph.D. degree.

Major research interests of staff members in the variousdepartments of the Faculty are indicated below:-

(a) Biological Sciences

Molecular Biology, Ecology, Behavioural Ecology,Conservation Biology, Sports Agronomy, PostHarvest Physiology, Biochemistry of Diabetes/Obesity, Microbiology, Microbial Ecology,Microbial Biochemistry, Food Microbiology,Genetics, Horticulture, Plant Pathology.

(b) CERMES

Natural Resource Governance Systems, CoastalZone Management and Planning, Fisheries,Water Resources, Climate Change.

(c) Chemistry

Natural Products Chemistry, Transition MetalChemistry, Organo-Metallic Chemistry, 2-D NMR,Spectroscopy, Environmental Chemistry, OrganicSynthesis.

(d) Computer Science

Parallel and Distributed Algorithms, Self-stabilization, Artificial Intelligence and ExpertSystems, Database Management, InformationSystems, Software Engineering, Networks andCommunications, Data Modeling, Visualization,Climate Modelling.

(e) Mathematics

Graph Theory and Combinatorics; ApproximationTheory; Foundations of Mathematics; MeasureTheory; Biostatistics; Arithmetic Functions,Mathematical Statistics, Biostatistics.

(f) Meteorology

Limited Area Modeling, Tropical HurricaneStudies, Statistical Short-Term Forecasting.

(g) Physics

Water Resources, Climate Change, Karstaquifer modeling, Statistical Physics, SolarEnergy, Liquid Crystals, Computational Physics.

(h) Electronics

Digital Communication, Microprocessors,Control Electronics.

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RULES FOR READERS

MEMBERSHIP

1. The Library opening hours are

Term and Mid-Year Vacation:

Weekdays 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m.

Saturdays & Sundays 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m.

Break:


Saturdays CLOSED

Summer Vacation:


Saturdays 9:00 – 4:00

The Library is closed on Public and Universityholidays throughout the year.

2. The Library is open to all registered graduate andundergraduate students at the University and to allthe academic, research, senior administrative andpermanent and non-academic staff of the University.

3. Other persons over 17 years of age requesting use ofthe Library for reading or reference purposes may beadmitted at the discretion of the Librarian. Suchpersons may be permitted to borrow books only inexceptional circumstances a the discretion of theLibrarian, and will then be required to make acautionary deposit of $50.00 which shall be refundedon satisfactory termination of the membership.

MAIN LIBRARY, CAVE HILL

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LOANS

General

4. Borrowers will be required to identify themselves. Nobook, periodical or other Library material may beremoved from the Library unless the procedure hasbeen completed at the Circulation Desk. The possessionof a library book which has not been properly issuedwill be treated as a deliberate and serious offence. Areader is responsible to the Library for the items forwhich he or she has signed. No book, periodical, etc.,will be accepted for issue or renewal after the secondbell has been rung 15 minutes before closing time. Alltransactions must be completed fifteen minutes beforethe published closing time.

Undergraduate

5. Undergraduate students at the University may have onloan a maximum of 10 items, including no more thantwo items from the overnight collection. For items fromthe open access shelves the period of loan is normally21 days but all books are subject to recall at any timeduring this period. The period of loan may be extendedin vacations at the discretion of the Librarian.Undergraduates may not borrow periodicals.

Postgraduates

6. Postgraduate students of the University may have onloan up to 10 items at a time. This quota includes notmore than two (2) bound periodicals and not more thantwo (2) items from the overnight collection. The periodof loan is normally 10 weeks. All loans are subject torecall by the Librarian at any time.

Academic and Senior Administrative Staff

9. Academic and senior administrative staff may haveon loan up to 15 items at a time. This includes notmore than two (2) bound volumes of periodicals andtwo (2) overnight loans. The period of loan isnormally 10 weeks. All books are subject to recall bythe Librarian at any time.

Non-Academic Staff

8. Permanent non-academic staff may have on loan upto four (4) books at a time for up to 21 days. They maynot borrow overnight books or periodicals.

Other Persons

9. Other persons permitted to borrow books under Rule 3may have on loan up to four (4) books at a time for up to21 days.

Departments

10. The Librarian, at his discretion, may lend books todepartments/units of the University for such periods ashe may decide. Heads of departments/units areresponsible for such loans.

Renewals and Requests

11. A book loaned to an undergraduate student may berenewed once only for a further period if it has notalready been requested by another reader.

12. A book requested by another reader will be recalledonly after it has been on laon for 10 days.

Non-Circulating Items

13. Certain publications may on no account be removedfrom the Library. These include all reference books,current issues of periodicals and other works of specialvalue. All non-circulating items are clearly marked.

Reserved Books

14. Reserved books may only be borrowed overnight oron weekends. Only two (2) such items may be borrowedat any one time, the loan begins after 5.00 p.m. onweekdays, 11.00 a.m. on Saturdays, and 3.00 p.m. inthe summer vacation, and must be returned by 10.00a.m. or 5.00 p.m. as indicated by the date due stamp.

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Reading Room Loans

15. Only two (2) items may be borrowed for use in theReading Room at any one time.

Periodicals

16. Periodicals will normally be restricted to Reading Roomuse, but Graduate Students and members of theAcademic and Senior Administrative Staff may borrowbound volumes only – to a maximum of two (2) suchitems – for a period of 14 days. These loans are notnormally renewable.

FINES

17. (a) The Librarian is embowered to levy a fine uponall readers who fail to return Library materialwithin the prescribed period.

(b) The fine for late return of library materialborrowed from the general collection by aca-demic staff will be 50 cents for each day theloan isoverdue.

(c) The fine for late return of library materialborrowed from the generalcollection bypostgraduate students will be 50 cents for eachday the loan is overdue.

(d) The fine for the late return of library materialfrom the general collection by other borrowerswill be 25 cents for each day the loan isoverdue.

(e) In determining the number of days by which aloan is overdue in relation to clauses (b), (c)and (d) above, only days in which the Librarywas closed owing to unforeseen circumstanceswill be excluded.

(f) The fine for late return of an item from theovernight collection will be charged at 10cents per hour.

Maximum Fine

18. The maximum fine for the late return of Librarymaterial shall not exceed Bds. $50.00 in the case ofacademic staff borrowers, Bds $50.00 in the case ofpostgraduate student borrowers, and Bds $30.00 in thecase of other borrowers.

19. Loss of or damage to any library material on loan to areader must be reported by him/her immediately. Thereader must pay the cost of replacement (or theestimated market price of the book if irreplaceable) oflost or seriously damaged books or other items in ad-dition to any fine which he/she may have incurred be-fore the loss or damage was reported.

20. The names of all those who are not in good standingwith the Library– that is, those who, after due notice,have failed to return overdue items or who fail to payfines or costs of items lost or damaged – will be submittedto the Principal for further action.

THEFT AND MUTILATION

21. The willful mutilation or defacement of library material,the attempt at, or illegal removal of library material, theattempt to obtain library materials or to gain access tolibrary facilities by false pretences or forgery, will beconsidered a major offence against the University, andany person who commits such an offence may bereported to the appropriate University authority fordisciplinary action which may include a maximumpenalty fine of Bds $300.00, suspension or expulsion.

CONDUCT

22. The Reading Rooms are for the purpose of study andnot for discussions or social gatherings. Any conductinconsistent with this purpose or detrimental to itspursuit by others shall constitute a breach of the Rules.

23. The Librarian shall at all times have authority tomaintain good order in the Library and may excludefrom it or suspend form its use any reader who breaks

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these Rules. He/she may report to the Principal anyperson responsible for serious or persistent breach fthese Rules; such conduct by any student shall beconsidered a breach of University discipline.

24. Readers must not mark, deface or damage any booksor other library material or furnishings in any way.

25. All members of staff are empowered to requirereaders to comply with these Rules.

26. Silence shall be observed in the Reading Room.

27. All bags, briefcases, handbags, etc., must bedeposited in the racks provided at the Library entrance.The University accepts no responsibility for loss ordamage of any article so left.

28. Eating or drinking is strictly forbidden in the Library.

29. Smoking is strictly forbidden except in those parts ofthe Library where its is expressly permitted.

30. Except as provided for in Rule 20, any breach of theseRules or of the Regulations by a reader may renderhim/her liable to a fine not exceeding Bds $20.00 atthe discretion of the Librarian.

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