Undergraduate Guidebook2020 - 2021

The Open University of Sri Lanka

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Phone: 011-2822738, 011-2881258 (Dean/Natural Sciences)

011-2881134 (Dept. of Botany)

011-2881371 (Dept. of Chemistry)

011-2881225 (Dept. Computer Science)

011-2881309 (Dept. of Mathematics)

011-2881449 (Dept. of Physics)

011-2881488 (Dept. of Zoology)

011-2881000 (University-hunting line)

Fax: 011-2436858 (University)

011-2822738 (Faculty)

011-2853930 (RES)

011-2856203 (RES)

E mail: deannsc@ou.ac.lk

Web: www.ou.ac.lk/science

Postal Address: P.O. Box 21, Nawala, Nugegoda

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Programmes / Courses of Study Offered By the Faculty of Natural Sciences, OUSL

Programmes/Courses described in this Guidebook

Bachelor of Science Degree

Bachelor of Science Special Degree

Diploma in Science

Other Programmes/Courses

M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences (Inter faculty Programme)

M.Sc. in Medical Entomology and Applied Parasitology

Bachelor of Education (Natural Sciences) (Faculty of Education)

Diploma in Microbiology (Blended Online Programme)

Diploma in Environmental Science

Diploma in Natural Resources and Ecotourism

Diploma in Laboratory Technology

Advance Certifi cate in Wildlife Conservation & Management

Stand Alone Courses in Science

Contents

Message from the Dean 01

Part I – General Information 02

The University and the Faculty 02

Studying at OUSL 02

The study package 02

OUSL Vocabulary 04

Deciding on the workload 06

Planning and Allocating time for studies 06

Selection of courses 06

Support for Learning 06

Personal Tutors 06

Motivation and study habits courses 07

Day Schools 07

Laboratory work/Field work/ Projects 07

Online Support 07

MyOUSL 07

Library 07

Regional Educational Services 08

Financial Assistance 08

Duty Leave for Government School Teachers 09

Administrative Divisions Providing Support 09

Student Affairs Division 09

Examinations Division 09

Finance Division 09

Other Forms of Student Support and Welfare 09

Student Counselling 09

Temporary Residential Facilities (TRF) 09

Medical Centre 09

Canteens 10

Facilities for payments 10

Book Shop 10

Photocopying Facilities 10

Career Guidance Unit 10

Co-curricular Activities 10

Faculty Alumni Association 10

Student Welfare Division 10

Admission and Registration 10

Open Days and Orientation Sessions 10

Registering for courses 11

Making changes to Registered Courses 11

Getting exemptions for a course 11

Assessment and Evaluation 11

Continuous Assessment Tests 11

Final Examinations 12

Application for fi nal examinations 12

Finance 12

Fee Structure for the Academic Year 2020/2021 12

Vouchers for Payment of Fees 12

Awards, Prizes and Scholarships 13

Awards Presented at the Annual Convocation 13

Awards Presented at the Faculty Awards Ceremony 16

Faculty Staff 21

Principal Offi cers of the Faculty 21

Department of Botany 22

Department of Chemistry 24

Department of Computer Science 26

Department of Mathematics 28

Department of Physics 30

Department of Zoology 32

Part II - Programmes of Study 34

Bachelor of Science Degree Programme 34

BSc Degree Programme (S1 structure) 35

BSc Special Degree Programme (SS structure) 46

Higher Diploma in Science (S1 structure) 55

Part III – Course Details 56

Part IV – Appendices 81

1. Schedule of specifi c exemptions 81

2. OUSL Computer Centres 83

3. Statistics : Programme Completion 85

OUSL Holidays 86

Faculty of Natural SciencesMission

To be innovative in teaching-learning and researchdemonstrating leadership in open and distance learning in the fi elds of Science,

with a commitment to achieve national goals

Objectives

To develop motivated personnel successful in their academic, career & life-long learning goals

To offer quality programmes informed by current needs and demands

To support the community and the nation through partnerships and public service

To promote research, scholarship and enterprise activities

To increase the outreach of the sciences via open access & distance education

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Message from the Dean

Professor J. C. N. RajendraDean/ Faculty of Natural Sciences

On behalf of the Fac-ulty of Natural Sci-ences of the Open

University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), let me welcomeyou to our university to pursue your higher stud-ies and fulfi ll your educational aspirations. I ampleased that you have chosen a science degreeprogramme offered by Sri Lanka’s only Open andDistance Learning University, to obtain the skillsand qualifi cations required to succeed in anycompetitive environment.

Study in the sciences can take you anywherethat you want to go. Your science studies canstart your journey to become a scientist or sci-ence-based professional in the 21st century.

The Faculty of Natural Sciences at OUSL has over30 years of experience delivering Science degreeprogrammes through Open and Distance Learn-ing (ODL) methodologies. Due to the nature ofits teaching methodology and infrastructure,the OUSL is successfully able to serve a largestudent population spread throughout the coun-try. Currently Faculty of Natural Science offers awide range of quality academic programmes invarying disciplines in sciences. You can choosefrom a collection of programmes leading to Cer-tifi cates, Diplomas, Degrees and Post-Graduatequalifi cations based on your interest and careerprospects.

The degrees awarded by the OUSL are given thesame recognition as those awarded to studentsstudying at other Sri Lankan national universi-ties who offer programmes through face-to-face.The courses on offer are suited to all those whowish to obtain up-to-date knowledge, skills andinsight into the various disciplines of scienceto meet the challenges of today’s dynamic, com-plex and competitive environment. Further, yourtraining in the sciences involves not only acquir-ing new knowledge, but also applying fi ndingsto improve our world, and developing the criticalreasoning and problem-solving skills required touse scientifi c knowledge wisely. It will equip youwith the ability to contribute to the new frontiersin science discovery.

All of our programmes are specially designedto suit those with other commitments such asfull-time employment, financial obligations andfamily commitments. Our unique system ofODL, developed over the years, gives youthe flexibility to engage in your studies atyour own place and at your own pace, at an af-fordable price.

To date, the Faculty of Natural Sciences at OUSLhas very successfully educated thousands ofindividuals throughout the country. Our learnersupport system will guide you and assist you atevery stage of your academic career from your

very first day of registration up to completion ofthe programme.

Going to university is a challenge. Being a dis-tance learner can be even more challenging. AsI mentioned earlier, you have the fl exibility tochoose the place, time and space at which youwill pursue your studies at the OUSL. However,you should be self-motivated, persistent, learn towork independently, learn to manage your timeand determined to work hard to complete yourstudies.

This undergraduate handbook is carefully de-signed to be as comprehensive as possible in giv-ing all the essential information needed for a stu-dent who plans to follow the degree programmeoffered at the Faculty of Natural sciences of theOUSL.

Thank you for choosing your higher studies atthe Faculty of Natural sciences of the OUSL andwarmly welcome you as part of our undergradu-ate student community. Please go through theinformation to find out more about us. I wish youall the success in all your efforts to acquire a rec-ognized qualifi cation from our faculty.

On behalf of our Faculty I wish you good luck inall your future endeavors.

Professor J. C. N. RajendraDean/ Faculty of Natural Sciences

Welcome to the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

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GENERAL INFORMATIONThe University and the FacultyThe Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is thepremier Open and Distance learning institution inSri Lanka where students can pursue their stud-ies through Open and Distance Learning (ODL)methodologies.

Established in 1980, under the Universities ActNo. 16 of 1978 and OUSL Ordinance No. 1 of1990, as amended, the OUSL has the same legaland academic status as any other national Uni-versity in Sri Lanka. According to the Public Ad-ministration Circular No. 16/92, dated 13.03.92,issued by the Ministry of Public Administration,Provincial Councils & Home Affairs, the degreesawarded by The Open University of Sri Lankaare equivalent to degrees awarded by any otherUniversity under the purview of the UniversityGrants Commission.

Due to the nature of its teaching methodologyand infrastructure, the OUSL is able to servea large student population spread throughoutthe country. Currently, there are over 30,000students studying at the OUSL, who are beingserved by nine Regional Centres and seventeenStudy Centres located around the country (Fig.1). The Central Campus and the Colombo Re-gional Centre are situated at Nawala. The othereight Regional Centres are situated at Kandy,Matara, Jaffna, Anuradhapura Batticaloa, Ku-runegala, Badulla and Ratnapura.

The academic and the administrative Head ofthe University is the Vice-Chancellor. The Sen-ate of the University, which is chaired by the

Vice-Chancellor, is the highest body that makesdecisions regarding academic matters. The Uni-versity has fi ve Faculties: Natural Sciences, En-gineering Technology, Humanities and Social Sci-ences, Education and Health Sciences.

The Faculty of Natural Sciences consists of sixDepartments; Botany, Chemistry, Computer Sci-ence, Mathematics , Physics and Zoology. TheDepartment of Health Sciences which was underthe Faculty of Natural Sciences was upgraded toa new Faculty of Health Science in 2015. TheFaculty is administered under the leadership ofthe Dean of the Faculty; each Department is un-der a Head and all Departments are collectivelyresponsible for all academic activities of the Fac-ulty. The Faculty Board of Natural Sciences regu-lates all academic activities in the Faculty, underthe guidance of the Senate of the University.

Studying at OUSLThe distance learning methodology adopted bythe OUSL may initially appear as a challengingtask for you. However, very soon you will learnthat it is a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Inaddition to gaining subject knowledge and skills,you will be developing many other life skills, in-cluding self-organization and time management.Regular lectures, a feature of face-to-face teach-ing at a conventional university, is minimal atthe OUSL. Instead, students learn through care-fully prepared study material together with otherforms of support that facilitate learning.

The Study Package

The Open University adopts a multimedia systemfor teaching with a strong emphasis on distancestudy. The study system supports the studentsthrough printed course material, audio-visualaids, discussions, day schools, laboratory/fi eldwork, industry visits and web-based learning.Continuous assessments and fi nal examinationsare also integral parts of the study system.

Printed course material is the central element inthe study package. Improving reading skills istherefore essential to be successful as an OUSLstudent. Where applicable, you will also be pro-vided with other supportive material applicableto a course, such as study guides, practicalguides and audio-visual material.

Printed course material are carefully preparedto suit self-study and independent learning. Theprinted course material provide the student thesubject knowledge of the course. They clearlyoutline the objectives of the course and what thestudent will be able to achieve by studying thecourse. Self-assessment questions and activitiesincluded in the course material will enable thelearners to continuously assess themselves asthey proceed. Printed course material are usu-ally provided at the time of registration for aprogramme/course.

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Centre Code Address (Telephone)

The Open University Regional Centres (OURC)

Colombo

Jaffna

Kandy

Matara

Anuradhapura

Batticaloa

Badulla

Kurunegala

Ratnapura

WP10

NP40

CP20

SP30

NC50

EP60

UP80

NW70

SG90

OURC, Nawala, Nugegoda (011-2853930)

OURC, Browns Road, Kokuvil, Jaffna (021-2223374)

OURC, Polgolla, Kandy (081-2494083 - 081-2494084)

OURC, Nupe, Matara (041-2222943)

OURC, Jayanthi Mawatha (Depot Area), Anuradhapura (025-2222871)

OURC, 23, New Road, Batticaloa (065-2222264)

OURC, 08, Bandaranayaka Mw, Badulla, (055-2228842)

OURC, Negombo Rd, (Nissanka Mw Junction), Malkaduwawa,Kurunegala (037-2223473)

OURC Hiddellana, Ratnapura (045-2228660)

The Open University Study Centres (OUSC)

Ambalangoda

Ambalanthota

Ampara

Bandarawela

Galle

Gampaha

Hatton

Kalutara

Kegalle

Moneragala

Polonnaruwa

Puttalam

Vavuniya

Killinochchi

Trincomalee

Kuliyapitiya

Mullaitiv

Mannar

SP31

SP33

EP61

UP81

SP32

WP11

CP21

WP12

SG91

UP82

NC51

NW71

NP41

NP42

EP62

NW72

NP43

NP44

80/1, Polwatte Road, Halwatura Ambalangoda (091-2258585)

Rajasaranagama Road, Lunama South , Ambalanthota (047-2225533)

Inginiyagala Road, Samapura, Ampara. (063-2222052)

St. Thomas Road, Wewatenna, Bandarawela (057-2222820)

Labuduwa, Galle (091-2223784)

Gampaha Road, Miriswatte, Mudungoda.( 033-2234571/033-2234572)

Thondaman Vocational Training Centre, Hatton (051-2225139)

66/2, Nagoda Road, Kalutara (034-2223399)

Kumaratunge Munidasa Mawatha, Kegalle (035-2222501)

Technical College Junction, Sirigala, Potuvil Road, Moneragala (055-2277395)

24th Mile Post, Bendiwewa, Jayanthipura, Polonnaruwa (027-2225776)

1/137, Colombo Road, Puttalam (032-2266822)

366, Kandy Road, Thekkawaththai, Vavuniya (024-2222995)

155th Mile Post, Kandy Road, Killinochchi (021-2283970)

26/A, Post Offi ce Rd, Trincomalee (026-2222088)Technical College, Kuliyapitiya, (037-2281181, 037-2281271)

Aathiparasakthy Ariviyal College, Ward No. 04, Irranaippalai Veethy,Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaithiv.

OUSC, RDS Building, Minor Seminary Road, Chavatkaddu, Mannar.(0232-251999)

Figure 1

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OUSL VocabularyOnce you become a student of the OUSL, youneed to be familiar with the OUSL terminology.It is important that you understand these termsclearly and be vigilant of these, since most arerelated to your performance in studies.

A Programme of Study consists of a combina-tion of compulsory and optional courses, whichleads to the award of Certifi cate, Advanced Cer-tifi cate, Diploma, Degree or a Postgraduate De-gree. For example, the Bachelor of Science De-gree Programme is a programme of study whichleads to the award of B.Sc Degree.

A Stand Alone Course is a course which can beconsidered as a separate entity. These cours-es can be offered by any person who wishesto upgrade the knowledge in a particular sub-ject area, without registering for a regular pro-gramme of study, such as a Degree or Certifi -cate Programme. For example, a person who isinterested in learning Natural Products Chemis-try can register only for that course, as a standalone course. Many courses of the Degree Pro-grammes are offered as stand alone courses.

Continuing Education Courses are offered forstudents registered for regular programmes ofstudy to widen their knowledge in areas of theirchoice. These include support courses, such asMathematics, English, Computer literacy andMotivation and Study habits. A student can of-fer a limited number of continuing educationcourses, over and above the maximum workloadallowed during an academic year.

Foundation Courses in OUSL

Foundation courses are offered to those whoneed to attain academic qualifi cations equivalentto that of G.C.E (A/Levels). Thus, these are par-ticularly suited for students who lack direct entryrequirements for the Degree Programme.

Credit Rating

Programmes as well as courses carry a credit rat-ing. The ‘credit rating’ is the expression used inthe OUSL to denote the “academic value” of acourse or programme. Please note that the word`credit’ does NOT imply any measure of aca-demic performance at an examination such as aCredit pass at GCE Ordinary or Advanced LevelExaminations. The credit rating gives a measureof the time expected to be spent on studying thecourse. At the OUSL, one credit is about 50 no-tional hours of study time. The time specifi ed fora course takes into account all aspects of workinvolved, including reading and understandingcourse material, face-to-face- sessions, continu-ous assessments, consultation of reference ma-terial and practical classes.

Based on the SLQF recommendations, from2017/2018 the credit rating of a Certifi cate willbe 15 credits, a Diploma 30 credits and Under-graduate degrees 90 credits and 120 credits de-pending on the three or four year programme.

The credit rating of courses also vary (Table 1).The minimum credit rating of courses presentlyoffered by the Faculty of Natural Sciences is 2.Average total time expected to be spent on a

3 credit course is around 150 notional learninghours. In actual study time, this would mean astudent is expected to spend 6 hrs per week onaverage, for a 3 credit course that is offered dur-ing one semester (24 weeks).

Table 1: Credit rating

The maximum workload a student may under-take in an academic year is 30 credits. A studentmay register for a maximum of two programmesin the Open University (one credit is consideredequivalent to 50 notional learning hours). Howev-er, the maximum workload undertaken betweenboth programmes should not exceed 30 credits.This corresponds approximately to the workloadundertaken in an academic year by a full-timestudent in a conventional University. Many stu-dents, who are either employed or with othercommitments fi nd it diffi cult to spend this muchof time for their studies and handle this full work-load. Students are therefore strongly advisedto register up to 24 credits only in their fi rstyear of study.

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Course Code

Each course offered by the Faculty is assigneda course code. This code includes certain com-ponents of identifi cation that uniquely identifi esthe course. The particular subject area/disci-pline is one component of identifi cation usedwhen assigning course codes. The specifi c let-ters assigned to the different areas/disciplines ofstudy are shown in Figure 2.

The course code also informs the programmeof study for which the course is offered and thelevel of study at which it is offered. Courses forundergraduate degrees are offered at Levels 3to 6, whilst Courses in Foundation are offeredat Level 1 & 2. In assigning course codes, theProgramme of study is identifi ed by a letterand the level of study is identifi ed by a digit.For instance, undergraduate courses are identi-fi ed by the letter U and Foundation courses areidentifi ed by the letter F (Table 2).

Incorporating all of the above components, eachcourse is assigned a course code consisting of7 alphanumeric characters. The fi rst three let-ters indicate the area of discipline and the pro-gramme of study. The fi rst digit refl ects the lev-el of study, the second digit will give the creditrating. The last two digits give a unique serialnumber for the course. An example of a coursecode is shown in Figure 3.

Table 2: Programmes/Levels of study

Programme of study

1 F1 C1 E1

2 F2 C2 E2

3 D3 U3 E3

4 D4 U4 E4

5 U5 E5

6 U6 E6

7 P7 E7

8 P8 E8

Figure 3. An example of a course code

Area / Discipline of Study (Figure 2)

Programme of study (Table 2)

Level of study within programme (Table 2)

Credit rating (Table 1)

Serial number unique to course

B Y U 3 5 0 0

AppliedMathematics

AD PureMathematics

PE ManagementStudies

MS

Botany BY Zoology ZY Social Science DS

Chemistry CY FN Language Studies LE

ComputerScience

CS Legal Studies LL

Physics PH Figure 2. Area/Discipline of study

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Deciding on the WorkloadIn an academic year, students of a regular pro-gramme of study may register for courses with atotal credit value within a minimum of 8 creditsand a maximum of 30 credits.

Students may register simultaneously for up to2 programmes of study, except for Foundationcourses, subject to the permitted maximum of 30credits in total per academic year.

In addition, students may register for continu-ing education courses up to 8 credits. Studentsregistering for stand alone courses may registerfor up to 15 credits of courses per academic year.

Students registering for courses with an academ-ic value adding up to 30 credits are remindedthat they will have to devote on the average aminimum of 30 hours of study per week for 30weeks in an academic year. Most students, evenif they are unemployed, are unable to devotethis amount of time. Registering for a workloadthat is diffi cult to cope, will adversely affect theacademic performance. Therefore, students arevery strongly advised to initially register forcourses with a total academic value not ex-ceeding 24 credits. Those registering for cours-es adding up to less than 30 credits may devotea pro rata minimum number of hours of study.

Planning and Allocating Timefor StudiesThe Faculty of Natural Sciences offers coursesaccording to a semester system. Each academicyear is divided into two semesters. Activities formany courses are scheduled to fi t one semester.However, activities for a few courses are spreadthrough both semesters. Students are expected

to carefully plan the studies paying special atten-tion to the workload and the semester in whichthe courses are offered.

At registration, students are provided with theactivity schedules relevant to the courses theyregister for. These indicate the dates and timesof activities such as day schools, assessmenttests, tutorial classes, workshops and practicalclasses, that the University has planned for eachcourse. It is the responsibility of the student todraw up a suitable time plan to prepare for theseactivities.

The students are also advised to pay attentionto the medium of instruction of the course. Manycourses are offered in the English medium only.Thus, it is very important that you pay a keeninterest on improving your English knowledge.To prepare the student for this challenge theUniversity offers supportive English courses forwhich the students are strongly advised to regis-ter at the fi rst instance.

Selection of CoursesSubject to the specifi ed prerequisites being ful-fi lled, a student could simultaneously register forcourses at different levels. In the Faculty of Nat-ural Sciences, a student cannot however registerfor courses in the degree programme (at Levels3, 4, 5 & 6) simultaneously with courses offeredfrom Foundation Level.

In most of the programmes offered by the Fac-ulty, there are courses, such as English, Math-ematics and ICT skills for which a certain level ofcompetency is required before proceeding to ahigher level. Students should offer such prereq-uisite courses in the fi rst instance.

Support for LearningRealising the necessity to give assistance andguidance to students who have entered a newlearning environment, the Faculty provides sup-port to the students in a variety of ways.

Personal TutorsEach student is assigned a personal tutor/coun-sellor during the pre-registration orientation ses-sions of the programmes. The Personal Tutor willguide the students and provide greater aware-ness about the University, the study system andother particulars regarding the programme ofstudy. This facility is available throughout thestudy period of the student and all students areadvised to make best use of this service. Stu-dents are also reminded that it is mandatory toget the registration form certifi ed by the PersonalTutor before coming for registration.

StART@OUSLThe common induction programme StART@OUSL (Student Academic Readiness Training @OUSL) has been offered since the academic year2014/2015 for OUSL students. It consists ofthree compulsory courses ; English for AcademicPurposes (EGAP), Empowering for IndependentLearning (EfIL), ICT skills and optional coursessuch as Soft Skills, Social Harmony and secondNational Language.

EfIL gives an opportunity for the students tobecome familiar with the practices of OUSL andnetwork among them. The activities during in-duction are designed to bring out the inner po-tential of students and motivate them for study.

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Motivation and Study Habitscourses (PASS)Over the past years, the Faculty has identifi edthat a large number of students need additionalsupport to study in the distance mode. Motiva-tion and study habits courses are offered withthe intention of bridging this gap. In each ofthese courses there is a series of interactive stu-dent help sessions in course material of an as-sociated Level 3 discipline-based course.

Interactive help sessions are conducted ap-proximately every two weeks throughout the 1stand 2nd semesters using peer-assisted learn-ing techniques. These sessions provide an op-portunity for the students in developing soundstudy habits, which are essential to succeed atthe OUSL. Also they help sustain the motivationof students throughout the academic year and,more importantly promote life long learning.

Suffi cient induction workshops and student helpsessions are conducted in most of the Region-al Centres in parallel so that all students get achance to attend them. More information will bemade available to you at the orientation session.

Students are strongly advised to follow the PASSsessions attentively.

Day SchoolsDay schools are interactive sessions where thestudent will get the opportunity to meet the re-spective course teachers to clarify any diffi cultythey come across in their study material. Atten-dance at day schools is not compulsory. How-ever, attending a day school well-prepared willimmensely help students perform well in the

course. Day schools are held at almost all Re-gional Centres and the students have the optionof attending a day school held at a centre of theirchoice.

Laboratory work/Fieldwork/ProjectsPractical work is an integralpart of many courses andattendance is compulsory.These sessions are designedto transfer practical skills,experimental methodology,planning, interpretation ofdata as well as other genericskills. They may take theform of laboratory sessions,mini projects, or industrial/fi eld based experi-ences.

Laboratory facilities are available at Colombo,Kandy and Matara, Jaffna, Anuradhapura Re-gional centres. Several practical groups areconducted for courses with practical compo-nents and students can select the group at theirchoice. Practical guides and tutor support areprovided at practical sessions. These sessionsreinforce and extend theoretical knowledge, givestudents hands on experience, and expose themto natural and fi eld situations.

Online SupportIn order to give the students additional help andalso to familiarise them with modern learningtrends and tools, some courses are supplement-ed with an online component. The online activi-ties could be accessed from home or from theOUSL Computer Centres located at centers spec-ifi ed in Appendix 2 (page 83). Once you register

for a course with an online component, you willbe further advised on how to access and use it.

MyOUSLThrough the MyOUSL web portal, students mayaccess online moodle courses, personal details,timetables, payment details and submit fi nalexamination applications etc. To access My-OUSL, use the link from the OUSL homepage at:http://www.ou.ac.lk/ OR type: http://my-ousl.ou.ac.lk/

User name:[Student ID Number]; Pass-word: [National Identity Number]

Student ID number is given on the Personal In-formation page of the Record Book. (Note this isdifferent from the Registration number).

LibraryThe OUSL operates a network of libraries com-prising the main library at Central Campus and

Regional Cen-tre librarieslocated atother Regi-nal Centres.In addition,there aresmall librar-ies in eachof the Study

Centres. The main library is open for studentsfrom 8.30 am to 6.30 pm every day includingweek-ends except on Poya days and Universityholidays. The Regional Centre libraries are openduring working hours everyday, except on Sun-days and Mondays.

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The main library is well-equipped with a substan-tial collection of books in a wide variety of sub-jects and many foreign and local journals. Themain library also operates a fully equipped AudioVisual Resource Centre (AVRC) with a substantialcollection of videos/audios/CDs to supplementprint material. The AVRC provides internet facili-ties for study purposes of students.

In-house photocopying facilities are also avail-able at very nominal rates for the convenienceof all library users. The facility of getting inter-library loans of books, journals and video fi lmsis also available. The library has copies of pastexamination papers, which are also available onthe University web site. Students are advised toread the library information sheets available atall libraries for more details on the facilities pro-vided and how to make use of them.

Students are also instructed to use the librariescarefully.

The University has a network of Regional Cen-tres/Study Centres distributed throughout SriLanka (Figure 1). These centres provide facili-ties for distribution of course material, limitedreference facilities at libraries, counselling, dayschools and laboratory classes in the sciencedisciplines and face to face teaching.

Computer facilities through elementary comput-er laboratories are also provided at the regionaland study centres at Colombo, Kandy, Matara,Jaffna, Ambalangoda, Anuradhapura, Banda-rawela, Batticaloa, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Polon-naruwa, Badulla and Ratnapura centres. Limitedinternet facilities are available at Colombo, Kan-dy and Matara Regional Centres.

Financial Assistance -Scholarships and BursariesThe OUSL provides a limited number of bursariesadministered by the University and MahapolaScholarships administered under the MahapolaTrust.

Both the Bursaries and Scholarships are offeredunder two schemes - merit and need. The maincriterion for a merit scholarship is the overall stu-dent performance at Final Examinations. Guide-lines for the Bursaries and Mahapola Scholarshipsand further information are available with the As-sistant Registrar of the Faculty. Application formswill be available at the Re-registration Countersat all Regional Centres or can also be download-ed from www.ou.ac.lk/science. The closing dateof applications will be announced in due course.

In addition, University Enhancement Bursarieswill be awarded to students who complete thecourse in the same year of registration.

University EnhancementBursary(Effective from Academic Year 2014/2015)

University Enhancement Bursaries are awardedby The Open University of Sri Lanka to motivatethe degree level students to complete the cours-es they have offered in a particular year andcomplete their degrees at a reasonably shorterperiod of time. The amount of the scholarshipvaries based on the number of times the studentis successful in meeting the bursary criteria. Astudent may be awarded a University Enhance-ment Bursary for a maximum of three times inhis/her entire study period. A student who hasbeen awarded either a Mahapola Scholarship orthe University Bursary may he/she also be en-titled for the University Enhancement Bursary.

Eligibility Criteria for Award ofUniversity Enhancement Bur-sarya) A student is eligible for the award of the

University Enhancement Bursary if he/shehas registered for a minimum of 21 cred-its of courses in the fi rst year of registra-tion at the OUSL and successfully completeall the credits he/she registered for in thesame academic year. However, if a studentchooses to register for more than 21 cred-its of courses, he/she shall be required tocomplete even the additional credits theyhave registered for to become eligible forthe bursary.

b) In the subsequent year/ one student shallbe required to register for a minimum of30 credits of courses at the OUSL and suc-cessfully complete all the credits he/sheregistered for in the same academic year.However, if a student chooses to registerfor more than 30 credits, he/she shall berequired to complete even the additionalcredits they have registered for to becomeeligible for the bursary.

c) A student who fulfi ls the requirements givenin (a) or (b) for the fi rst time will be eligiblefor an award of a bursary equivalent to 10%of the tuition fee in the next academic year.

d) Similarly a student who fulfi ls the require-ments given in (a) or (b) for the secondtime will be eligible for an award of a bur-sary equivalent to 20% of the tuition fee inthe next academic year.

e) Likewise a student who fulfi ls the require-ments given in (a) or (b) for the third time

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will be eligible for an award of a bursaryequivalent to 30% of the tuition fee in thenext academic year.

f) The bursary amounts awarded to the stu-dents as per (c), (d) and (e) above, wouldbe set aside from the tuition fee for the nextacademic year.

Duty Leave for GovernmentSchool TeachersSchool teachers following the BSc programmeare entitled for 20 days of duty leave per year.Please refer to the Circular No 26/2013 issued bythe Ministry of Education (www.moe.gov.lk)

Administrative DivisionsProviding SupportStudent Affairs DivisionThe Student Affairs Division located in the admin-istrative building of the Nawala Central Campusis responsible for maintaining all personal andacademic records of the OUSL students. In caseof loss of student record books and change ofaddresses, students should immediately informthe Student Affairs Division. To drop courses inthe permitted drop period or obtain studentship,students should contact the Student Affairs Divi-sion.

Students should also contact the Student AffairsDivision for other matters pertaining to registra-tion of students, such as changes to the mediumof study, study centre and civil status. The con-tact details are: Senior Assistant Registrar (SAR),Student Affairs Division, The Open University ofSri Lanka, P.O. Box 21, Nawala, Nugegoda. Tele-phone: 011- 2823920/011-2881205.

Examinations DivisionAny query regarding examinations should be for-warded to the SAR/ Examinations. When apply-ing for examinations, online through MyOUSL youhave to submit the duly completed applicationform to the SAR/Examinations. After processingyour applications, the Examinations Division willsend you relevant online admission forms for sit-ting examinations prior to the commencementof the fi nal examinations. Students may also re-quest for results sheets and certifi cates from theExaminations Division by paying a nominal fee.The contact number of the Examinations Divisionis 011- 2881203 or 011-2881350.

Finance DivisionThe Finance Division is the administrative branchdealing with student fees. Any queries related tocourse fees should be forwarded to the FinanceDivision. The Colombo Regional Centre has aShroff Counter that is open from 9.00 a.m to3.00 p.m on week days with a half an hour breakfrom 12.00 noon to 12.30 p.m. Payments forcertifi cates and results sheets can be made atthe Shroff Counter.

Other Forms of StudentSupport and WelfareStudent CounsellingGeneral counselling on non-academic studentmatters is available to all students through theChief Student Counsellor and six Faculty StudentCounsellors. All Students are advised to meet theFaculty Student Counsellors in the fi rst instance.

Faculty Student Counsellors:Dr. D. WeerahewaSenior LecturerDept. of BotanyTele: 2881634

Dr. K.N.D. BandaraLecturerDept. of PhysicsTelephone: 2881367

Prof. S. R. HettiarachchiProfessor in ChemistryMatara Regional CentreTele: 041 2222943

Dr. R.M.R.P. RatnayakeSenior LecturerKandy Regional CentreTele : 081 2499370

Dr. C. RanasingheSenior LecturerDept. of ChemistryTele: 2881444

Ms. K.D.V.F. SiriwardaneSenior LecturerDept. MathematicsTele: 2881019

Dr. N.N. PunchihewaSenior LecturerDept. of ZoologyTele: 2881446/448

Ms. I.D.I.D AriyasingheSenior LecturerDept. Computer ScienceTele: 2881098

Temporary ResidentialFacility (TRF)The University provides temporary residentialfacilities for a limited number of students for alimited period at Colombo, Kandy and MataraRegional Centres for attending academicactivities. The application form to request forthis facility needs to be collected from the SeniorAssistant Registrar/Student Affairs or from theAssistant Director of the regional center. Theduly completed application form certifi ed bythe relevant academic staff member shouldbe submitted and approved prior to using thisfacility.

Medical CentreA medical centre is available at the ColomboRegional Centre for the benefi t of all staff andstudents. This centre is located close to the PreSchool and is normally open on weekdays excepton University holidays and public holidays.

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Facilities for Payment ofVouchersPayment facilities are available to students atthe Shroff Counter in the new CRC Building (ad-joining the registration area). You may also makethe payments at any Peoples’ Bank (the closestbranch is at the Nawala Junction).

Book ShopA small bookshop at Block 9. Provides studentsto purchase stationery and other consumableitems at reasonable prices from the book shop.Safety Goggles, which is a requirement to workin the Chemistry Laboratory, can also be pur-chased from the book shop.

Photocopying FacilitiesPhotocopying facilities are available at thelibrary, CRC and Student Union Room at reason-able rates.

Career Guidance UnitThis unit is located in the new CRC building atNawala and conducts activities to help OUSLstudents and graduates to enhance their careerdevelopment skills and to optimize employmentopportunities available to them.

Co-curricular ActivitiesSocieties/Associations in the Faculty organize

activities/functions where students can takepart. Societies such as the Buckyball Society,Bot-Soc, Spectrum and ZooNet regularly orga-nize guest lectures and other co-curricular activi-ties, to broaden the knowledge and skills of thestudents.

Faculty Alumni AssociationAll students of the Faculty are eligible to becomemembers of the Alumni Association after theygraduate. Its objective is to organises activitiesto promote fellowship among members whilstsupporting past and present students and en-couraging general interest and well-being of theFaculty/University.

Student Welfare DivisionThe Student Welfare Division is responsible forcoordination and facilitation of activities comingunder different units such as student counsel-ing, career guidance, health care, maintenancedivision and security allowing better networkingand effi ciency. Some of the specifi c functionscoming under the Student Welfare Division areas follows.

• Selection and approval of students for Uni-versity, Mahapola and other bursaries

• Review, monitor and evaluate progress of ac-tivities carried out by support service units

• Initiate activities to enhance student welfareand cultural renaissance

• Initiate activities to enhance students’ social,ethnic cohesion and harmony.

• Create awareness about university student

charter and promote students to comply withnorms

• Entertain complaints and grievances fromstudents

• Facilitate the management of temporary res-idential facility

• Coordinate student counseling services

• Facilitate management of common amenities

The Student Welfare Division of the OUSL is ded-icated to foster an environment where all stu-dents feel welcome and respected.

Students selected for admission to the differentprogrammes of study offered by the Faculty arenotifi ed and will be required to register them-selves on a specifi ed date. The fi rst time youregister for a programme at the OUSL, you arereferred to as a new registrant. When you reg-ister for courses in the subsequent years, youare called a re-registrant.

If a student does not renew his/her registrationfor 5 consecutive years, the registration to theprogramme will lapse.

Open Days and OrientationSessionsTo help familiarise new and potential studentswith the OUSL and its programmes, the Fac-ulty organizes open days, pre-registration andpost-registration orientation sessions for someprogrammes. Prior to registration, students arealso sent a package that contains useful informa-tion regarding registration for courses. You arestrongly advised to carefully read all the informa-tion given in this package.

CanteensMeals and other refreshments can be purchasedfrom the University canteens at reasonableprices. Canteens are available at Nawala bothin the Central Campus (near the AdministrationBlock) and the Colombo Regional Centre (nextto Block 15). Canteens are also available atthe Kandy and Matara Regional Centres. Thecanteens provide service on all weekdays andweekends except on University holidays.

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Registering for CoursesRegistration and re-registration of students forthe B.Sc. degree programme are conducted atall Regional Centres except at Badulla, Kurune-gala. and Ratnapura. Counsellors are available toadvise and help students during the registrationprocess.

Studentship OnlyA re-registering student can decide not to offerany courses in a given year. However, in thiscase it is mandatory that you register under thecategory of studentship only. Studentship shouldbe obtained within 5 months of the end of theregistration period. Beyond this, renewal of reg-istration is permitted only during a registrationperiod, with a fi nancial penalty. It is also impor-tant to note that if a student does not renew thestudentship for fi ve consecutive years, registra-tion to the programme will lapse.

A student who has obtained studentship will becalled for registration for the subsequent aca-demic year. He/She will also be able to sit ex-aminations in courses he/she has obtained eligi-bility, if any, in previous years.

New students cannot register in the “student-ship only” category. If they are not offering anycourses in their fi rst year, they are required toapply again as new students in the followingyear.

Making Changes toRegistered CoursesStudents who registered for the BSc Degree pro-gramme, and wish to change courses are per-

mitted to do so within a specifi ed period knownas the ‘add/drop period’ and the ‘drop period’.

Changes during Add/Drop PeriodYou are permitted to add or drop courses on thedates assigned for this purpose by completinga form that can be collected from the AssistantRegistrar of the Faculty. If you drop courses youhad registered for, the relevant course fee will becredited to your account. In making changes toregistered courses, the total 30 credit maximumor the 8 credit minimum limit per academic yearneed to be maintained.

When dropping courses during add/drop period,the course material issued to you should be re-turned to the Book Centre.

Changes during Drop Period

After the add/drop period, you are not permit-ted to add courses. However, during the dropperiod, which runs beyond the add/drop period,you are permitted to drop courses. In this case,the course fee will not be refunded or carriedover to the next academic year. It is veryimportant to note that students who do not sitfor continuous assessments/participate inother compulsory academic activities afterthe drop period will be considered as repeatstudents for that course.

Getting Exemptions forCoursesStudents may request for specifi c exemptionsfrom a course based on relevant qualifi cationsthey already possess. Application forms forclaiming such exemptions can be collected from

the Assistant Registrar of the Faculty. Duly com-pleted application forms together with proof forsuch qualifi cations and relevant course descrip-tions should be forwarded to the Dean of theFaculty. The Faculty Exemption Committee willassess the qualifi cations and inform the studentif exemptions could be granted. It is the respon-sibility of the student to claim such exemptionsgranted at a subsequent registration.

It is important to note that the marks assignedfor a course with an exemption is equiva-lent to that of a minimum pass grade of Cand a GPV of 2.00. An exemption processingfee will be charged for each exemption claimed.

Assessment andEvaluationEvaluation in the Empowering for indipendentlearning (EFIL) courses is based on the atten-dance for its activities. The fi nal evaluation isreported as pass or fail. What appears belowapplies to all the other courses offered by thefaculty.

Continuous AssessmentsTestsA student’s progress in each course is assessedcontinuously by means of assignments and/orassessment tests and/or practical tests. The as-sessment tests could be conventional No BookTests (NBT) or Open Book Tests (OBT). An Overallcontinuous Assessment mark termed as OCAM,is computed based on marks of assignments/as-sessment tests/practical tests.

OCAM requirement obtained for a course will bevalid for two consecutive academic year includ-

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Application to sit for thefi nal examinations throughMyOUSLEach semester, students are required to informthe SAR/Examination about the courses they in-tend to sit fi nal examinations by submitting theduly completed application form for fi nal exami-nations. Online application is a must to enablethe student to print their admission card with-out which student may be denied admission intoexam hall. student are expected to apply beforethe deadline.

Repeat StudentsAny student failing to obtain a valid OCAM forfi nal examination for any particular course willhave to re-register for that course in a subse-quent year by re-paying the tuition fee. Such astudent will be considered as a repeat student forthat course. Repeat students will not be eligiblefor a grade higher than a minimum pass grade ofC and a GPV of 2.00 for the repeat course.

Students are strongly advised not to regis-ter for too many courses which they can-not cope up with and thereby run the risk ofbecoming repeat students in a subsequentyear.

Resit CandidatesStudents who have valid OCAM but fail to obtainat least a minimum pass mark at the fi nal ex-amination will be considered as resit candidates.Resit candidates need not re-register for thatparticular course at the subsequent registration,provided the student is writing the examina-tion before the end of the valid period of OCAM.

However, like repeat students, resit studentsare not given a grade higher than a minimumpass grade of C at the subsequent attempts ofthe fi nal examination. Resit candidates are notrequired to repay any course fee.

FinanceFee structureThe fees indicated below are applicable to anystudent registering for a programme in the Fac-ulty of Natural Sciences.

Fees are payable in two instalments. Each stu-dent will initially receive a voucher for the fi rstinstalment that includes 60% of the Tuition fees.After payment, the University copy of the vouch-er should be handed over at registration/ re-reg-istration. The voucher for the second instalmentthat corresponds to the balance of the fees pay-able after making adjustments for the fees al-ready paid will be sent to you about four monthsafter the registration. After you make this pay-ment, the university copy should be forwardedto the SAR/ Student Affairs without delay. You

ing the year in wich the OCAM is obtained. Afterthe lapse of this period, you will not have the op-portunity to sit the fi nal examination to upgradeRX/C-/D+/D/E grades. If you need to upgradesuch grades, you will be required to re-registerfor the course once again.

For all students from the Academic year2019/2020 the OCAM requirement obtained for acourse will be valid for two consecutive academicyears including the year in which the OCAM inobtained.

Final ExaminationsThe Faculty operates a two semester system forits courses for most programmes. The fi nal ex-amination of each course is held at the end of therelevant semester.

Sitting for Final ExaminationStudents are strongly advised to take into no-tice that the OCAM requirement for a course canbe carried forward only up to a limited periodof time from the year of obtaining OCAM. Stu-dents are therefore strongly advised not topostpone sitting fi nal examinations unlessdue to unavoidable reasons.

Students may postpone sitting fi nal examina-tions under unavoidable circumstances. Medicalor other letters/certifi cates are not requestedfrom students who postpone examinations in thismanner. However, the Faculty has observed overthe years that the students who postpone sittingthe fi nal examinations do not perform well.

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will need to pay the voucher for the second in-stallment to receive the second semester coursematerial.

The student copies of the vouchers are for yourrecords. Students should not make any chang-es to the printed vouchers. Contact the Bursar(011-2881208), if you have any queries.

Awards, Prizes andScholarshipsOutstanding academic achievements of studentsare well recognized by the Faculty by offeringthem a number of Awards, Prizes and Scholar-ships. Some of these are funded by trust fundsestablished by individuals whereas the othersare donated either by the Faculty or the varioussocieties in different Departments.

Awards Presented at theAnnual ConvocationD. B. Ellepola Gold Medal forScienceThis is awarded to the student having the bestperformance based on all courses considered forthe award of the BSc Degree. It is funded bya trust fund with an original donation from Mr.Chandana Ellepola in memory of his father.

To qualify for the Medal, a student should have:

• satisfi ed the criteria for the award of the BScdegree, and,

• obtained at least a First Class, and,

• obtained the highest GPA.

A student who has been found guilty of any of-fence related to examination/disciplinary matter

shall not be eligible to receive the Gold Medal.

If more than one student qualifi es for the Medal,the number of A grades or higher will be consid-ered to select the winner.

Umarani Coomaraswamy GoldMedal for Excellence in BotanyA Gold Medal and a certifi cate is presented to thestudent having the best performance in Botanyin the BSc Degree programme. Botanical societyof OUSL (BotSoc) established this prize in rec-ognition of the services of Prof. Uma Coomaras-wamy, Emeritus Professor of Botany.

The criteria to be adopted for the award of theGold Medal are as follows:

a) Satisfi es the requirements for the award ofthe B. Sc. Degree obtaining at least a Sec-ond Class Upper Division and,

b) Obtains at least A grades for 24 credits ofBotany courses of the B. Sc. Degree Pro-gramme out of a total of 35 credits compris-ing of 8 credits at Level 3, 12 credits at Level4 and 15 credits at Level 5.

c) Obtains the highest GPA that should begreater than 3.30 for the Botany coursesadding up to a total of 35 credits as men-tioned in (b) above.

Note:

• For the students who have offered morethan 15 credits of Botany courses at Level5 as specifi ed above, the best grades addingup to 15 credits shall be considered.

• A student who has been found guilty of anyexamination offenses or offenses related toany disciplinary matters shall not be eligible

for the Gold Medal.

• In the case of more than one student quali-fying for the Gold Medal, the student havinghighest GPA for the BSc Degree shall be con-sidered.

Nalini Ratnasiri Gold Medal for Ex-cellence in ZoologyA Gold Medal and cash award is presented to thestudent having the best performance in Zoologyin the BSc Degree programme. It is funded byan original donation from the ZooNet of OUSL.To qualify for the Gold Medal, a student shouldhave:

a) satisfi ed the criteria for the award of the BScdegree, and,

b) registered and obtained at least B+ gradesfor a total of 35 credits of Zoology courses,including 8 credits at Level 3, 12 credits atLevel 4 and 15 credits at Level 5/6, and

c) minimum A grade for the ZYU5608 - Zool-ogy Project, and,

d) obtained at least GPA 3.70 for the Zoologycourses mentioned in (b) above, and,

e) obtained the highest GPA in the coursesmentioned in (b) above.

J.N.Oleap Fernando Gold Medal forExcellence in ChemistryThe Buckyball Society established this prizein recognition of the service of Prof. J.N.OleapFernando, former Professor of Chemistry.It isawarded to the student having the best perfor-mance in all Chemistry courses offered by De-partment of Chemistry with exceptional perfor-mance related to Physical Chemistry componentrelated Courses at Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5.

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The award will carry a Gold medal, a certifi cateand a cash prize.

The student satisfying the following conditionswill be awarded the J. N. Oleap Fernando GoldMedal with effect from 2017/2018 academic year.

a) satisfi ed the criteria for the award of the B.Scdegree and

b) obtained at least B- grades in all Chemistrycourses offered by the Department of Chem-istry at Level 3 and Level 4, and,

c) obtained at least B- grades in at least 18credits of Chemistry courses at Level 5 [in-cluding Concepts in Spectroscopy (CYU5301)but excluding Literature Project in Chemistry(CYU5310) and Research Project in Chemistry(CYU5611)], and,

d) obtained at least A- in the Basic Principles ofChemistry II (CYU3201) at Level 3 and Con-cepts in Chemistry (CYU4301) at Level 4, and,

e) obtained the highest weighted average mark(of not less than 65%) in the Chemistrycourses referred to in (b) and (c) above.

f) In the event there are two or more studentssatisfying the above requirements (a), (b),(c), (d) and (e) then the student with thehighest number of A grades in the Chemistrycourses referred to in (b) and (c) above will beconsidered to award the Gold Medal.

In computing the weighted average mark for thestudents who have followed more than 18 creditsof courses at Level 5, then the credits (courses)which carry best of such marks will be consid-ered.

E. M. Jayasinghe Memorial GoldMedal for Excellence in PhysicsA Gold Medal, a Certifi cate and a cash award ofRs 5,000 is presented to the student having thebest performance in Physics in the B. Sc. Degreeprogramme, and the selection will based onfollowing criteria:

a) Satisfi es the requirements for the award ofthe B.Sc. Degree or B.Sc. special degree inPhysics obtaining at least a Second ClassUpper Division and,

b) Obtains at least A grades for 25 creditsof Physics courses of the B.Sc. Degreeprogramme out of the total of 35 creditscomprising of 8 credits at Level 3, 12credits at Level 4 and 15 credits at level 5/6including an A grade for the course PHU5300– Nuclear and Particle Physics at level 5 and,

c) Obtained the highest GPA which should begreater than 3.30 for the Physics coursesadding up to a total of 35 credits asmentioned in (b) above.

Notes:

• For the students who have offered morethan 15 credits of Physics courses at level5/6 as specifi ed above, the best gradesadding up to 15 credits shall considered.

• A student who has been found guilty of anyexamination offenses or offenses related toany disciplinary matters shall not be eligiblefor the Gold Medal. • In case of more thanone student qualifi es for the Gold medal, thestudent having the highest GPA for the B.Sc.Degree shall be considered.

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A Gold Medal, a Certifi cate and a cash award ispresented to the student having the best perfor-mance in Pure Mathematics in the B.Sc. DegreeProgramme.

The award is funded by the well wishers.

The criteria to be adapted for the award of theGold Medal are as follows:

a) Satisfi ed the requirements for the awardof the Bachelor of Science Degree or Bach-elor of Science (Special) Degree securing atleast a Second Class Upper Division and,

b) Obtained a minimum overall GPA of 3.3for the Pure Mathematics courses offeredat Level 3 namely, PEU3300, PEU3301 andPEU3202 and at Level 4 namely, PEU4300,PEU4301, PEU4302 and PEU4303 and aminimum of 18 credits of Level 5/6 Coursesincluding PEU5300, PEU5301 and PEU5305with a minimum of C grade for each of theabove courses. The GPA will be calculatedto the second decimal point. The fi nal yearproject in Mathematics (General/Special)will be excluded from the above 18 credits.

c) The award goes to a student who meets thecriteria (a), (b) and has obtained the high-est GPA for the courses mentioned in (b).

d) If two or more students satisfy the abovecriteria in an Academic Year, the studentwho obtains the maximum average of theoverall marks for the above courses will beawarded. In the rare event that two or morestudents get the same average of overallmarks, the award will be shared equally byall.

Faculty of Natural Sciences PrizesThe Faculty of Natural Sciences prizes funded bythe Faculty Prize Fund (established from dona-tions of teaching staff in the Faculty) are awardedin each of the disciplines in Applied Mathematics,Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science,Pure Mathematics and Zoology at the B.Sc. fi nalexamination to a student who has attained thefollowing:

satisfi ed the criteria for the award of the BScdegree, and,

registered and obtained at least C grades inthe relevant discipline at Levels 3, 4 and 5/6 asdefi ned in the schedule below, and,

obtained at least 3.30 GPA in the defi nedcourses of the relevant discipline and,

obtained the highest GPA in the defi nedcourses of the relevant discipline.

A student who has been found guilty of any of-fence related to examination/disciplinary mattershall not be eligible for a prize.

If more than one student qualifi es for a particularprize based on above criteria, the winner will beselected considering the number of A grades orhigher amongst defi ned courses.

Table

Discipline No. of credits at each Level

Level 3 Level 4 Level 5/6

Botany 08 12 15

Chemistry 08 12 15

Computer Sc.* 08 12 15

Pure maths 08 12 15

Applied maths 08 12 15

Physics 08 12 15

Zoology 08 12 15

* including at least a grade A grade for Projectin Computer Science.Notes:

For students who have offered more thanthe required course units as specifi ed above,the courses in which the performance is bestwill be considered.

Highest mark to be considered for anyrepeat course/resit examination will be 40%or GPV of 2.00 irrespective of the actualmarks obtained by student.

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Awards Presented at FacultyAwards CeremonyNalini Ratnasiri Scholarship forBSc Degree StudentsThe scholarship is funded by a donation initiallymade by Prof. N. B. Ratnasiri, Professor Emeritusof Zoology. An annual scholarship to the value ofRs. 5000/- is awarded to the student who obtainsthe highest GPA from among those who satisfythe following criteria:

a) Sat for fi nal examinations of courses add-ing up to the required 30 credits at Level3 within a maximum of 03 academic yearsfrom fi rst registration, and have registeredup to at least 08 credits in the academic yearof computation,

b) No E grades within courses considered in (a)

c) Have obtained at least B- grades in coursesadding up to 25 credits (excluding LEE3410,CYE3200 and CSE3213) at Level 3, and,

d) A GPA of at least 3.30 with at least Bgrades for a minimum of 12 credits in thecourses mentioned in (c)

If two or more students qualify based on theabove criteria, the student who has the high-est number of better grades will be awarded thescholarship.

The above-amended criteria will be effectivefrom the Academic Year 2017/18.

A recipient of the scholarship in a previous aca-demic year will not be considered again.

Kandiah Memorial ScholarshipAwardFunds for this scholarship are donated by Prof.Umarany Coomaraswamy, Professor Emeritus/Botany, in memory of her parents Mr. & Mrs. K.Kandiah. This scholarship will award cash Rs.8000/-.

A student will qualify to be considered for thescholarship for a particular academic year* if he/she has the following requirements at the timeof selection:

a. Registration for all courses at Level 3 addingup to a total of thirty (30) credits inclusiveof Botany as one of the main disciplines.

b. Completion of registration for the 12 creditsof Botany courses at Level 4.

c. Minimum of C grades and a Grade PointAverage (GPA) of 2.70 for courses addingup to 24 credits at Level 3 (inclusive of aminimum of B- grade for the Botany coursesat Level 3 and exclusive of LEE3410,CYE3200 and CSE3213).

d. An annual income as specifi ed.**

* Those qualifying for the requirements at anearlier registration will not be eligible for thescholarship.

** The level of income should be less thanRs.200,000.00 per year.

The student who has obtained the highestGPA for (27) credits at Level 3 with less thanthe stipulated income level will be awarded thescholarship.

If more than one student qualifi es in any oneacademic year, it will be shared equally by all.

Buckyball Award for Excellence inChemistryBuckyball Society of the Department ofChemistry makes an annual award to each ofthe Chemistry courses in Levels 3-5 except forCYU3302, CYU4302, CYU5310 and CYU5313. Ineach course, it is awarded to the student who hassecured the highest GPV and an A grade. Eachaward will carry a certifi cate and a cash prize.The award will be given to the following courseunits with effect from academic year 2017/2018based on the following criteria.

CYU3300, CYU3201, CYE3200, CYU4300,CYU4301, CYU4303, CYU5300, CYU5301,CYU5302, CYU5303, CYU5304, CYU5306,CYU5307, CYU5308, CYU5309, CYU5312,CYU5313

The student/s satisfying the following conditionswill be awarded the Buckyball Award forExcellence in Chemistry

(a) obtained an A grade or above in the relevantcourse unit in the year of fi rst registration

(b) in the event of two or more studentsobtaining A grade or above then the highestoverall raw mark (RM) of the relevant courseunit will be considered for the award.

(c) in the event there are two or more studentssatisfying the above requirements (a) and(b), the award will be shared equally.

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Three scholarships will be awarded by theBuckyball Society of the Department of Chemistrybased on the performance in all Chemistrycourses available at Levels 3 and 4. A studentwho is a supplicant for the Degree award in theyear of receiving the scholarship is not eligiblefor the consideration. Each scholarship will carrya certifi cate and a cash award.

The student/s satisfying the following conditionswill be awarded the C-60 Scholarship/s witheffect from 2017/2018 academic year.

(a) obtained at least a C grade in the followingcourses offered by the department at Level3 and Level 4 [Basic Principles of ChemistryI (CYU3300), Basic Principles of ChemistryII (CYU3201), Basic Practical ChemistryCYU(3302), Inorganic Chemistry (CYU4300),Concepts in Chemistry (CYU4301), PracticalChemistry II (CYU4302) and OrganicChemistry I (CYU4303)], and,

(b) fulfi lled the criterion (a) above in the year offi rst registration ,and,

(c) obtained an overall GPA of 3.00 or morein the above referred courses CYU3300,CYU3201, CYU3302, CYU4300, CYU4301,CYU4302 and CYU4303.

(d) in the event there are two or more studentssatisfying the above requirements (a),(b) and (c) then the highest GPA will beconsidered to award C-60 Scholarship.

(e) in the event there are two or more studentssatisfying the above requirements (a), (b),

(c) and (d) then the student scored highestweighted average marks of all coursesreferred to in (a) will be considered for theabove scholarship.

Buckyball Science Award for thebest Level 3 student

This award, presented by the Buckyball Society isoffered to the student with the best performancein three science based disciplines at Level 3including Chemistry. A student would be eligiblefor consideration for the award only at the fi rstinstance of completing the courses.

The student satisfying the following conditionswill be awarded Buckyball Science Award for thebest Level 3 student with effect from 2017/2018academic year.

(a) obtained at least C grade in all the coursesoffered by the student in all three sciencedisciplines including Chemistry as a disciplineat Level 3, and,

(b) obtained at least 60% marks as overallweighted average for all the courses referredin (a), and,

(c) fulfi lled the criteria (a) and (b) above in theyear of fi rst registration

(d) In the event there are two or more studentssatisfying the above requirements (a), (b)and (c) then the highest weighted overallaverage marks will be considered.

(e) In the event there are two or more studentssatisfying the above requirements (a), (b),(c) and (d), then the award will be sharedequally.

Professor GMKB GunaherathAward for Organic ChemistryThis is awarded to the student with the bestperformance in all Chemistry courses offeredby the Department of Chemistry with theexceptional performance in Organic Chemistrycourses at Levels 4 and Level 5. The award willcarry a certifi cate and a cash prize. Based on thefollowing criteria the award will be given fromacademic year 2017/2018.

The student satisfying the following conditionswill be awarded the Professor G. M. K. B.Gunaherath Award for Organic Chemistry witheffect from 2017/2018 academic year.

(a) obtained at least B-grades in all Chemistrycourses offered by the Department ofChemistry at Level 3 and Level 4, and,

(b) obtained at least 70% marks as weightedaverage for the following Organic Chemistrycourses Organic Chemistry I (CYU4303)and Organic Chemistry II (CYU5303) withsecuring a minimum B+ grade in each ofthese two courses CYU4303 and CYU5303,and,

(c) In the event there are two or more studentssatisfying the above requirements (a) and(b) then the highest weighted averagemarks of Organic Chemistry I (CYU4303)and Organic Chemistry II (CYU5303) will beconsidered to award the winner.

(d) In the event there are two or more studentssatisfying the above requirements (a), (b)and (c), then the award will be sharedequally between them.

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Professor JN Oleap FernandoScholarshipThis is awarded to the student based on theperformance in all Chemistry courses availableat Levels 3 and 4. This requirements should befulfi lled in the year of fi rst registration of thecourses. The award will carry a certifi cate anda cash prize. Based on the following criteriathe award will be given from academic year2017/2018.

The student satisfying the following conditionswill be awarded Professor J N Oleap FernandoScholarship with effect from 2017/2018 academicyear.

(a) obtained a minimum of grade C in each ofthe chemistry courses at level 3 and level4 [CYU3302, CYU3300, CYU3201, CYU4300,CYU4303, CYU4301, CYU4302] and

(b) fulfi lled of criteria (a) in the year of fi rstregistration and

(c) obtained a GPA of 3.70 or more in the abovecourses in criteria (a)

(d) in the event there are two or more studentssatisfying the above requirements (a),(b) and (c) then the highest GPA will beconsidered to award Professor J N OleapFernando Scholarship.

(e) in the event there are two or more studentssatisfying the above requirements (a), (b),(c) and (d) then the student scored highestweighted average marks of all coursesreferred to in (a) will be considered for theabove scholarship.

The winner of the Professor JN Oleap FernandoScholarship will not be eligible for the C-60scholarship.

The ZooNet of OUSL presents annual awards forcourses offered by the Department of Zoology. Ineach course, it is awarded to the student who sitsthe fi nal examination of the course in the sameacademic year of obtaining OCAM requirementand secures the highest Overall Mark with anOverall A Grade.The award will carry a certifi cateand a cash prize.

Annually fi ve (05) scholarships are awardedby the SPECTRUM – The Physics Society of theDepartment of Physics.

The guidelines and selection criteria for theawards are as follows.

(a) These scholarships are awarded to fi ve (05)students in the B.Sc. Degree Programmeevery academic year. A total payment ofRs. 100,000/= (Rs. 20,000/= each for 05students) will be awarded while recipientsare studying at Level 4 or above. Thescholarship will be directly credited to thestudent’s account at the University to meethis/her tuition fees.

(b) The selection for the scholarship will bebased on academic performance and income.

(c) The Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences,The Head of the Department of Physics,President, Secretary and Treasurer ofSpectrum will process the results afterthe ‘drop’ period of re-registration eachacademic year and make the fi nal decisionon students, who qualify for the scholarshipbased on academic performance and request

them to declare the annual income for thefi nal selection.

4. A student will qualify to be considered for thescholarship for the particular academic yearif he/she has the following requirements atthe time of selection;

(a) Member of the Spectrum.

(b) Registered for all courses at Level 3adding up to a total of thirty (30) credits,including all Physics courses adding up toeight (08) credits.

(c) Registered for all Physics courses atLevel 4 adding up to twelve (12) credits,and chosen Physics as one of the maindiscipline.

(d) Minimum of ‘C’ grades for all the Physicscourses at Level 3.

(e) Minimum of ‘C’ grades for courses addingup to twenty-four (24) credits at Level3, excluding the continuing educationcourses.

(f) A low annual family income (level offamily income should be less that Rs.360,000/= per year and to be certifi ed bythe Grama Niladari of the relevant area).

(g) Had not received the SpectrumScholarship earlier.

5. If more than fi ve (05) students qualify forthe award in any one academic year,

(a) Any student who is already receiving anyBursary or Mahapola will be removedfrom the selection list for the award.

(b) Priority will be given to students withhigher GPA for the Physics courses atLevel 3.

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BotSoc-OUSL Awards for BotanyThe Botanical Society of the OUSL awardscertifi cate of best performance together with acash award to the students who secure highestoverall marks with at least an ‘ A grade’ in thefollowing subjects offered by the Department ofBotany. To qualify for this award, student shouldsit for the fi nal examination in the same academicyear in which OCAM requirement is obtained.

Dean’s List AwardsCriteria are as follows:

(a) Completed the fi nal examinations with aminimum of 24 credits (out of the totalregistered), with a Grade Point Average* of3.70 or better,

(b) Completed the fi nal examinations of the 24credits considered in (a) above, in the year ofobtaining eligibility to sit fi nal examination,

(c) Obtained C grades or above for any creditscompleted at the fi nal examinations of therelevant academic year (including fi nalexaminations of courses sat over and abovethe minimum 24 credits considered), withno resits or repeats among the completedcredits,

(d) No F Grades permitted among the totalregistered courses in the relevant academicyear; RX grades are permitted, and,

(e) No disciplinary action should have beentaken against the candidate.

* Grade Point Average will be the weighted meanof the best Grade Point Values a student earns by

completing fi nal examinations of 24 credits in therelevant academic year (one/two semesters).

When considering the performance, only theregular courses of the programme will beconsidered (Continuing education courses areexcluded).

Special Benefi ts to students

- The Dean’s List Placement will be noted onthe Student’s Transcript.

- Each student placed on the Dean’s List willreceive a Letter of Commendation from theDean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences

- A scholarship to the value of 24 credits(tuition fees as relevant to the programme)will be awarded by the University tostudents placed high on the Dean’s List.

The Dean’s List of the relevant academic year willbe computed for each undergraduate Programmeof Study after all fi nal examination results of theparticular academic year are released.

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Prof. J.C.N. RajendraDean/Faculty of Natural Sciences

Dr.

Head/BotanyProf. R. Senthilnity

Head/Chemistry Head/Mathematics

Eng. C.S. Weliwita

Faculty Coordinator/KRC

Dr. N. Karthikeyan

Head/Physics

Dr. N.N. Punchihewa

Head/Zoology

Prof. S.R. HettiarachchiFaculty coordinator MRC

Ms. I.M.B.W. Illangasingha

Assistant RegistrarFaculty Coordinator

Mr. Duminda de Silva

Head/Computer Science

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Department of BotanyWelcome to the Department of Botany!Botany is the scientifi c study of plants. Plants include a wide range of livingorganisms from the smallest bacteria to the largest living things - the giant se-quoia trees. The discipline of Botany covers a range of fi elds - diversity of plants,their taxonomy, genetics, physiology and many more, and also the interactionamong plants and their well-being.

Studying Botany will not only enhance your knowledge about plants, but willalso open up many employment opportunities once you acquire theory and prac-tical knowledge on fi elds of Botany that have applications in many industries.

The Department offers opportunities in research on many fi elds of Botany forthose students who are interested in strengthening their analytical and inter-preting skills, by conducting a research study under the supervision of a senioracademic. In addition, the staff is also engaged in Open and Distance Learningresearch in order to improve the quality of its products. Department is also of-fering BSc Special Degree in Botany

The Department is very enthusiastic in sharing its knowledge with you to achieveyour targets in your future endeavours. To further facilitate this task, the depart-ment offers many other Programmes such as Diploma in Microbiology, Diplomain Environmental Science, Diploma in plant breeding and short course in plantbreeding techniques.

The Department would like to have student interactions through BotSoc - OUSL;a society initiated by the Botany staff to enhance interactions and appreciate theoutstanding students through scholarships.

Hope you will have a enjoyable and rewarding experience studying Botany!Further information is available at:

www.ou.ac.lk/science/botany

Department of Botany,Science & Technology BuildingPhone:011-2881134 Fax: 011-2822738

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Dr. L.K.R.R. JayakodySenior Lecturer

BSc (Colombo)

Ph.D. (Lancaster)

M.I. Biol. (SL)

011 2881005

. TAssociate Professor in

BSc (Kelaniya)Ph.D.(Kelaniya)M.I. Biol. (SL)

011 2881456tkwee@ou.ac.lk

BSc (Peradeniya)

Ph.D. (Aberdeen)

M.I.Biol. (SL) ;C.I. Biol (SL)

081 2494495-7pdaulagala@yahoo.compwdau@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer (Head)

BSc (Peradeniya)Ph.D. (Peradeniya)

011 2881134

hlwee@ou.ac.lkhdbot@ou.ac.lk

Dr. S. SomaratneSenior LecturerBSc (Kelaniya)M.Phil.(OUSL)Ph.D. (OUSL)M.I.Biol(SL), C.I. Biol. (SL)F.I. Biol (SL)

011 2881269ssoma@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer

BSc (Peradeniya)Ph.D. (Peradeniya)

011 2881269kokar@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer)

PG. Dip. Ed. (OUSL)Ph.D. (OUSL)M.Ed. (OUSL);C.I. Biol (SL); F.I. Biol (SL)

011 2881095kajmkuruppu@gmail.com

Dr. S.A.D.P. SenadheeraSenior Lecturer

BSc (Colombo)PG. Dip. IT (Kelaniya)Ph.D. (Colombo)

011 2881003spsen@ou.ac.lk

Ms. P.P.D.C. PereraLecturer

BSc (Colombo)

M.Sc. (Colombo)

M.I.Biol. (SL)

M.Phil.(kelaniya)

011 2881452ppper@ou.ac.lk

Ms. Y.A.S. Samithri

BSc (Peradeniya)

M.Phil.(Peradeniya)

s_samithri@yahoo.co.uk

Ms. K.I.C. AmarasingheLecturer

M.Phil.(OUSL)

011 2881269kiama@ou.ac.lk

Dr. L.D. K. MarasingheSeniorBSc(Peradeniya)

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Academic Staff - Department of BotanyProf. S R. Weerakoon

BSc(Colombo)Ph.D.(Western Australia)C.I. Biol.(SL)F.I. Biol.(SL)

011 2881383

Dr. K.A.R.S.PereraSenior Lecturer

Ph.D.

011 2881269

whher@ou.ac.lk

M.I. Biol(SL)

041-2222943

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Department of Chemistry

Chemistry is generally referred to as the central science because,diverse fi elds of study such as Biology, Agriculture, Engineeringand Geology share an essential tie to it. It is an extremely practi-cal science and has been very infl uential in its impact on our dailylife.

The Department of Chemistry offers basic courses in Chemistry aswell as those in advanced topics covering both fundamental andapplied areas of the discipline. It is hoped that the knowledge andskills gained through these courses will prepare students well forthe competitive world of work.

In addition to the undergraduate courses, the Department is in-terested in offering Short courses and Certifi cate courses in spe-cialized fi elds such as Food Science.

The Department provides opportunities for the students to en-gage in research, both at the undergraduate and postgraduatelevels in theoretical and applied areas of Chemistry. In order toimprove the quality of its services to students, the Department isalso engaged in Open and Distance Learning research.

The Department encourages students to enrich their knowledgeoutside the curriculum through the activities of the Buckyball So-ciety; a society formed with the initiative of the Chemistry staff.The Buckyball Society also recognizes outstanding academicachievements of students through a scheme of awards and schol-arships. Further information is available at

www.ou.ac.lk/science/chemistry

Department of ChemistryScience & Technology BuildingPhone: 011-2881371/385

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Academic Staff - Department of ChemistryProf. K. S. D. Perera

BSc (Sri Jayewardenepura)

Ph.D.(Belfast) F.I.Chem.C.

0112 881 414ksper@ou.ac.lk

Professor in ChemistryBSc(Colombo)Ph.D.(Alberta);F.I.Chem.C.;Chartered Chemist; MIP(SL);Chartered Physicist

0112 881 324gband@ou.ac.lk

Prof. S. S. IqbalProfessor in Chemistry

BSc (Colombo)

Ph.D. (Birmingham)

0112 881 490ssiqb@ou.ac.lk

Mr. M.R.M. HaniffaSenior Lecturer

BSc (Colombo)

M.Sc.(Hawaii);

0112 881 026mrhan@ou.ac.lk

S.R. HettiarachchiProfessor in Chemistry

0412 222943srhet@ou.ac.lk

Prof. R.U. Tantrigoda,Associate Professor inChemistryBSc (Sri Jayawardenapura)

M.Phil.(Ruhuna)

0112 881 404rutan@ou.ac.lk

Ms. M.N.K.de ZoysaSenior LecturerGraduate Chemist(

0112 881 450mnzoy@ou.ac.lk

R. SenthilnityAssociate Professor in

(Head)BSc (Jaffna) ;M.Phil. (Jaffna)Ph.D. (Colombo) ;F. I.Chem. C.;CharteredChemist

0112881257

Senior Lecturer (KRC)

BSc;Ph.D.(Peradeniya)

0812 499370rurat@ou.ac.lk

Ms. M. ThayaparanSenior Lecturer

BSc (Jaffna);

M.Phil. (OUSL)

M.I.Chem.C.

0112 881 304mthay@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer

M.Phil. (Colombo)

M.I.Chem.C.

0112 881 629mdsap@ou.ac.lk

Dr. C. RanasingheSenior Lecturer

0112 881 444crana@ou.ac.lk

Mr. D.R. KulatungeSenior Lecturer

BSc(Peradeniya)

M.Sc. (Colombo)

M.Phil. (OUSL)

0112 881 371drkul@ou.ac.lk

Dr. D.D.D.H. Alwis

SeniorBSc (Sri Jayawardenapura)Graduate Chemist

M.I.Chem.C.

0112 881 371ddalw@ou.ac.lk

Mr. A.S. Dikkumbura

M.I.Chem.C.

wowsamee@gmail.comon leave

Ms. S. Thulasi

B.Sc (Jaffna)M.Phil. (Peradeniya)

021-2223374thsri@ou.ac.lk

on leave

Dr. D. T. AbeysingheSenior Lecturer

B. Sc. (Kelaniya)

M.Sc. (Colombo)

Ph.D. (Iowa)

M.I.Chem.C.

0112 881 322dtabe@ou.ac.lk

BSc(Ruhuna)

M.I.Chem.C

0112222943hemamalisl@gmail.com

Prof. S. S. IqbalProfessor in Chemistry

BSc (Colombo)

Ph.D. (Birmingham)

0112 881 490ssiqb@ou.ac.lk

Dr. A.K.L.A WijenayakaSenior LecturerBSc (Colombo)

Ph.D. (Iowa)

0112 881371lawij@ou.ac.lk

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Department of Computer Science

We are happy to announce the establishment of the Department of Com-puter Science as the sixth department of the faculty of Natural Sciences, tocontribute the B.Sc degree programme by offering computer Science as theseventh discipline. Our department is located in the third fl oor of the Scienceand Technology building, of the Colombo Regional Center.

We have 20 years of experience in offering Computer Science discipline un-der the Department of Computer Science. It is open for any student whosatisfi es the qualifi cation to enter the B.Sc. Degree Programme, regardlessof whether they have offered courses from the Bio Science or the PhysicalScience streams of the Advanced/Foundation level. The aim of the coursesoffered to the B.Sc degree programme is to develop competent personnelwho are capable of assuming positions in the fi elds of Computer Science andInformation Technology. In addition, we offer certifi cate programmes, tailormade training programmes and short courses in computer application andnetworking, manly to cater the user requirements.

To enhance the practical knowledge in Computer Science the department hasa modern well equipped computer science laboratory and a digital computerlaboratory in the Colombo Regional Center. A computer science laboratory isalso located at the Kandy Regional Center.

With the Department of Computer Science you will have the opportunity toenhance your knowledge, skills towards to Computer Science and Informa-tion Technology with the passion of life-long learning.

www.ou.ac.lk/science/Computer ScienceDepartment of Computer ScienceScience & Technology BuildingPhone: 011-2881225/098

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Academic Staff - Computer Science

Mr. Duminda de SilvaSenior Lecturer (Head)

B.Sc. (Colombo)

M.Sc. (AIT)

0112881225duminda@ou.ac.lk

Ms. S.N. DissanayakeLecturer

B.Sc. (OUSL);

M.Phil (OUSL)

0112881098sndis@ou.ac.lk

Ms. W.C. UduwelaSenior

B.Sc. (Kelaniya)

M.Phil(Kelaniya)

0112881098wasana@ou.ac.lk

Eng. C.S. WeliwitaSenior (KRC)

AM(IESL),M.PhilEng(Peradeniya)

0112881098

081 2499370-2chathurika@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer

B.Sc. (Colombo)

M.Sc. (Moratuwa)

Ph.D. (Sri Jayewardenepura)

0112881098malinda@ou.ac.lk

M.Sc

M.Phil (Peradeniya)

081 2499370-2

SeniorB.Sc. (Sri Jayewardene-pura)

M. Phil. (Sri Jayewarde-nepura)

0112881098iresha@ou.ac.lk

Dr. A.M.P.B. Abeysinghe

Senior LecturerB.Sc. (PDN):, PG Dip.(CMB),PG Diploma (OUSL), M.Sc.(CMB),Ph.D. (OUSL)

0112881098amabe@ou.ac.lk

Dr. M.J.R. Perera

Senior LecturerB.Sc. (Sri ayawardenapura),PG Dip. (Colombo),MBA ( OUSL),Ph.D (University, Malaysia)

0112881098mjper@ou.ac.lk

Ms. W.A.S..N Perera

B.Sc. (Moratuwa),PG Dip. (Colombo),

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Further information is available at:www.ou.ac.lk/science/maths

Department of Mathematics

Science & Technology BuildingPhone: 011-2881309Fax: 011-2806577, Attn.Maths

Department of MathematicsMathematics is said to be the queen of sciences. as well as the language ofsciences. The necessity of Mathematics in science is emerging. Mathematicsis all around us, in everything we do in our daily lives, including use of mobiledevices, architecture, art, money, engineering and even sports. Mathemat-ics provides logical thinking and analytical skills which are indeed needed tosolve the real life problems.

The Department of Mathematics welcomes students who wish to follow un-dergraduate courses in the areas of Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathemat-ics and Statistics. The Department guides students to become independentlearners that enables them to pursue lifelong learning as per the mission ofthe University. Our course materials are well written in self-learner friendlymanner and are designed in such a way that they will widen the horizons inthe fi elds of Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics.

Currently Special degrees are also offered by the Department in the disci-plines of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics for the students who performwell in Level 3 and Level 4.

In addition, the Department offers stand-alone courses in the areas of Ap-plied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and statistics to cater to those whowish to enhance knowledge in the areas of their choice without registeringfor a regular degree programme. Also Department renders services by pro-viding statistical assistance to the Faculty. Further, it engages in interdisci-plinary activities such as offering Mathematics and Statistics courses to otherFaculties at the OUSL.

Research opportunities are also available in the areas of Mathematics andstatistics leading to higher degrees.

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Academic & Academic Support Staff - Mathematics

Ms. M.A.P. de SilvaSenior Lecturer

B.Sc. (Kelaniya)

M.Phil (OUSL)

0112881309mades@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer

B.Sc.(Colombo)

M.Sc.;Ph.D.(Simon Fraser)

0112881019wcper@ou.ac.lk

Mr. U. AngammanaLecturer (KRC)

B.Sc. (Peradeniya)

M.Sc (Sri Jayawardenapura)

0812499370udayaanga@gmail.com

Mr. K.A.S.N. FernandoLecturer

B.Sc. (Kelaniya)

M.Sc (Colombo)

0112881443kafer@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer (Head)

M.Phil( )

0112881443kdsir@ou.ac.lk

Dr. J.N. SenadheeraSenior Lecturer

B.Sc. (Colombo)

Ph.D (North Texas, USA)

0112881443jayantha.senadheera@gmail.com

SeniorB.Sc. : M.Sc. (Peradeniya)

M.Sc. (Moratuwa)

0112881443srgna@ou.ac.lk

Senior

B.Sc. (Sri Jayawardenapura)

M.Sc. (Moratuwa)

0112881443nasen@ou.ac.lk

Mr. C. HalwaturaSenior

B.Sc. (Colombo)

0112881443mbinara@yahoo.com

Mr. B.P.K. Senarath

B.Sc. (Ruhuna)

0412222943bp_senarath@yahoo.com

Ms. H. O.W. Peiris

0112881443hoper@ou.ac.lk

B.Sc.(Colombo)

Ph.D (Colombo)

0112881443

wpwic@ou.ac.lk

B.Sc. (Ruhuna)M.Phil (Kelaniya)

erandihasanthika@yahoo.com

On Leave

Dr. M.A.U. Mampitiya

Senior

BSc (Kelaniya),M.Sc, Ph.D. (Ottawa)

0112881443

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Department of PhysicsPhysics is perhaps the most basic of all sciences. Understanding the principlesof Physics and the laws of nature gives you an enhanced insight intothe worldaround you. All modern science and technology is underpinned byPhysics. Thegoal of Physics is to discover the unrevealed secrets in natureand happeningsin the universe that extends from minute elementary particles to the massivegalaxies withthe knowledge of physical laws and mathematics for sustainabledevelopment.

Physics courses are prepared not only for a career in Physics, but also formanyother fi elds as well.In fact, the Physics Department has made a concerted effortto make its core requirements more fl exible, offering a varietyof courses fordifferent programs of study that satisfy the major requirements. Departmentalso offers some courses(such as Atmospheric Physics, Biophysics, Essentials ofGeology, Medical Physics, Astronomy, Renewable Energy Sources and Electron-ics for Biology Studentsat Level 05) that attract many students, who have nottaken Physics as one of their major/minor subjects.

The Department has been active in undergraduate and postgraduate resear-chesin the fi elds ofelectronics, geophysics/geology, instrumentation, nanoma-terials, novel semiconductor materials, photovoltaics, etc.

The Department provides an effective stage, the SPECTRUM society, to thestudents to bring-out their talents and to enhance their knowledge through ac-tive participation in various activities organized by the society every year. Morethan one hundred students are benefi tted every year. The SPECTRUM societyrecognizes academic excellence of students through many awards and offersa few scholarships to the needy students, who are pursuing their degree withPhysics as one of their Major Subjects.

Further information is available at:www.ou.ac.lk/home/index.php/ousl/faculties-institutes/natural-sciences/physicsDepartment of Physics Offi ce, M17, Science & Technology Building (Left wing)Phone : 011-2881242, 2881489Fax : 011-2822739Laboratories: Block 8 - 011-2881445; Block 20: 011-2881268Research Lab: 0112881637

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Academic Staff - Department of Physics

Prof. J.C.N. RajendraSenior Professor inPhysics (Dean)

BSc(Jaffna)D.Phil.(Sussex);CPhys MInstP, MIPSL

0112 881096 Ext. 596jcraj@ou.ac.lk

Prof. Fernando

B,Sc,; M.Phil (Peradeniya)Ph.D. (Mainz, Germany)

011 2881451 Ext. 451gwfer@ou.ac.lk

G.K. R. Senadheera (KRC)

B.Sc : Ph.D.(Peradeniya)

0812-499370-2gksen@yahoo.com

Dr. J.V. P. FernandoSenior Lecturer

Ph.D. (Colombo)

011 2881367jvfer@ou.ac.lk

Dr. N. KarthikeyanSenior Lecturer

BSc;M.Sc.;M.Phil. (Madras)M.I.P.(SL)Ph.D. (Madras)Chartered Physicist

011 2881449nkart@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer

011 2881267

hkjayz@ou.ac.lk

Ms. D. R. AbeydeeraSenior Lecturer

BSc (Sri Jayawardenapura)PM.Sc.(Colombo);

011 2881242drabe@ou.ac.lk

Ms. K.R. DissanayakeLecturer

BSc (Colombo);PG Dip. Ed. (OUSL);M.Sc. (Colombo)

0112 881268rupikadissa@gmail.com

Dr. K.N.D BandaraLecturer

BSc(Colombo)P.G. Dip.Ed.(OUSL)M.Sc. (PGIA)Ph.D. (Colombo)

011 2881242

LecturerBSc(Colombo);P.G.Dip.Stat.;M.Sc. (Colombo)

011 2881242rdhet@ou.ac.lk

Lecturer

BSc (Colombo)M.Sc. (Colombo)

011 2881242dljay@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer

BSc : M.Phil. (Ruhuna)

nuyap@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer

BSc, (Colombo)

B.T.I, M.I.P (SL)

Ph.D. (Colombo)

011 28812426gdill@ou.ac.lk

B,Sc; ;M.Phil ;Ph.D. (Colombo)

011 2881088 Ext. 588vpper@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer

M.Sc. (Bolton)

021 2223374 (TRC)sahil@ou.ac.lk

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Department of ZoologyZoology is the study of animal life. It is central to our understanding ofthe world and encompasses a fascinating body of knowledge ranging frommolecules to populations and to their interactions with the environment.

Our Department strives to disseminate knowledge in the discipline by con-tributing to a variety of academic programmes, including the BSc Degree,BSc Special Degree, Certifi cate in Laboratory Technology (CLT) Diplomain Laboratory Technology, the PG Dip/MSc in Environmental Science. Wealso offer a Advance Certifi cate in Wildlife Conservation & Management,Diploma in Natural Resources and Ecotourism. Courses offered for theseprogrammes aim to provide understanding in the core areas of Zoologyand in its applications. Students are also provided with a range of trans-ferable skills through activities such as laboratory and fi eldwork, team-work, oral presentations, information retrieval and report writing.

Research within our Department presently focuses on wildlife conserva-tion, animal diversity and abundance studies, control of pests, molecularphylogenetics and aquatic science. Students get opportunities to engagein research studies at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

We encourage co-curricular activities through the ZooNet of OUSL, astudent-staff society, which organises regular guest lectures, educationaltrips, mini projects, etc. ZooNet also gives awards annually, in recognitionof academic excellence and other achievements of students.

The overall training provided by our Department prepares students forpostgraduate studies and for diverse careers in academic & research in-stitutions, biomedical, aquatic, wildlife or environment related sectors andadministrative sectors.

Further information is available at:www.ou.ac.lk/science/zoologyDepartment of ZoologyPhone: 011-2881090/2881270Fax: 011-2822738

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Academic Staff - Department of Zoology

BSc (Kelaniya)M.Phil.(OUSL)M.I.Biol(SL)

0112881029/529nedir@ou.ac.lk

Professorof Zoology

BSc :M.Sc.(Colombo)Ph.D.(London)

0112881292htjay@ou.ac.lk

Prof. G. RanawakaProfessor

in Zoology

BSc(Colombo)Ph.D.(London);DIC.

0112881455grana@ou.ac.lk

Dr. U.K.G.K. PadmalalSenior Lecturer

BSc;M.Sc. (Colombo)Ph.D.(Tohoku,Japan)M.I.Biol(SL); C. Biol (SL)

0112881475ukpad@ou.ac.lk

Dr. S. Wijesekera

BSc(Peradeniya)

Ph.D.(Colombo)

0812499370-2 Ext:118subadraw@yahoo.com

Dr. N. NilakarawasamSenior Lecturer

BSc (Colombo)

Ph.D. (Stirling)M.I.Biol(SL)

0112881018nnila@ou.ac.lk

Dr. W.V. J. PereraSenior Lecturer

BSc (SriJayewardenapura)

Ph.D. (Colombo)M.I. Biol(SL); C.Biol(SL)

0112881436wvper@ou.ac.lk

Dr. K.H. JayawardenaSenior Lecturer

BSc (Kelaniya)M.Phil.(Colombo)Ph.D. (Colombo)M.I. Biol(SL)

0112881312khjay@ou.ac.lk

Dr. I.K. RajapakseSenior Lecturer

BSc (Colombo)M.Sc. (Colombo)Ph.D (OUSL)

0112881277ikraj@ou.ac.lk

Ms. K.C. WeerakoonSenior Lecturer

BSc : M.Phil.(Peradeniya)

kcwee@ou.ac.lk

Mr. P.J.JudeSenior lecturer

BSc ( Jaffna)

M.Phil (Jaffna)

0112881446

pjjud@ou.ac.lk

Ms. W.A.Y. ChandraniSenior Lecturer

BSc (Sri Jayewardenapura)

PG Dip. Education (OUSL)M.I.Biol(SL)

0112881446/090wacha@ou.ac.lk

Dr. N.N. PunchihewaSenior Lecturer

M.I. Biol(SL); C.Biol(SL)F Biol(SL)0112881446/488nnpun@ou.ac.lk

Dr. C.D. JayasingheSenior Lecturer

BSc(Colombo)M.Sc.(Osaka Japan)

Ph.D. (Colombo)

0112881446/090cdjay@ou.ac.lk

Mr. T.S.P Fernando

Senior Lecturer

BSc : M.Phil. (Colombo)

M.I. Biol (SL)

saminda@ou.ac.lk

Senior Lecturer

BSc : M.Phil. (Kelaniya)

Ph.D.(Ibaraki, Japan)

M.I. Biol (SL)

dddah@ou.ac.lk

Dr. U.A. JayawardenaSenior Lecturer

BSc : M.Phil. (Peradeniya)

Ph.D (Colombo)

uajay@ou.ac.lk

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PROGRAMMES OF STUDYAims and ObjectivesThe BSc Degree programme is designed to con-tribute towards raising the general educationalstandards of the public by providing an opportu-nity for higher education in Science. The specifi cobjectives are to:

• provide an opportunity for persons to obtaina Science Degree and thereby improve theirpromotional/career prospects

• enable, particularly those in employment,late developers and those who could notavail themselves of higher education at theend of their secondary school career, to ob-tain a degree

• enable any person to pursue a degree coursein Science in their own time at an affordablecost

• combine courses within and outside the Fac-ulty to suit his/her interest or job require-ments

Academic Admission requirementsMinimum of 3 passes at the GCE (A/L) examina-tion from among the Science subjects, AppliedMathematics, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Com-bined Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Math-ematics, Physics, Pure Mathematics, and Zoologyin any number of sittings. Appendix 1 givesequivalent qualifi cations that will enable exemp-tions for entry into Level 3 of the programme.

DurationRequires a minimum period of three academicyears to complete the programme.

Programme Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of the BSc Degreeprogramme, a graduate is expected to have:

• Knowledge: Explain the fundamental, prin-ciples and broader knowledge pertaining tothe chosen science disciplines offered for thedegree.

• Practical Knowledge and Application. Demon-strate the competency to use the knowledgeand practical skills appropriately.

• Communication: Demonstrate the compe-tency in communicating effi ciently and ef-fectively to present information, ideas andconcepts to the scientifi c community as wellas to the wider society.

• Individual Work, Team Work and Leadership:Demonstrate the competency in working in-dependently and in groups in addressing is-sues in multi-disciplinary environments andcompleting the tasks on time through collab-orative learning while exhibiting leadership.

• Creativity and Problem Solving: Identify andanalyze problems using quantitative and/orqualitative approaches using scientifi c meth-odology to provide valid conclusions.

• Adaptability and Flexibility: Demonstrate theability to adapt to diverse working environ-ments using fl exible approaches and strate-gies.

• Information and Communication TechnologyLiterate: Demonstrate the competency of us-ing Information and Communication Technol-ogy for numerical and statistical analysis,and in day to day applications.

• Vision for Life: Develop the capacity to proj-ect for future through identifying self-direct-ed goals and continuously targeting towardsthem for self-improvement by undertakingfurther studies.

• Lifelong Learning: Develop the capacity toforesee new trends and their impacts and

continuously update knowledge and developskills willingly to meet those future challeng-es.

Programme StructureThe BSc programme offers courses at Levels (L)3, 4 and 5/6, equivalent to the 1st, 2nd, and3rd/4th years of the BSc Degree Programme of aconventional University.

Medium of InstructionInstruction, including course material at Level 3are available in English, Sinhala and Tamil, ex-cept for those course material in the disciplinesof Computer Science, Pure & Applied Mathemat-ics and a few others offered by other Depart-ments. Instruction at Levels 4 and 5 is availableonly in the English medium.

WorkloadFor the BSc Degree, a student requires to takediscipline-based courses and open electives add-ing up to a total of 90 credits. Those withoutexempting qualifi cations are also require to reg-ister for English, Mathematics and ICT skills. Astudent can register only for a maximum total of30 credits of regular courses per academic year.However, students are strongly advised not toregister for the maximum number of credits,particularly at Level 3.

Award of the BSc DegreeThe BSc degree is conferred according to theOUSL Rules and Regulations. Those who wish tobe considered for the award of the degree needto apply through online before the stipulateddeadline using the prescribed application form.

Bachelor of Science Degree Programme

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BSc Degree Programme - S1 StructureThe BSc Degree programme is of 90 credits and offers a combination of discipline-based courses, open electives and continuing education courses atLevels (L) 3, 4 and 5

Level 3 - Register within the maximum of 30 creditsAdmission requirements

At least 3 passes in science in G.C.E (A/L) or foundation courses in scienceor any other equivalent qualifi cation accepted by the senate.

Compulsory requirementsChoose a minimum of 30 credits with at least 6 credits from the com-pulsory open electives and 8 credits each from the three chosen disci-plines. If not exempted, offer LEE3410, FDE3020, CYE3200,CSE3213.

Level 3 courses

Course Code Credits Course Title Pre-Requisites

Discipline-based and Open Elective CoursesTotal requirement: A total of 30 credits of regular courses with 8 credits each from the three disciplines, adding up to a total of 24 credits and 6credits of open elective courses.

BotanyBYU3301 3 Organization of Cells and Plant Biochemistry

Pass in Botany/Biology in GCE A/L or Foundation Courses in BiologyBYU3500 5 Diversity of Plants

ChemistryCYU3300 3 Basic Principles of Chemistry I

Pass in Chemistry in GCE A/L or Foundation Courses in ChemistryCYU3201 2 Basic Principles of Chemistry IICYU3302 3 Basic Practical ChemistryPhysicsPHU3300 3 General and Thermal Physics

Pass in Physics in GCE A/L or Foundation Courses in PhysicsPHU3301 3 Basic ElectromagnetismPHU3202 2 Waves in PhysicsZoologyZYU3500 5 Animal Life and Diversity Pass in Zoology/Biology in GCE A/L or Foundation Courses in BiologyZYU3301 3 BiogeographyComputer ScienceCSU3200 2 Introduction to Computer Programming 03 Passes in Science subjects in GCE A/L or Foundation Courses in

acceptable science disciplinesCSU3301 3 Database Design and ImplementationCSU3302 3 Data Structures and Algorithms CSU3200 (Pass/EL/CR)

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Applied MathematicsADU3300 3 Vector Algebra Pass in Applied Mathematics / Combined Mathematics / Higher

Mathematics in GCE A/L or Foundation Courses in MathematicsADU3201 2 Basic StatisticsADU3302 3 Differential EquationsPure Mathematics

PEU3300 3 Mathematical Logic and Mathematical Proofs Pass in Pure Mathematics / Combined Mathematics / HigherMathematics in GCE A/L or Foundation Courses in Mathematics

PEU3301 3 Foundations of Mathematics PEU3300 (EL/CR)PEU3202 2 Vector Spaces PEU3301 (EL/CR)Pre-requisite to register for courses at Level 4: Registration for a total of 30 credits of regular courses with 8 credits each from the threedisciplines, adding up to a total of 24 credits and 6 credits of open elective courses at Level 3 as specifi ed above, and Pass in FDE3020, andexemption/EL for CYE3200 and exemption/pass/concurrent registration for LEE3410.

Continuing Education Courses

CourseCode Credits Course Title Pre-RequisitesTotal requirement: 8 credits of continuing education courses including FDE3020CompulsoryCYE3200 2 Mathematics for Chemistry and Biology -LEE3410 4 English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP) -FDE3020 0 Empowering for Independent Learning (EfIL) -CSE3213 2 Information & Communication Technology Skills -

Open Elective Courses

CourseCode

Credits Course Title Pre-Requisites

Level 3LLU3261 2 Understanding Law -MSU3208 2 Managing Your Work and People -DSU3298 2 Introduction to Sri Lankan Society -FNU3200 2 Ethics in Science & Technology -ADU3218 2 Basic Statistics For Mathematics Students, not offering Applied Mathematics

(i.e., it is mutually exclusive with ADU3201)FNU3201*CS 2 Communication Skills -

Note: ADU3218 is for Mathematics students not offering Applied Mathematics.

Abbreviations:* - Compulsory for the relevant discipline specialization.* AM - Compulsory for Specialization in Applied Mathematics.*M - Compulsory for Specialization in Mathematics.*S - Compulsory for Specialization in Statistics.*^ - Offered only for 4-year Special degree.*NM - Compulsory for the relevant discipline specialization students not offering

both Applied Mathematics & Pure Mathematics.

NM - Students not offering both Applied Mathematicsand Pure Mathematics in 3-year degree

*CS - Compulsory for students who offer ComputerScience

** - Offered only for 3-year degree

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Level 4 – Register within the maximum of 30 credits

Level 4 coursesCourseCode Credits Course Title Pre-Requisites

Level 4Total requirement: A total of 30 credits of courses with 12 credits each from the two main disciplines and 6 credits from the third minor discipline.

Discipline-based CoursesBotanyBYU4300 3 Plant Physiology BYU3301 (EL/CR)BYU4301 3 Genetics and Evolution

BYU3500 (EL/CR)BYU4302 3 Systematics of Higher Plants and AnimalsBYU4303 3 Principles of MicrobiologyChemistryCYU4300 3 Inorganic Chemistry

{CYU3300 & CYU3201} (EL)CYU4301 3 Concepts in ChemistryCYU4303 3 Organic Chemistry ICYU4302 3 Practical Chemistry II CYU3302 (EL) and {CYU4301 & CYU4303} (EL/CR)PhysicsPHU4300 3 Modern Physics PHU4303 (EL/CR)

PHU4301 3 Electronics

{PHU3300 & PHU3301 & PHU3202} (EL/CR)PHU4302 3 Optics

PHU4303 3 Mathematical Methods for PhysicsZoologyZYU4300 3 Animal Form and Function

ZYU3500 (EL/CR)ZYU4301 3 EcologyZYU4302 3 Animal Development ZYU3500 (EL/CR)ZYU4303 3 Animal Behaviour ZYU3500 (EL/CR)

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Computer Science

CSU4300 3 Operating Systems

{CSU3200 & CSU3301 & CSU3302} (EL/CR)CSU4301 3 Object Oriented Programming

CSU4302 3 System Analysis & Software Engineering

CSU4303 3 Computer Networks

Applied Mathematics

ADU4300 3 Statistical Distribution Theory ADU3201 (EL/CR)

ADU4301 3 Newtonian Mechanics I {ADU3300 (EL/CR) & ADU 3302 (EL)}

ADU4302 3 Vector Calculus ADU3300 (EL)

ADU4303 3 Applied Linear Algebra and Differential Equations ADU3302 (EL)

Note: ADU4301 and ADU4303 are compulsory even for those offering Applied Mathematics at Level 4 as a minor discipline

Pure Mathematics

PEU4300 3 Real Analysis I {PEU3300 & PEU3301} (EL)

PEU4301 3 Real Analysis II PEU4300 (EL/CR)

PEU4302 3 Linear Algebra PEU3202 (EL)

PEU4303 3 Group Theory I PEU3301 (EL/CR)

Note: PEU4300 and PEU4302 are compulsory for those offering Pure Mathematics at Level 4 as a minor discipline

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Level 5 – Register within the maximum of 30 credits

Level 5 courses

CourseCode Credits Course Title Pre-Requisites

Level 5Total requirement: A total of 30 credits of courses with minimum 6 credits or maximum 18 credits of course each from a total of 24 credits from thetwo main disciplines and 6 credits from the minor disciplines and/or from open elective courses at Level 5.Total requirement for Special Degree: A total of 30 credits of courses with minimum 21 credits from the subject of specialization as specifi ed by thedepartment and minimum 3 credits and maximum 6 credits from the other two disciplines and/or up to 6 credits of open elective courses at Level 5.

Discipline- based Courses

Botany

BYU5300* 3 Environmental and Applied Microbiology BYU4303 (EL)

BYU5301* 3 Plant Pathology BYU4303 (EL)

BYU5302 3 Plant Growth and Development BYU4300 (EL)

BYU5303 3 Plants and Man BYU3500 (Pass)

BYU5304* 3 Soils and Plant Growth BYU3500 (EL)

BYU5305** 3 Literature Review in Botany (Selection by Department)

BYU5306* 3 Plant Breeding BYU4301 (EL/CR)

BYU5308 3 Postharvest Technology of Fresh Produce BYU4300 (EL)

BYU5609 6 Horticulture -

BYU5610** 6 Research Project in Botany (Selection by Department)

Pre-requisite to register for courses at Level 5:Registered for a total of 30 credits of courses with 12 credits each from the two main disciplines and 6 credits from the third minor discipline at Level 4as specifi ed above, and Pass in LEE3410, CSE3213 and CYE3200.

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Level 5 Courses, contd.ChemistryCYU5300* 3 Organometallic Chemistry CYU4300 (EL)CYU5301* 3 Concepts in Spectroscopy CYU4301 (EL)CYU5302* 3 Analytical Chemistry {CYU3300 & CYU3201 & CYU3302} (Pass)CYU5303* 3 Organic Chemistry II {CYU4303 & CYU4302} (EL)CYU5304* 3 Chemistry of Biomolecules CYU4303 (EL)CYU5305 3 Natural Product Chemistry CYU5304 (EL/CR)CYU5306 3 Biochemistry CYU5304 (EL/CR)CYU5307 3 Chemical aspects of Food Industry CYU5304 (EL/CR) & CYU 3302 (Pass)CYU5308* 3 Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis CYU5302 (EL/CR)CYU5309 3 Environmental Chemistry {CYU3300 & CYU3201} (Pass)CYU5310** 3 Literature Project in Chemistry Pass in 12 Credits of Chemistry courses

in Level 4 and (Selection by Department)CYU5611** 6 Research Project in ChemistryCYU5312** 3 Industrial Chemistry I {CYU3300 & CYU3201} (Pass)CYU5313** 3 Polymer ChemistryCYU5614*^ 6 Physical Chemistry I {CYU4301 & CYU4302 & CYU4303} (EL) and CYU5301 (EL/CR)CYU5615*^ 6 Advanced Organic Chemistry {CYU4301 & CYU4302 & CYU4303} (EL) and CYU5303 (EL/CR)CYU5310, CYU5611 Limited enrolment depending on the available facilities in the departmentPhysicsPHU5300* 3 Nuclear and Particle Physics PHU4300 (EL/CR)PHU5301* 3 Practical Physics {PHU4301 & PHU5303} (EL/CR)PHU5302 3 Atmospheric Physics -PHU5303* 3 Data Acquisition and Signal Processing PHU4301 (EL/CR)PHU5304 3 Biophysics -PHU5305 3 Essentials of Geology -PHU5306 3 Applied Geology PHU5305 (EL/CR)PHU5307 3 Medical Physics -PHU5308 3 Fundamentals of Geophysics PHU5305 (EL/CR)PHU5309 3 Literature Survey Project in Physics (Selection by Department)PHU5610 6 Research Project in Physics (Selection by Department)PHU5311 3 Astronomy -PHU5312* 3 Solid State Physics PHU4300 (EL/CR)PHU5313* 3 Advanced Electromagnetism PHU4303 (EL/CR)PHU5314* 3 Thermodynamics PHU4303 (EL/CR)PHU5315 3 Renewable Energy Sources -ZoologyZYU5300 3 Aquatic Biology -ZYU5301 3 Fish Biology and Fishery Management -

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Level 5 Courses, contd.ZYU5302 3 Conservation & Management of Biodiversity -ZYU5303 3 Environmental Toxicology -ZYU5304 3 Parasitology -ZYU5305 3 Human Biology -ZYU5306 3 Entomology -ZYU5307 3 Mammalian Biology -ZYU5608 6 Zoology Project ADU5318 (EL/CR)ZYU5309 3 Paleobiology -ZYU5310*^ 3 Concepts and Application on Evolutionary Biology BYU4301 (EL)ZYU5311* 3 Literature Review in Zoology -ZYU5313* 3 Research Methodology -Computer ScienceCSU5300 03 IT Project Management

CSU4302 (EL/CR)+ 3 credits of L4 CS courses (EL/CR)CSU5301 03 Software Quality AssuranceCSU5302 03 Web Technologies

6 credits of L4 CS courses (EL/CR )

CSU5303 03 Management Information SystemsCSU5304NM 03 Mathematics for ComputingCSU5305 03 Theory of ComputingCSU5306 03 Digital ElectronicsCSU5307 03 Data CommunicationCSU5308 03 Artifi cial IntelligenceCSU5309 03 Information Security and CryptographyCSU5310 03 Computer ArchitectureCSU5311 03 Computer Graphics

CSU5320 03 Project in Computer Science12 credits of L4 CS courses (pass) and CSU5300 (EL/CR) and(EL/CR) in relevant L5 courses to be decided in consultationwith prospective academic supervisor

Applied Mathematics

ADU5300 *AM 3 Linear Programming Pass in Combined Mathematics / Higher Mathematics in GCEA/L / Foundation Courses in Mathematics, or Equivalent

ADU5301 3 Regression Analysis I ADU3201 (EL)ADU5302*M , *AM 3 Mathematical Methods ADU3302 (EL)ADU5303 3 Newtonian Mechanics II ADU4301 (EL)ADU5304 *AM 3 Operational Research ADU5300 (EL/CR)ADU5305 3 Statistical Inference ADU4300 (EL/CR)ADU5306 3 Fluid Mechanics ADU4302 (EL)ADU5307 *AM 3 Numerical Methods ADU3302 (EL)

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Level 5 Courses, contd.

ADU5308 3 Graph Theory Pass in Combined Mathematics / Higher Mathematics in GCEA/L / Foundation Courses in Mathematics, or Equivalent

ADU5309 3 Design and Analysis of Experiments {ADU3201 or ADU3218 or ADU5318} (EL/CR)ADU5310*S 3 Time Series Analysis ADU5301 (EL/CR)ADU5311*S 3 Regression Analysis II ADU5301 (EL/CR)ADU5312 3 Data Mining Techniques (Only for Statistics Special)ADU5313 3 Generalized Linear Models (Only for Statistics Special)ADU5314 3 Sampling Techniques ADU5305 (EL/CR)ADU5615** 6 Project in Mathematics Limited RegistrationNote: ADU5302 is compulsory for those offering Applied Mathematics at Level 5.Pure MathematicsPEU5300 *M 3 Riemann Integration PEU4301 (EL)PEU5301 3 Ring Theory PEU4303 (EL)

PEU5302 3 Combinatorics Pass in Combined Mathematics / Higher Mathematics in GCEA/L / Foundation Courses in Mathematics, or Equivalent

PEU5303 *M 3 Number Theory PEU3301 (EL)PEU5304 *M 3 Introduction to Complex Analysis {PEU4300 & PEU4301} (EL)PEU5305 *M 3 Complex Analysis I PEU5304 (EL/CR)PEU5306 3 Introduction to Dynamical Systems {PEU4300 & PEU4301} (EL)PEU5307 3 Cryptography PEU5303 (EL/CR)

Note: PEU5304 is compulsory for those offering Pure Mathematics at Level 5.

Open Elective Courses

CourseCode

Credits Course Title Pre-Requisites

Level 5ADU5318 3 Bio Statistics (Non-Mathematics Students) CYE3200 (EL)ADU5319 3 Design and Analysis of Experiments {ADU3201 / ADU3218 / ADU5318} (EL/CR)ADU5320 3 Introduction to MATLAB Software (For Mathematics Students only).BYU5318 3 Environmental Studies -PHU5318 3 Electronics for Biology Students (For Non-Physics students only)

Abbreviations:* - Compulsory for the relevant discipline specialization.* AM - Compulsory for Specialization in Applied Mathematics.*M - Compulsory for Specialization in Mathematics.*S - Compulsory for Specialization in Statistics.*^ - Offered only for 4-year Special degree.NM - Students not offering Applied Mathematics and / or Pure Mathematics** - Offered only for 3-year degree

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EvaluationFor all the courses evaluation procedure involves both continuous assessments and fi nal examinations. Overall Continues Assesment Mark (OCAM) to beconsidered for the fi nal examination of a course; a student should score a minimum of 35% for its continuous assessments, which will be valid for twoyears. Students are required to answer Level 4 and higher level examinations in English

i) Overall Mark : For each course the overall mark, “Z%” will be computed by a combination of the Continuous Assessment Mark (CAM), “X%”and the Final Examination Mark (FEM), “Y%” as follows.

ii) Overall Grade and Grade Point Value: For each course, an overall Grade and a Grade Point Value will be awarded based on Z% as shownbelow.

Range of marks 85-100 70-84 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 20-29 0-19

Overall Grade A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D E

Grade Point Value 4.00 4.00 3.70 3.30 3.00 2.70 2.30 2.00 1.70 1.30 1.00 0.00

A+, A, A-, B+, B, B+, C+, and C are Pass grades. Not eligible students will be assigned a F Grade and Absentees for a fi nal examination will beassigned a RX Grade

i) Grade Point Average (GPA): GPA is the credit-weighted arithmetic mean of the Grade Point Values obtained by a student for the total of 90credits. GPA will be calculated to the second decimal point, subject to a maximum of 4.00, as shown in the example below. GPA will determinethe Passes and Classes of the BSc degree.

Example: Calculation of the GPA for a student with the following Grades

GPA = Σ ci gi / Σ ci

ci: Credit rating of the ith coursegi: GP value obtained for ith course

GPA = 236.00/90 = 2.62

Overall Grade No of credits Credit weighted Grade Point Value A+ 6 6 x 4.00 = 24.00

A 15 15 x 4.00 = 60.00B 20 20 x 3.00 = 60.00C 43 43 x 2.00 = 86.00D 6 6 x 1.00 = 6.00

Total 90 236.00

The overall assessment mark (Z%) of any course offered by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, except for the course LEE3410:English for GeneralAcademic Purposesshall be computed as follows :

If Y ≥ 40, then Z = 0.4 X + 0.6 YIf 30 ≤ Y < 40, then Z = 0.4 X + 0.6 Y, subject to a maximum of 40.If Y <30,then Z=Y

The overall assessment mark (Z%) of the course LEE3410:English for General Academic Purposesshall be determined by the Faculty of Humanities & SocialSciences as follows:

If Y ≥ 40, then Z = 0.3 X + 0.7 YIf Y ≥ 35 and ≤ 39 then Z = 0.3 X + 0.7 Y subject to a maximum of 40If Y ≤ 34,then Z=Y

If Y ≥ 40, then Z = 0.4 X + 0.6 YIf 30 ≤ Y < 40, then Z = 0.4 X + 0.6 Y, subject to a maximum of 40.If Y <30,then Z=Y

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BSc Degree (S1 Structure) Award Criteria (90 credits)The BSc degree will be awarded in accordance with the provisions of the OUSL Regulation and Rule 1.1.1.1(g). An extract of the award criteria is givenbelow. Those who wish to be considered for the award of the degree, should apply on the prescribed form to the SAR/Examinations Division, before thedate stipulated by the Faculty.

Minimum creditrequirements

Requirements in courses adding up to a total of 84 credits comprising: 30 credits at L3 with 8 credits in each of the three chosen disciplines and 6 credits of open electives, 30 credits at L4 with 12 credits in each of the two main disciplines and 6 credits from the remaining discipline chosen at L3, 24 credits at L5 minimum 6 credits or maximum 18 from each of the two main disciplines and 06 credit from third

discipline and/or open electives at Level 05, At least D+ grades for the remaining 06 credits of courses at Level 05, and Minimum C grade or exemption in CYE3200 for Chemistry and Biology students, Minimum C grade or exemption in LEE3410. and CSE3213

Pass

C grades or better in 84 credits (from among the 90 credits above) with 30 credits at L3, 30 credits at L4 and 24 creditat L5,

Minimum D+ grades in the remaining 6 credits at Level 5 Minimum GPA of 2.00, Complete the relevant requirements within a period of 9 academic years.

To be awarded a First or Second Class a student needs to fulfi l the Pass criteria specifi ed above with criteria specifi ed below:

Second Class(Lower Division)Honours

C grades or better in 84 credits and at least D+ grades for the remaining 06 credits of courses at Level 5, B grades or better in at least 45 credits, Minimum GPA of 3.00.

Second Class(Upper Division)Honours

C grades or better in 84 credits and at least D+ grades for the remaining 06 credits of courses at Level 5, B+ grades or better in at least 45 credits, Minimum GPA of 3.30.

First ClassHonours

C grades or better in 84 credits and at least D+ grades in the remaining 06 credits of courses at Level 5, A grades or better in 45 credits, Minimum GPA of 3.70

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BSc Degree Programme - Course Fees

The Registration fee and other fees relevant for 2019/2020, are given below.

Registration Fee - Rs. 400.00

Sports Club Fee - Rs. 25.00

Facilities Fee - Rs. 1500.00

Refundable Lab Deposit - Rs. 1100.00

Library Facilities Fee - Rs. 100.00

Tuition Fees - Rs. 2310.00 per credit

Tuition & Practical fees payable are given in the Tables below. Foreign students will be charged four (4) times tuition fees of local students.

Table 8 Tuition Fees

Table 9 Practical Fees - to be paid only by those students offering the relevant courses.

Course Fee Course Fee Course Fee

BYU3500

BYU3301

CYU3302

ZYU3500

CSU3200

CSU3301

CSU3302

BYU4360

BYU4303

CYU4302

CSU4301

CSU4303

ZYU4300

Rs.600.00

Rs.500.00

Rs.1800.00

Rs.500.00

Rs.500.00

Rs.500.00

Rs.500.00

Rs.600.00

Rs.600.00

Rs.2600.00

Rs.500.00

Rs.500.00

Rs.500.00

ZYU4301

BYU5300

BYU5302

BYU5306

BYU5308

CYU5302

CYU5303

CYU5308

CYU5307

CSU5302

CSU5306

CSU5308

CSU5311

Rs.500.00

Rs.600.00

Rs.600.00

Rs.600.00

Rs.600.00

Rs.1500.00

Rs.1500.00

Rs.1500.00

Rs. 1000.00

Rs. 500.00

Rs.500.00

Rs.500.00

Rs.500.00

CYU6606

ZYU6300

ZYU6301

ZYU6302

ZYU6303

ZYU6305

ZYU6306

ZYU6908

ZYU6309

ZYU6310

ZYU6311

Rs.7500.00

Rs. 2000.00

Rs.2000.00

Rs.2000.00

Rs.2000.00

Rs.2000.00

Rs.2000.00

Rs.2000.00

Rs.2000.00

Rs.2000.00

Rs.2000.00

Credit rating 3 9 18 24 30

Fees Rs.6, 930.00 Rs.20,790.00 Rs.41,580.00 Rs.55,440.00 Rs.69,300.00

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BSc Special Degree Programme (SS Structure)The BSc Special Degree Programme is of 120 credits and offers a combination of discipline-based courses, open electives and continuing educationcourses as in the BSc (General) Degree programme up to Level 4 and focus more on courses based on a single discipline at Levels 5 and 6.

Admission requirements for Level 5Eligibility in 60 credits at Levels 3 and 4, completed within 3 years from initial registration; with minimum C grades for the 30 credits at Level 3 and 12credits of the subject of specialization at Level 4 with minimum GPA of 3.00 for the 42 credits at Levels 3 and 4 in the subject of specialization; minimumof B grades adding up to 15 credits out of a total of 20 credits in the subject of specialization at Levels 3 and 4 taken together and minimum C grade orexemption for the course CYE3200 for students offering courses in one or more of the disciplines of Botany, Chemistry and Zoology at Level 4 and above.

Compulsory RequirementsSelect a maximum of 30 credits from L5.

Level 5 Courses

CourseCode Credits Course Title Pre-Requisites

Pre-requisite to register for courses at Level 5: Registered for a total of 30 credits of courses with 12 credits each from the two main disciplinesand 6 credits from the third minor discipline at Level 4 as specifi ed above, and Pass in LEE3410, CSE3213 and CYE3200. Should fulfi l the criteriagiven in Section 3.1.2 of the Rule for Special Degree.Level 5Total requirement: A total of 30 credits of courses with minimum 6 credits or maximum 18 credits of course each from a total of 24 credits from thetwo main disciplines and 6 credits from the minor disciplines and/or from open elective courses at Level 5.Total requirement for Special Degree: A total of 30 credits of courses with minimum 21 credits from the subject of specialization as specifi ed bythe department and minimum 3 credits and maximum 6 credits from the other two disciplines and/or up to 6 credits of open elective courses atLevel 5.

Discipline- based Courses

Botany

BYU5300* 3 Environmental and Applied Microbiology BYU4303 (EL)

BYU5301* 3 Plant Pathology BYU4303 (EL)

BYU5302 3 Plant Growth and Development BYU4300 (EL)

BYU5303 3 Plants and Man BYU3500 (Pass)

BYU5304* 3 Soils and Plant Growth BYU3500 (EL)

BYU5305** 3 Literature Review in Botany (Selection by Department)

BYU5306* 3 Plant Breeding BYU4301 (EL/CR)

BYU5308 3 Postharvest Technology of Fresh Produce BYU4300 (EL)

BYU5609 6 Horticulture -

BYU5610** 6 Research Project in Botany (Selection by Department)

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Level 5 Courses, contd.ChemistryCYU5300* 3 Organometallic Chemistry CYU4300 (EL)CYU5301* 3 Concepts in Spectroscopy CYU4301 (EL)CYU5302* 3 Analytical Chemistry {CYU3300 & CYU3201 & CYU3302} (Pass)CYU5303* 3 Organic Chemistry II {CYU4303 & CYU4302} (EL)CYU5304* 3 Chemistry of Biomolecules CYU4303 (EL)CYU5305 3 Natural Product Chemistry CYU5304 (EL/CR)CYU5306 3 Biochemistry CYU5304 (EL/CR)CYU5307 3 Chemical aspects of Food Industry CYU5304 (EL/CR) & CYU 3302 (Pass)CYU5308* 3 Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis CYU5302 (EL/CR) or CMU3123 (EL)CYU5309 3 Environmental Chemistry {CYU3300 & CYU3201} (Pass)CYU5310** 3 Literature Project in Chemistry Pass in 12 Credits of Chemistry courses

in Level 4 and (Selection by Department)CYU5611** 6 Research Project in ChemistryCYU5312** 3 Industrial Chemistry I {CYU3300 & CYU3201} (Pass)CYU5313** 3 Polymer ChemistryCYU5614*^ 6 Physical Chemistry I {CYU4301 & CYU4302 & CYU4303} (EL) and CYU5301 (EL/CR)CYU5615*^ 6 Advanced Organic Chemistry {CYU4301 & CYU4302 & CYU4303} (EL) and CYU5303 (EL/CR)CYU5310, CYU5611 Limited enrolment depending on the available facilities in the departmentComputer ScienceCSU5300 03 IT Project Management

CSU4302 (EL/CR)+ 3 credits of L4 CS courses (EL/CR)CSU5301 03 Software Quality AssuranceCSU5302* 03 Web Technologies

6 credits of L4 CS courses (EL/CR )

CSU5303* 03 Management Information SystemsCSU5304NM 03 Mathematics for ComputingCSU5305 03 Theory of ComputingCSU5306 03 Digital ElectronicsCSU5307* 03 Data CommunicationCSU5308* 03 Artifi cial IntelligenceCSU5309* 03 Information Security and CryptographyCSU5310 03 Computer ArchitectureCSU5311* 03 Computer Graphics

CSU5320 03 Project in Computer Science12 credits of L4 CS courses (pass) and CSU5300 (EL/CR) and(EL/CR) in relevant L5 courses to be decided in consultationwith prospective academic supervisor

PhysicsPHU5300* 3 Nuclear and Particle Physics PHU4300 (EL/CR)PHU5301* 3 Practical Physics {PHU4301 & PHU5303} (EL/CR)PHU5302 3 Atmospheric Physics -PHU5303* 3 Data Acquisition and Signal Processing PHU4301 (EL/CR)

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Level 5 Courses, contd.

PHU5304 3 Biophysics -PHU5305 3 Essentials of Geology -PHU5306 3 Applied Geology PHU5305 (EL/CR)PHU5307 3 Medical Physics -PHU5308 3 Fundamentals of Geophysics PHU5305 (EL/CR)PHU5309 3 Literature Survey Project in Physics (Selection by Department)PHU5610 6 Research Project in Physics (Selection by Department)PHU5311 3 Astronomy -PHU5312* 3 Solid State Physics PHU4300 (EL/CR)PHU5313* 3 Advanced Electromagnetism PHU4303 (EL/CR)PHU5314* 3 Thermodynamics PHU4303 (EL/CR)PHU5315 3 Renewable Energy Sources -ZoologyZYU5300 3 Aquatic Biology -ZYU5301 3 Fish Biology and Fishery Management -ZYU5302 3 Conservation & Management of Biodiversity -ZYU5303 3 Environmental Toxicology -ZYU5304 3 Parasitology -ZYU5305 3 Human Biology -ZYU5306 3 Entomology -ZYU5307 3 Mammalian Biology -ZYU5608 6 Zoology Project ADU5318 (EL/CR)ZYU5309 3 Paleobiology -ZYU5310*^ 3 Concepts and Application on Evolutionary Biology BYU4301 (EL)ZYU5311* 3 Literature Review in Zoology -ZYU5313* 3 Research Methodology -Applied Mathematics

ADU5300 *AM 3 Linear Programming Pass in Applied Mathematics / Combined Mathematics / HigherMathematics in GCE A/L or Foundation Courses in Mathematics

ADU5301 3 Regression Analysis I ADU3201 (EL)ADU5302*M , *AM 3 Mathematical Methods ADU3302 (EL)ADU5303 3 Newtonian Mechanics II ADU4301 (EL)ADU5304 *AM 3 Operational Research ADU5300 (EL/CR)ADU5305 3 Statistical Inference ADU4300 (EL/CR)ADU5306 3 Fluid Mechanics ADU4302 (EL)ADU5307 *AM 3 Numerical Methods ADU3302 (EL)

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Level 5 Courses, contd.ADU5308 3 Graph Theory Pass in Applied Mathematics / Combined Mathematics / Higher

Mathematics in GCE A/L or Foundation Courses in MathematicsADU5309 3 Design and Analysis of Experiments {ADU3201 or ADU3218 or ADU5318} (EL/CRADU5310*S 3 Time Series Analysis ADU5301 (EL/CR)ADU5311*S 3 Regression Analysis II ADU5301 (EL/CR)ADU5312 3 Data Mining Techniques (Only for Statistics Special)ADU5313 3 Generalized Linear Models (Only for Statistics Special)ADU5314 3 Sampling Techniques ADU5305 (EL/CR)ADU5615 6 Project in Mathematics (Only for Mathematics General degree) and (Selection by

Department)Note: ADU5302 compulsory for those offering Applied Mathematics at Level 5 in S1 Structure.Pure MathematicsPEU5300 *M 3 Riemann Integration PEU4301 (EL)PEU5301 3 Ring Theory PEU4303 (EL)

PEU5302 3 Combinatorics Pass in Applied Mathematics / Combined Mathematics / HigherMathematics in GCE A/L or Foundation Courses in Mathematics

PEU5303 *M 3 Number Theory PEU3301 (EL)PEU5304 *M 3 Introduction to Complex Analysis {PEU4300 & PEU4301} (EL)PEU5305 *M 3 Complex Analysis I PEU5304 (EL/CR)PEU5306 3 Introduction to Dynamical Systems {PEU4300 & PEU4301} (EL)PEU5307 3 Cryptography PEU5303 (EL/CR)

Note: PEU5304 compulsory for those offering Pure Mathematics at Level 5 in S1 Structure.

Open Elective Courses

CourseCode

Credits Course Title Pre-Requisites

Level 5ADU5318 3 Bio Statistics (Non-Mathematics Students) CYE3200 (EL)ADU5319 3 Design and Analysis of Experiments {ADU3201 / ADU3218 / ADU5318} (EL/CR)ADU5320 3 Introduction to MATLAB Software (For Mathematics Students only).BYU5318 3 Environmental Studies -PHU5318 3 Electronics for Biology Students (For Non-Physics students only)

Abbreviations:* - Compulsory for the relevant discipline specialization.* AM - Compulsory for Specialization in Applied Mathematics.*M - Compulsory for Specialization in Mathematics.*S - Compulsory for Specialization in Statistics.*^ - Offered only for 4-year Special degree.** - Offered only for 3-year degreeNM – Students not offering Applied Mathematics and /or Pure Mathematics.

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Admission requirements for Level 6Valid OCAM/concurrent registration in the 30 credits each of specifi ed compulsory course requirements at L6.Compulsory RequirementsSelect a maximum of 30 credits.

Level 6 Courses

CourseCode

Credits Course Title Pre-Requisites

Level 6Total requirement for Special Degree: A total of 30 credits at level 6 comprising minimum of 24 credits and maximum 30 credits of courses fromthe subject of specialization (or as specifi ed by the relevant department) with at least 6 credits of research component.

Discipline- based CoursesBotany

BYU6300* 3 Plant Molecular Biology -BYU6301 3 Bioinformatics -BYU6302 3 Biotechnology -

BYU6303* 3 Experimental Design and Biological dataAnalysis -

BYU6304 3 Integrated Crop Protection BYU5301 (EL)BYU6305 3 Industrial Microbiology BYU5300 (EL)BYU6306 3 Molecular SystematicsBYU6307* 3 Advanced Plant Physiology and Biochemistry -BYU6308* 3 Advanced Ecology -BYU6309 3 Soil Biology BYU5304 (EL)BYU6310 3 Advanced Plant Pathology BYU5301 (Pass)BYU6911* 9 Research Project in Botany(Special Degree) -BYU6313* 3 Special Topics in Botany -Chemistry

CYU6600* 6 Advanced Concepts in Chemistry CYU4300 (Pass) and CYU5300 (EL)CYU6301 3 Selected topics in Inorganic Chemistry CYU4300 (Pass)CYU6302 3 Medicinal Chemistry {CYU 5303 & CYU5306} (EL)CYU6303 3 Chemistry in Material Science {CYU4301 & CYU4300} (Pass) & CYU5303 (EL)CYU6304 3 Inorganic Spectroscopy & Structural Chemistry CYU4300 (Pass)CYU6305* 3 Concepts in Industrial Chemistry {CYU4300 & CYU4301 & CYU4303} PassCYU6606* 6 Advanced Experimental Chemistry CYU4302 (Pass) & {CYU5302 & CYU5308} (EL)

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Level 6 Courses, contd.

CYU6307* 3 Industrial Training and Literature Seminar CYU6305 (CR)CYU6608* 6 Research Project in Chemistry -Physics

PHU6300* 3 Advanced Practical in Physics {PHU4300 & PHU5313} (EL/CR)PHU6301* 3 Advanced Solid State Physics PHU5312 (EL/CR)PHU6302* 3 Advanced Quantum Mechanics PHU4300 (EL)PHU6603* 6 Advanced Research Project in Physics (For Degree with specialization in Physics)PHU6304* 3 Advanced Electronics PHU4301 (EL)PHU6305 3 Nanophysics and its Applications PHU4300 (EL)PHU6306* 3 Statistical Physics PHU5314 (EL/CR)PHU6307 3 Modern Optics PHU4302 (EL)PHU6308* 3 Classical Mechanics PHU4303 (EL)Zoology

ZYU6300 3 Management of Insect Pests and Vectors ZYU5306 (EL)ZYU6301 3 Aquaculture -ZYU6302 3 Immunology -ZYU6303 3 Molecular Biology -ZYU6605* 6 Advanced Laboratory Techniques in Zoology -ZYU6306 3 Ornithology -ZYU6908* 9 Research Project in Zoology ZYU5313 (EL/CR )ZYU6309 3 Oceanography and Ocean Resources -ZYU6310 3 Wild life Management and Conservation -ZYU6311* 3 Special Topics in Zoology -Computer ScienceCSU6300 3 Advanced Database Management SystemsCSU6301 3 Advanced NetworkingCSU6302 3 Software ArchitectureCSU6303 3 Image ProcessingCSU6304 3 Advanced Computer SecurityCSU6305 3 Electronic CommerceCSU6306 3 Neural NetworksCSU6307 3 Mobile and Cloud ComputingCSU6308 3 Natural Language Processing

CSU6620 6 Reserarch project in Computer Science

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Applied MathematicsADU6300 3 Stochastic Processes -ADU6601 6 Applied Number Theory PEU5303 (EL)ADU6602 6 Statistical Quality Control -ADU6303 3 Actuarial Mathematics -ADU6304* 3 Computational Mathematics ADU5307 (EL)ADU6305* 3 Optimization Theory ADU5300 (EL)ADU6306 3 Mathematical Modelling -ADU6307 3 Advanced Statistical Distribution Theory Only for specialization in StatisticsADU6308 3 Survival Analysis Only for specialization in StatisticsADU6309 3 Medical Statistics Only for specialization in StatisticsADU6610*S 6 Multivariate Analysis Only for specialization in StatisticsADU6611*M, *AM ,*S 6 Research Project Only for specialization in Mathematics / Applied Mathematics

/ StatisticsPure MathematicsPEU6300* 3 Group Theory II PEU4303 (Pass)PEU6601* 6 Point Set Topology {PEU4300 & PEU4301} (Pass)PEU6602* 6 Measure Theory PEU5300 (EL)PEU6303 3 Complex Analysis II PEU5305 (EL)PEU6304 3 Functional Analysis PEU6602 (EL/CR)PEU6305 3 Introduction to Galois Theory PEU5301 (EL)PEU6306 3 Advanced Topics in Real Analysis PEU4300 (Pass) and PEU5300 (EL)

Note: In case of Mathematics Special, remaining 9 credits should be selected from Pure Mathematics courses at level 5 and or level 6 with theapproval of the department.

Open Elective Courses

Course Code Credits Course Title Pre-Requisites

Level 6FNU6300 3 GIS and Remote Sensing in Natural Resource Management

Only for special degree in any disciplineFNU6301 3 Environmental Degradation ManagementFNU6302 3 Fundamentals of Environmental Impact Assessment

Abbreviations:* - Compulsory for the relevant discipline specialization.* AM - Compulsory for Specialization in Applied Mathematics.*M - Compulsory for Specialization in Mathematics.*S - Compulsory for Specialization in Statistics.*^ - Offered only for 4-year Special degree.NM - Students not offering both Applied Mathematics and/or Pure Mathematics in 3-year degree** - Offered only for 3-year degree

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EvaluationEvaluation procedure involves both continuous assessments and fi nal examinations. To be eligible to sit the fi nal examination of a course, a studentshould score a minimum of 35% for its continuous assessments, which will be valid for two years.

i) Overall Mark : For the courses offered by the Faculty of Natural Sciences, overall mark, “Z%” will be computed by a combination of the Con-tinuous Assessment Mark (CAM), “X%” and the Final Examination Mark (FEM), “Y%” as follows.

Range of Marks 85-100 70-84 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 20-29 0-19Overall Grade A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D EGrade Point Value 4.00 4.00 3.70 3.30 3.00 2.70 2.30 2.00 1.70 1.30 1.00 0.00

A+, A, A-, B+, B, B+, C+, and C are Pass grades. Not eligible students will be assigned a F Grade and Absentees for a fi nal examination will be assigneda RX GradeRange of marksGrade Point Average (GPA): GPA is the credit-weighted arithmetic mean of the Grade Point Values obtained by a student for the total of 120 credits.GPA will be calculated to the second decimal point, subject to a maximum of 4.00, as shown in below. GPA will determine the Passes and Classes of theBSc degree.

where ci is the credit rating of the ith course, gi is the GP value the student has obtained for the ith course , li is 2 if the ith course is in either Level 3 or4, and li is 3 if the ith course is in either Level 5 or 6.

ii) Overall Grade and Grade Point Value: For each course, an overall Grade and a Grade Point Value will be awarded based on Z% as shownbelow.

The overall assessment mark (Z%) of any course offered by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, except for the course LEE3410:English for General AcademicPurposesshall be computed as follows :

If Y ≥ 40, then Z = 0.4 X + 0.6 YIf 30 ≤ Y < 40, then Z = 0.4 X + 0.6 Y, subject to a maximum of 40.If Y <30,then Z=Y

The overall assessment mark (Z%) of the course LEE3410:English for General Academic Purposesshall be determined by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciencesas follows:

If Y ≥ 40, then Z = 0.4 X + 0.6 YIf 30 ≤ Y < 40, then Z = 0.4 X + 0.6 Y, subject to a maximum of 40.If Y <30,then Z=Y

GPA = Σ ci gi / Σ ci

If Y ≥ 40, then Z = 0.3 X + 0.7 YIf Y ≥ 35 and ≤ 39 then Z = 0.3 X + 0.7 Y subject to a maximum of 40If Y ≤ 34,then Z=Y

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Exemption and/or acquired the OCAM requirement in courses adding up to a total of 120 credits comprising: 30credits at L3 with 8 credits in each of the three chosen disciplines and 6 credits of open electives, 30 credits at L4 with 12 credits in each of the two main disciplines and 6 credits from the remaining discipline chosen at L3, 30 credits at Level 5 comprising minimum 21 credits from the subject of specialization, including all compulsory courses and

minimum 03 credits and maximum 06 credits from the other two disciplines and/or upto 06 credits of open electives. 30 credits at Level 6 comprising minimum 24 credits from the subject of specialization (as specifi ed by the department) which shall

include a minimum of 6 credit research component (compulsory). and

Minimum C grade or exemption in CYE3200 for Chemistry and Biology students,Minimum C grade or exemption in LEE3410 and CSE3213Complete the above requirements within period of 6 academic years

C grades or above for courses adding up to 120 credits, and, a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.00 in courses adding up to 120 credits as specifi ed.

To be awarded a First or Second Class student needs to fulfi ll the Pass criteria specifi ed above with criteria specifi ed below:

B grades or above in courses adding up to at least 60 credits comprising 39 credits at Levels 5 and 6 out of a total of 45 credits ofthe subject of specialization at Levels 5 and 6 taken together, and,

a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.00 in courses adding up to 120 credits as specifi ed.

B+ grades or above in courses adding up to at least 60 credits comprising 39 credits at Levels 5 and 6 out of the total of 45 creditsof the subject of specialization at Levels 5 and 6 taken together, and,

a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.30 in courses adding up to 120 credits as specifi ed.

A grades or above in courses adding up to at least 60 credits comprising 39 credits at Levels 5 and 6 out of the total of 45 creditsof the subject of specialization at Levels 5 and 6 taken together, and,

a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.70 in courses adding up to 120 credits as specifi ed.

Course Fees

Level 5- Rs. 2900.00

Level 6- Rs. 2900.00

BSc Special Degree (SS Structure) Award Criteria (120 credits)For the award of the Bachelor of Science Special degree, a student may be required to complete 120 credits within 06 academic years from his/her initialregistration to the BSc Degree Programme. Those who do not complete within the stipulated period, may opt for the Bachelor of Science General Degree,on completing 90 credits and satisfy the requirements for the award.

The BSc Special Degree will be awarded in accordance with the provisions of the OUSL Regulation and Rule 1.1.1.1(g). An extract of the award criteriais given below.

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Higher Diploma in Science [ HDip (Bs)] (S1 Structure)Students who originally registered for the BSc Degree Programme may exit the programme and opt for a Diploma in Science after the acquisition of 60credits by applying on the prescribed form to SAR/Examinations, before the stipulated date.

Award Criteriai) For students admitted to the BSc programme NS Structure: The Diploma in Science will be awarded in accordance with Regulation & Rule

1.1.1.1 (g). An extract of the award criteria is given below.

Re-admission to the BSc programme: Diplomates may seek re-admission to the BSc Degree programme with exemptions/credit transfers and shallbe required to register for courses to fulfi l the requirements for the award of the Degree as specifi ed in the Regulation and Rule 1.1.1.1 (g)

Minimum creditrequirements

Exemption and/or valid OCAM requirement in courses adding up to a total of 60 credits comprising:

30 credits at L3 with 8 credit in each of the three chosen disciplines and 6 credits of specifi ed open electives,

30 credits comprising 12 credits at L4 in each of the two main disciplines and 6 credits comprising discipline-basedcourses

Pass in CYE3200, LEE3410 & CSE3213

Pass

C grades or above in courses adding up to a total of 60 credits courses in Level 3 and 4

Minimum GPA of 2.00,

Pass in CYE3200, LEE3410 & CSE3213

Complete the relevant requirements within a period of 9 academic years.

Merit Pass

C grades or above in courses adding upto a total of 60 credits of courses in Level 3 and Level 4

Minimum GPA 3.00

Pass in CYE3200, LEE3410 & CSE3213

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COURSE DETAILSBachelor of Science DegreeProgrammeLLU3261 - Understanding LawIntroduction to the legal system of Sri Lanka;sources of Sri Lankan law. Formation of con-tracts, Delictual liability, contract of service,Types of Employment, Industrial Disputes, work-men’s compensation ordinance.

MSU3208 - Managing Your Work andPeopleThe job of a manager; types of managers; recentdevelopments in management; the organization-al environment; globalization and its impact onmanagement; the impact of culture on manage-ment; the concept of planning; ethics of downsiz-ing and minimizing its adverse effects; authorityand power; authority delegation and job design;communication and its fundamentals; leadershipand its approaches, styles and effectiveness;motivation at work place; effective control; op-erations management in organization.

DSU3298 –Introduction to Sri LankanSocietyThe ecological setting of Sri Lanka, Distributionof Physical Resources in Sri Lanka, Dutch n SriLanka, Portuguese in Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan un-der British rule, The Kandyan Kingdom, Soul-bury Reforms, Constitutions of Sri Lanka I Preindependence), Constitution of Sri Lanka II (PreIndependence), Constitutions Distribution, SriLanka Society culture, Economic Policy I (Pre lib-eration), Economic Policy II (Post liberalization),Reforms and rural development in Sri Lanka. So-cial welfare Services in Sri Lanka.

FNU3200 - Ethics in Science & Tech-nologyDefi nitions of terms; Philosophy of life: Values,Beliefs, Attitudes, Moral problems and dilemmas,

and changing values; Principles of ethics: Basicprinciples of ethics, Ethical theories; History ofEthics in Science and Technology including theo-ries, International and National (Sri Lanka); Eth-ics in practice: Medical ethics, Ethical conduct inother subjects, Informed consent, Ethics in dis-semination of knowledge; Ethics in intellectualproperty rights (IRR); Ethical decision making,Ethical problems, Ethical dilemmas, Ethical rea-soning.

PHU5318 - Electronics forBiology StudentsFundamentals of electronics; constant voltageand current sources; electronic diodes; rectifi -ers; junction transistors; small signal amplifi ers;large signal amplifi ers; feedback amplifi ers; os-cillators; regulated power supplies; wave shap-ing circuits; electronic measuring instruments;digital electronics; practicals upto 40 laboratoryhours.

ADU5318 - Bio Statistics (For non-Mathe-matics students)

Sampling Techniques; Probability and Non Prob-ability Sampling; Simple random Sampling;Stratifi ed Random Sampling; Cluster Sampling;Systematic Sampling; Multi Stage Sampling;Classifi cations of Data; Qualitative vs Quan-titative Data; Nominal Data; Ordinal Data; In-terval and Ratio Data; Design of Experiments;Completely Randomized Design; RandomizedComplete Block Design; Factorial Design; 2k ex-periments; Tabular Data Summaries; GraphicalData Summaries; Numerical Data Summaries;Measures of Location; Measures of Dispersion;Measures of Skewness; Statistical Hypotheses;Introduction to the Statistical Hypotheses; For-mulating a Hypothesis; Null and Alternative Hy-potheses; One sided and Two sided Hypotheses;

Testing Hypotheses on the mean of a population;Comparison of two population means; Analysisof Count Data.

ADU3218 – Basic Statistics

See under the Applied Mathematics courses of-fered by the Department of Mathematics.

BYU5318 – Environmental Studies

An Introduction to the environmental sciences;The Lithosphere; The Atmosphere; Hydro-sphere; Structure of the biosphere; Energy fl owand organisms; Interactions among spheres;Resources from the environment; Energy re-sources; Aquatic resources; Living resources;Human Population Growth; Atmospheric Pollu-tion; Water Pollution; Loss of biodiversity; Soilsand land degradation; Waste disposal; Environ-mental Policies and Management; Environmentalproblems in Sri Lanka; Environmental Ethics andphilosophy

FNU3201-Communication Skills

Work-related Communication, Developing Read-ing and Writing Skills, Report Writing, MeetingsPresenting and Negotiating, Jobs and Interviews,Scientifi c Writing for Scientifi c Community, Pro-posal Writing, Thesis Writing, Science commu-nication for General Public: Science Journalism,Science Communication Methods

ADU5319 – Design and Analysis ofExperiments

Need for design of experiments, Introduction toterminology used in experiment design, com-pletely randomized design, concept of blocking,Randomized block design, Randomized completeblock design, Latin square design, factorial de-

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signs, Split plot designs, mathematical modelsfor data collected in designed experiments, anal-ysis of designed experiment data and interpreta-tion of results.

CYE3200 - Mathematics for Chemistry& Biology

Numbers; Algebra, logarithms; trigonometricfunctions; limits; differentiation; integration;statistics; elementary probability theory; prob-ability distributions.

BOTANYBYU3301 - Organization of Cells andPlant Biochemistry

Introduction to Cells; Structure and functions ofcell membrane and cell wall; The Cytoplasm andthe Cytoskeleton; The Structure and Function ofCytoplasmic Organelles; Cell Cycle and CellularDivision –Mitosis; Cellular Reproduction -Meiosis

Metabolism and Energy Utilization; Amino acids,Peptides and proteins; Enzymes; Lipids; Carbo-hydrates; Nitrogen Assimilation; The Nature ofNucleic Acids; DNA Replication; Gene expres-sion; The Genetic code and Synthesis of protein;Some Basics in Genetic Engineering

BYU3500 - Diversity of Plants

Origin and Diversity of Life; Viruses; Bacteria-Morphology and Structure; Growth and Re-production; Cyanobacteria;General features ofFungi I–Vegetative features and Nutrition; Gen-eral features of fungi II-Reproduction and Clas-sifi cation; Sub-divisions- Myxomycotina andMastigomycotina; Sub-divisions- Zygomycotina;Sub-divisions- Ascomycotina; Sub-divisions -Basidiomycotina; Sub-division – Deuteromyco-tina; Special microbial relationships;The Algae;The Green Algae; The Brown Algae; The RedAlgae; Evolutionary trends and the economicImportance of algae; Non Vascular Land Plants-

Bryophytes; Liverworts; Hornworts and mosses;Vascular Plants; The earliest Vascular Plants-psi-lopsids; Lycopods; Horsetails; The ferns; HigherFerns; The most advanced ferns – Mixtae; TheGymnosperms; Coniferophytes; Angiosperms orthe Flowering plants; The Flower; Developmentof the Gametophytes, Pollination and Fertiliza-tion; Fruits, Seeds and Germination; The Cellsand Tissues; The Structure of the primary plantbody; The root; The Structure of the PrimaryPlant Body; The Shoot; Secondary Growth

BYU4300 - Plant Physiology

Plants and water; Free energy, chemical poten-tial and water potential; Soils and water; Absorp-tion and movement of water in plants; Stomataand stomatal physiology; Transpiration; Mineralnutrition of plants; Functions of essential ele-ments; Absorption of mineral elements; Phloemtranslocation; Introduction to photosynthesis;Photochemical Biochemical reactions of Photo-synthesis; Different pathways of CO2 fi xation;Breakdown of storage plant materials; Plantgrowth and development; Phytohormones: Gib-berellins and Cytokinins; Ethylene and abscisicacid; Plant movements; Control of Flowering;Dormancy of buds and seed; Plants under stress

BYU4301 - Genetics and Evolution

Heredity and its physical basis; Mendelian ge-netics; Chromosomes and the Distribution ofGenetic Material; Deviation from Mendelian In-heritance; Penetrance and Expressivity; Nam-ing of Genes and Loci; Sex Determination andsex Linkage; Linkage crossing Over and Chro-mosome Mapping; Variation in ChromosomalNumber and Arrangement; Cytoplasmic inheri-tance; Quantitative Inheritance; The Origin ofSpecies; Origin of Life and Development of Earlyorganisms; Evolution of major plant and animalgroups; Evolution of Mammals; The Pace of Evo-lution; Origin of angiosperms; Structural evolu-tion in angiosperms

BYU4302 – Systematics of Higherplants and Animals

Systematics of organisms; Development of Mod-ern Systematics; Identifi cation of plants andanimals; Nomenclature; Biological Classifi ca-tion; Classifi cation of life; A historical Perspec-tive; Plant Classifi cation systems; Classifi cationof animals; Variation and Speciation; Evolu-tionary taxonomy (Phylogeny); The Concept ofCharacter and Sources of Taxonomic Evidence;Fundamentals of Molecular systematics (PlantProteins, Nucleic Acid and Micromolecules); Nu-merical taxonomy, Flora and Fauna of Sri Lanka;Information technology and systematics; Ethicsof Systematics

BYU4303 – Principles of Microbiology

Introduction to Microbiology; Historical devel-opment of microbiology; Viruses; Prokaryoticmicroorganisms - The bacteria; Eukaryotic mi-croorganisms; Cultivation of microorganisms;Sterilization of instruments and media; Isolationof saprophytic microorganisms; Isolation of sap-rophytic microorganisms; Purifi cation and main-tenance of fungal and bacterial cultures; Isolationand purifi cation of viruses; Microscopes; Tech-niques for microscopy; Identifi cation of bacteriaand fungi; Enumeration of bacteria and fungi;Quantitative measurements of viruses; Growthof microorganisms; Factors infl uencing microbialgrowth; Metabolism in microorganisms- Energyyielding processes; Genetics of bacteria, intro-duction to genetic engineering; Concepts of mi-crobial control and antimicrobial physical agents;Chemical agents in common use in sterilizationand disinfection; Chemical agents used to curediseases- Chemotherapy

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BYU5302 - Plant Growth and Develop-ment

Plant growth; Growth regulatory substances;Auxins; Cytokinins; Gibberellins; Abscisic acid;Ethylene; Brassinosteroid Complications in thehormonal control; Applications of plant hormonesin agriculture; Phytochrome and plant growth,Phytochrome medicated plant responses Pho-toperiodism; blue light responses; Vernalisation;plant embryogenesis; Germination; Dormancy;Senescence and abscission

BYU5303 - Plants and Man

Man’s association with plants; Food plants; cere-als; legumes; Root crops; vegetables fruits; bev-erage plants and beverages; spices and fl avour-ing materials; sugar producing plants; medicinalplants; fumitories and masticatories; fi bres andfi bre plants; Essential oils; Vegetable oils; fatsand waxes; rubber and other products;wood.

BYU5304 - Soils and Plant Growth

Soil; rocks and minerals; processes of soil de-velopment; decomposition and destructive pro-cesses; constructive process; classifi cation andsurvey of soils; colour, particle size distributionand texture; structure, consistence and porosity;aeration, temperature and colour; chemical prop-erties of soil; plant nutrients; microorganisms insoil; soil organic matter; biologically mediatedprocesses in the soil; fertility characteristics insoils of Sri Lanka and land utilisation; fertilisersand fertiliser management; degradation of soils;soil improvement; soil conservation and sustain-ability. Importance of soil in crop production, soiland water managements.

BYU5305 - Literature Review in Botany

A limited number of selected students are regis-tered to carry out a literature review on an ap-proved topic under the supervision of a seniorstaff member. Submission of a report/disserta-

tion followed by a presentation and an oral ex-amination is a requirement for the fi nal examina-tion.

BYU5306- Plant Breeding

Plant Breeding; Quantitative inheritance inPlant Breeding, Population Genetics, Values andMeans, Variance, Populations in Plant Breeding,Breeding self pollinated crops; Breeding crosspollinated crops; Methods of Breeding AsexuallyPropagated Plants and Mutation Breeding, PlantTissue Culture, Some Applications in Tissue Cul-ture, Somaclonal Variation and Mutant selection,Protoplast Fusion and Somatic Hybridization, InVitro Conservation and Transport of Germplasm,The Role of Gene Technology in Plant Breeding,Reproduction in Plants, Plant Genetic Resources,Germplasm Resources and their Maintenancein Sri Lanka, Seed Production Practices in PlantBreeding.

BYU5308 – Post-harvest Technologyof Fresh ProduceIntroduction to post-harvest technology; Contri-bution of fresh produce to human nutrition; Preand post-harvest physiology / biochemistry offresh produce; Ethylene in post-harvest technol-ogy; Post-harvest losses of fresh produce andtheir control; Harvesting and fi eld handling;Packaging and Packing; Cooling of fresh produce;Transport of fresh produce; Storage of fresh pro-duce; Packing house operations; Specialized uti-lization of horticultural produce; Quality assur-ance; Marketing of fresh produce Apparatus usedin post-harvest technology

BYU5609- HorticultureWhat is Horticulture; Soil and soil management;Fertilizer and fertilization; Water management;Plant growing structures; Hydroponics; Con-trol plant growth; Biological and Chemical con-trol; Plant propagation; Vegetative propagation;Nursery management;

BYU5300 - Environmental and AppliedMicrobiology

Microorganisms and their interactions in soil;soil microbial activities of ecological importance;methods of studying soil microorganisms; aquat-ic microorganisms; pollution of water suppliesand quality of potable water and its treatment;sewage disposal and treatment; microorganismsof air, importance and control; microorganismsin food; microbial spoilage of foods; food-borneillnesses; principles and processes of food pres-ervation; microbiological standards and qualitycontrol of foods; microorganisms of medical im-portance; relationships between microorganismsand man; infectious diseases; host’s resistanceto microbial infection; immune system and im-munological tests; use of microorganisms in in-dustry, agriculture and environment related is-sues; genetic engineering; Application of geneticengineering, microbial deterioration of materials.

BYU5301 - Plant Pathology

Introduction to plant pathology; Morphologicalsymptoms of diseases in plants; Plant patho-genic microorganisms; Other animate agents ofplant disease; Inanimate agents of plant disor-ders; Identifi cation of plant diseases; Produc-tion and dispersal of inocula; Entry into the hostplant; Growth and colonization; Mode of attack;Resistance to entry and spread; Effect of patho-gens on host physiology; Survival of plant patho-gens; Plant disease epidemiology; Plant diseasecontrol; Damping off of seedlings; Rots of fl eshytissues; Downy mildew diseases; Powdery mil-dew diseases and other mildews and molds; Leafblights; Vascular wilt diseases; Root diseases oftrees; Rust diseases; Smut diseases; Bacterialand Fungal galls; Leaf spot diseases; Cankers,scab diseases and anthracnoses; Miscellaneousdiseases; Diseases caused by viruses and myco-plasma like organisms;

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Cultivation of fruit plants; Banana; Pineapple; Pa-paya; Citrus; Mango; Under Utilized fruits; Veg-etable cultivation; Present status and potentialof vegetable cultivation in Sri Lanka; Vegetablecrops of family- Solanaceae, Fabaceae, Cucurbit-aceae, Cruciferaceae, Umbiliferae,Liliaceae andLeafy vegetables; Floriculture industry, Cultiva-tion, Harvesting, grading, packing and transportof Anthuriums; Orchids; Foliage plants, Roses;Chrysanthemums and Gerbera; Landscape Hor-ticulture

BYU5610 - Research Project in Botany(General Degree)A limited number of selected students are regis-tered to carry out a research project on an ap-proved topic under the supervision of a seniorstaff member.

Submission of a report/dissertation followed bya presentation and an oral examination is a re-quirement for the fi nal examination.

BYU6300-Plant Molecular Biology

In this course a student is able to learn on regu-lation of gene expression, techniques for genetransformation, molecular biology of plant pro-cesses and applications and issues related inplant molecular biology.

BYU6301– Bioinformatics

Introduction to Bioinformatics, biological bases ofBioinformatics, Genomics, Proteomics, bases ofalgorithms, Bioinformatics databases, ResearchApplication of Bioinformatics.

BYU6302 – Advanced Biotechnology

In this unit, a student is able to study how ad-vanced technology based on biology can be usedin Agriculture, Food Science, Medicine and Ge-netic Engineering. More emphasis will be givenon how this fi eld should be utilized to solve the

current issues related to Biology and achieve ourtargets in developing our economy.

BYU6303 - Experimental Design andBiological Data Analysis

Variability in biological observation,; Populationand Sample; scale of measurement; Buildinghypothesis and testing; Fundamentals of Ex-perimental Designing; Experimental Designs;Data entry, formats, preprocessing etc, Explora-tion of data (examination of data) Introductionto analysis of variance (ANOVA) mean separa-tion; Correlation And Simple Linear Regression;Analysis of Covariance: Factorial Experiments; ofCompounding; Fractional Experiments; Analysisof count data. Analysis of multi-way contingencytables; Analysis of binary data introduction tomultivariate analysis, principles of data miningand common statistical software packages.

BYU6304 – Integrated Crop Protection

In the fi eld of Crop Science under the discipline ofBotany, protection of crops from variety of pestsand pathogens is an important area to be dealtwith. For those who are in related fi elds, this willgive a better knowledge and understanding onhow to protect our harvest from pathogens andtheir control.

BYU6305 - Industrial Microbiology

Introduction and Scope of Industrial Microbiol-ogy: Growth and growth kinetics of microorgan-isms: Fermentation systems: Solid state fermen-tation; Microbial biochemistry/ Metabolism andEnergy conversion; Microorganisms in Industry;Enzymes, Pharmaceuticals and Food and Bev-erages; Biological fuel generation through fer-mentation; Microbiological Environmental ap-plications; Fermentor designs and construction;Introduction to downstream processing; Productdevelopment and regulations.

BYU6306 - Molecular Systematics

The Molecular Systematics also known as Molec-ular Phylogenetics, is the use of the structure ofmolecules to gain information on an organism’sevolutionary relationships. Early attempts at mo-lecular systematics were also termed as chemo-taxonomy and made use of proteins, enzymes,carbohydrates and other molecules which wereseparated and characterized using techniquessuch as chromatography. With recent advances,this can be done using the living organism con-taining DNA, RNA, and proteins. The developedrelationship will show the evolutionary tree for aparticular species.

BYU6307 – Advanced Plant Physiologyand BiochemistryAmino acids, proteins and enzymes; enzyme ki-netics, regulation of metabolism, plant respira-tion, photosynthesis carbohydrate metabolism;Lipid metabolism Assimilation of nutrients, sec-ondary metabolism and plant natural products;signal transduction in plants, plant responses tobiotic and abiotic stresses, molecular- bio chem-ical mechanisms of plant hormone responses.Introduction to agricultural bio technology.

BYU6308 – Advanced EcologyAdvanced Ecology is a course that disseminatesknowledge beyond the basic concept in Ecology.Its deals with the topics and modern methods ofsending and approach Ecological issues in pres-ent day world.

BYU6309 – Soil BiologyThis unit will mainly educate a student on ad-vanced interactions and biochemical reactionsthat are taking place within biological organismsin the soil environment. The knowledge to begained will help the student to understand thecomplex biological nature of soil organisms inmaintaining soil fertility required by plants.

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BYU6310 – Advanced Plant PathologySpore germination and its regulation; Cytologyof penetration; Forces by which pathogens attack– Introduction; Pathogen-produced enzymes inplant disease; Microbial toxins in plant disease;Growth regulators in plant disease; Effect of in-fection on host physiology-Photosynthesis, Car-bohydrate, Nucleic acid and protein metabolismand growth regulator in balances; Water trans-port, cell permeability and respiration; Effectof environment on disease development; Plantdefenses-Preexisting defenses and induced de-fenses, Phytoalexins; Genetics of plant disease;Plant disease epidemiology and control

BYU6911 – Research Project inBotany (Special Degree)Student who is registered for a special degree inBotany, required to carry out a research projecton an approved topic under the supervision of asenior staff member.

Submission of a report/dissertation followed bya presentation and an oral examination is a re-quirement for the fi nal examination.

BYU6313 - Special Topics in BotanyThis is compulsory course for all students read-ing for a Special degree in Botany where theywill be required to gather information on a se-lected number of special topics decided by thedepartment, understand and analyze the fi nd-ings through self-study and learn to present thisinformation accurately in the form of written es-says in structured and coherent manner. Guid-ance to search for information and write essayswill be provide at the day schools.

The fi nal examination will be a written examina-tion where the student is required to write 03essays from a choice of 05 topics.

CHEMISTRY

Development of models for the structure of atom,Principles underlying the arrangement of Peri-odic Table, a brief description of elements, theirbehavior and reactions, Chemical bonding andrelated theories, Structure - bonding relation-ships and properties of molecules, Introductionto organic reactions, Acids and bases in organicchemistry, Structure, properties and chemistryof alphatic hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcoholsand epoxides.

The behavior of ideal gases using the ideal gasmodel and the factors responsible for deviatingfrom ideal behavior to non-ideal behavior of gas-es; basic concepts, terminology and mathemat-ics of thermodynamics; heat and work; fi rst andsecond laws of thermodynamics and their appli-cations, internal energy; heat capacity; expan-sion and compression of gases; Joule Thomsoneffect; free energy change; relationship betweenfi rst and second laws; basic concepts and termi-nology; order of a reaction, elementary reaction;molecularity, rate equation, rate constant andcatalyst; factors that affect the rate; Arrheniusequation; experimental methods in determiningthe kinetics of a reaction, cell diagram, anode,cathode and cell reactions of a cell diagram;electromotive force (emf) of a cell diagram anda cell reaction; emf and Gibbs free energy of acell reaction; electrode potential; determinationof pH, thermodynamic parameters of a reaction,endpoint of a titration and the solubility productof a sparingly soluble salt using potentiometry;primary, secondary and fuel cells.CYU3302- Basic Practical ChemistryThis is a seven day practical course which is de-signed to give the fi rst year students basics skillsin working in an elementary chemistry labora-tory. The laboratory classes are conducted insuch a way to enhance their analytical thinking inproblem solving with improvement of soft skillssuch as communicating, presentation, IT, writingetc. This course consists of a theory book whichcovers the concepts behind the experimental de-signed.

CYU4300 – Inorganic ChemistrySolids& their structures; X-ray diffraction; crystaldefects; Miller Indices; Symmetry in molecules;Coordination chemistry; nomenclature; isom-erism and bonding in coordination compoundsincluding theories of bonding; stability of co-ordination compounds; Introduction to RadioChemistry.

Electromagnetic radiation and its particle prop-erties; Beer-Lambert law; absorption spectrom-eters; dipole moment; energy transitions andabsorption spectra; stimulated emission, stimu-lated absorption and spontaneous emission; purerotational spectra of diatomic molecules; rateconstant, rate law, order of reactions; molecu-larity; elementary reaction; Arhennius equationand its applications; mechanisms and the ratedetermining step; catalysis, complex reactions;reversible reactions; chain reactions; steadystate approximation; experimental determina-tion of rate constant and order of a reaction; ex-perimental study of slow and fast reactions; con-ductivity and molar conductivity; ionic mobility;transport number; limiting molar conductivity;determination of the dissociation constant of aweak acid and the end-pint of an acid-base titra-tion using conductiometry; phase rule; phase di-agrams, intensive and extensive variables; inde-pendent components; one component systems;ideal (binary) system; Raoults Law and DaltonsLaw; temperature/vapour pressure/ composi-tion curves; non ideal binary systems deviationsfrom Raoults Law; fractional distillation of mix-tures; vapour pressure/temperature compositioncurves; azeotropes, solid-liquid equilibria; simpleeutectic systems; compound formation; congru-ent and incongruent melting points; partiallymiscible binary systems; solubility curve upperand lower critical temperatures; totally immis-cible binary systems, steam distillationCYU4303 - Organic Chemistry IStereochemistry, Reaction mechanisms, struc-ture Activity relationships of some aliphatic com-

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pounds, chemistry of conjugated dienes andbenzenoid compounds.CYU4302-Practical ChemistryThis unit gives you the essential theory requiredin understanding the experiments you will per-form. The experiments include areas such asthermodynamic solubility product, phase dia-gram of partially miscible two components, ki-netics, conductiometry, spectroscopic methodsI.e. Beer-Lambert law, rotational spectra etc.In addition you will learn about errors, treat-ment of results and calculation, report writing,Basic techniques in organic chemistry includingRecrystallization, melting point determination,liquid – liquid extraction, Thin layer chromatog-raphy.CYU5303 - Organic Chemistry IIProperties and reactions of some aromatic het-erocyclic compounds; Synthetic organic chemis-try including synthesis of C-C and C-N bonds;oxidation and reduction; Properties and reac-tions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Struc-ture elucidation of organic compounds throughspectroscopic methods. This course will have fi veday practical class.CYU5300 -Organometallic ChemistryNomenclature, relationship between geometryand the number of valence electrons, monohaptoligands, polyhapto ligands, types of reaction oforgnometallic compounds, metal carbonyls, alkylmetal complexes, metal hydrides, dihydrogencomplexes, catalysts & hydrogenation of olefi ns,isomerization, hydrocyanation, hydrosilation &hydroboraion of olefi ns, carbonylation reactions,metathesis & polymerisation of olefi ns, palladiumcatalysed reactions.CYU5302 - Analytical ChemistryClassical methods of Analysis: acid-base titrim-etry; complexometric titrations; gravimetry;redox titrations. Separation methods: solventextraction. Introduction to electro analyticalmethods: conductometry and potentiometry.

Overview of analytical chemistry; introduction tospectroscopy; Beer-Lambert law; Thermal analy-sis.There will be a 5 day practical session.CYU5304 - Chemistry of BiomoleculesThis course covers topics on primary metabolitessuch as cabohydrates, Amino acids peptides andproteins, lipids and nuclic acids. Also, enzymes,coenzymes, vitamins and which are important inmetatabolic pathways will be discussed.CYU5305 - Natural Products ChemistryRelationship between primary and second-ary metabolites,chemistry and biosynthesis ofterpenes,steroids,alkaloids and phenolic com-pounds.Chemical ecology and biopesticides.CYU5306 - BiochemistryEnergy metabolism, Enzymes, carbohydrate,metabolism, amino acids, protein and fat me-tabolism.

Macro and micronutrients, water activity andfood, An overview of food components such ascarbohydrates, proteins and lipids. Enzymes,natural pigments and fl avour compounds, toxinsand contaminants, principles of food processing,quality assurance and legislation.There will be a 3 day practical session.CYU5308 - Instrumental Methods ofChemical Analysis.UV-Visible spectrometry and its applications;fl uorescence, atomic emission, infra-red, Ra-man and mass spectroscopy; introduction toelectrochemistry; potentiometric, coulometric,electro-gravimetric, voltammetric and polaro-graphic methods of anyalysis; chromatographicmethods; gas chromatography, liquid chroma-tography, and HPLC; Radioanalytical techniques.There will be a fi ve day practical session.

CYU5309 - Environmental ChemistryEnvironmental Chemistry of air (atmosphere),water (hydrosphere) and soil (geosphere) andair- water and solid- water exchanges of con-taminants. Atmosphere: composition, (layer)structure and function; natural cycles: O2, N2and CO2; Temperature profi le/structure of theatmosphere; Atmospheric (tropospheric andstratospheric) phenomena: green house effect,acid rain, photochemical smog and ozone deple-tion. Atmospheric pollution. Water: Chemistryof water, types and properties of water bodies;hydrological cycle. Redox reactions, hydrolysis,complexation; pollution of water. Soil: structure;Air- water, solid- water interaction; Environmen-tal pollution of air, and soil.CYU5301 - Concepts in SpectroscopyPure vibrational spectra of diatomic molecules;anharmonicity of vibrations in a diatomic mole-cule; pure vibrational spectroscopy of polyatomicmolecules; effects of non-rigidity on the rotation-al spectrum of a diatomic molecule; classifi cationof molecules based on their rotational character-istics; pure rotational spectra of polyatomic mol

CYU5312 Industrial ChemistryChemistry and industry: An overview of globalchemical industries; chemical industries in SriLanka; sustainable industries. Ceramics: tradi-tional ceramics and advanced ceramics; chem-istry of glass and glass formation; glasses forpurpose. Portland cement- production and hy-dration, setting and hardening. Edible oils andessential oils: plant chemicals; composition andproperties of edible fats and oils; value additionto edible oils; extraction of essential oils; valueaddition. Petroleum chemistry: composition andclassifi cation of crude oil and refi nery products;cracking of petroleum, catalytic reforming andalkylation; petrochemical industry; chemicalsand polymers from benzene, toluene and xylene.Metal, extraction and fi nishing: metals and metalextraction; thermodynamics of extractive metal-lurgy; metal fi nishing industry.

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Derivation of selection rules using FMO theory,aromatic transition state theory and the principleof conservation of orbital symmetry. Applicationof selection rules.

Rearrangement reactions: Neighboring groupparticipation, anchimeric assistance, non – classi-cal ions. Carbon to carbon rearrangements; pina-col – pinacolone, semi pinacol, dienone – phenol,benzyl – benzylic acid, Favoskii, Arndt – Eistert,Fritsch – Buttenberg – Wiechell rearrangements.Carbon to nitrogen rearrangements; Hoffman,Curtius, Schmidt, Beckmann rearrangements.Carbon to oxygen rearrangements; Baeyer – Vil-liger, Hydroperoxide rearrangements. Aromaticrearrangements; Claisen, benzidine rearrange-ment, benzyne mechanism.

Solvent effects: Intermolecular interactions,solvation, importance of entropy, classifi cation ofsolvents, Hughes – Ingold rules, solvent polar-ity parameters, nucleophilicity, solvent assistedionization, effect on spectra.

Effects of substituent on reactivity: Ham-mett equation, linear free energy relationships,Yukawa – Tsuno equation, Taft equation, use ofHammett equation in the study of reaction mech-anisms.

Conformational analysis

Basic concepts in retrosynthetic analysis –disconnection, functional group interconversions,protecting groups, retron, synthon, reagents andpolarity inversion Functional group-based strate-gies – one group disconnections, two group dis-connections.

Regioselectivity, chemoselectivity, stereospeci-fi city and stereoselectivity. Modern reagents forselected transformations – reactivity and selec-tivity. Analysis of selected well-known publishedsyntheses

Application of advance spectroscopic techniques

Application of 13C NMR, COSY, HSQC and HMBCin structure elucidation of Organic compounds.

CYU5313 - Polymer ChemistryClassifi cation of polymers; plastics, rubber andliquid resins; methods of polymerisation; typesof copolymers; importance of copolymerisation;syntheses of copolymers; types of degradation;chemistry of rubber processing; chemical ingre-dients used in rubber processing; compoundingrubber; vulcanising agents; accelerators; acti-vators; antidegradents; fi llers; processing aids;special additives; vulcanisation; thermoplastics;thermosets colourants; plastizcers; foamingagents; fl ame retardants; curing agents; pro-cessing techniques.

CYU5310 - Literature Project in Chem-istryThe Department encourages students who havecompleted level 04 and started level 05 coursesto register for the course- Literature Project inChemistry. Only a limited number of projects areavailable. The selected student has to conduct aliterature survey under the supervision of a se-nior staff member (supervisor) on a predeter-mined topic. The unit will be evaluated througha report, presentation and an oral examination.

This course unit gives students a good opportu-nity to improve their communication and writingskills as well as their ability to read and compileinformation independently.

CYU5611 - Research Project inChemistryThe Department encourages students to com-plete level 04 and start level 05 before you selecta Research Project in Chemistry. Limited num-ber of projects is available. The student has toconduct a research project under the supervisionof a senior staff member (internal supervisor)and/or a scientist appointed by the ChemistryDepartment (external supervisor) on a predeter-mined topic. Six to eight weeks before begin-ning of this unit, the student has to make a shortpresentation on the proposed research work andliterature on the date announced by the Depart-ment. This course should be completed within

one academic year. The student has to submitthe fi nal report/ dissertation on or before thedate announced by the Chemistry Department.

After submitting the report/dissertation, stu-dent has to make a short presentation on his/her research project. This is followed by an oralexamination, to test the st udent’s knowledgeabout his/her research project. The course unitgives students a good opportunity to improvetheir practical skills (techniques/designing of ex-periments, interpretation of data etc.) as well ascommunication and writing skills.

CYU5614 – Physical Chemistry ISurface chemistry; the liquid-gas interface, de-termination of molecular areas from adsorptionmeasurements; the solid-gas interface; ad-sorption isotherms; colloid and macromolecularchemistry; activity coeffi cients; Debye-Huckeltheory of activity coeffi cients; electrode poten-tials; further reaction kinetics; kinetics of com-plex reactions; investigation of fast reactions.

Quantum mechanics and classical mechanics;wave-particle duality of radiation; mathemat-ics for quantum mechanics; eigen functions andeigen values; postulate of quantum mechanics;the molecular partition function and its physicalinterpretation; calculation of internal energy andentropy of an isolated system; statistical thermo-dynamics of a closed system in thermal equilibri-um with its surrounding thermodynamics; partialmolar properties; fugacity; the third law of ther-modynamics and the determination of third lawentropies; collision theory; potential energy sur-faces; transition state theory; thermodynamicparameters of activation; unimolecular reactions

5- day practical – on kinetics, surface chemis-try; conductometry, potentiometry, phase, colo-rimetry, partition coeffi cient.

CYU5615 – Advanced Organic Chemis-tryPericyclic reactions: Stepwise and concertedreactions. Evidence for concerted reactions.Electrolytic, cycloaddition, sigmatropic reactions.

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CYU6600 – Advanced Concepts inChemistrySolid state chemistry- Introduction, crystalstructures and crystal classes, Bravais lattices;Miller indices; determination of crystal structure:X- ray powder diffraction, electron and neutrondiffraction; theory of bonding: Free electrontheory- in brief and band theory- metal (conduc-tors), insulators and semi-conductors- intrinsicand extrinsic (n- and p- type). Hall effect, Im-portance of solids; properties of solids: electri-cal (dielectric, ferroelectric, pyroelectric andpiezoelectric properties), magnetic (dia, para,ferro, ferri, and antiferro magnetic types; softand hard magnetic materials) and optical prop-erties; structure – property relationships- ferro-ics. Applications, solid state methods of synthe-sis, characterization of solids: Thermal analyses:TGA, DTA, DSC

Group Theory: Defi nition of a group, pointgroups, determination of symmetry pointsgroups of molecules, Rearrangement theorem,Matrix representation of groups, equivalent andreducible representations, irreducible represen-tations and character tables, representations andquantum mechanics, molecular vibrations andpoint groups.

Advance coordination Chemistry - Energylevels of atoms, Russell Sunders coupling andterm symbols, Fine structure and Zeeman andStark effect, Ligand fi eld theory, Molecular orbit-al theory, Electronic spectra of transition metalcomplexes, Orgel and Tanabe Sugano energylevel diagrams, Racah parameters, Structuralproperties of sinel and inverse spinels, Magneto-chemistry – Types of magnetism, Curie and Neel;points, Determination of magnetic momentsfrom magnetic susceptibility data, spin – orbitcoupling, magnetic cross overs, Pascal constantand magnetic cross overs

Inorganic reaction mechanisms -Introductionto kinetics and mechanisms, Substitution reac-tions of octahedral complexes, water exchangereactions, CB mechanism, rate law and theirinterpretation, Leaving and entering group ef-fects, Effects of spectator ligands, stereochemi-

cal changes and steric effects in octahedral sub-stitution. Substitution reactions of square planercomplexes – general rate low, intimate mecha-nisms, factors effecting rates of square planersubstitution, Electron transfer reaction betweenoctahedral complexes, outer and inner spheremechanisms.

Advance organometallic chemistry - Chemis-try of metallocene and Arenes, Platinum metals(Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, Pd and Pt). Synthesis and cataly-sis of named catalysts.

CYU6304 - Inorganic Spectroscopy andStructural ChemistryTheory and applications of inorganic NMR spec-troscopy (13C, 1H, 19F, 31P, 11B, 195Pt 103Rh),fl uxionality, Characterisation of transition metalcomplexes

IR spectroscopy, Theory and applications of ESRand Mossbauer spectroscopy and other majorspectroscopic methods such as Raman Spectros-copy, UV- Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS),Spectroscopy, Auger Electron Spectroscopy, X-Ray Photo Electron Spectroscopy (XPS)

Molecular shapes from tetrahedron to icosahe-dron, Classifi cation of boranes / borates, Isolableprinciple and bonding in boron clusters and cag-es, Nomenclature of boranes and borates; prep-aration and reactions of boranes, carboranes andmetalloboranes, boron reagents in organic syn-thesis and catalysis, polynuclear metal clusters.

CYU6305 - Concepts in IndustrialChemistryClassifi cation of Chemical industries, Flow dia-grams, Material and energy balances, Unit op-erations, Unit processes, Role of chemical Ther-modynamics in chemical Industry, Concepts ofChemical equilibrium and Thermo chemistry toan Industrial process,Waste Management,Safetyconcept in industry.

CYU6606 - Advanced ExperimentalChemistryAdvanced techniques in Organic synthesis – syn-thesis of heterocyclic compounds, one-step/multi

step synthesis, Grignard synthesis, etc. Separa-tional (Chromatography) and Structure Elucida-tion Techniques, Extraction of Natural Products,experiments associated with Biochemistry- testsfor carbohydrates, amino acids-, phytochemi-cal screening of Ayurvedic herbs, Use of GC andother instruments,

Experiments to determine physical parametersinvolving equilibria, kinetics, electrochemistry,thermodynamics, spectrophotometry, surfacechemistry (specifi c surface area of adsorbents),determination of activity coeffi cients

Revisit basic techniques – titrimetry, gravimetry,colorimetry; preparation of inorganic complexes;synthesis and reactions of organometallic com-plexes, study of inorganic reactions mechanisms,analysis using AAS, fl ame photometry and otherclassical methods in analysis

CYU6307 - Industrial training (4-5weeks) and Literature Seminar Pre-sentationPlacement in an Institute related to Chemical in-dustry for 3 months completed with project re-port and a presentation.

Seminar on a current topic based on researchpaper and related reference.

CYU6608 - Research Project in Chem-istryThe student must conduct a research projectunder the supervision of a senior staff member(supervisor) on a predetermined research topic.The unit will be evaluated through a proposalpresentation, laboratory work, thesis report anda presentation, and an oral examination.

This course unit gives students a good opportu-nity to develop their research skills and abilityto write a proposal and thesis based on a givenformat and improve their communication andpresentation skills.

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Computer ScienceCSU3200 -Introduction to ComputerProgramming

Introduction to Computer Programming,Introduction to C Programming, The Data Typesand Variables, Input and Output Functions,Operators and Expressions, Selections in C,Repetitions in C, Arrays in C, Strings in C,Pointers in C, Functions in C, Structures andUnions in C, Storage Classes, Allocating Memory,File Handling in C, Error Handling

CSU3301 - Database Design & Imple-mentation

Introduction to Databases, History of Databases,Introduction to Database Management Systems,Types of Databases ,Hierarchical and Net-work Data Models, Relational, Entity Relationshipand Object Oriented Data Models, Evolution ofData Models, Entity Relationship (E-R) Model,Logical Structure and Keys in Relational Models,Relational Algebra ,Relational Database Model,Developing E-R Diagrams, Database Tables andNormalization, Introduction to SQL, Introductionto the Database Query, Categorize Data UsingOperators, Summarizing Data Results From aQuery, Sorting and Grouping Data, Restructuringthe Appearance of Data, Understanding Datesand Times, Joining Tables in Queries, Using Sub-Queries to Defi ne Unknown Data, CombiningMultiple Queries into One, Stored Procedures andFunctions.

CSU3302- Data Structures andAlgorithms

Overview, Preliminaries, List, Pointer Implemen-tation of List, Advanced Linked List Structures,Stack, Queues, Tree Structures, B i n a r yTrees, Applications of Tree Structures, DifferentTree Structures, Graphs, Graph Traversals, In-

troduction to Algorithms, Analyzing Algorithms,Asymptotic Analysis of Algorithms, Recursion,Internal Sorting, Internal Sorting by Insertion,Internal Sorting by Selection, External Sorting,Searching Methods, Binary Search Trees, Hash-ing, Memory Management.

CSU4300 - Operating Systems

Objectives and History of Operating Systems,Operating Systems Components and Functions,Process Concepts and Management, ProcessScheduling Algorithms, Concurrent ProcessSynchronization, Inter Process Communica-tion, Semaphores & Monitors, Deadlock Defi ni-tion, Deadlock Detection and Recovery, Needfor the Memory Management, Memory Al-location to Programs, Partitioning of Memory,Free Memory Management, Memory Protec-tion Hardware in Multiprogramming Systems,Paging & Page Replacement Mechanisms, Seg-mentation, Threads and Thread Management,Overview of Files, File Access Methods, Struc-ture of Directory, File Sharing & Protection, FileSystem Structure & File Allocation Methods,Free Space Management Techniques, File Sys-tem Recovery..

Introduction to Object Oriented Programming,Object Oriented Programming Terminologies,Introduction to JAVA, Objects and Classes, JavaSyntax for OOP, Classes and Objects in Java,Controlling access to Java classes, Class con-structors in Java, Inheritance, Polymorphism,Overloading, Overriding, Abstract classes andmethods, Final classes, Interfaces in Java, Innerclasses, Association, Aggregation, Composition,Exception Handling, Threads and Multithreadedprogramming, Swing class..

CSU4302 - System Analysis and Soft-ware Engineering

Introduction to Software Engineering, SoftwareProcesses, Software Requirements and Require-ments Engineering Process, System Models ,Critical Systems, Introduction to Software De-sign, Object- Oriented Design and IntroducingUML, Use Case Diagrams, Class Diagrams, StateDiagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Activity Dia-grams, Component Diagrams, Software Devel-opment, Rapid Application Development, Com-ponent-Based Software Engineering, SoftwareTesting, Software System Implementation, Soft-ware Maintenance, Software Cost Estimation,Software Quality Management, Confi gurationManagement, Project Management, ComputerAided Software Engineering Tools.

CSU4303 - Computer Networks

Fundamentals of networking, Open SystemsInterconnection (OSI) and Internet models ofnetworking, Functionality of layers of OSI / In-ternet models, Networking media and networkdevices(switches, routers), Network protocols,IP addressing & subnets, routing, Confi guringnetwork switches and routers, network servicesand server systems, Windows Networking andserver installation, Active directory installationand confi guration, User/computer policy man-agement, Linux / Unix overview and systeminstallation, Threats to computer networks andthreat mitigation.

CSU5300 Information TechnologyProject Management

Introduction, A Project and it’s Management, TheProject Management Context – Project Life Cycle& Project Phases, Project Management Context– Project Stakeholder and Organizational Infl u-ences, Project Management Process Groups,Strategic Planning and Project Selection, ProjectIntegration Management, Project Scope Manage-ment, Project Time Management, Project Cost

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Management, Project Quality Management,Project Human Resource Management ,Proj-ect Communication Management, Project RiskManagement, Project Procurement Management,Project Stakeholder Management

CSU5301-Software Quality Assurance

Introduction to Software Quality Assurance,Quality Assurance Concepts, What is QualitySoftware, Problems in Software DevelopmentProcess, Software Quality Assurance Standards,Software Engineering Testing, Testing Tech-niques, Software Testing in Difference Environ-ments, Static versus Dynamic Testing, Types ofTesting, Levels of Testing, Creating a Test Plan,Software Bugs, Quality Assurance versus Qual-ity Control, The Cost of Quality, Software Qual-ity Factors, Factors Affecting Software Testing,The Five Levels of Maturity, Risk Management,Confi guration Management, Automating Testing,Performance Testing, The Importance of WorkProcess, Testing Competency, Team Building .

CSU5302 :Web Technologies

Internet and Evolution of the Web, Client ServerModel, Popular Internet Protocols, Markup Lan-guages, Web Designing Fundamentals, Web Ani-mation Technologies, Introduction to Web Devel-opment, Client Side Programming – Java Script,Server Side Programming– PHP, Cascading StyleSheets – CSS, Extensible Markup Language –XML, Web Services, Database Connectivity, WebDevelopment Tools, Web Servers, Web Security,Search Engine Technologies, Search Engine Op-timization (SEO), Web Hosting, Mobile Web Ap-plications, Web Technology Best Practices, HTML5, ASP.NET Overview

CSU5303 -Management Informationsystems.

Introduction to Management InformationSystems (MIS), Information Systems inthe Enterprise – Major Types of Systemsin Organizations, Information Systems,Organizations, Management, and Strategy, TheDigital Firm: Electronic Business and ElectronicCommerce, Ethical and Social Issues in theDigital Firm, IT Infrastructure and Platforms,Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment,Telecommunications and Networking in Today’sBusiness World, The Internet, Technologies andTools For Communication and E-Business, TheWireless Computing Landscape, M-Commerceand Mobile Computing, System Vulnerabilityand Abuse, Security and Control, EnterpriseApplications and Business Process Integration,Managing Knowledge in The Digital Firm,Intelligent Techniques Used in MIS, DecisionMaking and Decision-Support Systems,Redesigning the Organization With InformationSystems -BPR and Process Improvement,Overview of Systems Development, AlternativeSystems-Building Approaches, UnderstandingThe Business Value of Systems, Managing Changeand Implementation, Managing InternationalInformation Systems, Technology Challenges ofGlobal Systems

CSU5304 – Mathematics for Computing

Fundamentals, Logic, Propositional Equivalences,Logic Proofs, Logic and Bit Operations, Introduc-tion to Predicate Logic, Sets, Proofs and Laws ofSets, Mathematical Reasoning, Functions, Se-quences and Summations, Writing Algorithms,Evaluation Algorithms, Number theory, Integerand Algorithms, Applications of Number Theory,Matrices, Induction, Strong Induction and Well-ordering, Recursion and Recursive Defi nitions.

CSU5305 -Theory of ComputingIntroduction, Some fundamental concepts onalphabets and strings, Formal Languages, Fi-nite Representation of Languages, Grammars.Context fee Grammars, The Chomsky hierar-chy of Grammars, Derivations, Derivation trees,Transition Systems, Introduction to Computa-tional models, Power of machines, Finite StateMachines, Computation with fi nite automation,Finite automation as recognizers of languages,Accessibility and equivalence of Finite Automata,Non-Deterministic fi nite machines, NFA with e-transitions, Transformation of NFA into DFA, Par-titions and equivalence relations.

CSU5306–Digital ElectronicsIntroduction to Digital Electronics, Number Sys-tems and Binary Arithmetic, Binary Code andother codes, Logic Gates, Boolean Algebra andBoolean expression minimization, Max. Term,Min Term and Canonical forms, Digital ICs, Com-binational Circuits – Adders, Combinational Cir-cuits – Other types of circuits, Sequential LogicBasics, Sequential Circuits – Flip Flops, Sequen-tial Circuits – Types of Flip Flops, Counters andRegisters, Asynchronous Sequential Circuits,Asynchronous and synchronous counters, Cir-cuit Hazards, The Processor – CPU, Memory or-ganization, Digital Memory, Programmable LogicDevices – PLD, The Digital Computer and MicroProcessor, Micro Processor Programming, Hard-ware Description language – HDL, Digital systemprojects using HDL, Digital Communication Con-cepts.

CSU5307 – Data Communication

History of data communication and objective ofthe study, Communication Model - in General,Communication Model - Functional descrip-tion, TCP/IP layered structure, ISO/OSI Model,Transmission Terminology, Analog and DigitalData Transmission, Transmission Impairments

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and Channel Capacity , Digital Data, Digi-tal Signal, Digital Data, Analog Signal, AnalogData, Digital Signal, Analog Data, Analog Sig-nal, Asynchronous and Synchronous Transmis-sion , Line Confi guration , Frequency Divi-sion Multiplexing, Time Division Mulptiplexing,Time Division Mulptiplexing, Flow Control, PublicSwitched Telephone Network, Asymmetric Digi-tal Subscriber Line , Network Evolution ,GSM- Global System for Mobile Communication,GSM Communication , 4G – LTE, Communi-cation Network Security

CSU5308 - Artifi cial Intelligence

Introduction, Reasoning, Propositional Logic,First-Order Logic, Defi nite Logic Programs, Intel-ligent, Agents, The Nature of Environment, TheStructure of Agents, Problem-Solving Agents,Example Problems, Searching for Solutions,Uninformed Search Strategies, Avoidance of Re-peated States, Informed Search Strategies, Lo-cal Search Algorithms, Constraint SatisfactionProblem, Backtracking Search for CSPs, LogicalAgents, The Prolog Language, Syntax and Se-mantics of Prolog Programs, List, Operators andArithmetic in Prolog, Input and Output, More onProlog, AI and Prolog, Future Trends in Artifi cialIntelligence.

CSU5309 -Information Security andCryptography

Introduction to security, Features of security sys-tems, Threats and attacks on security, Computersystem security, Network security and Securenetworks, Secure computer systems, Introduc-tion to cryptography, Digital signatures, Programlevel security, OS security principles, exploita-tions, Security devices: Firewalls, IDS, IPS, etc.,Secure designs, Client and server security, Se-cure applications, Secure Protocols, Kerberos,VPN, L2TP, PPTP, IPSec, SSL, HTTPS, Securitystandards, Information security models, Accesscontrol theories and techniques, Cryptography

and related concepts, theories, standards, andmethods, Key exchange, digital certifi cate sys-tems and protocols, Application security, attacksand counter measures.

CSU5310 -Computer Architecture

Overview, Fundamentals of computer architec-ture, CUP organization, Pipelining, Memory hier-archies, interfacing and communication, Perfor-mance issues, Multiprocessors.

CSU5311- Computer Graphics

Emphasis is given to the application of software/hardware technologies, where there is a strongproblem-solving component. Report writingskills and presentation skills are also expectedas a major part of the project. The fi nal evalua-tion is based on the Final Dissertation, SoftwareDemonstration, Viva and the supervisor’s overallassessment on the performance through out theyear. 18

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PURE MATHEMATICSPEU3300 - Mathematical Logic andMathematical ProofsValid Statements; Logical Connectives, SimplerStatements and Compound Statements; Logi-cal Connective “not”; Logical Connective “and”;Logical Connective “or”; Logical Connective “im-plies”; Logical Connective “if and only if”; Rela-tions among Logical Connectives – DistributiveLaws; Relations among Logical Connectives – DeMorgan’s Laws; Conditional Statements and Bi-conditional Statements; Conditional Proof and theDefi nition of Þ; Tautologies, Contradictions andProof by Contradiction; Quantifi ers, Statementswith more than one Quantifi er; The GeneralizedLaws; Ordinary Language, Logic and Daily Life;Proof of a Disjunctive Statement; Proof of a Con-junctive Statement; Proof of a Conditional State-ment; Proof of a Biconditional Statement; Proofof an Existential Statement; Proof of a UniversalStatement; Proof of a Statement with more thanone Quantifi er; Proof of a General Statement;Proof of a Negation of a Statement and Proof byContradiction; Proof of a General Statement.

Sets; Algebra of Sets; Intervals and Carte-sian Products; Order Relations; Zorn’s Lemma,The Well–Ordering Theorem and The Axiom ofChoice; Functions; Functions and Sets; FiniteSets and Infi nite Sets; Countability; Order ofInfi nity; Algebraic Structure of the Real Num-ber System; Order Structure of the Real NumberSystem; Solution of an Inequality; Integers andRationals; Bounds, Maxima and Minima; Bounds,Sups and Infs; Completeness Axiom; The Archi-medean Property; Irrational Numbers; AlgebraicNumbers and Transcendental Numbers; DenseSubsets of R; Metric Structure of the Real Num-ber System; The Distance Function; The Meaningof Limit of a Sequence; The Meaning of Sum ofa Series.

PEU3202- Vector SpacesVector Space; Subspaces; Spanning Sets; Lin-ear Independence and Dependence; Basis of avector space; Dimension of a vector space; Lin-ear Transformations; Homomorphism of a Vec-tor Space; Isomorphism of Vector Spaces; Lin-ear Transformations; Rank and Nullity of a LinearTransformation; Invariant Subspaces; InnerProduct Spaces; Euclidean Spaces; Length of avector in a Euclidean Space; Concept of angle inEuclidean Space; Orthogonal Set ; OrthonormalBases; Change of Basis; Unitary Spaces.

PEU4300 - Real Analysis I

Defi nition of a Sequence, Monotonic Sequences,Bounded Sequences, Convergent Sequences,Subsequences, Bolzano Weietrass Theorem,Algebra of Convergent Sequences, Cauchy Se-quences, Lim sup and Lim inf, Squeezing Theo-rem, Defi nition of an infi nite Series, Sum of aninfi nite series, Convergent Series, Algebra ofConvergent Series, Comparison Test, Limit Com-parison Test, Cauchy Criterion for ConvergentSeries, Cauchy Condensation Test, The numbere, The Ratio Test, The Root Test, Power Series,Absolutely Convergent Series, Rearrangement ofSeries, Conditionally Convergent Series

PEU4301 - Real Analysis II

Limit at a point, Right limit at a point, Left limit ata point, Algebra of Limits, Squeezing Theorem,Limits of composition, Suffi ciency of Sequences,Infi nite Limits, Limits at Infi nity, Algebra of Lim-its at Infi nity, Left Continuity at a point, RightContinuity at a point, Continuity at a point, Con-tinuity on an interval, Discontinuities, Continu-ity on a closed and bounded interval, Images ofintervals under continues functions, Suffi ciencyof Sequence in Continuity, Algebra of Continuousfunctions, Limits of Composite functions, Mono-tone functions, Convex functions, IntermediateTheorem, Uniform Continuity. Derivative and

Differentiability at a point, Left Derivative, RightDerivative, Algebra of Differentiable functions,Differentiability on an interval, Product Rule,Quotient Rule, Chain Rule, Continuity of Deriva-tive, Local maxima and Local minima, RollesTheorem, Mean value Theorems, Monotone func-tions, Differentiable functions, L’Hôpital’s Rule,Derivatives of Higher Orders, Taylor’s Theorem,Derivatives of power series, Taylor series and Mc-Claurin Series, Exponential function, Logarithmicfunction, Trigonometric function, The number ð ,Hyperbolic functions,

PEU4302 - Linear Algebra

Linear simultaneous equations and their solu-tions, Gauss Jordan reduction, Matrix Opera-tions, Special Matrices, Elementary Transforma-tions, Elementary Matrices, Echelon form of amatrix, Minors, Co-factors and Adjoin of a ma-trix, Inverse of a matrix, Determinants, Rank ofa matrix, Normal form, Cramer ‘s Rule, Cayley-Hamilton Theorem, Application on Matrix Theoryto Linear Equations, Systems of Linear non Ho-mogeneous equations, Eigen values a5nd Eigenvectors, Mapping, linear mapping and trace, Di-agonalization, Quadratic Form, Transformation ofQuadratic form to Canonical form, LU –Decom-position, LU-Decomposition from Gausian Elimi-nation, Complex Matrices: Hermitian, Skew-Her-mitian, Unitary matrices.

PEU4303 - Group Theory I

Binary operations, Introduction to groups, Ele-mentary properties of groups, Subgroups, Finitegroups, Dihedral groups & their properties, Sym-metric & alternating groups, Cyclic groups & theirproperties, Abelian groups, Cosets, Lagrange’sTheorem, Introduction to direct product of twogroups, Classifi cation of fi nite groups of order9-12,Normal subgroups, Properties of normalsubgroups, Normalizer & centralizer, Conjugateelements & class equations, Quotient groups,Group Homomorphism, Group Isomorphism, Ho-

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PEU5300 - Riemann IntegrationTrapezoidal Rule and Simpson’s Rule, RiemannSums, Upper Riemann Integral, Lower RiemannIntegral, Properties of Upper and Lower RiemannIntegrals, Riemann Criterion, Inequalities involv-ing integrals, Algebra of integrable functions,Inegraability of Monotone functions, Inegrabilityof Continuous functions, Integrability of Com-position of functions, Properties of integrablefunctions, Integral as a limit of Sums, Differen-tiation and integration, Fundamental Theorem ofCalculus, Logarithmic function, Exponential func-tion, Mean Value Theorem, Improper integrals ofunbounded functions Improper integrals on un-bounded intervals, General Improper integrals,The Gamma function, The Integral Test, Euler’sConstant

PEU5305 – Complex Analysis IFunctions of complex variables, Limits, Continu-ity, The derivative, Cauchy-Riemann equations,

Analytic functions, Suffi cient conditions, Har-monic functions, The exponential function, Trigo-nometric functions, Hyperbolic functions, Thelogarithmic function, Defi nite integral of a com-plex valued function of real variable, Contours,Contours integrals, ML-inequality, Path indepen-dence of Contours integrals, Ring theorem in theplane, Cauchy’s theorem, Cauchy’s integral for-mula, Cauchy’s integral formula for derivatives,The taylor series, The Laurent series, Types ofsingularities, Classifi cations of singularities, Resi-dues, The residues theorem, Evaluation of inte-gral of the form , Evaluation of integral of theform , where P(x) and Q(x) are polynomials.

PEU5303 - Number TheoryHistory, early number theory; Sets of numbers N,Z+,Z-, Z,Q,R,C, and irrational, Algebraic, Tran-scendental; How to identify Z; Properties of Z,Binomial theorem; Induction; Well ordering prin-ciple; Properties of Z modulo n; Residue classes;Division algorithm; Greatest common divisor;Euclidean algorithm; Seeking non–negative in-teger solutions for problems faced by commonpeople; Primes and their distribution; Theoremson primes; Fermat’s little theorem; Willson’stheorem; Theory of congruencies; Properties ofcongruencies; Application and exercise; Divis-ibility tests; Linear congruencies and their solu-tions; Useful theorems using linear congruen-cies; Primitive roots of primes; Primitive roots ofcomposites; Theory of indices; Number theoreticfunctions; Fibonacci and Lucas Sequences, Con-tinued Fractions.PEU6306- Advanced Topics in RealAnalysis

Normed vector spaces: Defi nition, equivalentNorms, Norms that arise from inner products,Norms defi ned on R n .

Sequence and functions spaces: Norm con-vergence of these spaces, Completeness, Lim-its in functions spaces, Continuous functions on

momorphism Theorem & it’s application, Directproduct of two groups, Semi-direct product.

PEU5301 – Ring Theory

Ring and Sub ring, Commutative ring, Commu-tative ring with 1,Units of ring, Sub ring havinga different 1,Zero divisors, Integral domain,Characteristic of a ring, Division ring , Field, A Fi-nite integral domain is a fi eld, Ideal, Quotientring,Homomorphism,Epimorphism, Monomorphism,Isomorphism,Isomorphism Theorem, Maximalideal, Prime ideal, Product Ideals, sum of ideals,local ring, Field of quotient, PID ,UFD, Euclideandomains, Prime Element, Irreducible element,Polynomial, If F is a fi eld then F[X] is a PID,R andR[X],Polynomials over Ring R[X],Zeros of a poly-nomial, Division algorithms for R[X],Number ofzeros of f(x) Î I[X] where I is an integral domain.

PEU5304 - Introduction to Complex-Analysis

Defi nition of a Complex number, Algebra ofComplex Numbers, Absolute value and Complexconjugate, Polar form of a Complex Number, In-teger Powers, Integer Roots, Rational Powers,Rational Roots, Exponential Function, The Loga-rithm function, trigonometric functions, Irratio-nal powers, Irrational Roots, Complex Powers,Complex Roots, Inverse Trigonometric functions,Planer sets, limits of a sequence, Limit of func-tion and continuity, Discontinuous of argument,derivative of complex function, Differentiablefunctions .

PEU5302 - Combinatorics

History of counting, Functions & Sets, Functions& counting, Sets & counting, Matrices & count-ing, Examples where counting is needed, Pigeonhole principle, Factorials, Multiplication Principle,Application of the multiplication principle, Addi-tive principle, Application of the additive prin-ciple, Problems related to counting, Permutation

functions, Permutations, Idea of unordered & or-dered selections, Introduction to combinations,Combinations, Problem related to cyclic order,Counting problems related to partition functions,Worked examples of permutations & combina-tions-part I, Worked examples of permutations &combinations-part II, Generalized permutations& combinations, Applications of permutations &combinations, Flow charts, Algorithms in gen-erating permutations, Algorithms in generatingcombinations, Examples where permutations &combinations in applied probability, Introduc-tion to probability theory, Conditional probability,Applications in permutations & combinations inapplied probability, Generalized multiplications,First principle of Induction, Binominals Expan-sion, Binominal Coeffi cients, Pascal’s Triangle,Binominal expansion & its relation with combi-nations, Multinomial coeffi cients & Multinomialexpansion, Combinatorial Identities, Proofs toCombinatorial Identities using permutations &

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compact sets, Equicontinuous families of func-tions, Completion of a Normed space.

Series: Non absolute convergence, Absoluteconvergence in Normed vector spaces,

Series of functions: Absolute and uniform con-vergence, Interchangeability of limits, Differen-tiability and integrability of series of real func-tions.

Integration of vector valued functions: Theextension theorem for linear maps, The integralof step maps and the extension of the integral toregulated maps, Properties of the integral, Thederivative and relations between integration anddifferentiation, Interchanging derivatives and in-tegrals (also involving improper integrals).

PEU6300 - Group Theory II

Group Isomorphism, Caley’s Theorem, GroupAutomorphism, Direct product and Semi-directproduct, Factor Group, Finitely Generate AbelianGroup, Simple Group, Class of group, Radicals &Residuals, Commutator of a Group, Three Sub-group Lemma, Commutator subgroups, Seriesof Groups, Composition series, Soluble Groups,Examples of Sluble Group, Group action on sets,Stabilizer and orbits of an action, Conjugate classand class equation, The Sylow Theorem, Appli-cation of Sylow Theorem, Maximal Subgroups,Cauchy’s Theorem, Sylow p-subgroups of aGroup, Groups of even order, Free groups,

Homomorphism of free group, Free AbelianGroups, General linear Groups, Classifi cationof fi nite Groups of order 8 to 12, Klein-4-Sub-groups, Elementary Abelian Groups, Inner Auto-morphism, Extensions, Split Extension.

PEU6305 - Introduction to GaloisTheory

Fields and Galois theory: Algebraic and transcen-dental extensions; Finitely generated and fi nite

dimensional towers; Algebraic numbers; Gauss-ian integers; Quadratic integers; Applications;Rule and compass constructions; Galois groupsof polynomials; Galois correspondence and ap-plications; Finite fi elds; Insolvability of quinticequations; Fundamental theorem of algebra.

PEU6601 - Point Set Topology

Families of sets, Relations and functions, Equiva-lence relations, General Cartesian products ,Or-dered sets, Normed spaces and Metric spaces,Defi nition and examples of topological spaces,Closure, Interior and Derived set, Dense andnowhere dense sets, Separability Category ofspaces, Sub spaces, Finite products and Quotientspaces, Bases and Sub-bases, First and secondcountable spaces, Convergence of sequences,Continuous functions and Homeomorphisms,Complete metric spaces and Uniform conver-gence, Baire category theorem, Product spaces,Connected spaces, Compact spaces, SeparationAxioms.

PEU6303 – Complex Analysis II

Cauchy- Goursat Theorem, Cauchy’s Theorem ina Convex set, Winding Number, Cauchy’s Esti-mate, Liouville’s theorem, Fundamental theoremof algebra , Zeros of an Analytic function, Theidentity principle, Schwarz’s Lemma, The maxi-mum Modulus Theorem, The minimum Modu-lus Theorem, The phargem-Lindel of method,Poisson’s Intragal formula, Parseval’s identity,Morera’s theorem, The open mapping theorem,Intragals involving

Rectangular Contours, , ( )

( )ixP x

e dxQ x

where

( )P x and ( )Q x are polynomials, Intragals

Involving Indented Contours 1, Intragals Involv-ing Indented Contours 2, Intragals InvolvingBranches of the Logarithm, Use of Residues to

evaluate sums of series, The Argument Principle,Rouche’s Theorem, Casorati-Weierstrass theo-rem, Sequences of complex function, UniformConvergens of the series, Conformal Mapping,Linear Fractional Transformation, The symmetryprinciple, Finite Blaschke Products, Compositionof Elementary Conformal Mapping.

PEU6602 - Measure Theory

Convergence Theorems in Riemann Integration,Measures, Algebras, Sigma Algebras, Outer Mea-sures, Inner Measures, Lebesgue Measure, OrelMeasures, The Cantor Set- 1,The Cantor Set -II, The Cantor Set Function, Singular Functions,Completeness of Measures, Regular Measures,Dykin Classes, Measurable sets, on MeasurableFunctions, Measurable Functions, on MeasurableFunctions, Properties that hold Almost, Integralof Simple Functions, Density of Simple Functions,The Integral, Monotone Convergence Theorem,Lebesgue Dominated Convergence, Fatou’s Lem-ma, Egoroff s Theorem, Modes of Convergence,Signed Measures, Hahn - Decomposition Theo-rem, Jordan Decomposition Theorem, AbsoluteContinuity, Radon Nikodim Theorem, LebesgueDecomposition Theorem, Functions of BoundedVariation I, Functions of Bounded Variation II,Differentiation of Monotone Functions, Differen-tiation of an integral, Convex Functions, Jensen’sInequality

PEU6304 - Functional AnalysisMetric Spaces , Normed Linear Spaces,Complete Normed Linear Spaces (BanachSpaces) ,Bair’s Theorem, Continuous Func-tions in Complete Normed Linear Spac-

es, Semi Continuous Functions in Complete

Normed Linear Spaces, pl spaces I,

1 p spaces II, spaces III, spaces I,

spaces II, spaces III, Linear Functionals in Ban-

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ach Spaces, Dual of a Banach Space, Dual ofspaces, Dual of spaces, Weak-Topology on a DualSpace, Double Dual of a Banach Space, Weak* -Topology on a Double Dual, Embedding ofBanach a Space in its Double Dual, Refl exivityof Banach Spaces, The Banach Space C ([a, 6]),The Banach Space c, The Banach Space c0, TheHah-Banach Theorem, The Open Mapping Theo-rem, The Closed Graph Theorem, The Principleof Uniform Boundedness, The Banach-SteinhausTheorem, Quotients of Banach Spaces, Productof Banach Spaces, Dual of a Product of BanachSpaces, Dual of a Quotient Space, Finite Dimem-sional Normed Linear Spaces, Hilbert Spaces,The Riesz Representation Theorem, Orthornor-mal Sets of Vectors and Bases, Isomorphic Hil-bert Spaces, The Direct Sum of Hilbert Spaces,Complemented Subspaces of Banach Spaces.

APPLIED MATHEMATICSADU3300 – Vector AlgebraScalars, Vectors and addition of vectors; Multi-plication of vectors by scalars; Centroids; Linearcombinations of vectors; Vectors in componentform in two dimensions; Vectors in componentform in three dimensions; The straight line;Proof of well known theorems in plane geometryusing vectors; Scalar product; Vector product;Geometrical proofs using scalar product & vec-tor product; Scalar triple products; Vector tri-ple product; Product of four vectors; Parametricform of the vector equation of plane; The normalform of the vector equation of a plane; The vec-tor equation of a circle; The vector equation ofan ellipse; The vector equation of a hyperbola;Vector equation of a sphere; Vector functions;Differentiation of vector functions; Integrating ofvector functions; Curves in space.

ADU3201 – Basic Statistics

Classifi cations of Data; Tabular Data Summa-ries; Numerical Data Summaries: Measures of

Locations; Measures of dispersion; Measuresof skewness; Introduction to probability; Math-ematical Expectation and Variance; Introductionto Probability Random Variables; Classifi cationsof Random Variables as Discrete vs Continuous;Probability Mass Function; Probability DensityFunction; Cumulative Distribution Function; Em-pirical Distribution Function; Discrete UniformDistribution, Geometric Distribution, BinomialDistribution, Poisson Distribution, Uniform Dis-tribution, Normal Distribution, Exponential Dis-tribution

ADU3302 – Differential Equations

Introduction to ordinary differential equations;Variable separable equations; Homogeneousequations; First order linear equations; Partialderivatives, exact differential equations; Inte-grating factors; Two special types of second or-der equations; Problems in mechanics; Problemsin population growth; Rate and mixture prob-lems; Problems in economics; Homogeneous lin-ear ordinary differential equations; Second orderhomogeneous linear ordinary differential equa-tions with constant coeffi cients; Non homoge-neous linear differential equations; Finding par-ticular integrals; Power series; Series solutions;Legendre polynomials & Bessel functions; Differ-ence equations.

Introduction to Probability Distributions: Nega-tive Binomial Distribution, Hyper Geometric Dis-tribution; Gamma Distribution, Chi-squared Dis-tribution;

Student t Distribution; F- Distribution; JointProbability Distributions; Marginal Distribu-tions; Conditional Probability Distributions; Mo-ment Generating Function; Applications of Mo-ment Generating Function; Cumulant GeneratingFunction; Applications of Cumulant GeneratingFunction; Relations between different Distribu-tions; Normal and Chi-squared Distribution;

Exponential and Poisson Distribtuion; Exponen-tial and Gamma Distribution; Chi-squared andF-distribution; Standard Normal and Student tdistribution

ADU4301 - Newtonian Mechanics IDescription of motion; laws of motion; motionin one dimension; curvilinear motion in intrinsiccoordinates; curvilinear motion on a plane usingpolar coordinates; motion in three dimension;motion of a particle under a central force; lawof Gravitation; motion under gravitational attrac-tion: energy in orbits; motion of a system of par-ticles; modelling the motion of a rocket; momentof inertia of a rigid body; angular momentum ofa rigid body; rotation about a fi xed axis; Rollingand sliding motion.

ADU4302 - Vector Calculus

Functions of more than one variable; fi rst orderpartial derivatives; some applications of partialderivatives; higher-order partial derivatives andTaylor polynomials; maxima and minima;. vec-tor calculus; scalar and vector fi elds; differen-tiating scalar fi elds; the scalar line integral; thecurl of a vector fi eld; multiple integrals; vectorfi eld theory; cylindrical and spherical polar co-ordinates; surface integrals; the divergence of avector fi eld; gauss’ divergence theorem; stokes’theorem.

ADU4303- Applied Linear Algebra andDifferential Equations

understand matrix arithmetic, operations andproperties of Matrix Arithmetic, the value of thedeterminant of a square matrix, the rank of amatrix, existence of the inverse of a matrix andevaluate it, the Gaussian elimination method andthe Gauss-Jordan elimination method for solv-ing a system of equations, the eigen valuesand eigen vectors of a matrix, the inverse of amatrix using Cayley-Hamilton theorem, diagon-alise powers of a matrix, quadratic form, canoni-cal form, complex matrices. Simultaneous dif-

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ferential equations; fi rst-order systems; furthermethods for linear fi rst order systems; secondorder homogeneous systems; forced oscillations;boundary value problems; change of variables;fi rst-order partial differential equations; the solu-tion of fi rst - order partial differential equations;the chain rule; the method of characteristics forfi rst-order equations; second - order partial dif-ferential equations; solving simple equations;classifi cation and characteristics of initial andboundary conditions; separation of variables

ADU5307 - Numerical MethodsIntroduction; algorithms and fl owcharts; errorsin computations; Bisection method for the so-lution of single equations; the simple iterativemethod; Newton Raphson method; solution ofpolynomial equations Honer’s method; linear in-terpolation; Lagrange. Interpolation and errors;interpolation by Newton’s formulae; differencetables & numerical differentiation; least squarespolynomial fi tting; numerical integrations usingTrapezoidal rule and Simpson rule; accuracy ofnumerical integration; numerical solution of fi rstorder ordinary differential equations using Eul-er and Taylor series method; second order andfourth order Runge-Kutta methods, Predictor-Corrector method.

ADU5300 - Linear Programming

Introduction to Optimization theory, Introductionto linear programming(LP), Mathematical for-mulation of the LP problem, LP models, Convexsets, Convex Functions, Graphical solution meth-ods, Sensitivity analysis using graphical method,Simplex Algorithm, Revised simplex Algorithm,The Big M method, LP problems with unrestrictedvariables Degeneracy & cycling, Concept in Dual-ity, Fundamental theorem of Duality, Duality &simplex method, Dual simplex algorithm, Intro-duction to transportation problem, The transpor-tation table, The north-west method, The min-imum-cost method, Transportation Algorithm,Assignment problem.

ADU5301 - Regression Analysis I

Identifying relationships between variables;Modelling relationships between variables; Lin-ear and Non-Linear Models; Measuring Strengthsof Linear Association: Pearson Correlation Coef-fi cient; Simple Linear Regression Model; ModelAssumptions; Interpretation of Model Param-eters; Model Building; Model Assessment; R2 asa measure, Adjusted R2, , Model Applications;Multiple Linear Regression Model; Multicollinear-ity and dealing with multicollinearity;; VariableSelection: Use of R2 , Cp-Statistic; Forward Se-lection Method; Backward Selection Method;Stepwise Selection Method; Model Fitting; ModelAssessment; Model Application

ADU5302- Mathematical Methods

Laplace transformations; Fourier series-periodicfunctions; fourier series; half-range expansions;convergence of fourier series; operations on fou-rier series; Sturm-liouville theory-orthogonal setof functions; strum-liouville problems; the Leg-endre equation; the Bessel equation.; Laplacesequation; boundary value problems.

ADU5308 - Graph Theory

Introduction to graphs, Matrix representation ofa graph, Graphs Isomorphism, Types of graphs,Connectivity, Eulerian graphs, Hamiltoniangraphs, Applications- Shortest path problemsetc, Travelling salesman problem, Introductionto trees, Binary trees, Tree traversals, Trees &sorting, Spanning trees, Minimal spanning trees,Planner graphs, Euler’s formula, Dual of planagraphs, Graph colouring, Edge colouring, Time-table scheduling, Directed graphs, Applicationsto directed graphs, Line graphs, Line graphs &traversability, Total graphs, Blocks, Cut points& bridges, Factorization, Hall’s marriage theo-rem, Transversal theory, Applications of Hall’stheorem, Menger’s theorem, Network fl ows, In-troduction to matroids, Examples of Matroids,

Matroids & graphs, Steiner triple systems, Parti-tions, Infi nite graphs.

ADU5303 - Newtonian Mechanics IINewton’s laws of motion; different coordinatesystems; Lagrange’s equations and the Variationprinciple; Euler’s equations; motion of a particledue to rotionof the earth Hamiltonian mechanics;Canonical transformations; Poisson brackets.

ADU5304 - Operational ResearchIntroduction to Game Theory, Two person zerosum games, The maxmin & minmax principle,Games without saddle point, Graphical solutionsto game theory, Dominance Property, The modi-fi ed Dominance Property, Reducing the gameproblem to a Linear programming Problem, In-troduction to Queueing Theory, Queueing sys-tem, Characteristics of Queuing systems, TheM/M/1 Queueing system, M/M/1/FIFO Queue-ing model M/M/1/N/FIFO Queueing model, TheM/M/C Queueing system, M/M/C//FIFO Queueingmodel, M/M/C/N/FIFO Queueing model, Intro-duction to inventory management, Introductionto Economic Order Quantity (EOQ), Techniquesof inventory control with known demand, EOQwith uniform demand, EOQ with fi nite rate ofreplenishment, EOQ with shortage, Multi-Itemdeterministic problem, Techniques of determinis-tic problem, Techniques of inventory control sto-chastic problems.

ADU5305- Statistical InferenceIntroduction to statistical Inference, Parameter,Point estimation, Method of moments, Likelihoodfunction, method of maximum likelihood, Prop-erties of estimators, Suffi ciency, Unbiased esti-mators, mean squared error, minimum varienceunbiased /estimators, paramal estimators, Sta-tistical tests, Uniformly most powerful test.

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ADU5306 - Fluid Mechanics

Properties of a fl uid; the nature of fl uid me-chanics; some simple experiments; formulatingmathematical models; fl uid statics; kinematicsof fl uids; path lines and streamlines; the streamfunctions; modelling by combining stream func-tion; description of fl uid motions; Euler’s equa-tion; Bernoulli’s equation; vorticity and circula-tion; inviscid fl ow around an obstacle; the fl ow ofa viscous fl uid; solving the Navier- Stokes equa-tions; approximating the Navier- Stokes equa-tions.

ADU5320 - Introduction to MATLABSoftware

Basic introduction to matlab with operations,matrices and linear algebra, functions and vec-tors, numerical methods, programming andapplication, Basic Statistics, Regression solvingdifferential equations in matlab, Solving systemof differential equations (linear and non-linear),Basic concepts of optimization techniques, appli-cations and case studies of real world problems.

ADU5615- Project in Mathematics

This is a project course that requires the stu-dents to design, implement and conduct a proj-ect/survey in any of the areas in Pure Mathe-matics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics. Thecourse is designed with the aim of enhancing theskills of students in planning, carrying out andreport writing.

ADU6300 - Stochastic Processes

Introduction to stochastic processes; States ofa stochastic process; Classifi cations of states ofa stochastic process; Properties of a stochasticprocess: stationarity, independent increments,stationary increments ; Gaussian Processes;Markov Property, Discrete time Markov chains;Continuous time Markov chains; Sojourn time;Determination of the expected sojourn time of

a Markov chain; Long term behaviour of Mar-kov chains; Recurrent events; Random Walk;Brownian Motion; Counting Processess: Binomialcounting processes, Poisson Processes, RenewalProcesses; Applications of stochastic processesin Insurance and Finance.

ADU6601 - Applied Number Theory

Applications of Mathematics Software, IntegerFactorization, Prime Numbers and Properties,Euler Phi-function and properties, Linear Con-gruences, Chines Remainder Theorem, Primitiverules, Quadratic residues, Lagrange and Leg-ender Symbols, Euclidean Algorithm, Inversemodulo n, CeasorCiphers, Permutation ciphers,Assine Ciphers, etc, El- Gammel Crypto System,RSA- Crypto System, Rabin- Crypto System.

ADU6602 - Statistical Quality Control

Introduction, Statistical Process Control, Chanceand Assignable Causes of Quality, Control Chart,Control Limits, Choice of Control Limits, SigmaControl Limits, Probability Control Limits, ActionsLimits and Warning Limits, Analysis of Patternson control charts, Control Charts for attributes,Control Charts for Fraction Nonconforming (pCharts), Choosing Sample Size, Interpretation ofpoints Below the LCL, Operating CharacteristicCurve (OC curve), Average Run Length, AverageTime to Signal, Control chart for number of Non-conformities, Control charts for Variables, X- barand R Charts, Estimating Process Capability-barand S charts, Estimating Process Capability, Ac-ceptance Sampling, Single Sampling Plan forAttributes, Sampling plan, Producer’s Risk andConsumer’s Risk, Operating Characteristic Curve(OC Curve) for a sampling plan, Designing aSampling Plan with a Specifi ed OC Curve, AQLand LTPD, Rectifying Inspection, Average Outgo-ing Quality (AOQ ), Average Outgoing QualityLimit (AOQ L), Double sampling plan for attri-butes, Average Total Inspection per Lot (ATI ),The Average Sample Number (Size), Rectifying

Inspections, Advantages and Disadvantages ofDouble Sampling Plans .

ADU6303 - Actuarial Mathematics

Time value of money, Annuities, Random vari-ables, Commonly used Random variables, Multi-variate probability, Continuous survival models,Important survival models, Random variable fortime until death for a life age X , The centralrate of failure, The life time table, Curtate futurelife time, Select mortality, Contingent paymentmodels for life insurance, Whole life insurance,Term insurance, Endowment insurance, Deferredinsurance, Insurance payable at the end of theyear of death, Variable benefi t insurance, Re-lating discrete & continuous insurances, Wholelife insurance applications, Life annuities, Con-tinuous annuities, Continuous temporary life an-nuities, Deferred life annuities, Special annuities,Discrete life annuities, Life annuities with month-ly payments, Premiums, Fully continuous benefi t& premium, Fully discrete benefi t & premium,Semi continuous benefi t premiums, Monthlybenefi t premiums, Benefi t reserves, Reservesin the continuous case, Fully discrete level ben-efi t reserves, Multiple life random variables, Thejoint life status survival model, Premium benefi tsfor the joint life status, Multiple decrements.

ADU6611 - Research Project in Math-ematics

This is a project course that requires the studentsto design, implement and conduct a project/sur-vey in any of the areas in Pure Mathematics, Ap-plied Mathematics and Statistics. The course isdesigned with the aim of enhancing the skills ofstudents in planning and carrying out a researchand relevant report writing.

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PhysicsPHU3300/PHE3300 - General & Ther-mal Physics

Basic Concepts (vectors and Scalars, Newton’sLaws of Motion, Friction), Work, Mass and En-ergy, Impulse Momentum, Angular Motion &Angular Momentum, Kepler’s Law, Principles ofRockets & Satellite Motion, Gravity; Elasticity,Bending of Beams, Columns and Support, FluidFlow, Bernoulli’s Theorem Viscosity of Liquids,Flow of Liquids in Capillary Tubes, Stokes’ Law,Surface Tension I: Angle of contact, Surface Ten-sion II: Rise of Liquid in Capillary Tubes; Free andForce Expansion of a Gas, The Kinetic Theory ofGasses, Gas Laws, Kinetic Interpretation of Tem-perature, Distribution o Molecular Velocities, RealGasses, Van der Waals’ Equation, Thermodynam-ics, Specifi c Heat Capacities of Gases I, Specifi cHeat Capacities of Gases II: Classical Theory,Thermometry I: International Scale of Tempera-ture, Thermometry II: Primary and SecondaryStandard Fixed Points, Thermo-Couple

PHU3301/PHE3301- Basic Electro-magnetism

Electric charge and Coulomb’s Law; electric fi eldand lines of force; electric fl ux and Gauss’ Theo-rem; electric potential; dielectrics; capacitors;current electricity and Ohm’s Law; electrical cir-cuits and Kirchhoff’s Laws; magnetic action ofmoving charges; force on moving charges in amagnetic fi eld; moving coil galvanometers; elec-tromagnetic induction; Inductance; transform-ers; magnetic properties of materials; transientphenomena and AC theory; Practicals up to 24laboratory hours.

PHU3202/PHE3202- Waves inPhysics

Simple harmonic motion, superposition of simpleharmonic motion, damped oscillations, forcedoscillations and resonance, waves in physicalmedia Properties of sound waves, interferenceof sound waves, intensity and sound level, inter-action of sound waves and acoustics, ultrasonicwaves Introduction to EM waves, production ofEM waves and their uses, wave equation andwave properties, basic modes of propagation ofEM waves, refl ection, transmission, diffraction,interference and polarization of EM waves

PHU4300 - Modern Physics

Special Theory of Relativity

Classical Mechanics and its Limitations: maxi-mum speed limit, physical events and frames ofreferences, Galilean Transformations, nature oflight and its propagation, Special Relativity andRelativistic Motion: postulates of special theoryof relativity, nature of time and simultaneity,Lorentz transformation, Relativity of Time andLength: time dilation, length contraction, Lorentztransformation, transformation of velocities, Rel-ativistic Mechanics: relativistic mass, momentumand energy, equivalence of mass and energy, Ad-ditional Topics on Relativity

Quantum Mechanics

Inadequacies of classical physics; distribution ofenergy in the blackbody radiation; Quantizationof energy : Planck’s theory; theories of specifi cheat solids; photoelectric effect; einstein’s equa-tion for the photoelectric effect and comptonscattering; de Broglie hypothesis; experimentalverifi cation of de Broglie hypothesis; Heisen-berg’s uncertainty principle; Schrodinger’s wave

equation ;application of Schrodinger’s equationfurther application of Schrodinger’s equation

PHU4301-Electronics

Basic semiconductor physics: Fundamentals incircuit theory, Properties of elements and energybands in solids, Fundamentals of Semiconduc-tors, The p-n junction, Semiconductor diode,Diode Applications, Special Purpose Diodes.Analogue electronics: Bipolar Junction Transis-tors (BJT), Transistor Operation, Field EffectTransistors (FET), Thyristors, Triacs, and Diacs,Transistors Modeling Techniques, Transistor Am-plifi ers, Fundamentals of Operational Amplifi ers,Applications of Operational Amplifi ers, Oscillatorsand fi lters, communication systems. Digital elec-tronics: Number Systems and Truth tables, Logicgates, Boolean algebra, Flip-Flop, Applications ofFlip-Flop, Analogue/Digital conversion, Memorycircuits and systems, Introduction to digital com-puter.

10 practical sessions (each session 3 hours dura-tion)

PHU4302 –Optics

Wave Front, Wave Packets, Principle of Superpo-sition and Huygen’s Principle, Interference Pat-terns by the Method of Deviation of Wave Front,Interference Patterns by the Methods of Devia-tion of Amplitude, Industrial Applications of In-terference,

The Michelson Interferometer, The Fabry –PerotInterferometer, Freshnel Diffraction, FraunhoferDiffraction by a Double Slit, iffration Grating,Concave Grating, Echelon Grating, Polarisation,Double Refraction, Wave Plates, Optical Activityof a Solid and Liquid, Kerr-Electro Optic Effect

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PHU4303 –Mathematical Methods forPhysics

Introduction to Algebra, Expressions, Equationsand Functions, Trigonometry, Limits, Permuta-tions and combinations, Series and sequences- I, Series and sequences - II, Differentiation,Integration, Complex Numbers – I, ComplexNumbers – II, Introduction to Vectors, VectorAnalysis, Polar coordinate systems, Matrices andDeterminants, Eigen vectors and Eigen values,Graphs, Errors, First order Ordinary differentialEquations, Second Order Differential Equations,Partial Differential Equation, Applications ofODEs and PDEs in physics, Fourier Series

Introduction to background material; the con-stitution of the atom and the failure of classi-cal physics; alpha particles scattering by atoms;Rutherford scattering formula; models of the at-oms; Bohr theory for hydrogen like atoms; fi nestructure of hydrogen atoms; general introduc-tion to the nucleus; some properties of nuclei;semi-emperical mass formula; natural radio ac-tivity; radio active equilibrium; radio activity :alpha decay; - decay; the - rays; artifi cial(induced) radioactivity; nuclear reactions; nucle-ar fussion; nuclear fi ssion; nuclear reactor; el-ementary particles; radiation detection devices;nuclear power safety-radiation hazards.

PHU5301 - Practical Physics

Introduction to building blocks of microproces-sors and microcontrollers, Registers, Counters,Timers, Digital to analogue conversion (DAC),Analogue to digital conversion (ADC), Harvardand Von-Neumann Architecture, Family of PICmicrocontrollers, Power supply requirements forPIC microcontrollers, PIC Explanation of the PIC

pin count, Registers, Internal and External Oscil-lators of the PIC, Input/output Ports, Memoryorganization and function registers of the PIC,Assembly language programming, programmesimulation with software, in circuit serial Pro-gramming (ICSP) of the PIC, RS 232 program-mers, PIC Microcontroller applications.

PHU5302- Atmospheric Physics

Origin and composition of Earth atmosphere, Thedistribution of atmospheric mass and chargedparticles, The layering of Atmosphere, The gaslaws, hydrostatic equation and its applications,Thermodynamics of the atmosphere, humid-ity measures, Moisture indicators, AtmosphericStability, Types of Stability, The hyrotatistics ofspecial atmosphere, Radioactive transfer, quan-titative distribution of radiation, radiation laws,thermodynamic diagrams, atmospheric circula-tion and winds in the earth’s atmosphere, mon-soons, precipitation, storms and hurricanes,greenhouse effect and global warming, climatechange, atmospheric electricity, lightning andthusnderstorms, cyclones

PHU5303 Data Acquisition and SignalProcessing

Introduction to data acquisition systems ; dis-placement, force and weight sensors ; opticalsensors and radiation detectors ; more radiationdetectors ;controlling external devices ; analy-sis of operation amplifi ers circuits ; deviations ofOp - amps from idial behaviour ; clipping clamp-ing and fi lter circuits ; delay lines ; computers,Schmidt triggers and discrimators ; noise ; mul-tiple time average and phase sensitive ditection; spectrum analysis ; interfacing analogue anddigital worlds ; digital to analogue circuits; ana-logue to digital conversition circuits ; introduc-tion to microprocessors preliminary concepts ;components of a microprocessor ; memory ; pro-

gramming’s microprocessor ; motorola MC 6809processor ; designing with MC 6809; micropro-cessor support chips ; introduction to IBM PC ;interfacing to IBM PC; interrupts in IBM PC; ISABus, standard interfaces.

PHU5304/PHE5304- Biophysics

Introduction of biophysics: Expenditure of en-ergy, human mechanics, the eye, The physics ofhearing, biomedical measurements, Temperaturemeasurements, pressure measurements, Physicsfor biological functions: building blocks of nature,Molecules, Interaction between molecules, inter-action of ions and molecules with water, motionof molecules in a fl uids, emission and absorptionlight, elements of equilibrium thermodynamics,biological systems and thermodynamics, Inves-tigation of biological processes: Interferenceand diffraction of light, spectroscopy, Introduc-tion of X-ray diffraction, X ray diffraction meth-ods and analysis, Nuclear Magnetic Resonancespectroscopy(NMR)

PHU5305/PHE5305 -Essentials ofGeology

Earth Processes: Introduction to Geology, Originof the Earth, History of the Earth, Structure ofthe Earth, Composition of the Earth, Plate Tec-tonics, Surface Processes: Weathering, Erosion,Mass Movements, Rocks & Minerals: Introduc-tion to Earth Materials, Properties of Minerals,Classifi cation of Minerals, Silicate Minerals, ClayMinerals, Rocks & Rock Cycle, Igneous Rocks,Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, SurfaceProcesses: Weathering of Rocks, Erosion, MassMovements, Sri Lankan Geology: Historical Re-cords, Formation of Sri Lankan Crust, Geology ofSri Lanka, Geological Mapping, Natural Resourc-es in Sri Lanka: Water Resources, Energy Re-sources, Mineral Resources , Mineral Resourcesin Sri Lanka. 8 practical sessions (each session 3hours duration) and two days fi eld trip

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PHU5306-Applied Geology

Geology of Sri Lanka, Water and Mineral Re-sources of Sri Lanka: Detailed study of majorgeological units of Sri Lanka, Hydrogeological cy-cle, different types of aquifers, formation of min-eral deposits and its implication to form mineraldeposits in Sri Lanka, petroleum resources in SriLanka. Gemology and Value Addition of Minerals:introduction to gemology, chemical, physical andoptical properties of gemstones, basic methodsin identifi cation of common gemstones. Practicalwork: Practical works in map reading, prepara-tion of geological maps, geological mapping andgeuda heat treatments.

PHU5307/PHE5307 - Medical Physics

Introduction to medical physics ; Human disorders ( Associated with a man ) ; Rediotelemetry; Light and electronic optics ; Laser in Medicine;Fiber optic light in medicines; Ultrasonic ; Nu-clear magnetic imaging ( NMR or MRJ ) ; X ray inmedicine ; Some instrumentation for medical di-agnostic procedures ; Positron emission tomog-raphy (PEY) ; Computer axial tomography (CAT)or CT , SPECT and simulators ; Production unitand dosimetry ; Radiation protection ;Computerin medicine ; Medical statistic ; Nuclear medicineinstrumentation ; Evaluation of radiation hazards; Cancer ; Clinical radiotherapy equipment (Clinical radiation generators ) Limitation of ra-diotherapy ; Delivery of the dose prescribed bythe doctors ; Radiobiology

PHU5308-Fundamentals of Geophysics

Introduction to Geophysics: Basic characteristicsof Earth: size, shape, mass, structure, age, Earthgeometry, spherical coordinates, Plate tectonics:Divergent, convergent and conservative plate

boundaries, Plate movement on Flat Earth, Rota-tion poles and present day plate motions, Pastplate movements, role of Earth’s magnetic fi eld,Gravity Methods: Principles, gravity of the earth,Consequences of spherical geometry, Isotasyand mountain heights, Gravity measurementsand anomalies, Gravity measurements of SriLanka, Magnetic Methods: Principles, Magnetismof the earth, Magnetic measurements, Data pro-cessing, Interpretation of fi eld examples, Mag-netic survey in Sri Lanka, Seismology: SeismicTheory, Types of seismic waves, Elasticity andelastic waves Earthquake location and magni-tudes, Seismology and Earth’s interior, Refl ectionfi eld methods and instruments, data processing,interpretation, Seismicity of Sri Lanka, ElectricalMethods: Electric properties of rocks and miner-als, Self Potential method, Telluric and magneto-metric methods, Induced Polarization method,Resistivity methods, data processing, interpreta-tion and applications, Electromagnetic Methods:Electromagnetic theory, electromagnetic equip-ments and fi eld methods, Airborne EM systems,Ground Penetrating Radar, Magneto-telluric,Radio activity Methods: Principles, instrumentsand, fi eld examples, Global Positioning Systems(GPS): 2 days fi eld survey (OUSL premises)

PHU5309-Literature Project in Physics

The department encourages students to com-plete level 04 and start level 05 before you selecta Literature Project in physics. Limited numberof projects are available. The student has to con-duct a literature survey under the supervision ofa senior staff member on a predetermined topic.This course should be completed within one aca-demic year and produce a report on a timetableagreed with your supervisor. The student has tosubmit a report on or before a date announcedby the Physics Department.

PHU5610-Research Project in Physics

The Department encourages students to com-plete level 04 and start level 05 before you selecta Research Project in Physics. Limited numbersof projects are available. The student has toconduct a research project under the supervisionof a senior staff member of the Department ofPhysics on a predetermined topic. This courseshould be completed within one academic year.The student has to submit the fi nal report on orbefore the date announced by the Department ofPhysics. After submitting the report, student hasto make a short presentation on his/her researchproject. This is followed by an oral examination,to test the student’s knowledge about his/her re-search project. The course unit gives students agood opportunity to improve their research skills.

PHU5311/PHE5311-Astronomy

History and Development of Astronomy, Gravityand the Laws of Planetary Motion, Identifi cationof Constellations, The Celestial Sphere & Astro-nomical Coordinates, Astronomical Instrumenta-tion: The Telescope, CCD Imaging, Photometryand Spectrometry, The solar system: TheOrigin and the constituents of the solar system,Comets, Meteors and Asteroids, The sun as a star& the structure of stars, Luminosity and Magni-tude of stars, Variable Stars and Binary Stars,Stellar Evolution: H-R diagram, Main SequenceStars, Red Giants & White Dwarfs, Nova, Super-nova, Death of a star, Neutron Stars, Black Holesand Pulsars, Interstellar Matter,The Milky WayGalaxy and the Position of our solar system, Gal-axies in the universe and the Hubble Classifi ca-tion, Cosmology: The Universe, Geometry of theUniverse, Intelligent Life & Anthropic Principle

PHU5312-Solid State Physics

Solids, liquids and gasses, atomic bonding,amorphous and crystalline solids. Crystal struc-

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ture: Cubic structure, Lattice, Unit cell, Basis,Crystal planes and Miller indices, symmetry.Crystal diffraction and Reciprocal space: Braggdiffraction law, experimental methods in X-RayDiffraction, Reciprocal lattice vector, Diffractioncondition. Forms of inter atomic binding: Bindingforce in crystal, Cohesive energy, Repulsive andattractive force, Ionic binding, covalent bond-ing, Metallic binding and molecular bonding (Vander Walls). Electrical Conductivity of materials:Drude’s model, free electron theory, Density ofstates, Fermi level, Fermi-Dirac Distribution,Band theory of solids, semiconductors, introduc-tion to superconductivity.

PHU5313-Advanced Electromagnetism

Introductory vector algebra. Maxwell’s equa-tions, Electromagnetic waves in free space andnon conducting media. Wave propagation inconducting media, skin effect, poynting vectorelectromagnetic waves in bounded media, waveguides, transmission line theory, electromagneticradiation dipole antennas

PHU5314-Thermodynamics

Thermal equilibrium, Zeroth Law of Thermody-namics and Temperature. Reversible process andwork. First and Second laws of Thermodynam-ics, Entropy, Thermodynamics potentials, Max-well relations, General thermodynamic relations.Magnetic system, Change of phase. First andsecond order phase transitions. Open systemsand the chemical potential. The third law of ther-modynamics: Nernst postulates and its applica-tions to solids. Magnetic and electric systems.thermodynamics of dilute solutions

PHU5315: Renewable Energy SourcesIntroduction to Energy, Fundamentals of renew-able energy sources, Available energy technolo-gies, Energy effi ciency and conversion, Solar en-ergy, Quantifying solar energy, Collecting solar

energy, Solar collectors, Solar concentrators, So-lar photovoltaics, Wind energy, Biomass energy,Hydropower, Wave energy, Geothermal energy,Ocean thermal energy, Ocean tidal energy, Fuelcells and renewable Hydrogen, Environment andrenewable energy.

Michelson Interferometry; Determination of e/mratio; Franck – Hertz experiment; Wein Bridgeoscillator; Determination of Fourier coeffi cients;Photo-electric effect; Millikan’s oil drop experi-ment; Magnetic fi eld inside a conductor; Electronspin resonance; Spectroscopy.

Review of basic concepts and phenomena in solidstate physics and X-ray crystallography. The freeelectron theory, Electrons in a periodic potential,Bloch’s theorem, Nearly free electron model,Band gaps, Band structures, Fermi surfaces,concept of effective mass, theory of semicon-ductor and application, Hall effect, dielectrics,optical and magnetic properties, Superconduc-tivity, Type I and Type II superconductors, Coo-per pairs and BCS theory.

Revision of basic Quantum Mechanics, Solutionof Schrödinger equation in simple cases, Opera-tor formalism; basic postulates of quantum me-chanics; Application of Schrödinger equation tothree dimensional problems; Hydrogen atom;Operators in quantum mechanics; Schrödingerequation for two particle systems; Matrix repre-sentation of wave functions and operators; Ma-trix representation of angular momentum opera-tors; eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices;Pauli spin matrices; Total Angular momentumand addition of angular momenta; Time indepen-dent and dependent perturbation theory; WKBapproximation.

An independent research (or developmental)project is performed individually under the guid-ance of a supervisor in the fi eld of Physics. Theproject aims to deepen as well as broaden theaptitude towards scientifi c research, experimen-tal / theoretical, and methodological knowledge.The work involves planning and execution of theresearch, which includes literature survey, criti-cal analyses of relevant scientifi c literatures, stu-dent’s own data collection, analysis, interpreta-

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tion and presentation of results. Oral and writtenpresentations are also included in the work. Thestudent is also expected to participate in semi-nars and other specifi ed activities during the re-search period.

PHU6304 Advanced Electronics

Sensors and transduces: Optical, mechanical,magnetic, linear and rotational encoders; Buffercircuits; Analogue circuits: Integrators, Differ-entiators, peak detectors, Active fi lters, Passivefi lters, Spectrum analysis, Schmitt triggers, Tim-ers, Oscillators, ADC, DAC; Digital electronics:Gates, Truth tables, Adders, Multiplexers, Flipfl ops, Registers, Counters; Computer simulation:creating, simulating, measuring and plotting var-ious parameters; Fabrication of PCB. Microcon-troller programming: basic I/O, ADC conversion,Serial communications, programming basics,Delays, Interrupts, I2C and SPI.

Physics of low dimensional systems: Nanostruc-tured systems and their physical properties;Crystalline materials and their properties; Elec-tronic properties of atoms and solids; Magneticmaterials; Bohr’s semi-classical model of atom;Extensions of Bohr model; Wave-particle dual-ity of light and matter; Trapped particle in onedimension; Trapped particle in two dimensions;Trapped particle in three dimensions; Electron in3-D quantum dots; Fabrication and Characterisa-tion of nanostructured systems: Top-Down Fab-rication Methods; Bottom-Up Fabrication Meth-ods I; Bottom-Up Fabrication Methods II; AtomicForce Microscope; Scanning Electron Microscope;Transmission Electron Microscope; X-ray Diffrac-tion Spectroscopy; UV-Vis Spectroscopy; Ap-plications of Nano-devices: Electronics & Infor-mation technology; Energy and Environment;Health/Bio-nanotechnology and Biomedicine;Other Applications.

PHU6306 Statistical Physics

Basic probability concepts; Binomial, Gauss-ian and Poisson distributions; micro states andmacro states; Thermodynamic probability, sta-tistical defi nition of temperature and entropy,Boltzmann distribution and canonical partitionfunction, applications to paramagnetic system,perfect gas, the Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity dis-tribution, equipartition theorem. Fermi - Diracand Bose - Einstein statistics, application to blackbody radiation, Conduction electrons in metals.

PHU6307 Modern Optics

Periodic & Aperiodic Functions: Fourier Series,Fourier Transformations; Review of Electromag-netic Theory: Maxwell Equations in Vacuum,Intensity, Maxwell Equations in Media, SimpleDielectric Media, Monochromatic Waves andComplex Notation, Intensity in Complex Nota-tion, Plane Waves, Vector Plane Waves, WaveImpedance; Coherence and Interference: Prin-ciple of linear Superposition, Young’s experi-ment, Michelson Interferometer, theory of partialcoherence, coherence time and length, Spatialresolution, spatial coherence, Intensity inter-ferometry. Diffraction: Huygens-Fresnel prin-ciple, Fraunhofer diffraction, Single and mul-tiple slits, Circular aperture, Spatial resolutionand Rayleigh’s criterion; Polarization: VectorPlane Waves, Polarization States, PolarizationDevices; Optical spectra: Theory of atomic andmolecular spectra, fi ne structure, multiplicity;Laser Physics: Laser Pumps, Light–Atom Inter-actions, Amplification, Pumping Schemes, GainCoefficient; Non-linear Optics; Fourier TransformIR spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; Modernoptical components;

PHU6308 Classical Mechanics

Generalized coordinates; Principle of least action;derivation of Lagrange’s equations of motion;

Application of Lagrange’s equations; Conserva-tion laws and symmetries in nature; Generalizedforce; generalized momentum; moving frames ofreference; effects of the earth’s rotation; motionunder a central conservative force; The centre ofmass and relative coordinates; Rotational motionof a rigid body; moment of inertia; principal axesof inertia; Hamiltonian; Hamilton’s equations ofmotion; simple applications.

ZoologyZYU3500 - Animal Life and Diversity

The classifi cation and diversity in structure, func-tion and development of the Protoctista, Porifera,Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Nema-toda, Rotifera, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda,Echinodermata, Hemichordata, and Chordata

ZYU3301 - Biogeography

History of biogeography, geographic templateand patterns of variation in the terrestrial envi-ronment, distribution of individual species, basicpatterns in species distributions, zoogeographicregions of the world, patterns of variation ingeographic range, species diversity and individ-ual traits, fundamental biogeographic processes,continental drift and plate tectonics, earth’s tec-tonic history, glaciation events of the Pleistoceneepoch, patterns in island biogeography, biogeo-graphic categories of islands, biogeography of SriLanka, biogeography of humanity

ZYU4300 - Animal Form and Function

Level of organization in the animal kingdom;membrane structure and functioning; types oftissues; feeding and digestion; respiration &circulation, immune systems; homeostasis, os-moregulation and excretion; endocrine system,function of hormones; muscular system, move-

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ment of animals; neurons & nervous system,sensory systems; asexual and sexual reproduc-tion

ZYU4301 - Ecology

Levels of organization beyond the individual or-ganism; principles governing the distribution oforganisms in the environment; concept of eco-system and its functioning; characteristics ofpopulations; nature of communities & commu-nity dynamics; environmental impacts, conser-vation & management of ecosystems.

ZYU4302 - Animal Development

Phases of animal development including germcell formation, fertilization, cleavage, gastrula-tion, organogensis, growth and differentiation,human embryonic development, post-embry-onic development; analysis of development in-cluding cell determination, cell differentiation,cellular basis of morphogenesis, genes and de-velopment, early patterning of vertebrate body;recent advances in developmental biology.

ZYU4303 - Animal Behaviour

History of animal behaviour; the concept of clas-sical ethology and the current approaches tostudy behavior ; inherited and learned behaviourand its functional signifi cance; general principlesand central concepts of behavioural ecology interms of habitat selection, feeding, anti-preda-tory behaviour, reproduction and social organi-zation; genetics, development and evolution ofbehaviour; communication in animals and theirapplied behaviour.

ZYU5300 - Aquatic Biology

Physiochemical characteristics and biologicalcomponents of freshwater water bodies; classi-fi cation of lakes; adaptations of fresh water or-ganisms; productivity and trophic status in fresh

water bodies; brackish water environments (es-tuaries, lagoons) and their characteristics; oce-anic environment, its characteristics and habi-tats.

ZYU5301 - Fish Biology and FisheryManagement

Introduction to fi sh biology and fi sheries man-agement; evolutionary history of fi shes; majorgroups of living fi shes; external anatomy offi shes; internal anatomy, systems and theirfunctions; estimation of parameters related todiet and reproduction; growth of fi sh; charac-teristics of fi sheries, fi shing gears and crafts;population dynamics of fi shes; estimation of fi shpopulation size; mortality, recruitment and gearselectivity; yield; habitat improvement; com-mercially important fi sh species in Sri Lanka;management of fi shery resources in Sri Lanka

ZYU5302 - Conservation & Manage-ment of Biodiversity

Introduction to biodiversity and its conservation;distribution of biodiversity, causes and mecha-nisms for the loss of biodiversity, conservationat the species and population level, conservationat the community/ecosystem level, conservationand human societies, international approaches toconservation and sustainable development, therole of conservation biologists in achieving sus-tainable development.

ZYU5303- Environmental Toxicology

Environmental, organismal and sub-organismalaspects of toxicology with a broad aim to as-sess, monitor and predict the fate and effects offoreign substances in the environment. Startingfrom fundamentals of ET; basic concepts, meth-ods, and approaches for environmental toxicol-ogy, Toxicokinetics of Chemical Stressors; ET ofindividual substances or groups of substances,

conclude withMethodological Approaches andRisk Assessment; complex issues that incorpo-rate and integrate many of the concepts and ap-proaches of ET.

ZYU5304 - Parasitology

Fundamental principles and concepts of parasit-ism covering types of parasites, host parasiteinteractions and adaptations for parasitism; lifecycles, morphology, transmission and the con-trol of medically important parasites belongingto Protoctista, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda andArthropoda; detection of parasites in the labora-tory.

ZYU5305 - Human Biology

The characteristics of the human being; originand evolution of humans; human variability; hu-man adaptability; integumentary and musculo-skeletal system; integration and coordinationfunctions of the nervous system; human nutri-tion and metabolism; the respiratory, circula-tory, excretory and fl uid regulation processesof humans; physiology of the human reproduc-tive system; pregnancy and contraception; hu-man growth and development; human diseases,health and hygiene

ZYU5306 - Entomology

External morphology of insects and classifi ca-tion; insect integument; biogeography and evo-lution; environment, biodiversity and conser-vation; modes of life; behavior; social insects;digestive system; tracheal system and gas ex-change; blood, circulatory system and function-ing; excretory system; reproductive system andpotentiality for reproduction; insect develop-ment; nervous system and sense organs; chemi-cal communication.

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ZYU5307-Mamalian Biology

Basic characters of mammals; origin and dis-tribution; diversity; adaptive radiation of majororders of class Mammalia; Monotremata, Mar-supialia, Insectivora, Dermoptera, Chirptera,Lagomorpha, Phoiidota, Primates, Rodentia,Lagomorpha, Cetacea, Carnivora, Proboscidea,Sirenia, Perissodactyla, Artiodactyla, evolution-ary history, sociology, community ecology andconservation of mammals.

ZYU5608 – Zoology Project

A basic training on carrying out a scientifi c in-vestigation related to Zoology is provided tostudents. Students are required to plan the in-vestigation, write the project proposal carry outthe scientifi c investigation based on the pro-posed methodology, analyze and interpret resultand submit a project report. Half term progressreports, oral presentations and fi nal report willcontribute towards the overall grade. A limitednumber of students will be registered for thiscourse depending on their interest and writingskills in English.

ZYU5309-Paleobiology

That we offer under the zoology department hereis a growing and compararatively new disciplinewhich combines the methods and fi ndings of thenatural science biology whith the “geobiology “.Paleobiological research uses biological fi eld re-search of current biota and of fossils millions ofyears old to answer questions about the molecu-lar evolution and the evolutionary history of life.In this scientifi c quest, macrofossils, microfossilsand trace fossils are typically analyzed. Howev-er, the 21st century biochemical analysis of DNAand RNA samples offers much promise, as doesthe biometric construction of phylogenetic trees.There are popular activities in Sri Lanka and inthe world, which in many ways parallel Paleobiol-ogy. However, many are probably not doing sci-

ence. In this course, we will concentrate on thescience rather than the popular activities.

ZYU5310- Concepts & Application inEvolutionary Biology

Fitness and Adaptation, Plasticity and norms,Patterns of Diversity, Sexual Selection andEvolution of Sex, Evolutionary Behaviour, Evo-lution of Life Histories,Models of Speciation,Genetics of Speciation,Cases of Speciation,Coevolution,Extinction,Human Evolution, HumanDiversity,Genes and Form, Schools of Systemat-ics, Phylogenetic Inference, Molecular Evolution,Molecular Systematics, Conservation Genetics,Artifi cial selection

ZYU5311-Literature review in Zoology

This course provides basic training on collectingliterature, summarizing, critically evaluating andorganizing a literature review on an approvedtopic. Submission of the proposal for literaturereview, literature survey report and fi nally theliterature review article followed by a presenta-tion and oral examination will contribute towardsthe overall grade. This course is offered only toZoology Special students.

ZYU5313- Research methodology

Concepts and principles of scientifi c research;Searching and maintaining literature; Experi-menting and sampling animals; Ming maps forplanning and designing research studies; Quali-tative and quantitative information gathering;Basic statistics; Report writing, Publication asjournal articles; Effective communication meth-ods and presentation skills; Types of scientifi cpublication.

ZYU6300 - Management of InsectPests and Vectors

Introduction to insect pests and vectors; pestdamage, yield loss and assessment; pests of

rice, fruit and vegetables, plantation crops,stored products; insect vectors of plant diseases;forest entomology; major insect vectors of dis-eases; transmission of pathogens by vectors; in-secticidal control; biological control; use of resis-tant crop varieties; cultural practices; methodsof vector control and management; interferenceand disruption; regulatory control; pest manage-ment approaches and strategies.

ZYU6301 - Aquaculture

Introduction to aquaculture industry; fi sh culturesystems; planning for aquaculture development;water sources; site selection and construction ofdifferent aquaculture facilities; supplying qual-ity water; obtaining quality seeds; maximizinggrowth; minimizing mortalities; harvesting andpost-harvest technology; management of fi shculture facilities and economic considerations;biology and culture methods of fi n fi sh species,shrimps, bivalves, sea weeds and ornamentalfi sh

ZYU6302 - Immunology

Host defence, innate immunity, acquired immu-nity, acquired immune response, antigens andantibodies, MHC molecules, T cells and B cellsmediated immune responses, regulation of im-mune responses, cell mediated and humoralimmune responses, immunity to infection, vac-cination against infection, immunity to tissuetransplants, immunity to tumours, hypersensi-tivity diseases, autoimmune diseases, immuno-defi ciencies and other disorders of the immunesystem

ZYU6303 - Molecular Biology

Overview of prokaryotic and eukaryoticcells; general structure of proteins; chromosomeand chromatin structure and function; structureand organisation of genomes and genes; struc-ture and function of nucleic acids; properties ofnucleic acids; DNA replication; DNA damage,

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repair and recombination; gene expression andprotein synthesis; tools in DNA manipulation in-cluding an introduction to genetic manipulationof animals; applications of recombinant DNAtechnology; Human Genome project and ethicalaspects of gene technology

ZYU6605 - Advance Laboratory Tech-niques in Zoology

Laboratory and general equipment maintenance;Health and safety in biological laboratories; Mi-crotomy; Staining of microscopic animals, ani-mal sections and tissues; Microscopy; Drawingand imaging; Dissections of invertebrate andvertebrates for comparative anatomy; Prepara-tion of animals and skeletons for displaying; MiniProject in a selected fi eld to apply techniques.This course is offered only to Zoology Specialstudents.

ZYU6306 - Ornithology

Introduction to birds and bird taxonomy, birdfl ight, other means of locomotion, digestive sys-tem, food & feeding habits, circulatory system,respiratory system, energy balance & thermo-regulation, nervous system- brain & senses, vo-cal communication, territorial & colonial behavior,mating systems, avian reproduction- anatomy &the bird egg, nests, clutch size, incubation, &hatching, parental care, migration and orienta-tion, important bird areas of the world and SriLanka, status of bird diversity in Sri Lanka, birdstudy methods, birds and biodiversity conserva-tion-local regional and global issues, fi eld project

ZYU6908 -Research Project in Zoology

This course provides a basic training on carryingout a proper scientifi c investigation in the fi eldof Zoology. Students are required to plan the in-vestigation, write the project proposal, carry out

the investigation based on the proposed meth-odology, analyse and interpret results, and sub-mission of a dissertation. Project proposal, halfterm progress report, fi nal dissertation, projectpresentation and oral examination will contributetowards the overall grade. This course is offeredonly to Zoology Special stud

ZYU6309- Oceanography and Oceanresources

Introduction to Oceanography, Plate Tectonicsand the Ocean Floor, Marine Sediments, OceanCirculation, Waves and water Dynamics, Tides,The Coast, Beaches, and Shoreline Processes,Marine Life and the Marine Environment, Animalsof the Benthic Environment, Biological Productiv-ity and the Marine Environment, Remote Sens-ing and GIS applications in Oceanography. TheOceans and climate change.

ZYU6310– Wildlife Management andConservation

Basics of population, community and ecosystemecology; biodiversity and its values; introductionto Sri Lankan biodiversity and wildlife; historyof wildlife conservation in Sri Lanka; threats towildlife and related issues; animal behaviour;wildlife management; options available for wild-life conservation; elephant conservation in SriLanka; protected areas in Sri Lanka; protectedarea planning; wildlife policy, elephant conserva-tion policy and fauna and fl ora protection ordi-nance; ecotourism principles and practices; Fieldsampling methods of fauna and fl ora; Reportwriting and presentations on fi eld visits.

ZYU 6311.Special Topics in Zoology

This will be offered only to the fi nal year Zoologyspecial students. Students will be trained to writeessays on current topics of Zoology which are

of scientifi c interest. They need to gather infor-mation from various sources and write scientifi cessays for the topics given to them by the Zool-ogy Department. .The fi nal examination will bea theory paper where students are required towrite 3 essays.

FNU6300– GIS and Remote Sensingin Natural Resource Management

Introduction to GIS, understanding datums,map projections, coordinate systems, mapscale, basic characteristics of maps, samplingthe world, data models, digital databases, com-ponents of the GIS and data inputs, elementaryspatial data analysis, feature measurementsin GIS, classifi cation of digital objects, globalpositioning systems, fundamentals of remotesensing

FNU6302 – Fundamentals of Environ-mental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Introduction to EIA, EIA concepts, screening,scoping, project affected environment and leg-islation, impact identifi cation, impact prediction,impact evaluation, mitigation of impacts, envi-ronmental management plan, EIA report writing,evaluation of EIA reports, EIA procedures in SriLanka, role of public participation.

FNU6301 - Environmental Degradationand Management (EDM)

Understanding our environment, environmentsustainability, state of the Sri Lankan environ-ment, key environmental issues in Sri Lanka,causes of environmental degradation, linkagesto global environment, combating environmentdegradation, valuing the environment, policy andinstitutional set-up in Sri Lanka, environmentalmonitoring

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Appendix 1 Schedule of ExemptionsSpecifi c Exemptions from Foundation courses in Science

GCE A/LSri Lanka

Qualifi cations Accepted for Exemptions

OUSL Foundation certifi cate in Science /London A/Levels

Institute ofChemistry Lab

TechniciansCertifi cate

(LTCC)/(DLTC)

Diploma in Sci./ Maths (AUC);Diploma in

Teaching Sci./ Maths (NIE);Trained Teachers Certifi cate

Science Teachers Diploma

New Scheme Old Scheme

PureMaths

App. MathsPhysics Chemistry

Botany Zoology

Maths Sci. Phy. Sci. Bio.Sci.Com. Maths/Higher

MathsBiology

Combined Maths /Higher Maths

Pure Maths X X

App. Maths X X

Physics Physics X X X

Chemistry Chemistry X X X

BiologyBotany X X X

Zoology X X X

Specifi c Exemptions for EGAP (LEE3410) (scores given below should not be more than 3 years old)IELTS* Overall score of minimum 5.0 (academic) or 5.5 (general), with not less than 4.0 in writing

TOFEL*Paper based: overall score of minimum 450 with 3.5 in writing;Computer based: overall score of minimum 200 with 3.5 in writing;Internet based: overall score of minimum 90 with 3.0 (scaled score of 20) in writing

G.C.E (A/L) English Medium Student who have completed their advance level Examination in English Medium conducted by the department of Examination.

London A/L Students who have completed London A/L (Edexcel or Cambridge).

UTEL Score of not less than band 6.00 in all 4 skills.

Successful completion of a Bachelors Degree/Postgraduate Diploma/Masters in the English medium.Successful completion of a Bachelors Degree/Postgraduate Diploma/Masters in the English medium.National Collage of Education-National Diploma in Teaching (English) conducted and awarded by the NIE.Higher National Diploma in English (SLIATE).Diploma in English from a recognized university.Diploma in Library and Information Science (in the English medium) conducted by the Sri Lanka Library Association.English as a subject at the G.C.E. Advance Level.Diploma in English Language and Literature and Advance Certi cate in Engl ish conducted by De par tment of Language Studies.

* IELTS and TOEFL scores should be obtained not more than 3 years prior to the date of request.

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Specifi c Exemption for ICT Skills (CSE3213)

Specifi c Exemptions for CYE3200

1st year Examination in Science of a recognized University National Diploma inMathematics

GCE A/L-Combined/Higher/Pure/Applied Maths, TrainedTeachers’ Certifi cate in Maths, PSF1301+PSF2301/

PSF1302+ and PSF2302 NDT/JTO/IESL PartI

Course Code Pure Mathematics Applied Mathematics

CYE3200 X X x x

UCTIT Successful completion of the University Competency Test in Information Technology (UCTIT) conducted by the Higher Education for Twenty FistCentury (HETC) project of the Ministry of Higher Education.

ICT Technician Successful completion of National Certifi cate in Information Communication Technology Technician (ICT Technician) NVQ L4 at Vocational TrainingCentre.

SCDL/ICDL Successful completion of Sri Lanka Computer Driving License (SCDL) or International Computer Driving License (ICDL)

Short coursein ProfessionalComputerApplications

Successful completion of CPCA; Short course in Professional Computer Applications offered by the Department of Computer Science, The OpenUniversity of Sri Lanka.

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Appendix 2OUSL Computer Centres

Centre Address Telephone No.

AmparaThe OUSL Study Centre, Iginiyagala Road, Ampara 0632224388

AmbalangodaThe OUSL Study Centre, Polwatta Road, Halwatura, Ambalangoda. 0912255310

Ambalantota OUSLStudy Centre, Ragasaranagama, Lunama, Ambalantota 0112856203

AnuradhapuraThe OUSL Study Centre, Jayanthi Mawatha, Anuradhapura 0252224487

BadullaSri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education, Greenland Drive, Badulla 0112671783

BatticaloaThe OUSL Study Centre, Bar Road, Batticaloa 0652222264

Faculty of Education Building (ground fl oor)The OUSL, Nawala, Nugegoda 0112814557

GalleOUSL Study Centre, Labuduwa, Galle 091-2223784

GampahaOpen University of Sri Lanka Study Centre, Gampaha Road , Miriswatta, Madugoda 0332234572/1

Jaffna Open University of Sri Lanka Study Centre, Browns Road, Kokuvil, Jaffna. 021-2221810

Kalutara Open University of Sri Lanka Study Centre, 66/2, Nagoda Road, Kalutara. 034-2220850

KandyThe OUSL Regional Centre, Pollgolla, Kandy 081-2494119

KatunayakeInststitute of Engineering Technology,Temple Road, Katunayake 0112252831

KegalleOUSLStudy Centre, Kumaratunaga Munidasa Mawatha, Kegalle 035- 2222086

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KurunegalaThe OUSL Study Centre, Nissanka Mawatha, Malkaduwawa Kurunegala 0372220917

MataraThe OUSL Study Centre, Nupe, Matara 0412222314

MonaragalaThe OUSL Study Centre, Potuvil Road, Monaragala 0552277377

Nawala, Colombo Regional Centre Building, (ground fl oor)The OUSL, Nawala, Nugegoda

011-2810088011-2881080

PeradeniyaUniversity of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 081 – 2389206

PolonnaruwaOUSL Study Centre, Mahavali Housing Scheme, New Town, Polonnaruwa 027-2223048

Puttalam Open University of Sri Lanka Study Centre, 137/1, Colombo Road, Puttalam. Ms.Nirosha – 071-4484854

RathnapuraThe OUSL Study Centre, Hidellana, Rathnapura 452228075

TrincomaleeSri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education, Selvanayagapuram Rd,Uppuweli ,Trincomalee.

011-2768051011-2881333011-2881380

UOC University of Colombo,“College House”,94,

Kumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha, Colombo 03011-2814557

Vavuniya Open University of Sri Lanka Study Centre, 366, Thekkawatta, Vauniya

024-2225995

Waligatta institute of Agro Technology and Rural Sciences of the University of Colombo. Weligatta New Town, Weligatta, Hambantota

047-3625245

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Appendix 3 Statistics: Programme CompletionBSc (Natural Sciences) Graduates

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OUSL Holidays

The OUSL recognises seven special holidays on which no compulsory activities will be scheduled.

1. Thai Pongal Day

2. Independence Day

3. Sinhala and Hindu New Year Day

4. May Day

5. Wesak Full Moon Poya Day

6. Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday

7. Christmas Day