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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 1 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Academic Programs Established in 1977/1978, the college of science offers programs leading to the B.Sc. degree with majors in Mathematics, Physics, Physics and Electronics, Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, Medical Laboratory Sciences, and Statistics. The Faculties of Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics offer graduate programs leading to M.Sc. degree, and the Faculty of Chemistry offers a program leading to Ph.D. degree. Teaching is conducted through lecture and laboratory participation by highly qualified teaching staff, including a number of highly distinguished professors, who continue to positively affect students’ academic achievement and improve the quality of both applied and basic scientific research in the college. In addition to well equipped modern teaching laboratories, a number of research laboratories and facilities are available for faculty and students. Stack rooms, workshops (including glass blowing and electronics), clean rooms, dark rooms, exhibition rooms and a conference room are available on site. Credit hours Hours per week Course # Course title Prerequisite Theory Lab. 21101 Calculus I 3 3 - - 22102 Calculus II 3 3 - 21101 22101 General Physics I 3 3 - - 22107 Practical General Physics I 1 - 2 22101, or concurrent 22102 General Physics II 3 3 - 22101, 22107, or with both 22108 Practical General Physics II 1 - 2 22102 or concurrent 23101 General Chemistry I 3 3 - - 23107 Practical General Chemistry I 1 - 2 23101 or concurrent 23102 General Chemistry II 3 3 - 23102 or concurrent 23108 Practical General Chemistry II 1 - 2 23102 or concurrent 24101 General Biology I 3 3 - - 24107 Practical General Biology I 1 - 2 24101 or concurrent 24101, 24107 or concurrent 24102 General Biology II 3 3 - 24108 Practical General Biology II 1 - 2 - Total 30 College Requirements (30 credit hours) An-Najah National University 2 Course descriptions for college requirements: 21101 - Calculus I Topics covered in this course include analytic geometry, continuity, limits, definite and indefinite integration, applications of integration and differentiation. 21102 - Calculus II This course introduces integration and differentiation of exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric and partial trigonometric functions, and methods of integration, polar coordinates, conic sections, extraordinary integration and indefinite quantities. 22101 - General Physics I This course introduces vectors, laws of two-dimensional motion, linear motion, quantity gravitation, conservation of mechanical energy, rotational kinematics, waves, thermal dynamics, Newton’s mechanics, and simple harmonic motion. 22102 - General Physics II This course covers electrical fields and potentials, capacitors, electrical circuits, magnetic field induction, RC and RL circuits, electromagnetic waves, optics, interference and diffraction. 22107 - Practical General Physics I This course involves a number of selected experiments in mechanics. 22108 - Practical General Physics II This course includes a number of selected experiments in electricity and magnetism. 23101 - General Chemistry 1 In this course, students will learn basic concepts in chemistry, including the structure of atoms, chemical laws calculations, chemical bonding, forms of compounds, general laws in aqueous solutions chemistry, general laws for gases, and other theoretical subjects. 23107 - Practical General Chemistry I This course includes qualitative analysis of ionic elements (positive and negative) in addition to different periodic trends. Part of the course will focus on their compositions and contents. 23102 - General Chemistry II This course introduces basic concepts in properties of solutions, thermodynamics, mechanical interactions, chemical equilibriums, ion bases, and electrochemistry, and involves the application of these topics. 23108 - Practical General Chemistry II Students in this course will be provided with practical applications of laws of gases, 3 primary formula, volumetric analysis, solubility, molecular weight determination, freezing point depression, heat reaction, water crystallization, chemical equilibriums and other experiments. 24101 - General Biology I In this course, students will learn how to study the structure and function of cells in living organisms, their organs and systems, internal transportation and the exchange of gases in these organisms, forms of energy generation, and the photosynthesis process. 24107 - Practical General Biology I This course is an application of topics covered in General Biology I 24101. 24102 - General Biology II In this course, students will study hormones and their influence on living organisms, nerve control, animal movement and behavior, reproduction, and principles of genetics and its impact on diversity of living organisms. 24108 - Practical General Biology II This lab course includes a number of experiments on topics covered in General Biology. An-Najah National University 4 Department of Mathematics (1) Specialization Requirements After successful completion of his/her first year at university, the student specifies his/her specialization major with the assistance of his/her academic supervisor. Then, the student fills and completes an application form submitted to the Faculty of Science. The following requirements should be met for specialization: • Successful completion of two mathematics courses (21101 & 21102) with a minimum overall average of 2/4. • Successful completion of two physics courses (22101 & 22102). • Successful completion of at least 30 credit hours of which at least 18 credit hours are within the Faculty of Science requirements. If the number of students applying to the mathematics major is more than the required number set by the Faculty Council, then the students will be selected according to their highest average in the 21101 and 21102 courses. (2) Degree Requirements All candidates for the B.S. degree in mathematics should successfully complete 137 credit hours as follows: 1. University Compulsory Requirements (20 credit hours) 2. University Elective Requirements (6 credit hours) 3. Faculty Compulsory Requirements (30 credit hours) 4. Departmental Compulsory Requirements (54 credit hours) 5. Departmental Elective Requirements (27 credit hours) The departmental courses required are as follows: A. Departmental Compulsory Courses (54 credit hours) Course Number Course Title Credits Prerequisites 21201 Calculus (3) 3 21102 21203 Principles of Differential Equations 3 21201 21211 Principles of Mathematics 3 21102 & Dept. approval 21212 Modern Analysis (1) 3 21211 21220 Programming for Mathematics 3 21102 & Dept. approval 21231 Methods of Statistics (1) 3 - 21241 Linear Algebra (1) 3 21201 21242 Modern Algebra (1) 3 21211 21311 Modern Analysis (2) 3 21212 21312 Complex Analysis (1) 3 21212 21321 Numerical Analysis (1) 3 21241 & 21220 21334 Probability Theory (1) 3 21201 5 Course Number Course Title Credits Prerequisites 21342 Modern Algebra (2) 3 21242 21361 Principles of General Topology 3 21212 21362 Modern Methods in Geometry 3 21211 21399 Scientific Research 3 100 cr.h s 72292 Methods of Teaching Mathematics 3 - s 72492 Practical Education for Math Students 3 72292 Total 54 * Offered by the College of Education Sciences. An-Najah National University 6 B. Departmental Elective Courses (27 credit hours) Candidates must meet departmental elective requirements by completing: 1- One 3 credit hours course offered by the College of Education Sciences. 2- 24 credit hours selected from courses offered by the Department of Mathematics. Course Number Course Title Credits Prerequisites 21232 Methods of Statistics (2) 3 21231 21301 Special Functions 3 21203 21302 Partial Differential Equations (1) 3 21203 21303 Vector Analysis 3 21201 21314 Advanced Calculus 3 21201 21320 Software Packages for Mathematics 3 21220 & 21241 21322 Linear Programming 3 21220 & 21241 21323 Operations Research (1) 3 21241 21331 Sampling Methodology 3 21231 21332 Experimental Design and Variance Analysis 21231 21335 Probability Theory (2) 3 21334 21336 Mathematical Statistics (1) 3 21334 21337 Mathematical Statistics (2) 3 21336 21341 Linear Algebra (2) 3 21241 21343 Number Theory 3 21211 21351 History of Mathematics 3 Dept. Approval 213732 Applied Mathematics 3 21203 & 21241 21403 Ordinary Differential Equations 3 21203 21414 Functional Analysis 3 21361 21421 Numerical Analysis (2) 3 21321 21431 Time Series Analysis 3 21336 21435 Applied Regression Analysis 3 21241+21334+21220 21462 Differential Geometry 3 21201 & 21241 21474 Combinatorics & Graph Theory 3 21241 21481 Special Topics (1) 3 21482 Special Topics (2) 3 s 72138 Classroom Environmental Management 3 - s 72254 Educational Psychology 3 - s Offered by the College of Education Sciences (Choose one course from 72138 & 72254). 7 (3) Course Descriptions 21103 - General Mathematics Topics covered in this course include: the Cartesian plane, equation of a straight line, equations and inequalities; linear programming; functions, their types, and the limits and continuity of functions; derivatives of polynomials, algebraic, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions; rules of differentiation, applications of derivatives on extreme values and graphs; definite and indefinite integrals; applications of definite integrals; integration by substitution and by parts; matrices, determinants and solving systems of linear equations; partial differentiation. 21104 - Mathematics for Pharmacy Topics covered in this course include: