University of Nairobi Bsc. Civil Engineering Degree Programme Details
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B.sc. (civil Engineering)
Degree Code: F16 Duration: 5 Faculty/School/Institute offered: SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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Introduction General Regulations Course Outline Course Description Further Information Entry Requirements
Course Description
FIRST YEAR OF STUDY - SEMESTER I FCE 101 - Communication Skills (45 hrs) For details see course CCS 004 under common undergraduate courses. FCE 103 - Development Process (45 hrs) For details see course CCS 001 under common undergraduate courses. FCE 131 - Physics IA (45 hrs) Mechanics and Properties of Matter : Introduction to dynamics: circular motion; simple harmonic motion (SHM); rotation of rigid bodies; Newton's Law of gravitation Introduction to statics: force systems on rigid bodies at rest: equilibrium: fluid statics. Introduction to properties of matter: elasticity in solids, viscosity in fluids, friction. Sound and Vibration: Introduction to Sound: Wave phenomenon; sound waves; velocity of sound. Introduction of vibration: Free vibrations of particles (SHM). Simple pendulum; free vibrations of rigid bodies. Heat Internal energy and temperature; phase changes of the pure substance. Isothermal and isobaric compressibility of gases, liquids and solids. Heat transfer: conduction, convention, and radiation Kinetic theory of gases: perfect gas equation; intermolecular forces, specific heats, and equipartition of energy. FCE 161 - Pure Mathematics IA (45 hrs) Numbers and Simple Functions The real number system and functions: complex numbers, inequalities, exponents, trigonometric functions, definitions
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B.sc. (civil Engineering)
Degree Code: F16 Duration: 5 Faculty/School/Institute offered: SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Regulations
Introduction General Regulations Course Outline Course Description Further Information Entry Requirements
Course Description
FIRST YEAR OF STUDY - SEMESTER I FCE 101 - Communication Skills (45 hrs) For details see course CCS 004 under common undergraduate courses. FCE 103 - Development Process (45 hrs) For details see course CCS 001 under common undergraduate courses. FCE 131 - Physics IA (45 hrs) Mechanics and Properties of Matter : Introduction to dynamics: circular motion; simple harmonic motion (SHM); rotation of rigid bodies; Newton's Law of gravitation Introduction to statics: force systems on rigid bodies at rest: equilibrium: fluid statics. Introduction to properties of matter: elasticity in solids, viscosity in fluids, friction. Sound and Vibration: Introduction to Sound: Wave phenomenon; sound waves; velocity of sound. Introduction of vibration: Free vibrations of particles (SHM). Simple pendulum; free vibrations of rigid bodies. Heat Internal energy and temperature; phase changes of the pure substance. Isothermal and isobaric compressibility of gases, liquids and solids. Heat transfer: conduction, convention, and radiation Kinetic theory of gases: perfect gas equation; intermolecular forces, specific heats, and equipartition of energy. FCE 161 - Pure Mathematics IA (45 hrs) Numbers and Simple Functions The real number system and functions: complex numbers, inequalities, exponents, trigonometric functions, definitions