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Business and Company Law

Author: Clement Iornongu

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Administration, Social and Management science

Course Code: MBA804, CLL804

Topics: Business law, Company Law, Corporate Affairs Commission, Limited Liability Company, Types of Companies, Pre-Incorporation Contracts, Corporate Personality, Constitution of the Company, Share Capital, Shares, company, Winding up of the Company

Introduction to Computer Science

Author: Samuel Oluwadare

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AGE202

Topics: Computer Science, computer hardware, Peripheral Devices, Computer Software, Computer Languages, Computer Programming, Flowcharts, Algorithms, Visual Basic Project Window, Analysing Visual Basic Data, Computer Virus, Input Devices, Computer Keyboard, Output Devices, printers, monitors, scanners, speakers, Air Conditioner, Voltage Stabiliser, Line Voltage Transformer, Uninterruptible Power Supply System

Agro Climatology and Biogeography

Author: Dora Damar

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AGR309

Topics: Agro Climatology, Biogeography, Atmospheric heating, Atmospheric Moisture, heat transfers, water transfers, planetary scale, pressure systems, wind systems, condensation, Precipitation Processes, precipitation variation, Tropical Climate, latitude, altitude

Integrated Soil Management

Author: Odunze Chidowe

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM506

Topics: Soil Management, Soil Erosion, water erosion, Soil Erodibility, water erosion effects, wind erosion, organic soils, soil organic carbon Sequestration, Regosol, problem soils, polluted soils, sandy soil, shallow soil, skeletal soil, Polluted Soil reclamation, Polluted Soils management, Polluted Soils bioremediation, soil nutrient dynamics, wetland soils, sheet erosion, rill erosion, gully erosion, stream banl erosion

Land reclamation

Author: Yau Lawan

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM508

Topics: Land reclamation, soil degradation, soil pollution, water erosion, wind erosion, acidification, soil salinization, soil solidification, waste, climate change, deforestation, desertification, Land Reclamation Technologies, Soil compaction, splash erosion, sheet erosion, Gully Erosion, Landslides

Meteorology Today An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment, 12th edition

Author: Donald Ahrens, Robert Henson

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AGR205

Topics: Meteorology, Weather, Climate, Environment, energy, seasonal temperatures, daily temperatures, Atmospheric Humidity, Condensation, Dew, Fog, Clouds, Cloud Development, Precipitation, Air Pressure, Winds, Air Masses, Air Fronts, Middle-Latitude Cyclones, Weather Forecasting, Thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, global climate, earth's changing climate, air pollution, Radiant Energy, Radiation, Foggy Weather

Natural Environment & Animal Production

Author: Isaac Butswat

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP314

Topics: Natural Environment, Animal Production, earth science, environment, geological activity, oceans, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, climate change, atmosphere, atmospheric layers, global warming, climate, weather, life ecosystems, biomes, biogeochemical cycles, wilderness, Environmental degradation, population growth, agriculture, water management, greenhouse gas emission, Gas effect, emissions, pollution, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, erosion, coastal erosion, glaciers, floods, freezing, thawing, wind erosion, gravitational erosion, exfoliation, soil structure, soil composition, vegetation cover, topography, agricultural practices, deforestation, urbanization, airborne dust pollution, desertification, Stratospheric Ozone, ozone hole, Antarctica Ozone Theory

A Geology for Engineers, 7th Edition

Author: FGH Blyth, MH de Freitas

School: Bayero University, Kano

Department: Engineering

Course Code: CIV3401

Topics: Geology, Earth's Surface, Earth's Dimensions, Surface Relief, Earth's Interior, Temperature gradient, Earth's Density, Earthquakes, Isostasy, Continental Drift, Oceanic Ridges, Rock Magnetism, Drift Mechanism, Geological History, Strati-graphical column, Plate Tectonics, Earth age, Earth origin, Precambrian, Phanerozoic, Surface Processes, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Minerals, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Geological Structures, Strength of Geological materials, In-situ investigations, Laboratory investigations, Geological Maps, Ground-water, Slope Stability, Reservoirs, Dams, Excavations, Ground water treatment, Nuclear waste, Foundations, Construction materials, Water supplies, Retaining walls, Thermal treatment, Consolidation, Grouting, Dewatering, Underground excavations, Disposal of excavated materials, Surface excavations, Ground-water control, Underground reservoir, Reservoirs, Dams, Slope Stability, Slope Failure, Water levels, Aquifers, Aquicludes, Hydrological Cycle

Design of structural elements, 3rd Edition

Author: Chanakya Arya

School: Bayero University, Kano

Department: Engineering

Course Code: CIV3307, CIV4204, CIV5405

Topics: Structural Design, Design Philosophy, Design Basics, Basic structural concepts, materials properties, Design loads acting on structures, Design loads acting on elements, Structural analysis, Beam design, Column design, British Standard Structural design, Beams, Slabs, Foundations, Retaining walls, Design in structural steelwork to BS5950, Iron, Steel, Design Strength, Connections Design, Design in unreinforced masonry, Design in timber to BS5268, Structural design to Eurocodes

Strength of Material, Second Edition

Author: SS Rattan

School: Bayero University, Kano

Department: Engineering

Course Code: CIV3308

Topics: Simple stress, simple strain, Shear stress, Saint-Venant's principle, Stress, strain, Modulus of elasticity, Modulus of Rigidity, Bar elongation, Superposition principle, Tapering section Bars, Elongation due to self-weight, Uniform strength column, Statically indeterminate systems, Temperature stresses, Shrinking on, Strain analysis, Tensile test diagram, Elastic constants, Three-Dimensional stress systems, Compound stress, compound stress, Principal stresses, Maximum shear stresses, Mohr's Stress cycle, Three coplanar stress, Ellipse of Stress, Strain Analysis, Principal Strain, Principal shear strain, Mohr's Strain cycle, Strain Energy, Shear force, Bending moment, Supports types, Bending stress in beams, Simple bending theory, Moment of inertia, Flitched beams, composite beams, Unsymmetrical bending, Ellipse of inertia, Shear stress in beams, Shear stress variation, Built-up beams, Shear centre, Deflection, Beam differential equation, Deflection at a point, Macaulay's method, Moment-Area method, Strain energy due to bending, Castigliano's First theorem, Deflection by castigliano's Theorem, Impact loading on beams, conjugate beam method, Betti's reciprocal deflections theorem, Maxwell's Reciprocal Deflection theorem, Fixed beams, Continuous beams, Fixidity Effects, Clapeyron's three moment equation, Torsion, Springs, Columns, Struts, Failure Theories, Plastic bending, Plane frame structures, Materials properties, Materials testing, Tensile testing, Compression testing, Torsion testing, Hardness testing, Impact testing, Fatigue testing

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