In physics we deal with physical quantities which are usually quantified by measuring. The process of measuring involves assigning a number to a physical quantity by comparing it with a standard. The standard quantity is called unit and used to measure the given physical quantity. For instance when we say the length is 5 m, it means the standard used is one meter ( 1 m) and the length is 5 times of the standard length. A standard adopted as a unit should have the following features: i) It must be universally acceptable and of reasonable size. ii) Its magnitude must be definite and definable iii) Its magnitude should not change with time, temperature and pressure i.e. it should be invariable and iv) It should be reproducible.

Development is a progressive series of qualitative changes that occur in a predictable pattern as a result of the interaction between biological and environmental factors. It is a unique kind of change that is cumulative and occurs over time in a social context. For example language use, thought processing, reading skills, and peer relationships.

Organisms need rigid framework to support their bodies/ weight off the ground and maintain their shape. In animal this function is performed by skeleton while in plants is by variety of supportive tissues. Movement is displacement of part of organism Locomotion is displacement of whole organism’s body.

To focus on a near object, the cilliary muscles contract thereby relaxing the tension on the suspensory ligaments. This leads to increase in the curvature of the lens. The light rays aresufficiently refracted and brought to focus on the retina.

This course broadly introduces students to the discipline of Political Science. More specifically, the course explores basic concepts in politics, theories and ideologies, configurations of the state and government, and the institutional frameworks of politics.

This course introduces you to the grammar of the English Language. It begins with and identification and classification of the words of the English Language. It then explain how the words of the language interact and combine to form larger structures, such as phrases which in turn combine to form clauses. The clause is the unit used by a speaker to express thoughts and thus clearly communicate with other people. This course introduces you the basic structure of the English language clause and how it can be used to communicate thoughts in different styles.

This module provides a view of psychology as a science. It introduces key scientific concepts that can be used in application of psychological principles to conduct experiments about cause and effect of behavior.

Sociology is the systematic study of social groups and their influences on human behaviour. Human beings are social by nature. They form groups to meet their needs and pursue their interests. This social dimension is the focus of sociology. Groups range from intimate type, such as two lovers to the largest most inclusive group, which is called society. Sociology concerns itself with the nature of these groups and their impact upon each other and on the individuals that comprise them.

Sociology of religion is the scientific study of the ways in which culture, society and class relationships affect religion and the ways in which religion affects individuals and the social structure.

The discipline of sociology is founded on a trinity of three main pillars: social structure, social research methods and social theory. You may like to think of the discipline of sociology as a traditional African stool that stands on three legs: social structure, social research methods and social theory. Having been introduced to the discipline of sociology last semester, this course exposes you to the first pillar: social structure. As you go on with your courses in sociology you will encounter the other two pillars: social research methods and social theory. To put them in perspective: Social theory attempts to explain why things happen and how they happen. It also attempts to predict social phenomena. Social research methods deal with how sociologists come to know what they know about society and the tools that they use to test the validity of some of the predictions made by theory. Social structure attempts to explain and describe the reality of how society is constructed.