The course is one of the fundamental teaching units in the official national programme drawn up by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for a second year of a science and technology engineering degree programme, with an hourly volume of
hourly volume : 45h00 half-yearly (Course 1h30, TD 1h 30, PW: 1h30) 
coefficient = 03.
Credit : 05.
Evaluation type: continuos control 20% , practical work evaluation 20%, and final exam 60%