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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of Mathematics | MAE106 | Turkish | Compulsory | 2. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Duygu ARABACI |
| Instructor(s) | Doç. Dr. Duygu ARABACI (Bahar) |
| Goals | With this course, it is aimed to present the studies carried out by different civilizations in the field of mathematics in ancient times, to introduce the different phases of mathematics until today, and to present the potential of using the history of mathematics in mathematics teaching. |
| Course Content | The place of mathematics history in mathematics education, Ancient Egyptian mathematics, Ancient Greek mathematics, Far East mathematics, mathematicians of Islamic world, Emergence of modern mathematics |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Learn the basic concepts of the history of mathematics |
| 2 | Learn the historical development of digits and numbers |
| 3 | Learns the contents of the papyruses Rhind and Moscow understands the importance of them |
| 4 | Learn the place of history of mathematics in mathematics education |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction, course content, course overview; introducing and sharing the course syllabus with students, which includes the course objective, content, principles of delivery, and course evaluation criteria; and determining students' expectations regarding the course. | Question and Answer, Discussion, Lecture |
| 2. Week | Egyptian and Mesopotamian Mathematics | Question and Answer, Discussion, Group Work, Lecture |
| 3. Week | The Historical Development of Numbers | Presentation (Preparation), Question and Answer, Lecture |
| 4. Week | Ancient Greek Mathematics (Thales, Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Plato, Eudoxus) | Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 5. Week | Ancient Greek Mathematics (Alexandrian School Mathematicians) | Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 6. Week | Mathematics in Indian and Far Eastern | Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview |
| 7. Week | Mathematicians of the Islamic world from the 8th to the 15th centuries AD (Abdülmahid İbn Türk, Harezmi, Banu Musa, Ebu Kamil) | Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 8. Week | Mathematicians of the Islamic world from the 8th to the 15th centuries AD (Abul-Vefa, Al-Karhi, Ömer Hayyam, El Birunî) | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 9. Week | Light Rising from the East (Uluğ Bey, Gıyaseddin Cemşid, Kadızade Rumi, Ali Kuşçu) | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Presentation (Preparation), Group Work, Lecture |
| 10. Week | Classical Mathematics Period | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 11. Week | Classical Mathematics Period | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 12. Week | The mathematics of our time | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 13. Week | Mathematics in and beyond 20th-century Turkey. | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Presentation (Preparation), Group Work, Lecture |
| 14. Week | Presenting activities related to the life stories of mathematicians. | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Presentation (Preparation), Group Work, Exhibition |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 27 | By using mathematical language and terminology correctly and effectively, the student has knowledge about the nature, source, historical development and limits of basic concepts and approaches and interprets their reflections in the field. | ✔ | |||||
| 28 | The student follows the developments in mathematics education in our country and in the world, and takes into account the cognitive and affective student characteristics required by the mathematics curriculum. | ✔ | |||||
| 31 | The student identifies the facts related to mathematics, mathematics teaching and the teaching profession in and out of school, evaluate them with a critical approach, conceptualize them, examine them with scientific methods and interpret them with current technologies. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Midterm 2 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Homework 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Quiz 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Final | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Practice | 10 | 1 | 10 | |
| Classroom Activities | 10 | 2 | 20 | |
| Total Workload | 51 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 2.0 | ||
