GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MATHEMATICS AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE/MAT- 450
Course Title: MATHEMATICS AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr.Bahri Turan
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bturan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bturan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To have a general knowledge about history of science
To have knowledge about methods of science
To have a general knowledge about philosophical ideas related to science
To learn proof methods
To build up a general knowledge about science and mathematic
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Overview of history of science
2. Week  The sturucture of knowledge and science
3. Week  Scientific method
4. Week  Different interpretations of the scientific method
5. Week  Ways to go fact : observation and experiment
6. Week  The law, hypothesis and theory building
7. Week  Verification and falsification
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  The logical structure of measurement
10. Week  The principle of causality in science
11. Week  Philosophy of Mathematics
12. Week  Science and Mathematics
13. Week  Abstraction,generalization and formalizm
14. Week  Accuracy of Science and Mathematics
15. Week  Proof
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. Yıldırım, C. (2002). Bilim Felsefesi, Remzi Kitapevi, İstanbul. 2. Adıvar, A. A. (1994). Tarih boyunca ilim ve din (bilim ve din), Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul. 3. Demir Ö, (1992) Bilim Felsefesi, Vadi yayınları 4. Yıldırım, C. (1999). Bilim Tarihi, Remzi Kitapevi, İstanbul. 5. Popper K, (1998) Bilimsel araştırmanın mantığı Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul 6.Barker ,Stephen F.( 1964) Philosophy of Mathematic
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
1
10
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
0
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
4
4
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
10
20
 Final and Studying for Final
2
10
20
 Other
2
5
10
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To train individuals who are contemporary, entrepreneur and have unique and aesthetic values, self-confidence and capable of independent decision-making.X
2To give good education in the program fields as algebra, geometry, applied mathematics, topology and analysis in order to be equipped with enough mathematics.X
3To teach mathematical thinking methods in order to improve the ability to express mathematics both orally and in writing.X
4To train individuals who are knowledgeable about the history of mathematics and the production of scientific knowledge and can follow developments in these disciplines.X
5To provide necessary equipments to take positions such areas as banking, finance, econometrics, and actuarial.X
6To acquire ability to solve problems encountered in real life by means of mathematical modeling using mathematical methods.X
7To provide ability to do necessary resource researches in the areas of mathematics and to use accessed information.X
8To give appropriate training in such areas as in computer programming and creating algorithms in order to take parts in developing IT sector.X
9To gain substructure to be able to study at graduate level.X
10To enable the student to gain the ability of relating mathematics with the other sciences.X