GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS II/MAT2016
Course Title: HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS II
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 4 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Get perspective about the origin and development of mathematical concepts
Learning historical development of Egypt,Indian, China,Maya Mathematics
Knowing Turkish Islamic mathematiciens and other mathematicians who helped to improve the mathematics
Knowing the mathematicians in 19th and 20 th centuries and wömen mathematicians
Learning in 20th century; the developments of mathematics, and of applications of mathematics intechnology, biology,finance, etc.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  On the History of Science Mathematics, The Importance of Mathematics, mathematics and other sciences
2. Week  Classification of history of mathematics in terms of information Resources
3. Week  Mathematics in Egypt and Mesopotamia, Babil,
4. Week  Mathematics in Indian, China,mathematics in Maya civilization, mathematicians and work in this period
5. Week  Greek Mathematics, Historical Development of Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry
6. Week  The development of mathematics in Islamic civilization
7. Week   Islamic and Turkish Mathematicians, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry in the Turkish-Islamic World
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Islamic and Turkish Mathematicians, The effects of Islamic mathematics on the western world
10. Week  The development of mathematics in the West
11. Week   17. 18. century mathematicians
12. Week  19th century mathematicians, Classical Period of Mathematics, Modern Mathematics Period Presentation of assignments
13. Week   Women Mathematicians Presentation of assignments
14. Week  20th century; advances in mathematics, technology, biology,finance, etc. Presentation of assignments
15. Week  Presentation of assignments
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
 Reading Tasks
4
2
8
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
2
8
 Material Design and Implementation
4
1
4
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
4
1
4
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
6
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
6
6
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
79
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.16
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- 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
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Dr. Nurhayat İspir)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nispir)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (nispir@gazi.edu.tr)