GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
History of Mathematics/MTÖ403
Course Title: History of Mathematics
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 7 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Recognize the mathematical developments in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Evaluate the reached level of mathematical thinking in ancient Greek.
Recognize the mathematical development in china, India and the world of Islam.
Recognize the development in mathematics in Europe during and after the renaissance.
Know the impressive developments in mathematics after 19th century.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Origin of mathematics
2. Week  Mathematics in Egypt
3. Week  Mathematics in Mesopotamia
4. Week  Mathematics in Mesopotamia
5. Week  Mathematics in ancient Greek
6. Week  Mathematics in ancient Greek
7. Week  Mathematics in China
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Mathematics in India
10. Week  Mathematics in the world of Islam
11. Week  Mathematics in Europe during Renaissance.
12. Week  Mathematics in Europe after the Renaissance
13. Week  Mathematics after 19th century
14. Week  Preperation for Final Exam
15. Week  Final Exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 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
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
8
2
16
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
2
16
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
3
2
6
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
3
3
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
3
3
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
74
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.96
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Acquisition of scientific thinking skillsX
2Making research and investigation independentlyX
3Acquisition of carefully observing and analytically thinking skillsX
4Acquisition of learning and teaching mathematics problems
5Comprehending, applying and explaining the importance of mathematical conceptsX
6Developing the thinking, producing, argumenting and probing abilitiesX
7Having the algorithm and sotftware writing abilities for solving computer supported problems
8Developing the ability of reaching information, evaluating and presenting informationX
9Improving yourself parallel to the developing technology
10Understands the disciplinary structure of mathematics, its historical development, related philosophical approaches and problems.X
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