GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS/MAT311G
Course Title: PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Ayşe UYAR
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/~boz
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  boz@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students explain the nature, foundations and truthness of mathematical knowledge
Students explain the nature and foundations of mathmeatical objects
Students explain the application of mathematics to science and technology and other disciplines
Students explain what it means to do mathematics by giving examples from the activities of mathematicians from today and past.
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 -- 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
  Philosophy of Mathematics Education
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction
2. Week  Platonism
3. Week  Platonism
4. Week  Formalism
5. Week  Formalism
6. Week  Intuitionism and Constructivism
7. Week  Intuitionism and Constructivism
8. Week  Logicism
9. Week  Logicism
10. Week  Wittgenstein on Mathematics
11. Week  Paradoxes of the Infinite and Early Greek History
12. Week  Pre-Cantor from the Calculus to Kant
13. Week  Cantor and Transfinite Numbers
14. Week  Sets, Lowenheim-Skolem, and Godel
15. Week  Wittgenstein on the Infinite
16. Week  Evaluation of the course
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Brown, J. R. (1999) Philosophy of Mathematics, Routledge. Hart, W. D. (ed.) (1996) The Philosophy of Mathematics, Oxford. Moore, A. W. (2001) The
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
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 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
14
2
28
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
14
1
14
 Final and Studying for Final
14
1
14
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
98
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.92
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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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 problemsX
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 technologyX
10Understands the disciplinary structure of mathematics, its historical development, related philosophical approaches and problems.X