GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FRACTAL GEOMETRY/1350119
Course Title: FRACTAL GEOMETRY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof.Hasan ES
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  -
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  hasanes@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To introduce and to appreciate the structure of living and not living beings in nature
After the course, the students will understand and explain the objects in nature as mathematical way
 -- 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 ne recommended optional programmme componenet for this course
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Fractals and the history
2. Week  Known fractals examples, such as Sierpinski, Koch snowflake, Antisnowflake
3. Week  Polygon and circle fractals, Spacefilling curves, Jurassicpark fractals
4. Week  Transformations on plane I, measures, reflections
5. Week  Transformations on plane I, measures, reflections
6. Week  Transformations on plane II, tranlations, ratios
7. Week  Self-similarity of fractals
8. Week  Mid-term exam
9. Week  Dimension of some known fractals
10. Week  Ratio dimension
11. Week  Koch curve and its fractal dimension, Minkowski fractal and its dimension
12. Week  Hausdorff dimension
13. Week  Length of a fractal curve
14. Week  Box dimension
15. Week  Similarity dimension
16. Week  End-of-term exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  H. Hilmi HACISALİHOĞLU, N. YAZ, fractal geometry I, Ankara University, Faculty of Science,, Beşevler, Ankara
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 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
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
10
5
50
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
10
5
50
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
25
25
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Have fund of knowledge in the content of Primary Mathematics Teaching, to develop hypothetical and implemental knowledge acquired on expert-level and producing new information by connecting it with knowledge of other fields.X
2Produce and implement solutions to the problems those require expertise in Primary Mathematics Teaching by using quantitive and qualitative scientific research methods, to be able to work independently and take responsibility.X
3Develop new approaches, design methods and teamwork for the unpredictable complicated situations.X
4Evaluate the information about Primary Mathematics Teaching critically, leading and guiding learning, and gaining lifelong learning capability.X
5Share and discuss the information and findings of Primary Mathematics Teaching in written or orally in both national and international meetings, evaluating current issues by considering the country facts, developing strategy, policy and implementation programs about related topics and evaluating the results in respect to quality.X
6Discuss interaction between disciplines about Primary Mathematics Teaching.
7Follows national and international studies related to mathematics teachers and perform comparative studies.
8Design research by choosing best teaching strategies,methodology and techniques, learming materials and most effective evaluation methods and strategies with the consideration of primary students? individual and developmental differences and programs contentand program development principles.
9Do scientific research using the knowledge and skills on basic research methods, report the scientific researches done and present the scientific researches reported.X
10Possess scientific and professional ethic values and awareness.X