GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MATHEMATICAL THINKING/6551305
Course Title: MATHEMATICAL THINKING
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 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
To learn about history of mathematics
To achieve methods of mathematical Thinking
To be able to understand and inform mathematical concepts fairly
To learn proof methods in mathematics
To have a general knowledge about mathematics
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  True-Real in terms of Philosophy, Mathematical Truths, Historical Developments of Mathematics in terms of Thinking and Application
2. Week  Minimal Completeness and Maximal Applicability, Existence and at least one Nonexistence Principles
3. Week  Methods of Mathematical Thinking
4. Week  Tools of Mathematics
5. Week  Theorems and Proof Methods in Mathematics
6. Week  Aplications
7. Week  Theorems and Proof Methods in Mathematics
8. Week  Aplications
9. Week  Mathematical Certanity
10. Week  Depressions in Mathematics
11. Week  Philosophical Ideas related to The Basics of Mathematics
12. Week  Mathematics Positions in Science and Arts
13. Week  Invention in mathematic
14. Week  How to read and do Proofs
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Application
1
10
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- 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
0
 Reading Tasks
10
5
50
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
6
60
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
20
20
 Other (should be emphasized)
2
5
10
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
192
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.68
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
 -- 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)