Understanding history of Mathematics and searching an answer for “What makes Mathematics Mathematics.''
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
2. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Historical Topics for the Mathematics Classroom, Thirty-first Yearbook, Washington, D.C.1969
3. Dirk J.Stuik, Kısa Matematik Tarihi, Çev:Yıldız Silier, Doruk Yayıncılık, 2002
4. Lütfi Göker, Fen Bilimleri Tarihi ve Türk-İslam Bilginlerinin Yeri, MEB,1998
5. B.L.Van Der Waerden, Bilimin Uyanışı, Eski Mısır, Babilonya ve Eski Yunan Matematiği, Türk Mat. Der.Yay.1994
6. Alberto A.Martinez, The Cult of Pythagoras, University of Pittsburgh Press,2012, Simon Singh, The Code Book The secret history of Codes and Code-Breaking,Fourth Estate, London
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Babylonian, Indian, Egyptian Mathematics
2. Week
Thales, Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes
3. Week
History of Algebra
4. Week
Al-Khwarizmi, Omar Khayyam, Brahmagupta
5. Week
History of Mathematical Notations
6. Week
Origins of Symbols for Operations
7. Week
Origin of Zero
8. Week
Midterm Exam
9. Week
History of Geometry
10. Week
Euclid, Descartes, Rıemann
11. Week
History of Computations
12. Week
History of Analysis
13. Week
Codes and Cryptography
14. Week
Philosophy of Mathematics
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Interpreting advanced theoretical and applied knowledge in Mathematics and Computer Science.
PO-2
Critiquing and evaluating data by implementing the acquired knowledge and skills in Mathematics and Computer Science.
PO-3
Recognizing, describing, and analyzing problems in Mathematics and Computer Science; producing solution proposals based on research and evidence.
PO-4
Understanding the operating logic of computer and recognizing computational-based thinking using mathematics as a discipline.
PO-5
Collaborating as a team-member, as well as individually, to produce solutions to problems in Mathematics and Computer Science.
PO-6
Communicating in a foreign language, and interpreting oral and written communicational abilities in Turkish.
PO-7
Using time effectively in inventing solutions by implementing analytical thinking.
PO-8
Understanding professional ethics and responsibilities.
PO-9
Having the ability to behave independently, to take initiative, and to be creative.
PO-10
Understanding the importance of lifelong learning and developing professional skills continuously.
PO-11
Using professional knowledge for the benefit of the society.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Understanding the importance of the history of Mathematics.
LO-2
Understanding the Foundation of Mathematics.
LO-3
Understanding the history of Babylonian, Indian, Egyptian Mathematics.
LO-4
Understanding the history of mathematical notations and origins of symbols for Operations.
LO-5
Understanding the computation, geometry and history of algebra.