MATHEMATICS AND ART

GKE438

Course Code: GKE438
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Makes associations between art and mathematics.
Gives examples of the relationship between mathematics and other fields.
Critically evaluates the perspective that visual arts bring to mathematics.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

What is mathematics? What is art? The relationship between mathematics and art; mathematical concepts affecting art; symmetry, golden ratio, fractal geometry; Mathematics in architecture, painting and music, mathematics in nature, mathematics in the universe, mathematics in the human body are the topics of the course.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	What is maths, what is art, what are their relationships?
2^nd Week	Symmetry
3^rd Week	Golden ratio
4^th Week	Golden ratio
5^th Week	Mathematics in architecture
6^th Week	Mathematics in painting, music, literature
7^th Week	Mathematics in discoveries, Tales, Archimedes, Newton
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Galileo-Einstein
10^th Week	Mathematics in the universe
11^th Week	Mathematics in the universe
12^th Week	Mathematics in the human body
13^th Week	Mathematics in the human body
14^th Week	Mathematics in the human body
15^th Week	Overall evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Altıntaş, O. (2023). Sanatta Matematik. Nobel Bilimsel, Ankara.
Altıntaş, O. (2021). Evrende Matematik. Nobel Yayınları, Ankara.
Altıntaş, O. (2021). Hayatımız Matematik. Başkent Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara.
Çakar, Ö. (1992). Doğanın Güzellik Ölçüsü:Altın Oran, Bilim ve Teknik Dergisi, 29(9).
İnan, Y. (2018) Kosmostan Kuantuma. Sarmal Yayınevi, İstanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	13	3	39
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			119
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5	X	X	X
K6
K7			X
K8
K9
K10