HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS

EMT405

Course Code: EMT405
Semester: Seventh Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Seventh Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Osman Altıntaş

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Know the role of history of mathematics in mathematics education.
Know the historical development of mathematical concepts.
Know mathematicians in history and their contributions to mathematics.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The place of the history of mathematics in mathematics education; Historical development of numbers, geometry, trigonometry, algebra, calculus; Ancient Egyptian mathematics, Ancient Greek mathematics, Far East mathematics, Islamic world mathematicians; the birth of modern mathematics, historical development of mathematical concepts, important mathematicians.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The place of history of mathematics in mathematics education
2^nd Week	Learning mathematics from original documents
3^rd Week	Method by Eratosthenes to measure the circumference of the earth
4^th Week	Prime numbers
5^th Week	Impossible problems
6^th Week	Pi number
7^th Week	History of cryptology
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Mathematicians in history and their contributions to mathematics
10^th Week	Mathematicians in history and their contributions to mathematics
11^th Week	Pythagorean theorem
12^th Week	Zero count
13^th Week	Rhind papyrus
14^th Week	Galileo's compass
15^th Week	General review

Recommended or Required Reading

Ali Dönmez, Matematiğin öyküsü ve serüveni,1-11.Cilt, 2002.
Adnan Baki, Matematik Tarihi ve Felsefesi, 2014
Kısa Matematik Tarihi, Dirk J. Struik, Doruk, 2002
Matematiğin Tarihi, Richard Mankiewicz, Güncel, 2002
A History of Mathematics, Carl B. Boyer,1989
The History of Mathematics, David M. Burton,1985

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Project
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	2	10
Project	1	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
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	2	26
Preparation for Final exam	1	12	12
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	2	6	12
Project	1	17	17
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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