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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
IME 608NATURE AND HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS2 + 01st Semester 

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective The aim of this lesson provides an awareness of the philosophy of development of mathematical concepts. Furthermore, it will be discussed that the mathematics concepts related to different philosophical perspectives in parallel with historical development of concepts and this process of historical development needed to be taken into account also in the teaching of the concepts.
Course Content Ontological and epistemological discussions in the development of mathematical knowledge. Discussions on whether it is the discovery or invention of mathematical knowledge and examples from the history of concepts. Crises in the history of mathematics and their contributions to development of mathematics. Significant characters in the history of mathematics. Philosophical movements in the mathematics (logicism, formalism, intuitionism). Suggestions that are related to the arrangement of mathematics teaching by considering the history and nature of mathematics.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Realize the balance of inductive thinking with deductive thinking in the nature of mathematical knowledge
2Know the milestone developments in the development of mathematical knowledge.
3Know comparatively the philosophical movements in mathematics
4Recognize significant characters in the history of mathematics and knows their contributions to mathematics.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09
LO 001323254343
LO 002535354353
LO 003323253343
LO 004534354454
Sub Total161015102015131813
Contribution434354353

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14228
Assignments12828
Mid-terms11515
Final examination13030
Presentation / Seminar Preparation15555
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






156

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