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  • History of Mathematics I
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title MAT367 - History of Mathematics I
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 5.0
Course Instructor(s) PROFESÖR BÜNYAMİN DEMİR
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
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Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Ancient Egyptian Numerals and Four Operations
Week - 2 Fraction Concept and Fraction Operations in Ancient Egyptian
Week - 3 Problems from Rhind and Moscow Papyrus, Geometry in Ancient Egyptian
Week - 4 Sumerian and Babylonian Numerals and Sexagesimal System
Week - 5 Examination of Some Clay Tablets Related to Mathematics
Week - 6 The Advent of Concept of Proof in Ancient Greeks, Thales
Week - 7 Perfect Numbers, Friendly Numbers, Triangle Numbers and School of Pythagoras
Week - 8 Eudoxus and Method of Exhaustion, Temperance, Examining the Concept of Number in Ancient Greeks
Week - 9 Euclid's Elements Book ve Pythagorean Theorem
Week - 10 Selection Topics from Euclid's Elements Book
Week - 11 Archimedes and His Contributions to Mathematics
Week - 12 Prime Numbers and Sieve of Eratosthenes, Eratosthenes' Method of Measuring Circumference of the Earth
Week - 13 Apollonius and Conic Sections
Week - 14 Diophantus and Examples from the Arithmetica

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  • Observation
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  • Experiment
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  • Brain Storming
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  • Questoning
  • Creative
  • Follow ethical and moral rules
  • Effective use of Turkish

Assessment Methods

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
2.Midterm Exam 1 30
Homework 1 20
Final Exam 1 50
Toplam (%) 100
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