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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS OME 5014 CULTURE AND MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SÜHA YILMAZ

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

To reveal the relation of mathematics to culture, to design in-class mathematics activities for different cultural contexts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1.To reveal the relation of mathematics to different cultures. 2   2.To reveal the studies done in the field of ethnomatematics. 3   3.Determine the relationship between mathematics and anthropology 4   4.Determine the relationship between mathematics and linguistics 5   5.To design in-class math activities for different cultures.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 1.WEEK:Relationship between mathematics and culture. 11.WEEK:Mathematics and art. 2 2.WEEK:To define mathematical concepts in terms of various cultures, 12.WEEK:Mathematics and archeology. 3 3.WEEK:Etnomathematic definition, properties. 13.WEEK:Mathematical thinking of different cultures. 4 4.WEEK:The relationship between mathematics and anthropology. 14.WEEK:Mathematics and society. 5 5.WEEK:The relationship between mathematics and language. 15.WEEK:Semestr final exam. 6 6.WEEK:To prepare in-class math activities using ethnomathematics. 7 7.WEEK:In-class math activities on different cultures. 8 8.WEEK:Course overview,evaluation,Midterm examination. 9 9.WEEK:Relationship between mathematics philosophy and culture 10 10.WEEK:Geometry and culture.

Recomended or Required Reading

Thom, R. 1973, Modern Mathematics: does it exist Cambridge University Press, pp.194-209 Hersh, R., 1979, Some Proposals for Reviving the Philosophy of Mathematics, Advances in Mathematics, pp. 31-50 Davis, P., and Hersh R., 1980, The Mathematical Experience, London, Penguin. D'Entremot, Y., 2014, Linking Mathematics, culture and community, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE Midterm Exam 2 DTK Other Activity 3 FN Semester final exam 4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60 5 BUT Make- up note 6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LECTURES LEARNING OUTCOMES, BY MIDDLE EAST, HOMEWORK AND YEAR ITSELF.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Professor Süha Yılmaz Tel:02323012335 email:suha.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 10 2 20 Preparation for final exam 10 2 20 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 LO.2 1 3 2 3 4 3 3 LO.3 1 2 4 3 4 3 LO.4 1 3 2 3 4 3 LO.5 1 5 1 3 4 3