COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OME 4002 PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

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 describe the historical development of the Philosophy of Mathematics, to talk about some mathematical philosophical trends and to reveal the relation of philosophy of mathematics with other philosophies of science.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1.Explain the place of mathematics among the sciences.
2   2.Will be able to explain basic mathematical concepts such as theorem, proof, the basic theories of mathematics philosophy axiom.
3   3.Explain the objectivity of your mathematics and its applicability to the real world.
4   4.Will be able to explain the views of important scientists working in the field of mathematics philosophy.
5   5.Students will be able to explain the basic theories of philosophy of mathematics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1.Birth and historical development of mathematical philosophy 11.WEEK:Logicism.
2 2.The birth and philosophical aspects of logical and abstract thinking. 12.WEEK:Formalism.
3 3.The beauty of your mathematics is the philosophical thought of the nature of mathematics. 13.WEEK:Intuitivism.
4 4.Philosophical views of Aristotle, Socrates, Euclidean, Phythogoras and Descartes. 14.WEEK:Structuralism; Studies of mathematics philosophy pioneers (Frege, Russel, Hilbert,Lakatos, Brouwer, Gödel etc)
5 5.Relation of mathematical philosophy to mathematics education. 15.WEEK:Final exam.
6 6.Social groups in the philosophy of mathematics education.
7 7.Objectivity in mathematics and applicability to the real world.
8 8.Course overview,evaluation,Midterm examination.
9 9.Crisis in mathematics.
10 10.Philosophic views related to the fundamentals of the mathematics.

Recomended or Required Reading

Science philosophy, Cemal Yıldırım, Remzi Kitabevi.
Mathematical philosophy, Bekir S. Gür, Kadim Publications.
Mathematical philosophy, Stephen F. Barker, Imge Bookstore.
Mathematical thinking, Cemal Yıldırım, Remzi Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and 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

Midterm exam, quizzes, paper presentation and final exam.

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 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 5 1 5
Preparation for final exam 10 1 10
Preparing presentations 8 1 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.111514323
LO.211514323
LO.31151423
LO.411514423
LO.511514423