COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CULTURE AND MATHEMATICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

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

The aim of this course is 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.
2 2.WEEK:To define mathematical concepts in terms of various cultures,
3 3.WEEK:Etnomathematic definition, properties.
4 4.WEEK:The relationship between mathematics and anthropology.
5 5.WEEK:The relationship between mathematics and language.
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.
11 11.WEEK:Mathematics and art.
12 12.WEEK:Mathematics and archeology.
13 13.WEEK:Mathematical thinking of different cultures.
14 14.WEEK:Mathematics and society.
15 15.WEEK:Semestr final exam.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm and final exams are determined according to the weekly course content within the scope of the learning outcomes of the course. Within the scope of other activities, assignments given to students and presentations made by students are evaluated.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suha.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr
Hasan Ali Yücel Building
3012335

Office Hours

Wednesday 12:00-13:00

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 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11223443
LO.21323433
LO.3124343
LO.4132343
LO.5151343

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