COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAT 1015 TECHNICAL ENGLISH I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Mathematics (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR NAZILE BUĞURCAN DIŞIBÜYÜK

Offered to

Mathematics (English)

Course Objective

This course is to develop basic knowledge of English language in mathematics. It aims to present an attitude, a way of thinking, doing and writing beautiful mathematics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   be able to define mathematical terms
2   be able to describe the methods of proof
3   be able to classify statements
4   be able to express a statement in various ways
5   be able to apply mathematical induction
6   be able to use important inequalities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Symbols, Notations
2 Some Writing Tips, Essential Dictionary: Sets ( Chapeter 1, [V])
3 Essential Dictionart: Functions, Sequences, Equations, Expressions (Chapter 2, [V])
4 The Truth of It All, The Forward-Backward Method (1&2, [S])
5 On Definitions and Mathematical Terminology, (3, [S])
6 Quantifiers I: The Construction Method (4, [S])
7 Quantifiers II: The Choose Method, Quantifiers III: The Specialization Method (5&6, [S])
8 Quantifiers IV: Nested Quantifiers (7, [S])
9 Nots of Nots Lead to Knots, The Contradiction Method (8&9, [S])
10 The Contrapositive Method (10, [S])
11 The Uniqueness Method (11, [S])
12 Induction (12, [S])
13 The Either/Or Method (13, [S])
14 The Max/Min Method (14, [S])

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
[S] Daniel Solow, How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes, Wiley, 2013.
[V] Franco Vivaldi, Mathematical Writing, The University of London, 2011

Supplementary Book(s):
Kevin Houston, How to Think Like a Mathematician, A Companion to Undergraduate Mathematics, Cambridge University Press 2009.
Joseph Rotman, Journey into Mathematics, An Introduction to Proofs, Dover edition reprint 2007
Nicholas J. Higham, Handbook of Writing for Mathematical Sciences, SIAM 1997.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture notes, presentation, problem solving, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

%40 (Midterm examination) +%60 (Final examination)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

The student is responsible for attending 70% of the courses throughout the semester. Action will be taken within the framework of the relevant regulations regarding unethical behavior that may occur in classes and exams. You can obtain the DEU Faculty of Science teaching and exam practice principles regulation from http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Celal Cem SARIOĞLU
E-mail: celalcem.sarioglu@deu.edu.tr
Phone: +90 232 301 8585
Office: B212 (Mathematics Department)

Office Hours

To be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 9 9
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.145
LO.245
LO.35
LO.435
LO.53543
LO.64453

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