COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NATURE AND MATHEMATICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 6001 NATURE AND MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ŞERIFE FAYDAOĞLU

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Social Studies Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

It is to raise awareness about the effort to understand through mathematics a process that we will discover when we observe nature or invent technological and other devices that are products of the human mind and do not exist in nature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand the relationship between mathematics and nature
2   To be able to distinguish infinitely complex mathematics from simple rules
3   To be able to grasp the effect of mathematics on the balance of nature
4   To be able to understand the relationship between mathematics and aesthetics
5   To be able to understand the contribution of learning mathematics to mathematical thinking, solutions and innovations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Mathematics in Nature: Patterns and Sequences
2 Fractals: From Simple Rules to Infinite Complexity
3 Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio
4 The Balance of Nature: Symmetry
5 The Tilings of Nature: Tessellation
6 The Butterfly Effect and Chaos Theory
7 Nature's Numbers
8 Midterm
9 Mathematics and Creativity
10 Mathematics and Uniqueness
11 Why Should We Learn Mathematics
12 Mathematics and Aesthetics: Music, Art, Architecture, etc.
13 Creating Technologies with Mathematics
14 Designing a Teaching App That Links Mathematics to Nature
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ali Nesin, (2024), Matematik ve Doğa, , Nesin Yayınevi, Nesin Matematik Köyü.
2. Ali Nesin, (2024). Matematik ve Sanat, Nesin Yayınevi, Nesin Matematik Köyü.
3. Jerry P. King, (1997), Matematik Sanatı, Tübitak, Ankara
4. Bilim ve Teknik Dergileri, Tübitak yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, question-answer, practice, group work, homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm, Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serife.faydaoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday: 9.00-10.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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