COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELC. 4 (HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LMÖ 2018 FIELD ELC. 4 (HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BERNA TATAROĞLU TAŞDAN

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is both to discuss the civilizations that contributed to the development of mathematics and their contributions to mathematics and to investigate the foundations of the philosophy of mathematics and its place in mathematics teaching.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the historical development of some mathematical concepts.
2   To comprehend the multicultural structure of mathematics.
3   Explain the role of mathematics in the development of our civilization today.
4   Recognizing important mathematicians in the history of mathematics
5   Use the history of mathematics in the process of mathematics teaching
6   Develop different perspectives on the nature of mathematical knowledge and objects.
7   Recognize different philosophical schools.
8   Explain the epistemological roots of their own 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 The place and importance of the history of mathematics in mathematics education
2 Ancient Egyptian mathematics, Mesopotamian mathematics, Ancient Babylonian and Indian mathematics
3 Ancient Greek mathematics. Far East mathematics
4 Mathematicians of the Islamic World
5 The birth of modern mathematics. Mathematics in the Republican Period in Turkey.
6 Historical development of mathematical concepts
7 Teaching practice that can be used in the history of mathematics
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Ontology and epistemology of mathematics. Foundations of mathematics, methods and philosophical problems about the nature of mathematics
10 Different philosophical views in the philosophy of mathematics Logicism, Formalism, Intuitionism, Quasi-experimentalists and Lakatos
11 Different philosophical views in the philosophy of mathematics Logicism, Formalism, Intuitionism, Quasi-experimentalists and Lakatos
12 The Flatland and dimension
13 Social groups in the philosophy of mathematics education. Comparison of social groups in the philosophy of mathematics education according to their views on learning, teaching, mathematical skills, technology and assessment and evaluation
14 The relationship between the basic theories in the philosophy of mathematics and mathematics education
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Baki, A. (2014). Matematik tarihi ve felsefesi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Barker, S.F. (1964). Matematik felsefesi. Çev. Yücel Dursun. Ankara:Imge Kitabevi, 2003.
Davis, P.J., Hers, R. & Marchisotto, E.-A. (1995). Tüm yönleriyle matematiksel deneyim. Çev. Soner Durmuş & Ilksen Oben Eruçar. Istanbul: Nobel Yaşam, 2015.
Dönmez, A. (2002). Matematiğin Öyküsü ve Serüveni. stanbul: Toplumsal Dönü üm Yayınları.
Gür, B.S. (2019). Matematik felsefesi. Ankara: Fol Kitap
Koyuncu, M. K. (2025). Kuramdan Uygulamaya Matematik Felsefesi (3. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi
Struik, D.J. (2011). Kısa matematik tarihi. Çev. Yıldız Silier. Ankara: Doruk Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question and answer, group work, presentation

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

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of students is measured by midterm, assignment and final exams in line with the learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

berna.tataroglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

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 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 6 12
Preparing presentations 2 8 16
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.6313534
LO.7113433
LO.8113335

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