Faculty of Education · Secondary School Mathematics Education · Undergraduate
Course Objective
Brief introduction to the History of Mathematics, methods, materials and curricula used in the History of Mathematics, comparison with today's curriculum and education.
Course Content
1. Origin of mathematics, mathematics in Egypt and Mesopotamia
2. Mathematics in ancient Greece
3. Mathematics in China and India
4. Mathematics in the Islamic world
5. Mathematics in the Ottoman period
6. Mathematics in Europe during the Renaissance and after
7. Mathematics after the nineteenth century
8. Mathematicians of the Republican period
Required Resources
- Bilimin Uyanışı , B.L.Van Der Waerden ( Çeviren : Prof.Dr.Orhan Şerafettin İçen )
- Mısırlılarda ve Mezopotamyalılar’da Matematik, Atronomi ve Tıp, Ord.Prof.Dr. Aydın Sayılı
- Matematik Ve Tarihi , Prof.Yavuz Aksoy
- Osmanlı Medreselerinde İlim ,Cevat İzgi
- Osmanlı Matematik Literatürü Tarihi, Prof.Dr.Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu ,Prof.Dr.Ramazan Şeşen,Dr.Cevat İzgi
- Matematik Eğitim Tarihi Ders Notları , Prof..Dr.Ahmet Ş.ÖZDEMİR
- Matematik Tarihi , Prof.Ali Dönmez
- Osmanlı’da ve Türkiye’de Matematik Eğitimi ve İlk Matematikçiler Tarihi , Prof.Yavuz Aksoy
Recommended Resources
Boyer, Carl B. (2015), Matematiğin Tarihi, Ankara: Doruk Yayınları.
Crilly, Tony (2015), Gerçekten Bilmeniz Gereken 50 Matematik Fikri, Çev. Cem Duran, Ankara: Domingo Yayınları.
Rules
Students must have %70 attendance whole the term to be able to entered the final exam.Student must have minimum 50 point to pass the final exam.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Describe the ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian mathematics.
- Explains the ancient Egyptian number system and the Egyptian geometry.
- Describes a sixty number system.
- Explains algebra and geometry in Mesopotamia.
- will be able to explain mathematical studies in ancient Greece
- Explain that in mathematics the concept of proof began in ancient Greece.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Midterm | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathematics in Early Civilizations | Reading releated topics |
| 2 | Mathematics Before Civilizations | Reading releated topics |
| 3 | Mathematics and Methods in Ancient Anatolian Civilizations | Reading releated topics |
| 4 | Turkish-Islamic Scientists and Mathematicians in the Middle Ages | Reading releated topics |
| 5 | Founder of Algebra in the East: Al-Khwarizmi and the Methods He Used | Reading releated topics |
| 6 | Arithmetic and Algebra Education in Ottoman Madrasahs | Reading releated topics |
| 7 | Ottoman Madrasah Adherents and Branches of Geometry | Reading releated topics |
| 8 | Week of midterms | Week of midterms |
| 9 | Ottoman Curriculum Program in the Late Period | Reading releated topics |
| 10 | Arithmetic and Algebra Books Taught in Ottoman Madrasahs | Reading releated topics |
| 11 | Ottoman Madrasah Curriculum Program According to the Autobiographies and Permissions of Ottoman Scholars | Reading releated topics |
| 12 | Examining Mathematicians in the Republican Period | Reading releated topics |
| 13 | According to Nazmu’l-Ulûm by İshak B. Hasan Et-Tokadi; Ottoman Madrasahs Curriculum Program | Reading releated topics |
| 14 | Comparison of the Mathematicians and Curricula Examined with Today's | Reading releated topics |
| 15 | Student Homework Presentations, Evaluations and Comments | Reading releated topics |
| 16 | Week of final exams | Week of final exams |