1 | Course Title: | CULTURE AND MATHEMATICS |
2 | Course Code: | İMÖ0007 |
3 | Type of Course: | Optional |
4 | Level of Course: | First Cycle |
5 | Year of Study: | 2 |
6 | Semester: | 3 |
7 | ECTS Credits Allocated: | 4 |
8 | Theoretical (hour/week): | 2 |
9 | Practice (hour/week) : | 0 |
10 | Laboratory (hour/week) : | 0 |
11 | Prerequisites: | |
12 | Recommended optional programme components: | None |
13 | Language: | Turkish |
14 | Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
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16 | Course Lecturers: | |
17 | Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: | |
18 | Website: | |
19 | Objective of the Course: | To know how mathematics develops from a need and intellectual curiosity perspective, what kind of mathematics occupations exist in different cultures, and to create activities for the curriculum by examining concepts such as cultural mathematics differences and ethnomathematics. |
20 | Contribution of the Course to Professional Development | Creates and develops the knowledge base of the prospective teacher. Comprehends the concepts related to the field and the relations between concepts based on the competencies gained in secondary education. Have defines and analyzes problems related to his field, and develops solutions based on evidence and research. |
21 | Learning Outcomes: |
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22 | Course Content: |
Week | Theoretical | Practical |
1 | Mathematics and culture relationship | |
2 | Development of mathematical concepts in different cultural settings | |
3 | The importance of concepts such as theorems, proofs and problem solving for mathematics | |
4 | Mathematical thinking structures of different cultures (Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China etc.) | |
5 | Mathematical thinking structures of different cultures (Ancient Greek, Islamic civilizations etc.) | |
6 | Basic principles of research in the field of ethnomatics | |
7 | Examination of researches in the field of ethnomatics | |
8 | Examination of researches in the field of ethnomatics | |
9 | Examination of researches in the field of ethnomatics | |
10 | Relationship between mathematics-anthropology-linguistics-logic | |
11 | Examining activities for different cultural perspectives | |
12 | Examining activities for different cultural perspectives | |
13 | Designing math activities using perspectives of different cultures | |
14 | Designing math activities using perspectives of different cultures |
23 | Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: |
1) Archer, M. (2005). “Etnomatematik: Matematik Dünyasına Çokkültürlü Bir Bakış, Okyanus Yayınları 2) Dede, Y. (2013). “Matematikte İspat: Önemi, Çeşitleri ve Tarihsel Gelişimi” (Tanımları ve Tarihsel Gelişimleriyle Matematiksel Kavramlar kitabının 2. bölümü) Pegem Akademi 3) D’Ambrosio, U. (2001). What is ethnomathematics, and how can it help children in schools? Teaching children Mathematics, Reston, 7,6,308-311. 4) Larson, C. (1997). Ethnomathematics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 5) D’Ambrosio, U. (2018). The program Ethnomathematics: Cognitive, anthoropological, historic, and socio-cultural bases, PNA, 12, 4, 229-247. 6) Küçük, A. (2014). Ethnomathematics in Anatolia-Turkey: Mathematical thoughts in multiculturalism, Revista Latinoamericana de Ethnomathematica, 7,1,171-184. |
24 | Assesment |
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES | NUMBER | PERCENT |
Midterm Exam | 1 | 40 |
Quiz | 0 | 0 |
Homeworks, Performances | 0 | 0 |
Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
Total | 2 | 100 |
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade | 40 | |
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade | 60 | |
Total | 100 | |
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course | Techniques such as lecture, discussion, question-answer, 3E are used in the teaching of the course. Midterm and final exams are taken into consideration in the measurement and evaluation of the course. | |
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25 | ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE |
Activites | NUMBER | TIME [Hour] | Total WorkLoad [Hour] |
Theoretical | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Practicals/Labs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Self Study and Preparation | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Homeworks, Performances | 0 | 5 | 20 |
Projects | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midtermexams | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final Exams | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Total WorkLoad | 120 | ||
Total workload/ 30 hr | 4 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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LO: Learning Objectives | PQ: Program Qualifications |
Contribution Level: | 1 Very Low | 2 Low | 3 Medium | 4 High | 5 Very High |