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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
LOGICAL REASONING EMT445 - 3 + 0 4

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Approves the accuracy and validity of the inferences.
2) Provides logical generalizations and inferences.
3) Explains and implicates mathematical patterns and relations when analyzing a mathematical situation.
4) Estimates the result of operations and measures using strategies such as rounding, grouping appropriate numbers, using first or last digits, or using the strategies they developed.
5) Estimates the measures using a particular reference point.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone.
COURSE DEFINITIONCoordinate patches, surfaces in E3. Functions differentiable on surfaces, tangent vectors, differential forms. Surface transformations, integration on surfaces, Topological properties of surfaces. Manifolds. Shape operators, normal curvature, Gauss curvature. Special curves on surfaces. First and second fundamental forms.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Making inferences, defending their accuracy and validity.
2nd Week Making inferences, defending their accuracy and validity.
3rd Week Mathematical inference and proof methods.
4th Week Mathematical inference and proof methods.
5th Week Analyzing a mathematical situation or problem using mathematical patterns and relationships.
6th Week Analyzing a mathematical situation or problem using mathematical patterns and relationships.
7th Week Utilizing logical reasoning strategies such as rounding, grouping appropriate numbers, or using leading or trailing digits to support mathematical reasoning.
8th Week Mid-term
9th Week Making predictions about the outcome of operations and measurements using logical reasoning strategies.
10th Week Making predictions about the outcome of operations and measurements using logical reasoning strategies.
11th Week Making predictions about the outcome of operations and measurements using logical reasoning strategies, considering a specific reference point.
12th Week Analyzing, proving, and verifying mathematical solutions using reasoning strategies in different learning areas.
13th Week Analyzing, proving, and verifying mathematical solutions using reasoning strategies in different learning areas.
14th Week Analyzing, proving, and verifying mathematical solutions using reasoning strategies in different learning areas.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGAskey, R. (1999). Knowing and teaching elementary mathematics. American Educator, 23, 6-13.
Eccles, P. J. (1997). An Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning: numbers, sets and functions. Cambridge University Press.
English, L. D. (Ed.). (2004). Mathematical and analogical reasoning of young learners. Routledge.
Garg, R. (2017). Mathematics and Logical Reasoning.
Nunes, T., Bryant, P., Evans, D., Bell, D., Gardner, S., Gardner, A., & Carraher, J. (2007). The contribution of logical reasoning to the learning of mathematics in primary school. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 25(1), 147-166.
Uğurel, I., & Bukova, E. G. (2010). Matematiksel öğrenme etkinlikleri üzerine bir tartışma ve kavramsal bir çerçeve önerisi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 39(39).
Umay, A. (2002). Öteki matematik. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 23(23).
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Project,Experiment,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Assignment130
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work11313
Preparation for Final exam14545
Course hours
Preparation for Midterm exam12828
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework
Term Project Research
Experiment design13030
Total Workload120
Total Workload / 304
ECTS Credits of the Course4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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