MATH111 FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS

Course Code:2360111
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:4.5
Department:Mathematics
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:Assoc.Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA GÖKHAN BENLİ
Offered Semester:Fall Semesters.

Course Objectives

The main goal of this course is to enable the student to comprehend and construct mathematical arguments, as well as to develop the student’s mathematical maturity by providing basic definitions, facts and necessary tools. It is to the students' advantage to learn how to write mathematics as early as possible..


Course Content

Symbolic logic. Set theory. Cartesian product. Relations. Functions. Injective, surjective and bijective functions. Composition of functions. Equipotent sets. Countability of sets. More about relations: equivalence relations, equivalence classes and partitions. Quotient sets. Order relations: Partial order, Total order, Well ordering. Mathematical induction and recursive definitions of functions.


Course Learning Outcomes

If the students do well in this course, then it is very likely that they will have no trouble in the rest of their education in the mathematics courses.


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1Acquires mathematical thinking skills (problem solving, generating ways of thinking, forming correspondence, generalizing etc.) and can use them in related fields.
2Can produce innovative thoughts and products.
3Can design mathematics related problems, devise solution methods and apply them when appropriate.
4Has a comprehension of mathematical symbols, concepts together with the interactions among them and can express his/her solutions similarly.
5Has a command of Turkish and English languages so that he/she can actively communicate (read, write, listen and speak).
6Contributes to solving global, environmental and social problems either individually or as being part of a social group.
7Respects ethical values and rules; applies them in professional and social issues.
8Can work cooperatively in a team and also individually.
9Is responsive to life-long learning, improving his/her skills and abilities
10Comprehends necessity of knowledge, can define it and acquires it; uses knowledge effectively and shares it with others

0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution