| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | MT408.3B | Prep School Mathematics Olympics | Elective | 4 | 8 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To teach the teaching methods to let children to develop mathematical knowledge for Mathematics Olympiads |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Öğretim Üyesi |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | 1. able to differentiate students’ capacities | | 2 | 2. able to get used to Mathematics Olympiad content | | 3 | 3. able to solve Mathematics Olympiad questions | | 4 | 4. able to train students for Mathematics Olympiads |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| • Intelligence Giftedness and Talent
• Mathematics Olympiad content
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | The Concepts of Intelligence, Giftedness, Talent and Talent Development | | | | 2 | The Invariance Principle | | | | 3 | Coloring Proofs | | | | 4 | The External Principle | | | | 5 | The Box Principle | | | | 6 | Enumerative Combinatorics | | | | 7 | Number Theory | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Inequalities | | | | 10 | The Induction Principle | | | | 11 | Sequences | | | | 12 | Polynomials | | | | 13 | Functional Equations | | | | 14 | Geometry | | | | 15 | Games | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1. www.tubitak.gov.tr Ulusal Matematik Olimpiyatları Soruları
2. TÜBİTAK Popüler Bilim Yayınları
3. http://olympiads.win.tue.nl/imo/
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 2 | 37 | 74 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 2 | 37 | 74 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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