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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / MAT417 - MATHEMATICS

Code: MAT417 Course Title: FRACTAL GEOMETRY I Theoretical+Practice: 4+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department MATHEMATICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ESMA DEMİR ÇETİN (esma.demir@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ESMA DEMİR ÇETİN, ÇAĞLA RAMİS,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Giving basic information about Fractal geometry that the student will need during undergraduate and graduate education. And to figure out how to go about solving problems.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learn Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometric structures. PO-1 Have the ability to conceptualize the events and facts related to the field of mathematics such as Analysis, Geometry and Algebra with the help of the scientific methods and techniques and can define these concepts.
PO-5 Develop suitable material for a subject on a mathematical area, to use the knowledge and experience gains with different methods
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Definition of fractal and its history, Known fractal samples, Sierpinski, Koch snowflake, Polygon and circle fractals, Space filled curves, Historical park fractal, Transformation in plane I, measures, reflections, Transformation in plane II, translations, reduction, Self similarity in fractals, Dimension in special fractals, Fractional dimension, Koch curve and calculation its dimension, Dimension of Minkowski fractal, Haussdorf dimension, Dimension with counting boxes, Similarity dimension, Lenght of fractal curves
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition of fractal and its history Speech, Problem Solving
2 Known fractal samples, Sierpinski, Koch snowflake Speech, Problem Solving
3 Polygon and circle fractals, Space filled curves, Historical park fractal Speech, Problem Solving
4 Transformation in plane I, measures, reflections Speech, Problem Solving
5 Transformation in plane II, translations, reduction Speech, Problem Solving
6 Self similarity in fractals Speech, Problem Solving
7 Dimension in special fractals Speech, Problem Solving
8 mid-term exam
9 Fractional dimension Speech, Problem Solving
10 Koch curve and calculation its dimension Speech, Problem Solving
11 Dimension of Minkowski fractal Speech, Problem Solving
12 Haussdorf dimension Speech, Problem Solving
13 Dimension with counting boxes Speech, Problem Solving
14 Similarity dimension Speech, Problem Solving
15 Lenght of fractal curves Speech, Problem Solving
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Hacısalihoğlu, H.Hilmi. Fraktal Geometri, Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi, Matematik Bölümü.,2004.
2 B. Mandelbrot, The Fractal Geometry of Nature, W. H. Freeman and Company; 1St Edition edition,1982.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 1 5 5
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 14 42
mid-term exam 1 14 14
Own study for final exam 3 14 42
final exam 1 14 14
0
0
Total work load; 187