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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / MAT648 - MATHEMATICS (DOCTORATE DEGREE)

Code: MAT648 Course Title: THEORY OF QUATERNIONS II Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department MATHEMATICS (DOCTORATE DEGREE)
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
Given the basic concepts of the theory of Quaternions that students need for doctoral education. Also show the ways to solve problems that students will experience.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Discover various vectorial structures and their geometric meanings. PO-1 Students can design an original issue and explore new, different and / or comprehend complex issues.
PO-3 Students will be dominated by current issues in mathematics.
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Complex structures and geometric features in high dimension.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Real quaternions Speech, Problem Solving
2 Fundamental operations on real quaternions Speech, Problem Solving
3 Quaternion product of two vectors Speech, Problem Solving
4 The exponential form and root extraction Speech, Problem Solving
5 Frobenius theorem Speech, Problem Solving
6 Quaternions and rotations Speech, Problem Solving
7 Quaternions and rotation matrix Speech, Problem Solving
8 mid-term exam
9 Matrix formulation of real quaternions Speech, Problem Solving
10 Applications to spherical geometry Speech, Problem Solving
11 Complex quaternions Speech, Problem Solving
12 Complex quaternions: Euclidean metric Speech, Problem Solving
13 Complex quaternions: Minkowski metric Speech, Problem Solving
14 Quaternions and electromagnetism Speech, Problem Solving
15 Quaternionic representation of bivectors Speech, Problem Solving
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ward, J.P. Quaternions and Cayley Numbers, Kluwer Academic Publisher, 1997
2 Hacısalihoğlu, H.Hilmi. Hareket Geometrisi ve Kuaterniyonlar Teorisi, Gazi Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Matematik Bölümü.,1983
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) 3 14 42
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 14 14
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; 182