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Mathematical Softwares
Course Code: MAT116
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to instruct learners the usage of the some software of mathematics (Matlab, Mathematica, LaTex).

Course Content

Introduction to LaTeX, introduction to LaTeX editor interface, creating scientific documents with LaTeX, basic commands in LaTeX, mathematical expressions, creating tables in LaTeX, lists, creating graphics and diagrams in LaTeX documents, creating bibliography and using citations in LaTeX, customizing LaTeX, defining new commands and editing existing commands. Introduction to MATLAB and MATLAB interface, getting help, calculations with MATLAB, arrays and matrices, functions, drawing graphs, symbolic computation, limits, derivatives, integral calculus, solving equations, systems, and factoring. Performing calculations in programs like MATLAB or Mathematica.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to use LaTex editor programs
2.To be able to use basic LATEX commands
3.To be able to construct scientific documents with LaTex
4.To be able to know and use the basic commands of programs like Matlab or Mathematica
5.To be able to make symbolic calculations using programs like Matlab or Mathematica
6.To be able to draw function graphs using programs like Matlab or Mathematica
7.To be able to use the interface of programs like MATLAB or Mathematica
8.To be able to perform basic mathematical operations with programs like MATLAB or Mathematica
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Helmut Kopka, Patrick W. Daly,.Guide to LaTeX (4th Edition), Addison-Wesley, ISBN: 978-0-321-17385-0, 2003
2.Timothy A. Davis, MATLAB Primer, Eighth Edition, CRC Press, ISBN: 978-1439828625, 2010
3.Stephen Wolfram, The MATHEMATICA ® Book, Version 4, Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 978-0521643146 1999.
4.Oetiker T., Partl H., Hyna, I., Schlegl, E. İnce bir Latex2 El kitabı, Karaoğlu, B. (A Latex Handbook),2006.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction to LaTeX, introduction to LaTeX editor interface
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Creating scientific documents with LaTeX
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Basic commands and mathematical expressions in LaTeX
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Basic commands and mathematical expressions in LaTeX
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Creating tables, lists in LaTeX
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Drawing graphics and diagrams in LaTeX documents
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Drawing graphics and diagrams in LaTeX documents
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Creating bibliography and using citations in LaTeX (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Creating bibliography and using citations in LaTeX
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Customizing LaTeX, defining new commands
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Customizing LaTeX, defining new commands
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction to MATLAB or Mathematica, getting help
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Performing calculations, arrays and matrices, functions, and drawing graphs in programs like MATLAB or Mathematica
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Calculations in programs like MATLAB or Mathematica: limits, derivatives, integral calculus, solving systems of equations, factoring.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Midterm Examination1527
Final Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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OÇ-7
4
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OÇ-8
4
4
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4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026