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Category Theory I
Course Code: MTK623
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to give students the basic concepts of category theory, to develop analytical thinking and understanding of abstract concepts. This course aims to gain a systematic approach to define problems and to solve the problems by the discussed topics and their applications.

Course Content

Categories, monomorphism, epimorphism, initial and terminal objects, functors, natural transformations, category of functors, limits in categories, equalizer, coequalizer, limits, colimits, limits in category of fuctors, universal transformations, adjoint functors.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Be able to comprehend the basic concepts of category theory
2.Be able to comprehend abstract concepts
3.Be able to comprehend analytical thinking
4.To be able to gain the skill of interpreting some interrelations among these concepts
5.To be able to use mathematical concepts in solving certain types of problems
Recommended or Required Reading
1.MacLane, S. “Categories for the Working Mathematician”, Springer-Verlag, 1971
2.Herrlich, H. And Strecker, G. E. “Category Theory”, Allyn and Bacon Inc., Boston
3.Wisbauer, Robert. "Foundationns of module and ring theory", Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1991
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Categories
Week 2 - Theoretical
Monomorphisms
Week 3 - Theoretical
Epimorphisms
Week 4 - Theoretical
İnitial, Terminal and Zero Objects
Week 5 - Theoretical
Functors
Week 6 - Theoretical
Hom-Functors and Properties of Functors
Week 7 - Theoretical
Natural Transformations
Week 8 - Theoretical
Functor Categories
Week 9 - Theoretical
Limits in Categories
Week 10 - Theoretical
Limits and Colimits
Week 11 - Theoretical
Limits in Functor Categories
Week 12 - Theoretical
Universal Maps
Week 13 - Theoretical
Adjoint Functors
Week 14 - Theoretical
The Morita Context
Week 15 - Final Exam
FINAL EXAM
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Term Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment1066
Term Project1066
Individual Work140570
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination142244
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
OÇ-2
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
OÇ-3
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
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