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Course Name	Turkish	Konumsal Matematik Yöntemler
	English	Spatial Mathematical Methods
Course Code	GIT 501	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Adalet Dervişoğlu
Course Objectives		• Emphasizing the importance of mathematical representation to explain space dimensions and relations of spatial objects. • Defining mathematical methods for managing spatial objects and basic geometrical behaviors of entities. • In this case, main GIS functions in the computer environment are provided with mathematical background.
Course Description		Introduction to space geometry. Logic. Vector algebra. Main coordinate systems and transformations. Projection systems. Relations, functions, and linear models. Matrix algebra. Venn diagrams. Boolean algebra and operations. Topology. The graph theory, paths, cycles, connectivity. Topological views. Flows in networks. Map algebra. Raster-based calculations.
Course Outcomes		M.Sc. students who successfully pass this course gain knowledge, skill, and competency in the following subjects; i. Developing and intensifying knowledge in the related program’s area, based upon the competency at the undergraduate level ii. Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to one’s area iii. The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the area iv. Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the area and the knowledge from various other disciplines v. Solving the problems faced in the area by making use of the research methods vi. Paying regard to social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values during the collecting, interpreting, practicing, and announcing processes of the area-related data and the ability to teach these values to others
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Required Facilities		Each student will prepare and present a project about the theory and application of a mathematics/computing concept related to GIS.
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