Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
MATHEMATICAL CARTOGRAPHY	Second cycle	JFM 528		2	7.50	7.50	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	ASST. PROF. DR. ABDURRAHMAN GEYMEN
Lecturer(s)	ASST. PROF. DR. ABDURRAHMAN GEYMEN
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Lectures In The Classroom Environment
Course objective	Learning theory and application in cartography and map projections.
Course description	Introduction, Deformation Theory in map projections while taking the shape of the Earth as a sphere, modification and classification of map projections, basic projection equations, cartographical projections, multi surface projections, dicrete projections, criterions of projection selection, GIS integration of projections, tranformation of projections, invers solutions.

Course contents

1	Basic terms about cartography.
2	Geoid, reference ellipsoid, datum
3	Map projections,
4	Distorsion in map projections
5	Basics of map projections.
6	Spherecal polar coordinate system
7	Cylindrical projections.
8	UTM projections-defition of terms
9	UTM projections-defition of terms
10	Conic projections.
11	Threader indexing in geographical coordinates.
12	Topographical maps
13	Thematic Maps
14	Modern Cartography.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	To understand the basic concepts of cartography.
2	Model and solve problems in the field of cartography.
3	Learn about new developments in the field of cartography.
4	To have knowledge of software used in the field of cartography
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	5	70
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	1	14
Homework	14	3	42
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	1	2	2
Preparation for midterm exams	1	2	2
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	14	2	28
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	2	2
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	14	2	28
Total work load			192
ECTS			7.50

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	50
Quiz	1	50
Homework	0	0
Semester total		100
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		30
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		70
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Matematiksel Kartoğrafya, Uçar D., İstanbul, 2009.
Additional references	Butterworth-Heinemann.; Analytical and Computer Cartography, K. C. Klarke, 1995, Prentice Hall, Englewood Clifs, New Jersey.

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