Symmetries and Design Science

Year: 2005 Authors: Reza Sarhangi; Jay Zimmerman

Core claim

Teaching group theory through symmetries and design-based examples gives in-service teachers a more concrete, connected path into abstract mathematics.

Topics

symmetry groups, mathematics education, design and patterns, interdisciplinary mathematics

Domains

group theory, complex numbers, geometry of numbers, fractal geometry, mathematical designs, patterns, architecture, African decoration

Methods

manipulative activities, group table construction, geometric modeling, iterative area calculation

Media

cardboard equilateral triangle, Gaussian integer lattice, spherical model, African pattern diagrams

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