Exploring Symmetry Through Portuguese Tiles in Historical Monuments

Year: 2022 Authors: Paula Rita; Nuno Bastos; Andreia Hall

Core claim

Decorative tiles in Portuguese monuments provide accessible historical examples for teaching isometry, symmetry, and plane pattern classification in school mathematics.

Topics

symmetry groups, decorative tiles, geometry education, Islamic patterns

Domains

isometries, group theory, plane symmetry, ceramic tiles, architectural ornament, Mudejar art, historical monuments

Methods

photographic analysis, pattern classification, GeoGebra activity, school teaching tasks

Media

ceramic tile panels, monument facades, GeoGebra

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