PERMUTATIONS, GROUPS AND SYMMETRIES

Authors

  • Rodrigo Luiz de Souza Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X14620

Keywords:

Álgebra, permutações, Teoria de Grupos, Grupos de Simetrias, Ensino Médio

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2179460X14620

The main goal this paper is to be a brief introduction to the Group Theory. To begin the study, the concept of permutation was introduced and defined as a bijective function from a group on itself. After that, the concepts of group and subrgroup were exhibited and discussed, as well as their basic properties. Using the concepts discussed so far, the symmetry groups for the equilateral triangle and for the square were presented in order to compare this particular groups with the permutation groups. In the last section of this paper, we sugest a guide to apply the concept discussed here on a High School class.

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Author Biography

Rodrigo Luiz de Souza, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Mestre em Matemática pelo Programa de Mestrado Profissional em Matemática - PROFMAT. Possui graduação em Matemática Licenciatura Diurno pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2009). Atua como professor de Ensino Médio nas redes pública e privada. Além de atualmente ser professor substituto da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina e professor orientador no Programa de Iniciação Científica Jr da OBMEP. Já lecionou para Ensino Fundamental, Ensino Médio e Educação de Jovens e Adultos.

Published

2015-08-07

How to Cite

Souza, R. L. de. (2015). PERMUTATIONS, GROUPS AND SYMMETRIES. Ciência E Natura, 37, 289–307. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X14620