Patterning as a representation of composing transformations

0349685 - MÚ 2011 RIV LT eng A - Abstract
Roubíček, Filip
Patterning as a representation of composing transformations.
Creativity in mathematics education and the education of gifted students (abstracts). Riga: University of Latvia, 2010 - (Bonka, D.). s. 72. ISBN 978-9984-45-212-8.
[6th International conference on Creativity in mathematics education and the education of gifted students. 01.08.2010-05.08.2010, Riga]
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA406/08/0710
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z10190503
Keywords : mathematical education * isometries * geometrical patterns * tesselations
Subject RIV: AM - Education

The paper discusses the issue of composition of congruent transformations in plane in teaching mathematics. It describes the method of development of students' notions of line reflection, point reflection, rotation and translation by design, description and analysis of geometrical patterns in a square or triangle grid.
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