ERIC Number: EJ959246
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Publication Date: 2011-Mar
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The Symmetry Group of the Permutahedron
Crisman, Karl-Dieter
College Mathematics Journal, v42 n2 p135-139 Mar 2011
Although it can be visualized fairly easily and its symmetry group is easy to calculate, the permutahedron is a somewhat neglected combinatorial object. We propose it as a useful case study in abstract algebra. It supplies concrete examples of group actions, the difference between right and left actions, and how geometry and algebra can work together.
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Algebra, Construction (Process), Geometry, Mathematics Education, Visualization, College Mathematics, Computation, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Action Research
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Education Level: Higher Education
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