Análise Combinatória: teoria e aplicações para o ensino básico

Abstract

This work aims to study combinatorial analysis, which is an important branch of mathematics which is not usually subtly treated and through many years was teached as the mechanical memorization, leaving aside the learning process, self-learning and logical construction. It is important to emphasize the application of combinatorial analysis in set theory and probabilities theory that are often present in problem solving. It is necessary to present to our students the potential and beauty of the logical construction of ideas of combinatorial analysis, not excluding formulas applications, that can be used when the concepts and structure is well assimilated. We present counting methods beyond those used in basic education such as repetition chaotic permutations combinations, inclusion and exclusion principles, Kaplansky and Dirichlet lemmas, but we also highlight basic methods such as simple arrangements, simple combinations, and simple permutations. Beyond that, we present a generalization of the factorial numbers through the Gamma function besides olympics problems resolutions.