Lesson Plan: Properties of Permutations Mathematics
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to use the properties of permutations to simplify expressions and solve equations.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- understand and prove basic relationships involving permutations and factorials,
- simplify expressions involving permutations,
- solve equations involving permutations,
- find the value of an unknown in an equation involving permutations.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- notation for permutations,
- factorials and properties of factorials.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- combinations or properties of combinations.