Summary
The commutative and associative properties are a whole lot more interesting when you apply them to a mathematical operation that you created!
- Students consider mathematical language for the inputs and outputs of two existing operations.
- Next, they try to determine the rules of my operation, the Byrdle.
- They create their own operation, including its name, symbol, terms for inputs and outputs, and the rule that it follows.
- Does their operation follow the commutative property?
- Finally, does their operation follow the associative property?
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