A matemática presente nos jogos educacionais; sudoku, tangram e cubo de Rubik

Abstract

The present work seeks to present ideas and reflections about the importance of using pedagogical games in the development of mathematical knowledge, manifesting in the course of discussions historical facts that present and demonstrate the relevance of educational games, in addition to that, and demonstrated by May some authors concepts and mathematical strategies present in tangram games, Rubik's cube and sudoku. Thus, the nature of this work is qualitatively and methodologically of bibliographic nature, using reflections from the work of some authors to demonstrate historical and structural concepts of mathematics present in these games. At work, a small reflection of ideas about teacher training and the necessary preparation to deal with the challenges found in a classroom is made. At the end it is concluded that this type of pedagogical tool should be seen as an aid in fixing the contents or as a way of illustrating abstract mathematical reasoning, and should not be seen as the solution to any problem of learning mathematics.