MODULE 3.

MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATION
Mathematical Transformation- involves moving an object from it’s original position to a new
position.
Four Types of Transformation:
A. Reflection- or a flip is a transformation which creates symmetry on a plane.
The line across which you reflect a figure is called the line of reflection.
B. Translation- is a movement done by sliding a figure from one point to another about a
plane. Same orientation, same direction.
C. Rotation- is a transformation that turns a figure about a fixed point called center of
rotation.
Frieze Patterns- sometimes a boarder pattern, an infinite strip with a repeating patterns.
All frieze patterns have translation symmetry.
The Seven Frieze Patterns

D. Glide Reflection Symmetry- it has the translation symmetry common to all frieze
patterns. It is a combination of a translation and a reflection.