2. Factorial. Definition. Factorial of a non-negative integer is the number of all combinations composed of given elements and differing from each other in the order of the elements.
The number of factorial of a non-negative integer is defined as and is given by following formula:
3. Combinations. Definition. As combinations different elements taken elements at a time, all possible combinations containing elements derived from a given elements are said to differ from each other only the composition of the elements.
The number of combinations from different elements taken without repetitions at a time is defined as and is given by the following formula:
Simple ways to differentiate between permutations and combinations in Combinatorics Often, students or teachers find it difficult to distinguish between permutations and combinations when solving combinatorial problems. Here is a "simple" solution to this problem:
Let's ask a question about permutation or combination formulas. In that case, of course, it is necessary to separate elements from elements. For example, 3 out of 10 students; 5 out of 20 flowers; 3 out of 7 numbers; 4 out of 12 books, etc. First, we separate the required elements from these elements and write these elements in an “imaginary row” We replace any two elements of the resulting "row". If, according to the problem, a union is formed which is different from the union of the elements which we originally separated, then the problem is a matter of permutations. Otherwise, the issue will be combinations. It is relatively easy to distinguish factorial than permutations and combinations . Substitutions are generally performed on given elements and no element is required to be separated.
To teach that the above concepts are based on the integration of sciences and their application in practice, we bring the following examples:
