A importância da matemática no processo de formação e decodificação dos códigos de barras dos boletos bancários

Abstract

The present work presents a mathematical applicability, contemplating the theme "Barcodes of bank slips". Initially, we present a brief history of barcodes: emergence, purpose, evolution, importance and expansion. The general objective is to investigate the influence of Mathematics in the formation, decoding, verification and validation of bank slip barcodes to guarantee the security and reliability of its users. The methodology used was bibliographical research having scientific documents on the Internet as the main source. The work reports the agility and security that bar codes provide to institutions that use it in purchase, sale and control processes and the different types of bar codes that are most used. As a result, we show that mathematics through barcodes is a simple way to conclude that their knowledge is not just something monotonous and theoretical, but that it is a science that plays a fundamental role in making everyday life even more practical, safe and agile. It is concluded through the research that the various types and purposes of barcodes are very present in our daily lives and sometimes go unnoticed. Through bank slips, it can be shown that the bar code is a fundamental tool because it represents a large number of characters in a single graphic bar of a few centimeters and can be safely deciphered in seconds.