CONTENTS
Math Trails 1
Part 1: Purposes and Organization of a Math Trail
Introduction 6
Background and History 6
Characteristics of Math Trails 8
Blazing a Trail 10
Organizing a Math Trail Project 14
Part 2: Examples of Math Trails
Recreational Mathematics in the Park 16
Recreational Mathematics Around Town 34
Recreational Mathematics at the Zoo 47
Recreational Mathematics in a Mall 57
Part 3: Mathematics of Several Kinds of Trail Situations
Parking 70
Supermarkets 78
Buildings 82
A Hike in the Country 85
Tilings 88
American Flags 99
Moving Vans 106
Estimation 108
References 112
Appendix: “A Mathematics Trail Around the City of Melbourne”
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