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=Welcome to the UCSD Math Trail=

What is a Math Trail?
The Math Trail expeditions are activities in which students explore their communities, find real-life illustrations of math concepts they are studying, create problems based on their discoveries, and describe solutions for the problems.

Math Trails provide an opportunity for the students to apply the mathematics concept they are studying at the time to real life examples in their own communities and schools. The students create math problems along the math trail they build. Each Math Trail is unique to the students' communities and mathematics strand. Students document their math trail and problems with digital photographs and illustrations to help display relevant information for the problems. The Math Trails also include solutions to the problems the students create.

Who created this Math Trail?
The Math Trails, along with the problems, questions, and solutions, have been created by both undergraduate and graduate students who are part of the Education Studies Program.

Who can use the UCSD Math Trail?
Anyone! If you and your class are coming to the UCSD campus for a tour, try out some of our Math Trail problems while you explore the campus.