A Math Tour of Union Square

A few years ago, I learned about the concept of "math tours." These are walking tours of an area where each stop has a math problem related to that location. Often, there isn't just one right way to solve the problem, or even one right answer. That's my favorite kind!

As part of my master's program, I created a math tour of Somerville's Union Square. By design, most of the problems don't require you to be physically present -- if you do the problems remotely, just ignore the final page. Give these a try, or if you're a teacher, post them as challenges for your students!

Click here for a printable version of the tour.

Click here for sample solutions. No peeking! I promise it will be more fun if you try the problems yourself first.