Math In The Mountains

The intersection of math and the mountains is a surprisingly well travelled area. There are classroom tools that help students climb to the top with math. You can get a Math Mountain bulletin board to work with your class on math. There is even a company, Mountain Math, that brings mountain analogies to math. Far be it for the state with the highest peaks of the Rocky Mountains to be left out of the game, if only in small way.



This sign shows all that is Colorado. The mountains in the background, the open ranches of Colorado and the math the characterizes those great peaks. The math is

$$\sqrt 36 = 6$$

This sign is on I-76 westbound in Colorado.