Gerald Thurman takes us out of the Northeast corridor for a moment to the great southwest of America. This mathematically significant sign from Hachita, New Mexico is a thing of beauty. It embodies the wonderful spirit of the west pointing the way to a town called Rodeo.
This is the kind of simple, elegant [...]
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As you cross over and through the San Juan mountains in New Mexico you are treated to many small villages. You feel almost as if time has gone backwards a bit, however the ever-present satelite TV dishes remind you that you are in fact in the 21st century.
The towns of Vadito, Penasco and [...]
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Frank hadn’t gambled much. He’d never been to the Abiquiu Casino. He had spent much of the evening taking in the smoky atmosphere and enjoying a couple of drinks. He was doing his best to look the part of the reformed lounge lizard. At 21, Frank didn’t have the gruff to pull it off, [...]
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Road Sign Math celebrates Leonardo daVinci’s birthday with a sign that the master himself would find invigorating. This sign is a prime example of how basic math isn’t always so basic. This sign also celebrates being a blue informational sign instead of the typical green roadway sign.
Having a five number sign that works [...]
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Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico. Similar to another largest city in it’s state, Omaha (see Welcome to Omaha), Albuquerque takes an opportunity to welcome visitors to it’s great town with math.
As visitors to Albuquerque arrive in the city from the north on I-25 they are welcomed with family friendly mathematics.
This wonderful sign [...]
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New Mexico still has 19 functioning Pueblos. These Pueblos celebrate New Mexico’s long and colorful history with culture dating back to prehistory. In fact, the state flag of New Mexico contains the symbol from the Zia Pueblo.
This mileage sign outside of Pecos National Historical Park celebrates the park for the mathematically inclined with a square [...]
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