The Language of Patterns: An Interactive Exhibit of Modern Mathematics

数学可以是令人兴奋的。这会很有趣的。现代世界以其美的例子包围着我们。然而，这些例子往往没有被注意到，或者没有被探索。这就是为什么很少有美国年轻人认为数学是一条潜在的职业道路的原因之一：他们没有意识到数学是他们生活中的一部分，马里兰州科学中心和乔治华盛顿大学的数学系合作创造了模式语言，这是一个研究现代生活中数学的数学展览。通过吸引人的互动展台，图案语言邀请所有年龄段的参观者发现现代数学的复杂性和奇妙。展览避开了高度技术性的术语，取而代之的是乐趣和探索。这次展览由马里兰科学中心在其巴尔的摩设施中安装，并将向全县的科学和技术博物馆提供旅行版本，代表了学术和博物馆展览设计专家之间的独特合作。更重要的是，模式语言为参观者提供了一个机会，让他们重新思考他们与现代数学的关系，现代数学是人类最重要--也是被误解--的成就之一。

Mathematics can be exciting. It can be fun. The modern world surrounds us with examples of its beauty. Too often, however, these examples go unnoticed or unexplored. This is one reason so few young Americans think of mathematics as a potential career path: they do not realize how much mathematics is a part of their lives, or how much they use it -- often without knowing it| The Maryland Science Center and the mathematics faculty of the George Washington University have teamed up to create The Language of Patterns, a mathematics exhibit that examines mathematics in modern life. Through engaging interactive exhibit stations, The Language of Patterns invites visitors of all ages to discover the intricacy and wonder of modern mathematics. Eschewing highly technical terminology, the exhibit focuses instead on fun and exploration. Mounted by the Maryland Science Center in its Baltimore facility and in a traveling version that will be available to science and technology museums across the county, this exhibit represents a unique collaboration between academic and museum exhibition design experts. More important, The Language of Patterns is an opportunity for visitors to rethink their relationship with modern mathematics, one of man's most significant -- and misunderstood -- achievements.