The Language of Patterns: An Interactive Exhibit of Modern Mathematics

数学是令人兴奋的。它可以很有趣。现代世界充满了美丽的例子。然而，这些例子往往被忽视或未被探索。这就是为什么很少有美国年轻人认为数学是一个潜在的职业道路：他们没有意识到数学在他们的生活中占了多大的一部分，或者他们在多大程度上使用它——通常是在不知道的情况下。马里兰科学中心和乔治华盛顿大学的数学系合作创建了“模式的语言”，这是一个数学展览，探讨数学在现代生活中的作用。通过参与互动展览站，模式的语言邀请所有年龄的游客发现现代数学的复杂性和奇迹。这次展览避开了高度技术性的术语，而是专注于乐趣和探索。这次展览由马里兰州科学中心在其巴尔的摩的设施中展出，并将在全国各地的科技博物馆中展出，它代表了学术界和博物馆展览设计专家之间的一次独特合作。更重要的是，《模式语言》为参观者提供了一个机会，让他们重新思考自己与现代数学的关系，现代数学是人类最重要的成就之一，也是最被误解的成就之一。

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.