Can Mathematically Challenged Warm Up to Numbing Numbers?

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For those who have never experienced infinity, here comes `Beyond Numbers,' a traveling exhibit that illuminates the mysterious world of mathematics for kid's and adults alike.

Mention "Mandelbrot set" and most people yawn. A brilliant v exhibit titled "Beyond Numbers," however, succeeds in making this and other arcane mathematical concepts interesting-even entertaining.

The traveling show, a collaboration of the Maryland Science Center and George Washington University currently on display at the Hall of Science in Queens, N.Y., is for children and adults (including those barely able to balance a checkbook). Its underlying philosophy: "Math is not just earthbound. …