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Fall Into Fractals
The word FRACTAL was invented by Benoit
Mandelbrot.
Fractals are interesting because as you zoom in
closer, the pattern is just as beautiful and complex as when you
start.
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Learn about fractals and create your own beautiful fractal images by
following the links below.
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Interactive Fractal Sites
Mandelbrot
Set Zoom into a fractal in your browser window.
Mandelbrot Explorer Make and post your own images.
The
Fractory A site built by students for the Thinkquest contest.
Build your own fractals and learn about the math behind the images.
Mandelbrot
and Julia Set Explorer Zoom into fractals.
Fractal Galleries
Fractalus The fractal
from an artist's point of view.
Sprott's
Fractal Gallery You won't believe the fractal art, animations,
and even music! Be sure to visit Carlson's
Gallery for incredible fractal pictures.
Fractal
Video Art - A stunning collection of fractal art and information
with videos that zoom into the fractals.
Fantastic
Fractals A student-built site brimming with information about
fractals. You have to log in, but it's worth it because the site
is automatically customized for your preferences. Make your own
fractals, take the fractal challenge and see fractal movies.
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Who is Benoit Mandelbrot?
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Not all famous mathematicians are ancient history.
Benoit Mandelbrot currently works at IBM's Watson Research Center
and is a Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University. (Profile)
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are fractals so interesting? |
Besides beauty, fractals offer mathematical
explanations about nature. If you look, you can see fractal patterns
in landscapes, plants and more.
Fractals offer artists a way to create imaginary landscapes on the
computer. Many movie backgrounds are created using fractal graphics.
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More Fractal Sites
The Infinite Fractal Loop
Fractals have lots of fans. Artists, mathematicians, and animators have
created over 1,000 web sites devoted to fractals.
More
Fractal Information and Sites... from the Math Forum.
Chaos:
Making a New Science by James Gleick
"James Gleick, a science reporter for The New York
Times, has written a taut and exciting account . . . of chaos hung on
a framework of the brief history of the field."
Other Wonders of Math
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