The mathematician who founded the discipline of fractal geometry has died at the age of 85. To see some of the beautiful patterns generated by fractals, see here.
I’m going to guess, being at CWRU, your students have introduced you to the wonder that is Jonathan Coulton’s “Mandelbrot Set,” but if you haven’t, this is an abridged version (complete with animation):
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I’m going to guess, being at CWRU, your students have introduced you to the wonder that is Jonathan Coulton’s “Mandelbrot Set,” but if you haven’t, this is an abridged version (complete with animation):
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DES-yKOYaXq0&h=61b7b
Ack, bad link. Corrected: