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An Introduction to Fractals

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Visit this site: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourke/fractals/
Author:Paul Bourke
Description: "What is a fractal? B. Mandelbrot: A rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be subdivided in parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole. Mathematical: A set of points whose fractal dimension exceeds its topological dimension." Examples and discussion with illustrations.
Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College
Languages: English
Resource Types: Graphics, Articles
Math Topics: Fractals

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