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Fractals are a very unique branch of math mathematics primarily because each fractal has individual properties that make it unique.
•     What is a Fractal?
o     Fractals have self-similarity.
o     Most fractals have a definite area but not a definite perimeter.
o     Most fractals involve complex math.
o     Fractional Demintional
•     History of Fractals
o     Mandelbrot
•     Mandelbrot was born in Poland on November 20, 1924.
•     He moved to France in 1936.
•     He is considered a pioneer in mathematics and fractals.
•     Mandelbrot Set
o     Discovery
•     Exploration of fractals expanded once computers were invented.
•     Mandelbrot, Koch, Serpinski, Julia
•     Mandelbrot Set
o     Benoit Mandelbrot
o     One of the more famous fractals
o     Unique properties
•     Extremely Complicated
•     Z=Z^2+C
•     Iterated
•     Uses the Complex number i.
•     Koch Snowflake
o     Swedish mathematician Niels Fabian Helge von Koch.
•     Discovered In 1904
o     Based off the development of the Koch Curve
•     Essentially one side of the triangle
o     Perimeter=3*(4/3)^n
•     Infinite perimeter
o     Definite area
•     Applications
o     Computer Graphics
•     Compressing video images
o     Movie Animations
       
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Submitted by: ryank18
Date Submitted: 04-17-2012
Category: Science
Words: 116
Pages: 0.46