| Description |
xxxvii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Conquering the Math Bogeyman / William P. Beaumont -- 2. The Fractal Curriculum / David Fowler -- 3. Fractals and Education: Helping Liberal Arts Students to See Science / Michael Frame -- 4. The Computer Artist and Art Critic / J. C. Sprott -- 5. The Future of Fractals in Fashion / Danielle Gaines -- 6. Knight Life / Ronald R. Brown -- 7. One Metaphor Fits All: A Fractal Voyage with Conway's Audioactive Decay / Mario Hilgemeier -- 8. Sponges, Cities, Anthills, and Economics: Modeling with Fractals in the Future / Timothy D. Greer -- 9. Fractal Holograms / Douglas Winsand -- 10. Boardrooms of the Future: The Fractal Nature of Organizations / Glenda Eoyang and Kevin Dooley -- 11. Fractals in Music / Manfred Schroeder -- 12. Using Strange Attractors to Model Sound / Jonathan Mackenzie -- 13. Pathology in Geometry and Geometry in Pathology / Gabriel Landini -- 14. Fractal Statistics: Toward a Theory of Medicine / Bruce J. West |
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15. Fractals and the Grand Internet Parallel Processing Project / Jay R. Hill -- 16. Self-Similarity in Quasi-Symmetrical Structures / Arthur L. Loeb -- 17. Fat Fractals in Lyapunov Space / Mario Markus and Javier Tamames |
| Summary |
Fractal Horizons is a practical guide to exploring the inexhaustible reservoir of magnificent shapes, images, and ideas associated with fractals. From art poster designs to educational tools, computer-generated fractal patterns' usage is booming. Fractal Horizons gives an account of the state of the art and speculates on advances in the future. Contributors explore the challenges of using fractals in education, art, music, fashion, chess, medicine, and more. Filled with beautiful images, an intriguing array of artistic and scientific topics, and computer/mathematical recipes, the book will appeal to anyone fascinated by unusual ideas and optically provocative art |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Fractals.
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| Author |
Pickover, Clifford A.
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| LC no. |
96007352 |
| ISBN |
0312125992 (cloth) |
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