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Fractals
What is a fractal?
A fractal is a geometric figure that can be broken down into parts; each part is a
reduced-sized copy of the whole.
A Fractal Uses the idea of “Self-Similarity” to make its design
Self Similarity
In mathematics, an object is self-similar if it is exactly (or approximately) similar to
itself
In other words, the whole object has the same shape as one or more of its parts.
Self Similarity
Examples of Fractals…
The Koch Snowflake -
Helge von Koch
Examples of Fractals…
The Koch Snowflake/Curve
Examples of Fractals…
The Sierpinski Gasket aka The Sierpinski Triangle - Wacław Sierpiński
Examples of Fractals…
The Sierpinski Carpet
Examples of Fractals…
The Cantor Set - Georg Cantor
Examples of Fractals…
The Dragon Curve Aka the Heighway Dragon (John Heighway )
Examples of Fractals…
The Dragon Curve Aka the Heighway Dragon (John Heighway )
Examples of Fractals…
The Mandelbrot Set
Examples of Fractals…
Mandelbrot Zoom Videos
Zoom Video #1 (Slow)
Zoom Video #2 (Fast)
Fractal Art
Fractal Art
Fractal Art
Fractal Art
Fractal Art
Fractal Video Clip
Now, you are going to create one of the fractals that we saw
in the slides…
