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Fractals, in Layman's Terms
*Fractals were first named and described by Benoit Mandelbrot, a mathematician at Yale University. He calls fractals the "geometry of nature." [http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/fractal.html]
*Fractals were first named and described by Benoit Mandelbrot, a mathematician at Yale University. He calls fractals the "geometry of nature." [http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/fractal.html]
Damien Jones wrote:
*A fractal is a shape that, when you look at a small part of it, has a similar (but not necessarily identical) appearance to the full shape. Take, for example, a rocky mountain. From a distance, you can see how rocky it is; up close, the surface is very similar. Little rocks have a similar bumpy surface to big rocks and to the overall mountain. [http://www.fractalus.com/info/layman.htm]
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/fractal.html Ask Dr. Universe] - Washington State University
*[http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/fractal.html Ask Dr. Universe] - Washington State University
*[http://www.creativitysoftware.com/fractals-images/pages-hs/fern-fronds.htm Fractal fronds]
*[http://www.creativitysoftware.com/fractals-images/pages-hs/fern-fronds.htm Fractal fronds]
*[http://www.fractalus.com/info/layman.htm Fractals, in Layman's Terms]