But, as with many things in math, one of the earliest foundational studies of what would be later described as fractals came from a surprisingly difficult question: How long is the coastline of ...
M. D. Sanford, CHOICE 'I think that this attractive textbook would be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of just about anyone with an interest in fractals, chaos, or dynamical systems. It presents ...
While the present volume includes pretty pictures, especially in the first chapter/paper, it emphasizes the mathematical beauty of fractals. The background expected of the reader varies from paper to ...