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Fractal Basics
From pbs.org, produced by Michael Schwarz and Bill Jersey, Co-produced by Edward Gray
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They're odd-looking shapes you may never have heard of, but they're everywhere around you—the jagged repeating forms called fractals. If you know what to look for, you can find them in the clouds, in mountains, even inside the human body.
December 18, 2009 at 02:23 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Fractals in the Body
From pbs.org, produced by Michael Schwarz and Bill Jersey, Co-produced by Edward Gray
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Fractal patterns turn up everywhere in biology, from the irregular rhythm of the heart to basic eye function. The fractal nature of such physiological processes, which obey simple mathematical rules, offers hope of better diagnosis and treatment of p...roblems as well as new insights into how such processes work. Running time 10:15
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December 18, 2009 at 02:32 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Though many colleagues initially scorned Mandelbrot's work, his mesmerizing fractal images launched a popular culture fad. More importantly, his book The Fractal Geometry of Nature explained how his ideas could be applied in the real world. Mandelbro...t's ideas inspire an ever-increasing number of applications, including the fractal antenna.
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December 18, 2009 at 02:30 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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In 1958, Benoit Mandelbrot begins using computers to explore vexing problems in math. They help him to understand repeating patterns in nature in an entirely new way. He coins the term fractal to describe them and develops the Mandelbrot set in 1980.
December 18, 2009 at 02:28 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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With carbon dioxide levels around the world rising, a team of American scientists travels to a rain forest in Costa Rica. They employ fractal geometry to analyze how much CO2 the rain forest can absorb. Running time 7:52
December 18, 2009 at 02:34 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Dragon Curve
From YouTube, produced by http://www.numberphile.com/
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This video clip provides explanations of fractals and dragon curves using examples from Jurassic Park. (7:05)
March 18, 2013 at 05:40 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Animation of math equation gradually altering a sphere. 3-D equivalent of Mandelbrot fractal.
December 10, 2009 at 05:53 PM
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