Fractal Worlds

Grown, Built, and Imagined

Michael Frame, Amelia Urry

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Yale University
07 June 2016

Mathematics & Sciences; Fractal geometry

Fractal geometry is a uniquely fascinating area of mathematics, exhibited in a range of shapes that exist in the natural world, from a simple broccoli floret to a majestic mountain range. In this essential primer, mathematician Michael Frame—a close collaborator with Benoit Mandelbrot, the founder of fractal geometry—and poet Amelia Urry explore the amazing world of fractals as they appear in nature, art, medicine, and technology. Frame and Urry offer new insights into such familiar topics as measuring fractal complexity by dimension and the life and work of Mandelbrot. In addition, they delve into less-known areas: fractals with memory, the Mandelbrot set in four dimensions, fractals in literature, and more. An inviting introduction to an enthralling subject, this comprehensive volume is ideal for learning and teaching.

By: Michael Frame, Amelia Urry
Imprint: Yale University
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780300197877
ISBN 10: 030019787X
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 07 June 2016
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Frame is adjunct professor of mathematics at Yale University. Amelia Urry is a journalist and a poet.

Reviews for Fractal Worlds: Grown, Built, and Imagined

Fractal Worlds portrays math as math lovers know it: a beautiful garden, a place of curiosity and delight, a tribute to human creativity and the wonders of nature. -Steven Strogatz, author of Sync and The Joy of x -- Steven Strogatz