A fascinating exploration of the connections between chaos theory, physics, biology, and mathematics, this book abounds in award-winning computer graphics, optical illusions, and games that clarify memorable insights into self-similarity.
""As notable as the book's broad sweep is the author's good-natured, humorous presentation. The willing reader can sit back and enjoy an all-encompassing, irrepressibly enthusiastic tour, ranging from psycho physics to quasicrystals, from gambling strategies to Bach concertos, from the construction of Cantor sets to the design of concert halls."" - Physics Today
""Such a richness of topics and amazing splendor of illustrations!"" - Mathematics Magazine
""An inviting exposition for a literate but not highly scientific audience."" - American Mathematical Monthly
This fascinating book explores the connections between chaos theory, physics, biology, and mathematics. Its award-winning computer graphics, optical illusions, and games illustrate the concept of self-similarity, a typical property of fractals. Author Manfred Schroeder - hailed by Publishers Weekly as a modern Lewis Carroll - conveys memorable insights in the form of puns and puzzles that relate abstract mathematics to everyday experience.
Excellent entertainment for readers with a grasp of algebra and some calculus, this book forms a fine university-level introduction to fractal math. Eight pages of color images clarify the text, along with numerous black-and-white illustrations.
By:
Manfred R Schroeder Imprint: Dover Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info] Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 100mm,
Spine: 157mm
Weight: 2.130kg ISBN:9780486472041 ISBN 10: 0486472043 Series:Dover Books on Physics Pages: 429 Publication Date:21 August 2009 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
