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Cynthia Lanius' Lessons: A Fractals Lesson - Recognitions - They're everywhere, those bright, weird, beautiful shapes called fractals. But what are they, really? Find out all about Fractals here!
Fantastic Fractals - For a fabulously fun-filled fling through the fascinating field of fractals, flip no further. Wait a minute! Just what is a fractal? This ThinkQuest site will fill you in on fractals on three different levels: for kids, for advanced kids who understand fractology, and for advanced fractologists (sorry, we just had to make up those words). Now use your newly developed skills and create a fractal using Fantastic Fractals 98. Enter it in their (famous?) fractal contest and you just might win Fantastic Fractals 98 software of your own. At the very least, you will have discovered a lot about this interesting mathematical concept.
IFSoft-Fractals - Fractalina is a program for making fractals, and Franimate! is a program for animating fractals, and you will find them both right here. The programs were developed to allow middle school and high school students to illustrate problems dealing with fractals. Even elementary school students can try it if they wish, although it is beneficial to know at least a little about fractals before you begin using this site.
Spanky Fractal Database - The Spanky Fractal Database is a collection of programs, images, and other material all relating to the subject of Fractals.
Sprott's Fractal Gallery - What is a "Julia set," a "strange attractor," or an "iterated function system"? They are all math equations that generate beautiful fractal images. A fractal drawing is the picture a computer makes as it maps out one of these equations. Sprott's Gallery includes sample programs to download and run on your computer so you can see fractals for yourself. There is a FAQ section and also lots of cool fractal pictures to download. Don't miss the animated GIF attractors!
The Fractory: An Interactive Tool for Creating and Exploring Fractals - Welcome to The Fractory! This page will help you learn about fractals: what they are and how to design them, but it will also let you discover more on your own. Fractals are just now emerging as a science. They show an order in seemingly random things, and give us tools with which we can predict the weather, render natural looking objects, and help understand the order in our chaotic lives. You will also play a part in the interactive fractal creation center, designing and displaying fractals you have invented. You can even post your coolest fractals on the fractal message board.
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