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"A rarity: a picture book of sophisticated contemporary research ideas in mathematics."--Douglas Hofstadter, author of "Godel, Escher, Bach"
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"...a blend of erudition (fascinating and sometimes obscure historical minutiae abound), popularization (mathematical rigor is relegated to appendices) and exposition (the reader need have little knowledge of the fields involved) ...and the illustrations include many superb examples of computer graphics that are works of art in their own right." Nature
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Great book, especially if you are interested in the work of Mandelbrot. Not as accessible as I originally hoped - it assumes that the reader is already familiar with the work of several other Mathematicians; So you may find yourself, like me doing a lot of research into other relevant publications before you can sit down and comprehend the context of this book ... I still haven't to be honest but I am really interested in the authors work so endeavour to complete the book and put it's principles to work.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Beauty and mathematics are often perceived as distant concepts by most people. The mathematically gifted would always refute such idea by stating that it is precisely elegance what guides many mathematical endeavors. Mandelbrot made it possible for fractal images to jump from obscure labs to the general knowledge. Many people since regard mathematics somehow with a different perspective.
Although the book requires some basic knowledge of math it is not difficult to follow. The extensive illustrations make it enjoyable even as a coffee-table decorative object.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is really a collection of disparate, fascinating, and occasionally tendentious essays written over a long period by the man after whom the world's most famous fractal is named.
The book is beautifully illustrated throughout, and since it is now quite old, many of the illustrations are beginning to acquire a period charm. It is perhaps a book that will be most appreciated by the (very) intelligent general reader: it is not the best starting point if one actually wants to learn how to construct fractals or perform computations relating to them. However, readers who learn from this book what Mandelbrot is trying to teach, will begin to see many aspects of the world in a new way.
The book is beautifully illustrated throughout, and since it is now quite old, many of the illustrations are beginning to acquire a period charm. It is perhaps a book that will be most appreciated by the (very) intelligent general reader: it is not the best starting point if one actually wants to learn how to construct fractals or perform computations relating to them. However, readers who learn from this book what Mandelbrot is trying to teach, will begin to see many aspects of the world in a new way.
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A fractal is by definition
A set for which the Hausdorff Besicovitch dimension strictly exceeds the topological dimension.
The definition of a fractal pretty much sets the tone for the book. Read more
The definition of a fractal pretty much sets the tone for the book. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2010 by bernie
great book.
This will be seen as a key book in years to come and im delighted with it However - This particular copy was second hand and sold as in vg near fine condition but what wasnt noted... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by Ru_Anderson
This book started it all
This book is by far the very root by which chaos and the interrelations with that of nature came into existance. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 1998
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