Title: Public Presentaion Suggestions Post by: Lee Oliver on October 21, 2010, 08:07:47 PM I am preparing a display on fractal geometry for an event coming up on December 4th. The person organizing this event has suggested that I make a display of not only fractal art but also an explanation of fractals as well. Does anyone have anything they think should be included, anything that is definitely important to include?
I have, so far, covered how it was discovered, who discovered it [Mandelbrot], a basic explanation about iterative functions and self similarity, and some examples of its application in the real world. It seems sort of thin though, what else should I include? Title: Re: Public Presentaion Suggestions Post by: Sockratease on October 21, 2010, 10:27:29 PM what else should I include? FREE BEER!! But apart from that, I would suggest a display of some sort comparing the idealized, mathematical, fractals we make here with their counterparts in Nature. See the Fractals In Nature (http://www.fractalforums.com/fractals-in-nature/) section of this forum for examples if you have difficulty coming up with them. Title: Re: Public Presentaion Suggestions Post by: Lee Oliver on October 21, 2010, 10:54:10 PM Unfortunately, I don't think the beer will go over very well, but I do like your other suggestion. :)
I will see what I can do. ;D Title: Re: Public Presentaion Suggestions Post by: Tglad on October 22, 2010, 01:38:01 AM I agree with sockratease, too many people think fractals are computer generated, it is good that they know that a cloud is a fractal, and the asteroid belt and the moon's surface and rocks and coastlines etc.
Title: Re: Public Presentaion Suggestions Post by: Millennium Nocturne on October 22, 2010, 11:07:31 AM Natural Fractals are quite impressive..specially in motion..so I recommend these two:
High Speed Lightning (7000frames/sec): http://www.youtube.com/user/ztresearch#p/u/13/A0XkNfTyR9A And the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano (check the second video): http://www.mrietze.com/iceland10-2.htm In the case that you didn't perceive the fractal: it's on the ashes cloud, since they break in a self similar way.. A good example image: http://www.mrietze.com/images/Iceland10-2/Is102662.jpg Title: Re: Public Presentaion Suggestions Post by: Sockratease on October 22, 2010, 01:07:16 PM I agree with sockratease... Another Vote for FREE BEER! O0 But just in case I misunderstood that, here's two images from tglad's "Classes of fractals" gallery (http://www.fractalforums.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=250;u=853) which nicely illustrate the idea: (http://www.fractalforums.com/gallery/3/853_12_10_10_2_42_17.jpeg) (http://www.fractalforums.com/gallery/3/853_16_10_10_2_29_36.jpeg) Title: Re: Public Presentaion Suggestions Post by: Lee Oliver on October 22, 2010, 02:58:04 PM Wow, a lot of cool ideas! ;D @Millennium Nocturne I can't do videos because the exhibit center doesn't have a very good tv, nor do they have internet connection. :-\ @Tglad I agree I am going to put together a composition of natural fractals which the public will be able to easily understand. I'm looking forward to this, I hear there's going to be newspaper coverage. :) |