Title: introduction to fractals 101 Post by: huminado on November 30, 2011, 06:53:44 PM [edit: one of these videos is mentioned in this thread: http://www.fractalforums.com/fractal-related-links/the-mandelbrot-set/ ]
These are worth the while, especially the relationship between Mandelbrot set and the Julia set, and very well presented. He completely removes the "magic" of i [it becomes what it really is, a placeholder that means NOTHING TO THINK ABOUT until it is squared, at which time it becomes -1]. Simple. Or you can skip forward to the last one on the list :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DznD05F1DLI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t75gXyWJNpA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AZYZ-L8m9Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ma6cV6fw24 I wish there was a similar presentation for the 3D fractals. Title: Re: introduction to fractals 101 Post by: trumanbrown on December 01, 2011, 01:15:47 AM Thanks for posting these! While I've been dabbling with fractals for over 20 years now, I've often felt like I've been piloting formula race cars without a clear idea how their wheels even work. It's nice to now have at least a fundamental understanding of how julias and mandelbrots are plotted. Thanks again! Quote "Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity." - Charles Mingu |