Fractals: A Very Short Introduction (repost)
Kenneth Falconer, "Fractals: A Very Short Introduction"
ISBN: 0199675988 | 2013 | EPUB | 152 pages | 6 MB
From the contours of coastlines to the outlines of clouds, and the branching of trees, fractal shapes can be found everywhere in nature. In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Falconer explains the basic concepts of fractal geometry, which produced a revolution in our mathematical understanding of patterns in the twentieth century, and explores the wide range of applications in science, and in aspects of economics.