12A10.05 - Fractals

Code Number:
12A10.05
Demo Title:
Fractals
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Repeating Patterns
Area of Study:
Chaos
Equipment:
Cauliflower, Computer Programs, and Web Images.
References:
  • Charles Creffield, "Fractals on a Benchtop: Observing Fractal Dimension in a Resistor Network", TPT, Vol. 60, #6, Sept. 2022, p. 410.
  • Front Cover, TPT, Vol. 56, #2, Feb 2018.
  • Paul Knutson, E. Dan Dahlberg, "Fractals in the Classroom", TPT, Vol. 41, #7, Oct. 2003, p. 387.
  • K. Zembrowska and M. Kuźma, "Some Exercises on Fractals for High School Students", TPT, Vol. 20, #8, Nov. 2002, p. 470. 
  • Michele Zanoni, "Measurement of the Fractal Dimension of a Cauliflower", TPT, Vol. 40, #1, Jan. 2002, p. 18.
  • Dane Camp, Chris Chiaverina, and Tom Senior, "Festive Fractals", TPT, Vol. 37, #9, Dec. 1999, p. 532.
  • Front Cover, TPT, Vol. 37, #9, Dec. 1999.
  • Marcos Amaku, Lighia B. Horodynski-Matsushique, and Paulo R. Pascholati, "The Fractal Dimension of Breads", TPT, Vol. 37, #8, Nov. 1999, p. 480.
  • W. K. Ching, M. Erickson, P. Garik, P. Hickman, J. Jordan, S. Schwarzer, and L, Shore, "Overcoming Resistance with Fractals—A New Way to Teach Elementary Circuits", TPT, Vol. 32, #9, Dec. 1994, p. 546.
  • Sergey V. Buldyrev, Melissa J. Erickson, Peter Garik, Linda S. Shore, H. Eugene Stanley, Edwin F. Taylor, Paul A. Trunfio and Paul Hickman, "Science Research in the Classroom", TPT, Vol. 34, #7, Oct. 1994, p. 411.
  • Vicente Talanquer and Glinda Irazoque, "Fractals: To Know, To Do, To Simulate", TPT, Vol. 31, #2, Feb. 1993, p. 72.
  • Donald H. Esbenshade Jr., "Fractal Bread", TPT, Vol. 29, #4, Apr. 1991, p. 236.
  • Raphael H. Ko and Charles P. Bean, "A Simple Experiment that Demonstrates Fractal Behavior", TPT, Vol. 29, #2, Feb. 1991, p. 78.
  • R. Igor Gamov, "Spirals in Nature", TPT, Vol. 17, #1, Jan. 1979, p. 14.
  • Veronica P. Simonsen, Tathan Hale, Ingve Somonsen, "Eigenmodes of Fractal Drums: A Numerical Student Experiment", AJP, Vol. 92, #2, Feb. 2024, p. 115.
  • Nicholas B. Tufillaro, "Generating a Fractal Using a Capacitor", AJP, Vol. 69, #6, June 2001, p. 721.
  • Alan J. Hurd, "Resource Letter Fr-1: Fractals", AJP, Vol. 56, #11, Nov. 1988, p. 969.
  • M. A. F. Gomes, "Fractal Geometry in Crumpled Paper Balls", AJP, Vol. 55, #7, July 1987, p. 649.
  • Diego Krapf and Ralf Metzler, "Strange Interfacial Molecular Dynamics", Physics Today, Vol. 72, #9, Sept. 2019, p. 48.
  • Johanna L. Miller, "Quantum Corral Herds Surface Electrons Into a Fractal Lattice", Physics Today, Vol. 72, #1, Jan. 2019, p. 14.
  • Julien Clinton Sprott, "6.13. Fractals", Physics Demonstrations, ISBN 0-299-21580-6, p. 262 - 264.
  • Don Rathjen and Paul Doherty, "Fractal Patterns", Square Wheels, 2002, p. 21 - 24.
  • Isaac Asimov, "The Secret of the Universe", Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, p. 89.
  • T. D. Rossing and C. J. Chiaverina, "Home and Classroom Demonstration", Light Science, Physics and Visual Arts, p. 262.
  • T. D. Rossing and C. J. Chiaverina, "Fractals on the Web", Light Science, Physics and Visual Arts, p. 262.
  • Stan Gibilisco, "Partial Dimensions, Fractals, and Mathephysics", More Puzzles, Paradoxes and Brain Teasers, p. 103.
  • Stan Gibilisco, "The Mandelbrot Set", More Puzzles, Paradoxes and Brain Teasers, p. 122.

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