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This is a glossary of fractals including dozens of examples that are fully explained.


Box Dimension is a Java-applet based page that allows students to compute box-counting dimensions for a variety of... see more


chaos game, using linear transformations used to visualize molecular data as wireframe, space-filled, and ball and stick... see more

A collection of links to sites that discuss famous curves, as well as a wealth of other mathematical topics. Most are a... see more

Paper-Folding-Fractals is Java software and documentation designed to introduce the curious person to fractals. Simple,... see more

This site is part of the NCTM's Student i-Math Investigations website. It uses algebra and discrete mathematics to... see more



The Hilbert Curve was studied by David Hilbert at the turn of the 20th century as an example 1-dimensional curve filling... see more

Generate and animate fractals generated by Iterated Function Systems.

Simulation of the Lorenz Equations used to visualize molecular data as wireframe, space-filled, and ball and stick... see more

Navigates around the Mandelbrot Set

Explores fractals (Mandelbrot Set) using a mouse and creates bit maps which can be printed.

This applet shows a slow-motion animation of the generation of the Mandelbrot Set by a computer.

A collection of interactive Java applets designed to illustrate certain types of ordinary differential equations and... see more


A utility to explore the Mandelbrot set and Julia sets. Includes zoom and orbit-plotting features.

This is an interactive activity that allows the user to enter in a 3x3 matrix and watch how the matrix transforms the... see more
