Fractal Geometry

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Term Paper Title	Fractal Geometry
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Fractal Geometry
Fractal geometry is a fascinating concept of dimension and shape. After being assigned this project I was recalled to the cookie jar that is on top of the fridge that I sought after as a child.  The cookie jar features an image of a chef reaching into a cookie jar that featured the same repeating image of a chef.  This particular ceramic piece of art was my first thought about the concept of infinity.
The pioneering genius of fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot, was a highly visual thinker who earned good grades through his outstanding visual representations.  He stated "Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones,  coastlines are not circles, bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in straight line,"  by which he meant that some of the shapes found in nature were not adequately measured by traditional Euclidean geometry.  He also believes  that fractal geometry is "the geometry of deterministic chaos" and can be used to "describe the geometry of mountains, clouds, and galaxies".  Mandelbrot even coined the term fractal in 1975 from the Latin verb fragere, which means 'to break.'
What I find particularly interesting about fractal geometry is that it is so modern, unlike Euclidean geometry which dates back to two thousand years ago. Euclidean geometry is defined by algebraic formulas, while fractals are the result of iterative constructive algorithm.   While Euclidean geometry fits man made objects, fractal geometry accommodates objects in nature.  A good example of fractal geometry in nature is the fern plant. Observing the fern from across a room, you see large  individual fern leafs, but from a yard away it appear...

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