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Week 7: Mandelbrot Set and Complex Numbers

This week we are going to learn about one of the most famous fractals, the Mandelbrot set In class, we watched more of the NOVA special on fractals: http://youtu.be/LemPnZn54Kw?t=20m12s (from the start to about minute 24) We then talked about iteration, and found that to make good pictures, we need complex numbers. As an introduction… Read More Week 7: Mandelbrot Set and Complex Numbers

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