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Box Dimension is a Java-applet based page that allows students to compute box-counting dimensions for a variety of... see more
This site makes possible interactive exploration of the mathematics involved in some aspects of African and Native... see more
chaos game, using linear transformations used to visualize molecular data as wireframe, space-filled, and ball and stick... 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
Includes teacher generated activities. A section of the coast line is randomly given an angle (two lines), resulting in a... see more
A series of applets for teaching Fractal Geometry. Includes: L-Systems; Box-Counting Fractal Dimension; Cellular... 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
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.
Brazil is a freely downloadable executable program that uses iterated function systems to create fractals. The graphical... see more
This java applet simulates the Witten-Sander model of Diffusion Limited Aggregation. It generates beautiful fractal... see more
Fractal Music Composer is a powerful music editor. Students build their own musical phrases out of notes from their... see more
Shockwave simulation of basic fractals. Explanation of the algorithm included.
The Virtual Cell is a java program that is used to create mathematical models of cell biology processes. You create... see more
The Tetrabot is the complex generalization of the Mandelbrot set as realized by Dr. Dominic Rochon. His website features... see more