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This is a glossary of fractals including dozens of examples that are fully explained.
A huge list of resources in various topics of mathematics and math education.
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
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
A Primer on Information Theory.
A Short Course in Information Theory.
Basics of Information Theory
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
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
This site presents a collection of recent developments on sensitivity analysis. It includes sensitivity analysis in... 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
Esse material permite calcular adição de frações geometricamente. As frações próprias que se formam são subdivididas... see more