Fractal Beginner

[Roger Bagula]

Hi - I'm very interested to learn more about the maths behind Fractals
and so I'm looking for advice of where to start looking!
I've only studied Maths to AO-level (a while ago now!); any suggestions
would be greatly welcome.
Thanks
Stu

You could try a text like:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0470848626/qid=1128007543/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/102-0491680-8275336?v=glance&s=books
Fractal Geometry : Mathematical Foundations and Applications (Paperback)
by Kenneth Falconer

Editorial Reviews
Review
“The new edition describes recent developments, bearing in mind the rapid spread of the subject, in particular multifractal theory.” (Mathematika, No.50, 2005)

[srkgnl]

Post by Roger Bagula

Hi - I'm very interested to learn more about the maths behind Fractals
and so I'm looking for advice of where to start looking!
I've only studied Maths to AO-level (a while ago now!); any suggestions
would be greatly welcome.
Thanks
Stu

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0470848626/qid=1128007543/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/102-0491680-8275336?v=glance&s=books
Fractal Geometry : Mathematical Foundations and Applications (Paperback)
by Kenneth Falconer

Editorial Reviews
Review
“The new edition describes recent developments, bearing in mind the
rapid spread of the subject, in particular multifractal theory.”
(Mathematika, No.50, 2005)

Another good book self contained book is

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0120790696/qid=1128541544/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0428932-3151859?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Hope this helps...

[strings]

i am looking more into the chaos stuff. i'm starting with Chaos Theory
Tamed, which has rave reviews on Amazon. then hopefully i'll chew through
Chaos and Fractals. then Aligood's and Strogatz's introductory books on
chaos. toss in a few online texts to supplement the maths. and
chaosbook.dk.

Chaos and Fractals may be out of print, but there seem to be tons of used
copies.

michael

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Post by strings
i am looking more into the chaos stuff. i'm starting with Chaos
Theory Tamed, which has rave reviews on Amazon. then hopefully i'll
chew through Chaos and Fractals. then Aligood's and Strogatz's
introductory books on chaos. toss in a few online texts to
supplement the maths. and chaosbook.dk.
Chaos and Fractals may be out of print, but there seem to be tons of
used copies.
michael

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[strings]

Hi - I'm very interested to learn more about the >>>maths behind
Fractals
and so I'm looking for advice of where to start >>>looking!

i'm not sure what maths you need for fractals, but there are tons of online
math books. one list at Georgia Tech and another at a Geocities site. i'm
brushing up on differential equations and analysis. but my goals are a tad
different than yours.

i'm also trying to cover the same ground that a mathematics or physics
undergrad would cover. you might want to do the same. this will be a good
background for whatever topic you end up studying.

i have no idea what "AO level" is. is that linear algebra / vector calculus
/ ODE level?

michael

[Stu]

Hi Michael - Thanks for the advice. AO stands for Advanced 'O' Level -
I started 'A' level maths, completed half the course, sat an exam, then
left to study Biology / Chemistry.