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esraa_gibreen's review against another edition
3.0
ليس رائعا.
ليس سيئا.
تنويه بسيط: الكاتب يتحدث عن ماندلبروت تحديدا وكإنه ابن خالته ويخصه بآيات المدح والثناء في أجزاء عديدة من الكتاب.
ليس سيئا.
تنويه بسيط: الكاتب يتحدث عن ماندلبروت تحديدا وكإنه ابن خالته ويخصه بآيات المدح والثناء في أجزاء عديدة من الكتاب.
richard_lawrence's review against another edition
4.0
If fractals and the math behind them interest you then this is a great introduction to the subject. Instead of the usual woo that you find in a lot of books on the subject a great deal of time is spent showing the application of fractal mathematics to practical issues and research in engineering, social structures and human behavior, astronomy and cosmology and the stock market to name a few.
meredith6's review against another edition
4.0
Highly interesting topic, touches on many different areas - a good introduction, but there are some sections where I would have appreciated more elaboration and depth. Some parts felt either like I needed slightly more background knowledge or further explanation, but the range of topics covered considering the size and format redeemed it :)
paulogonzalez's review against another edition
2.0
An easy read into fractals, a good recommendation if you don't know anything about fractals, almost time consuming if you have a deeper knowledge. Some text only and many more pictures, it would be a better idea to print them in better quality for some of them are not very clear. And also it would be better to have them in color instead of black and white.
The book has two parts clearly distinct. The first one is a brief history of fractal geometry, from Plato to Mandelbrot through Newton, emphasizing, of course, the figure of Benoît Mandelbrot, whom the book devotes the more pages as the true creator of the notion of 'fractal'.
The second one is a collection of examples of the occurrence of fractals. Nature, physics, astronomy, biology, medicine, art, architecture, etc., but all of them barely developed and poorly explained. This book is a good place to know what is a fractal and where we can find them, but that's all, if you really want to learn more about the subject you have to seek it elsewhere, not here. The book itself provides a good bibliography to find your own way in fractals.
Truly I'd recommend the book to those who know nothing about fractals, but it's not my case and this is the reason why I have not enjoyed it.
The book has two parts clearly distinct. The first one is a brief history of fractal geometry, from Plato to Mandelbrot through Newton, emphasizing, of course, the figure of Benoît Mandelbrot, whom the book devotes the more pages as the true creator of the notion of 'fractal'.
The second one is a collection of examples of the occurrence of fractals. Nature, physics, astronomy, biology, medicine, art, architecture, etc., but all of them barely developed and poorly explained. This book is a good place to know what is a fractal and where we can find them, but that's all, if you really want to learn more about the subject you have to seek it elsewhere, not here. The book itself provides a good bibliography to find your own way in fractals.
Truly I'd recommend the book to those who know nothing about fractals, but it's not my case and this is the reason why I have not enjoyed it.
teebark's review
5.0
This is a great little book that tells you how the study of fractals began, its history, effect on culture, relation to nature, and how they're generated. It's presented in sort of a comic book format, with pictures, accompanied by tidbits in the margins about some of the people involved in that page's discussion. It does not get deep into the mathematics of fractals, but presents the history of its development in a very engaging way.
I've read bits and pieces about fractals for approximately 30 years, but I've never seen a comprehensive presentation like this book shows. You were probably exposed to fractals yourself and didn't know it, in the scene from Jurassic Park, where a scientist presents the case where a drop of water hitting the back of your hand will take many different paths, depending on many different variables, some of which are incredibly small. But nevertheless, they affect the outcome.
This is defined as chaos--not being able to predict an outcome. But graphs of most chaotic systems are fractal. I know, it makes my head hurt sometimes, too.
I've read bits and pieces about fractals for approximately 30 years, but I've never seen a comprehensive presentation like this book shows. You were probably exposed to fractals yourself and didn't know it, in the scene from Jurassic Park, where a scientist presents the case where a drop of water hitting the back of your hand will take many different paths, depending on many different variables, some of which are incredibly small. But nevertheless, they affect the outcome.
This is defined as chaos--not being able to predict an outcome. But graphs of most chaotic systems are fractal. I know, it makes my head hurt sometimes, too.
paulogonzalez's review
2.0
An easy read into fractals, a good recommendation if you don't know anything about fractals, almost time consuming if you have a deeper knowledge. Some text only and many more pictures, it would be a better idea to print them in better quality for some of them are not very clear. And also it would be better to have them in color instead of black and white.
The book has two parts clearly distinct. The first one is a brief history of fractal geometry, from Plato to Mandelbrot through Newton, emphasizing, of course, the figure of Benoît Mandelbrot, whom the book devotes the more pages as the true creator of the notion of 'fractal'.
The second one is a collection of examples of the occurrence of fractals. Nature, physics, astronomy, biology, medicine, art, architecture, etc., but all of them barely developed and poorly explained. This book is a good place to know what is a fractal and where we can find them, but that's all, if you really want to learn more about the subject you have to seek it elsewhere, not here. The book itself provides a good bibliography to find your own way in fractals.
Truly I'd recommend the book to those who know nothing about fractals, but it's not my case and this is the reason why I have not enjoyed it.
The book has two parts clearly distinct. The first one is a brief history of fractal geometry, from Plato to Mandelbrot through Newton, emphasizing, of course, the figure of Benoît Mandelbrot, whom the book devotes the more pages as the true creator of the notion of 'fractal'.
The second one is a collection of examples of the occurrence of fractals. Nature, physics, astronomy, biology, medicine, art, architecture, etc., but all of them barely developed and poorly explained. This book is a good place to know what is a fractal and where we can find them, but that's all, if you really want to learn more about the subject you have to seek it elsewhere, not here. The book itself provides a good bibliography to find your own way in fractals.
Truly I'd recommend the book to those who know nothing about fractals, but it's not my case and this is the reason why I have not enjoyed it.
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