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Subject: Re: Need References for Fractal Geometry
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Date: Fri, 20-Feb-87 20:59:13 EST
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Summary: books on fractals

In article <3920001@nucsrl.UUCP>, naim@nucsrl.UUCP (Naim Abdullah) writes:
> 
> Can anybody suggest references for fractal geometry, for a survey
> paper that I will be writing on this topic, for a computer graphics
> course ?
> 
> 	       Naim
> 	       {ihnp4, chinet}!nucsrl!naim


the two best survey books on the subject are The Fractal Geometry
of Nature, by Benoit Mandelbrot, and The Beauty of Fractals, by
Peitgen & Richter.  These are both introductory works.  Both stress
math more than computer graphics, however.  


archer sully

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