Part I. Introductory Essays: 1. Some reasons for the effectiveness of fractal geometry in mathematics education Benoit B. Mandelbrot and Michael Frame |
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2. Unsolved problems and still emerging concepts Benoit B. Mandelbrot | |
3. Fractals, graphics and mathematics education Benoit B. Mandelbrot | |
4. Mathematics and society in the twentieth century Benoit B. Mandelbrot | |
Part II. Classroom Experiences: 5. Teaching fractals and dynamical systems at the Hotchkiss school Melkana Brakalova and David Coughlin |
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6. Reflection on Wada basins: some fractals with a twist Dane Camp | |
7. Learning and teaching about fractals Donald M. Davis | |
8. The fractal geometry of the Mandelbrot set Robert L. Devaney | |
9. Fractals - energizing the mathematics classroom Viki Fegers and Mary Beth Johnson | |
10. Other chaos games Sandy Fillebrown | |
11. Creating and teaching undergraduate courses in fractal geometry: a personal experience Michel Lapidus | |
12. Exploring Fractal dimensions by experiment Ron Lewis | |
13. Fractal themes on all levels Kenneth G. Monks | |
14. Art and fractals: artistic explorations of natural self-similarity Brianna Murati and Michael Frame | |
15. Order and chaos, art and magic: a first college course in quantitative reasoning based on fractals and chaos David Peak and Michael Frame | |
16. A software driven undergraduate fractals course Douglas C. Ravenel | |
Part III. A Final Word: 17. The fractal ring from art to art through mathematics, finance and the sciences Benoit B. Mandelbrot |
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Part IV. Appendices: 18. Panorama of fractals and their uses. An alphabetic workbook-index Michael Frame and Benoit B. Mandelbrot |
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19. Reports of some field experiences. |