The Mandelbrot set is — when visualized with some colors — an interesting shape with infinite detail. While the patterns are immediately obvious to the human eye, anyone who’s run one can tell you ...

I'm learning Java by writing a Mandelbrot program. I can draw the image, then use the mouse to choose an area to magnify. Works great, except... When I choose the area to magnify (mouse down, move ...

“Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones … and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line,” wrote Benoît Mandelbrot, contradicting more than 2,000 years of misconceptions ...

So I was checking out slashdot and came across this cool company. <P>You can download a free program that renders pictures of a world with math. I've always thought ...