Subjects:  1. Euclidean Geometry    2. Geometry - General    3. Mathematics    4. Measure Theory    5. Probability & Statistics - General    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Set Theory    8. Topology - Fractals    9. Functional analysis    10. Geometric measure theory    11. Mathematics / Differential Equations   

Subjects:  1. Advanced    2. Algebra    3. Algebra - General    4. Mathematics    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Chaos theory & fractals    7. Mathematics / General   

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Worth the Price just for the Pictures
This is my favorite coffee table book and the best introduction to fractals I've come across.I've also read James Gleick's "Chaos:Making a New Science", and it's good, but whenever I want to contemplate the wonder of chaos and fractals I open this book.High quality color printing on good paper with a larger font (I'm guessing 14pt.) for tired eyes.

Patterns to Inspire - A Captivating Look into Fractals
This book brings a comprehensive and visually intriguing approach to the study of fractal geometry and the chaos theory. Through thought provoking imagery and discernible explanations & comparisons, John Briggs has sparked my curiosity where I now look more closely at the world around me. I believe this book is intended to captivate those with the ability to visualize and appreciate the aesthetics and interconnectedness of the arts, sciences and the natural phenomena that surrounds us. An insightful & visually stimulating read!

Don't buy this book
This book says absolutely nothing.It has a few good pictures (the best one is one the cover by the way), but the text is utterly worthless and uninformative.My favorite quote from the book is "Nonlinear means not linear."Really?Don't waste your money.Now I understand why I found it at the used bookstore. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Fractals    2. General    3. Mathematics    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Topology - Fractals    6. Science / General   

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A good book but for specialist
The book provides a lot of material but it left me the impression of a core material hidden in "a bittoo many" technicalities, being the textbook more likely suitable as a reference for a specialist (I amnot) than for a reader interested in the subject. I really appreciated thechapter "Fractal Functions and Wavelets", a good description oflinks beetween wavelets and fractals. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Algebra - Linear    2. Arithmetic    3. Differential Equations    4. Fractal Geometry    5. Fractals    6. Functional Analysis    7. Mathematics    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Topology - Fractals    10. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    11. Mathematics / Differential Equations   

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Full coverage of fractal image compression
In my opinion, Fisher's book can serve as a very good tutorial to fractal image encoding. The first chapter, probably better known as the "SIGGRAPH '92 Course Notes", can be understand easily even by non-scientist and be used to code your own basic compression engine. The other chapters go more into detail and show how to develop your coder to a #1 compression engine. Unfortunately, you sometimes need to read between the math to get the necessary information. Anyway, after reading the book, I was able to create some nice code and to compress color images up to 1:25 ... 1:100 in seconds or minutes without problems !

Better than much other stuff
Borrowed this book from from my instructor and saw that it was much better than any standard image processing coursebook to learn some ideas from...

Buy Barnsley's book!
You get the impression this would have been better if written in Russian! The man has no idea how to write and be understood( Yuval Fisher) and his own work shows it. To drag others down with him is a form of greatness! Your unique Associates ID is:thefractaltransl ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Graphics - General    2. Computers - Languages / Programming    3. Digital Image Processing    4. Digital techniques    5. Fractals    6. Fractals (Computer Science)    7. General    8. Image compression    9. Image processing    10. Mathematics    11. Programming Languages - General    12. Science/Mathematics    13. Mathematics / General    14. Signal processing   

Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. Finance    3. Fractals   

Subjects:  1. Fractals    2. Geometry - Analytic    3. Geometry - Non-Euclidean    4. Mathematics    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Topology - Fractals    7. Analytic geometry    8. Functional analysis    9. Mathematics / Geometry / Analytic    10. Mathematics | Pure Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Differentiable dynamical syste    2. Differentiable dynamical systems    3. Fractals    4. General    5. Mandelbrot sets    6. Mathematics    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Topology - Fractals    9. Mathematics / General   

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Set high standards
This book is very exciting and motivating, as it sets high standards both with respect to the contents and the style.
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Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computer Science    3. Computers    4. Criminology    5. Discrete Mathematics    6. Logic    7. Sociology    8. Mathematics    9. Mathematics / Discrete Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical    2. Fractal Geometry    3. Fractals    4. General    5. Material Science    6. Mathematics    7. Measurement    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Surface Physics    11. Surfaces (Physics)    12. Colloid chemistry    13. Science / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical    14. Surface chemistry & adsorption    15. Theoretical methods   

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Delightful anthology of science writing
John Carey's Eyewitness to Science is identical to The Faber Book of Science except for the cover and weight of the paper stock used. Since the latter is now out of print, those of you who have missed the opportunity to read this delightfully eclectic anthology of science writing may wish to consult this edition before it, too, goes out of print.

A choppy book about great connections in the web of nature
As a geologist, I read the samples that seemed relevant first, and found many surprising and wonderful things like Huxley's geology of Europe derived partly from careful observations of a piece of chalk. I went on to read biology, physics, poetry and abnormal sex.I am teaching a freshman literature class this winter quarter and managed to lighten up Conrad's gloomy brooding view that we evolved from soulless animals by reading Cumming's (Pg 262) retort; "As for me, I am proud of my close kinship with other animals. I take jealous pride in my Simian ancestry. I like to think that I was once a magnificent hairy fellow living in the trees and that my frame has come down through geological time via sea jelly and worms and Amphioxus, Fish, Dinosaurs, and Apes. Who would exchange these for the pallid couple in the Garden of Eden?"

A choppy book about great connections in the web of nature
As a geologist, I read the samples that seemed relevant first, and found many surprising and wonderful things like Huxley's geology of Europe derived partly from careful observations of a piece of chalk. I went on to read biology, physics, poetry and abnormal sex.I am teaching a freshman literature class this winter quarter and managed to lighten up Conrad's gloomy brooding view that we evolved from soulless animals by reading Cumming's (Pg 262) retort; "As for me, I am proud of my close kinship with other animals. I take jealous pride in my Simian ancestry. I like to think that I was once a magnificent hairy fellow living in the trees and that my frame has come down through geological time via sea jelly and worms and Amphioxus, Fish, Dinosaurs, and Apes. Who would exchange these for the pallid couple in the Garden of Eden?" ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. History    3. Popular works    4. Science    5. Science (General)    6. Science/Mathematics    7. History of science    8. Science / General   

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Good overview of nonlinear dynamics
This book is an overview of all of the components of nonlinear dynamics. Nonlinear dynamics is a field of study that enables well-constructed predictive modeling of systems that might be difficult to solve otherwise. Such continuous systems were first widely modeled by ordinary and differential equations, but with the passage of time there are now tools and mathematical models at our disposal that make for a much more concise model of many systems. This workbook tries to touch on all of those mathematical tools. The first six chapters of the book has to do with modeling such complex systems in general, and the rest of the book is a survey of the tools needed to perform complex modeling. The book's format is that of briefly explaining a concept in a few pages, and then presenting a computer program that demonstrates the concept just explained. The explanations are very clear and concise, there are plenty of equations shown, and the accompanying code is well commented.If you want to really drill deeply into any of the concepts then you are going to need some other books. I suggest that for further reading for the mathematically inclined that you pick up "Chaos: An Introduction to Dynamical Systems" by Kathleen Alligood. For scientists that want to see specific problems that can be solved by dynamical systems I suggest the excellent "Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications in Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering" by Strogatz. The only real complaint I have against this book is that there is uneven coverage of different tools. For example, the author has a great deal to say about neural networks and fuzzy logic, but has very short chapters covering discrete wavelets and cellular automata. More material would have been great, since it is hard to find good books on discrete wavelets and cellular automata in particular. Some readers may also be annoyed that much of the book are code listings of the various demonstration programs. Overall, I would highly recommend it as one of several books that anyone interested in dynamical systems should definitely own. In particular, those individuals interested in the techniques of algorithmic composition of music might find this book a good jumping off point for studying the tools and techniques that make such compositions possible.

Helpful in some sections
The topics covered in this book are all important from the standpoint of applications in physics, engineering, computer science, financial engineering, and computational biology. It is written for the person just getting started in these topics, and the author does a fairly good job of discussing them. Readers should not expect, and they will not get, in-depth discussions on these topics, as this would swell the book to 10 times the size. They will however get preparation for moving on to more advanced and complete treatments.

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computer Books: Languages    3. Computers    4. General    5. Programming Languages - C++    6. Programming Languages - Java    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Differential equations    9. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    10. Non-linear science    11. Programming languages   

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Computers - General Information    3. General    4. Language    5. Language Arts & Disciplines    6. Linguistics    7. Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics    8. Non-linear science   

Subjects:  1. Automation    2. General    3. Management - General    4. Operations Management    5. Production engineering    6. Production management    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology & Industrial Arts   

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The Laying of Cornerstones of Modern Math
The title of this book is subversive.Compared to the contents of other popular books on fractals, such as Peitgen & Saupe's "Chaos and Fractals", the reader will find almost no commonality except for the word "fractal" in the title.And this is what makes this book so wonderful and refreshing.Other pop books on fractals tend to be filled with shallow descriptions, crude phenomenology, and neither hint of the underlying theory, nor any clue of the depth and importance of it.The Peitgen-Saupe series is particularly guilty of this fault.
Where it all began
This anthology is a collection of the classic essays on chaos, from before chaos theory was created or the word 'fractal' was coined.The math level is a little high for the general reader, but it is well worth reading once the reader has the necessary background. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Fractal Geometry    2. Fractals    3. Geometry - Algebraic    4. Mathematics    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Topology - Fractals   

Subjects:  1. Fractal Geometry    2. Fractals    3. General    4. Geometry - Algebraic    5. Mathematics    6. Point processes    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Mathematics / Statistics   

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A frustratingly unstraightforward book.
This is not a book I would recommend. Whilst the subject matter is very interesting the style of presentation of the material is not to my liking. As opposed to simply explaining how fractal image compression works, theauthor indulges in chapters of overly philosophic theory. There is aplethora of mathmatical and logical notation (which you are left to fendwith for yourself). In its more pretentious moments it's almost comical,with the author becoming ridiculously poetic. Great IT described and worked by a mathematican!
There are a lot of details about fractal imaging, including IFS, RIFS, techniques. What is more, it provides many very good examples of worked images, figures, tables. All these make the book easier to read. I like it!

A beautiful book that shows the art of science.
It is an amazing book that presents fractal theory and compression algorithms in such a poetic manner.I was glad finally there is a book that covers fractal image compression in such a complete and systematic wayfrom Iterated Systems.The book also displayed the linkage betweenscience, philosophy and art by using fractal image compression as anexample, which is awesome.Most C-codes are very efficiently writen as forthe performance, so I wish there were more explanations for betterunderstanding.It is a book quite difficult to read for it is unique inits style as well as many subjects.Again, more details will be helpful. Overall, I am very much enjoyed the reading, found as the author said: youwill find "something new every time you open it." P.S. It's niceto have the free product Fractal Imager too! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Graphics - General    2. Computers    3. Computers - Other Applications    4. Digital Image Processing    5. Digital techniques    6. Fractals    7. Fractals (Computer Science)    8. General    9. Image compression    10. Image processing    11. Reference    12. Techniques - General    13. Analytic topology    14. Mathematics / Applied    15. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    16. Signal processing   

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Di Filippo Rules The School
You need to read this book. If you don't, you should just go back to living in a cave of your own self-imposed isolation. Di Filippo manages to take crazed, madman thoughts and make brilliantly constructed views of the human mind. Reading them is easy as they are rock and roll on the printed page, but at the same time they will stay with you for generations.

Di Filippo Rules The School
You need to read this book. If you don't, you should just go back to living in a cave of your own self-imposed isolation. Di Filippo manages to take crazed, madman thoughts and make brilliantly constructed views of the human mind. Reading them is easy as they are rock and roll on the printed page, but at the same time they will stay with you for generations.

A collection of popcorn for the brain sci-fi short stories
Paul Di Filippo has collected several of his sci-fi short stories with rock and roll undertones.Combining music, hard sci-fi concepts, and everyday average or below average people (some of which do live in a trailer park, hense trailer park sci-fi)is not an easy task, but Di Filipo pulls it off nicely.The stories are fast pased, light, and whimsical.Perfect for a lunch break. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American Science Fiction And Fantasy    2. Fiction - Science Fiction    3. Science Fiction    4. Science Fiction - Anthologies    5. Science fiction, American    6. General & Literary Fiction   

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Computer Vision    3. Digital Image Processing    4. Fractal Geometry    5. Geometry - Algebraic    6. Imaging Systems    7. Mathematics    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Topology - Fractals    11. Applied optics    12. Fractals    13. Geometry    14. Image processing    15. Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation    16. Signal processing    17. Technology / Engineering / Electrical    18. Topology   

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Truth and Beauty
I had the good fortune to see this book in the making when it was a thick sheaf of flimsy printer paper. The words and images collided in gorgeous ways, and I knew something special was taking form.
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Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Chaotic Behavior in Systems    4. Computer Graphics - General    5. Digital & Video    6. Dynamics    7. Fractals    8. General    9. Graphic Arts - General    10. Philosophy of science