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Summary: What an incredibly book!!
Comment: This book is more art than science. It has an incredibly wealth of pictures. It gives you a good visual introduction to factals. A great coffee table book!
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Summary: Found this on his webpage at wcsu
Comment: He received his doctorate in Aesthetics and Psychology from The Union Institute in 1981. He has a masters in literature from NYU and a B.A. from Wesleyan University
Customer Rating:
Summary: an easy to follow and lavishly illustrated guide
Comment: I don't know enough about the mathematics of fractals to agree with the reader below who points out the author's lack of qualifications, but even with small mistakes like those, the book is a terrific introduction that requires no technical background. The author does an excellent job explaining not just how fractals were discovered and how to calculate them, but also how artists, writers, poets, and scientist use this information to explain and interpret the world around them. Most books I've read on fractals have a narrow focus. Also, with so many illustrations (this is a gorgeous book), layman explanations and far reaching applications, even the average reader can appreciate the beauty and power of fractals. I could not put it down and then had to start all over again!
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Summary: Beautiful and informative
Comment: As a teacher of science, I found Briggs's work to be a good example of accessible writing about a subject which, although of interest to many, is made abstruse by too many writers. The disdainful attitude towards the public of an unfortunate number of people in the sciences, including one who has posted here, is one reason that sciences are not as well-funded as they might be with greater popular support. Bravo for Briggs for bringing science to the average intelligent and curious reader.
Customer Rating:
Summary: No math, good as an introduction
Comment: You will not learn how to make a fractal in this book, but it will make you be interested in the field. The pictures are really a marvelous example of fractals and their explanation is just nice. I've bought one for me and one as a present.
Summary: What an incredibly book!!
Comment: This book is more art than science. It has an incredibly wealth of pictures. It gives you a good visual introduction to factals. A great coffee table book!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Found this on his webpage at wcsu
Comment: He received his doctorate in Aesthetics and Psychology from The Union Institute in 1981. He has a masters in literature from NYU and a B.A. from Wesleyan University
Customer Rating:
Summary: an easy to follow and lavishly illustrated guide
Comment: I don't know enough about the mathematics of fractals to agree with the reader below who points out the author's lack of qualifications, but even with small mistakes like those, the book is a terrific introduction that requires no technical background. The author does an excellent job explaining not just how fractals were discovered and how to calculate them, but also how artists, writers, poets, and scientist use this information to explain and interpret the world around them. Most books I've read on fractals have a narrow focus. Also, with so many illustrations (this is a gorgeous book), layman explanations and far reaching applications, even the average reader can appreciate the beauty and power of fractals. I could not put it down and then had to start all over again!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Beautiful and informative
Comment: As a teacher of science, I found Briggs's work to be a good example of accessible writing about a subject which, although of interest to many, is made abstruse by too many writers. The disdainful attitude towards the public of an unfortunate number of people in the sciences, including one who has posted here, is one reason that sciences are not as well-funded as they might be with greater popular support. Bravo for Briggs for bringing science to the average intelligent and curious reader.
Customer Rating:
Summary: No math, good as an introduction
Comment: You will not learn how to make a fractal in this book, but it will make you be interested in the field. The pictures are really a marvelous example of fractals and their explanation is just nice. I've bought one for me and one as a present.
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