tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post5986343736021007459..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: FractalsArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-67307466106394416452012-05-14T17:55:42.667+02:002012-05-14T17:55:42.667+02:00As I said, Celia, I don't pretend to understan...As I said, Celia, I don't pretend to understand them myself. Despite working in statistics, a lot of my understanding was instinctive* and I feel the same way about these patterns - obviously there's a complex pattern process going on. <br /><br />* And as far as work is concerned, I had Zah, and then Mark to provide evidence of my instinct! Zah loved fractals too - what a lovely man he ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-1170129693640663402012-05-14T15:43:02.807+02:002012-05-14T15:43:02.807+02:00Amazing!!! Perhaps if I'd had such entertai...Amazing!!! Perhaps if I'd had such entertaining stories of fractals I'd have got maths - I didn't. I do however have a daughter (Sarah) who turned out to love maths and how it applied to everyday. I shall share with her.<br />Celia xCelia Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015099550073863687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-66579912266449427282012-05-13T23:28:26.064+02:002012-05-13T23:28:26.064+02:00Glad you like it, Perpetua. You don't need to ...Glad you like it, Perpetua. You don't need to be a mathematician to appreciate the perfect patterns of ferns, broccoli or snowflakes though, do you? I love Venn diagrams - and I promise you, I am no mathematician. It took me three attempts to get my 'O' level, lol! And I ended up working in statistics...that's one to 'go figure', don't you think! Glad you're back -ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-36199206815880827432012-05-13T23:20:57.123+02:002012-05-13T23:20:57.123+02:00Gosh, that was awesome, Annie. I love the patterns...Gosh, that was awesome, Annie. I love the patterns and understand barely a word of the theory behind them, having had my maths education back when we just did arithmetic, algebra and geomety for O Level. I didn't even do Venn diagrams - that was for A level. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-54718190159758501492012-05-13T16:01:49.649+02:002012-05-13T16:01:49.649+02:00As far as I can understand, Janice - and I am NO e...As far as I can understand, Janice - and I am NO expert - a fractal is a set of mathematical equations that the computer allows to 'takes form'. It wouldn't be possible to 'see' these images without computer help. They are used to help predict the weather and earthquakes and are linked to 'chaos theory'. I have always loved self-repeating and self-defining patterns andArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-75993054560397097502012-05-13T13:12:30.411+02:002012-05-13T13:12:30.411+02:00Incredible images Annie...but I clearly have great...Incredible images Annie...but I clearly have great gaps in my scientific understanding/ mathematical fascination quota.......what is a mandelbrot fractal ? it's beautiful, amazing ...but I dont know what I'm looking at. I once taught a student in the US who tried to explain the fascination of pattern through maths....I knew he was so much brighter than me, but, try as I might, I just didJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-85432159743987302942012-05-13T12:22:28.554+02:002012-05-13T12:22:28.554+02:00Warms my heart to know this, Annie. AxxxxWarms my heart to know this, Annie. AxxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-56322073917851599392012-05-13T12:21:06.724+02:002012-05-13T12:21:06.724+02:00I never doubted for one second that this would res...I never doubted for one second that this would resonate with lots of blogger friends! I'm so glad to have it confirmed. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-17453685097150447042012-05-13T11:11:57.303+02:002012-05-13T11:11:57.303+02:00I did enjoy it, I will enjoy it, hubby and son are...I did enjoy it, I will enjoy it, hubby and son are enjoying it right now. We'll all fractal freaks here. Thanks Annie :DAnnie @ knitsofactohttp://knitsofacto.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-54061426963794014792012-05-13T09:08:25.138+02:002012-05-13T09:08:25.138+02:00I share this passion for fractals and spent far to...I share this passion for fractals and spent far too long on Youtube looking at glorious films........... :O))))))menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-13256238362382328772012-05-12T21:19:42.123+02:002012-05-12T21:19:42.123+02:00No, no, not at all. You are in good company, for a...No, no, not at all. You are in good company, for as well as sea urchins, cauliflowers and ferns, there is a mass of people in the world who are totally devoted to fractals. Odd that the word itself comes from 'broken' or 'fracture'. Nothing to do with order at all perhaps and just another example of entropy in the making...<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-40644975238687649902012-05-12T20:44:47.982+02:002012-05-12T20:44:47.982+02:00Hello Annie:
Well this, as you may imagine, appeal...Hello Annie:<br />Well this, as you may imagine, appeals to us hugely for we are the absolute devotees of order, symmetry, pattern, pairing, repetition, etc. etc. which, as you will now have guessed, we combine with tidiness and attention to detail in all things. Reading this, what very sad people we are!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-46573024196379768992012-05-12T20:42:15.442+02:002012-05-12T20:42:15.442+02:00Wow!! A fractal jumper - did you make it yourself?...Wow!! A fractal jumper - did you make it yourself? I must look up the pattern - how fantastic! Glad to hear from you, Helva, thanks for reading and commenting. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-23217957732921138342012-05-12T20:23:56.831+02:002012-05-12T20:23:56.831+02:00Annie, I've adored fractals for years! I'...Annie, I've adored fractals for years! I've even got a sweater (very much stretched as the wool tension was a bit too loose!) with a Mandelbrot set on the front and a Julia set on the back (my given name is Julia!) Aren't they wonderful, and they're all tied up with Chaos Theory, too, which is fascinating in itself. Although I was a Maths teacher, my maths knowledge is Helvanoreply@blogger.com