Chapter Six
Fractal Geometry
It can be argued that the mathematics behind these images [of the orbit diagram for quadratic functions and the Mandelbrot set] is even prettier than the pictures themselves.
Exit book to another website.Robert L. Devaney (1948–  )
from "The Orbit Diagram and the Mandelbrot Set," College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 22, no. 1, Jan. 1991

The sections hopefully will be written in the future; until then, here are a few web links to get you started in your investigations.

Wikipedia - the pages contain many good dynamic diagrams.  
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Benoit Mandelbrot   Exit book to another website. Gaston Julia

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Fractal

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Fractal Art                Exit book to another website.  Fractal Landscape
 
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Fractal Dimension     Exit book to another website.  List of Fractals by Hausdorf Dimension

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Julia Set                    Exit book to another website.  Mandelbrot Set            Exit book to another website. Cantor Set
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