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 ...

Mandelbrot didn't invent the concept of fractals—mathematicians had been studying self-similar patterns for ages—but he did ...

Mandelbrot explored this fractal property of ... or during lessons on pattern and following rules. Students can then be asked to explore other fractals, and find animations of them.