Overview : dynamics of simple maps / Robert L. Devaney -- Nonlinear oscillations and the Smale horseshoe map / Philip J. Holmes -- Fractal basin boundaries and chaotic attractors / Kathleen T.

Jackson Pollock couldn’t possibly have been thinking of fractals when he started flinging and dripping paint from a stick onto canvas. After all, mathematicians didn’t develop the idea of a fractal ...

Humans are visual creatures. Objects we call “beautiful” or “aesthetic” are a crucial part of our humanity. Even the oldest known examples of rock and cave art served aesthetic rather than utilitarian ...