USNA Mathematics Department seminar

Room:

Chauvenet 119

 

Speaker:

Mark Meyerson


USNA

 

Title:

Visualizing Space-Filling Curves with Fractals and Web Publishing

 

Abstract: Space-filling curves, usually described as a limit of polygonal curves, can be perhaps more naturally described as a limit of fractal curves. These fractals are self-similar and are easily defined using the method of iterated function systems. Their dimensions increase smoothly from one to two. An electronic journal makes it possible to include animations and interactive demonstrations to better illustrate such concepts.

 

Time: Wednesday, September 2, 1998 (3:45pm as usual)

 

Reception at 3:30 in the common room on the 3rd floor of Chauvenet Hall.

A movie: fractal snowflake curves converging to a space-filling curve

 

fractal movie