LessonThreeNeSGeometricBeautyofSnowflakesPrt3Rvsd121016.pptx
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Snowflake Fractals<br />
• Fractal – a<br />
never<br />
ending self<br />
similar<br />
pattern<br />
across<br />
different<br />
size scales<br />
• Crystalline<br />
arms branch<br />
into<br />
increasingly<br />
smaller sizes<br />
• Branching<br />
consistent<br />
repeatable<br />
pattern at<br />
smaller and<br />
smaller scales<br />
• Common with<br />
fern-like<br />
stellar<br />
dendrites<br />
• Other fractal<br />
examples:<br />
rivers, trees,<br />
coastlines,<br />
mountains, &<br />
abstract<br />
through<br />
computer<br />
generation
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