《African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design》 作者：Ron Eglash
出版：Rutgers University Press
出版时间：June 1999
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页数：275
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定价: $25.00
ISBN: 0813526132
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内容提要：
目 录
Acknowledgments
Pt. I Introduction
Ch. 1 Introduction to fractal geometry 3
Ch. 2 Fractals in African settlement architecture 20
Ch. 3 Fractals in cross-cultural comparison 39
Ch. 4 Intention and invention in design 49
Pt. II African fractal mathematics
Ch. 5 Geometric algorithms 61
Ch. 6 Scaling 71
Ch. 7 Numeric systems 86
Ch. 8 Recursion 109
Ch. 9 Infinity 147
Ch. 10 Complexity 151
Pt. III Implications
Ch. 11 Theoretical frameworks in cultural studies of knowledge 179
Ch. 12 The politics of African fractals 192
Ch. 13 Fractals in the European history of mathematics 203
Ch. 14 Futures for African fractals 216
App Measuring the fractal dimension of African settlement architecture 231
Notes 235
References 243
Index 253