Fractals built Temples

I was researching the Indian temples of Khajuraho when I came across a scholarly article that said fractal geometry was the underlining structure for the building of these temples.  To be honest, I was surprised!  Here is a photo of one of the temples.  

flower patterns

i found this pretty cool program where you can make flower patterns. it reminded me of the wallpaper symmetry groups.

Math in Motion

I found this fun little animation called the chaotic pendulum. It is made with two springs, and the motion of one pendulum keeps the other one moving in a circle. Check it out!

Sumo paint

I stumbled on this website that has an art-making program kind of like paint. The difference is that the brushes are cooler, and it has a symmetry tool (the one that looks like a snowflake). The symmetry tool allows you to create a rosette, kind of like the programs we used in class earlier in the semester. I used the symmetry tool to make some cool pictures. Give it a try!

cactus

I have a grafted cactus on my windowsill and it reminded me of fractals.  Many flowers follow the fractal and Fibonacci sequence patterns.  Sunflowers are also known to be true to this fact.  

This escher fractal drawing is called "Fish and Scales" and was completed in 1959.  Here we see the scales of the large fish developing into fish.  The occurs from both sides.

Angles and Focal Lengths

This chart demonstrates different angles of view from lenses of different focal lengths.  On a camera, lenses of different focal lengths distort and manipulate the image in various different ways depending on how long or wide it is.