Beginners Guide to the Mandlebrot Fractal with Python & underlying theory
Maybe you've seen fractals, or used a fractal explorer app, but don't know how they actually work? This video hopes to show you some of the very basic underlying Maths of Fractals, before how to code a very simple fractal renderer.
Not all fractals are generated this way, but for those that are interested in the beauty of computer-generated fractals, the theory underlying them can be a bit daunting. Today we look at how some of the basic Maths underlying it works, as well as then (in Python) recreate the first computer-drawn fractal ever- the Mandlebrot fractal.
If you use this to generate you own fractals, please let me know and share with me - you can leave a comment below, or send me a tweet @jmons
I'm hoping these videos inspire you to build cool creations and share them with the world! I really hope you share the love of things like fractals with other people, and see how something incredibly simple, like a one line formula, can blossom into something infinitely beautiful.
Fractals are basically entire dimensions which you can explore. Its possible to find things that nobody has ever seen before from your own computer - and you don't need a powerful computer either. My dad introduced me to fractals when I was about 7 or 8, and we had at the time a very moderate 486 and the term 'gigabyte' was a theory not actually something you could have.
For the source code on this, some of the snippets, please see this gist: https://gist.github.com/jmons/44c89e2...
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