Based on a course given to talented high-school students at Ohio University in 1988, this book is essentially an advanced undergraduate textbook about the mathematics of fractal geometry. The book provides a significant contribution to material already published about the beautiful mathematical objects drawn by computers using recursive or iterative algorithms. It nicely bridges the gap between traditional books on topology/analysis and more specialized treatises on fractal geometry. There are changes throughout the text in this updated edition, taking into account developments in the subject matter since 1990. Sections have been rewritten and are now clearer and more focused. The book also contains many good illustrations of fractals, including 16 color plates.
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From the reviews of the second edition:
"As a non-specialist, I found this book very helpful. It gave me a better understanding of the nature of fractals, and of the technical issues involved in the theory. I think it will be valuable as a textbook for undergraduate students in mathematics, and also for researchers wanting to learn fractal geometry from scratch. The material is well-organized and the proofs are clear; the abundance of examples is an asset for a book on measure theory and topology." (Fabio Mainardi, MathDL, February, 2008)
"This is the second edition of a well-known textbook in the field . . The book may serve as a textbook for a one-semester (advanced) undergraduate course in mathematics. . the book is also suitable for readers interested in theoretical fractal geometry coming from other disciplines (e.g. physics, computer sciences) with a basic knowledge of mathematics. The presentation of the material is appealing . and the style is clear and motivating. . the book will remain as a standard reference in the field." (José-Manuel Rey, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1152, 2009)
