One reason lies in its inability to describe the shape of a cloud, a mountain, a coastline, or a tree. Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line. Taken from The Fractal Geometry of Nature by Benoit B. Mandelbrot.
Fractal geometry is a relatively new branch of mathematics which has intrigued many students.
Without the advancement of the computer, fractal geometry may have never been discovered. The computing power of computers allowed simple functions to be iterated over and over to produce the intricate patterns that emerged from the simple function. Your challenge is to use the given resources to gain a basic understanding of fractal geometry. You will answer the guide questions as you research the sites provided. Other activities will include creating a fractal using the software LogoWriter and generating a fractal using The Geometer's Sketchpad software.