The Computational Beauty of Nature
Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos,
Complex Systems, and Adaptation


About the Book
  · title page
  · home*
  · cover artwork
  · jacket text
  · table of contents
  · the author*
  · ordering information
Book Contents
  · three themes
  · part synopses
  · selected excerpts
  · all figures from book
  · quotes from book
  · glossary from book
  · bibliography
  · slide show
Source Code
  · overview &
documentation
  · FAQ list*
  · download source code
  · java applets
Miscellany
  · news*
  · reviews & awards
  · errata
  · for educators
  · bibliography (BibTeX format)
  · other links
For Educators


A Little Give and Take
To date, I have received a couple of emails from people starting up classes based on the book (even a high school class---very cool). Would you like to exchange ideas for class activities, projects, lectures, and experiments? If so, this is the place to do it. Send me email with any questions that your have, or with resources that you want to share.

Possible contributions could be:

  • lecture transparencies in power-point, PS, or PDF,
  • a compilation of student project ideas,
  • problem sets and solutions within specific areas,
  • quizzes, tests, homework or program assignments,
  • actual student projects, or
  • source code for new and improved examples.

So, in a nutshell, if you have something to contribute, send it to me. If you need something and want to post a request, send that as well.

This page will have a download section for class / instructor resources as soon as critical mass on contributions is achieved,

Recent CBofN Sightings
The following is a partial list of classes that use (or have used) CBofN.

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