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Interesting but elementary properties of the Mandelbrot Set

I suppose everyone is familiar with the Mandelbrot set. I'm teaching a course right now in which I am trying to convey the beauty of some mathematical ideas to first year students. They basically know ...
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Interesting non-stem questions about Koch/Sierpinski fractals

Exam time and I am having a hard time finding any inspiring questions about fractals for our "contemporary math" course. We found the perimeter and area of various Koch snowflakes and Sierpinski ...