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[WSC20] Measuring Fractal Dimensions of Coastlines

I used a box-counting method to measure fractal dimensions of coastlines.

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POSTED BY: Jennifer Xiong
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POSTED BY: Moderation Team

This is so cool! The project is so well presented in the essay. I never would've imagined being able to assign a value to how complex a coastline was. I wonder what the program would calculate for like the Mandelbrot set or something.

POSTED BY: Franklin Ho
Posted 4 years ago

Amazing interpretation and visualization, really liked the way you went about the project

POSTED BY: Aryan Jain

Thanks, Aryan!

POSTED BY: Jennifer Xiong

Woah, the fractal dimensions of Guinea-Bissau are so cool! Nice job, and I had a great time working with you in our mentor group!

POSTED BY: Justin Ji

Thanks Justin! I had a great time, too :)

POSTED BY: Jennifer Xiong
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