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Solution manual

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is there an online solution manual for for A first course in Probability by Sheldon Ross (in downloadable electronic format)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.128.4.231 (talk) 04:20, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Julia set in nature

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Is there anything in nature that has the structure of a Julia set? Mr.K. (talk) 11:58, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How about Fractal Structure of the Horsehead Nebula. Dmcq (talk) 12:49, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Nice example, and something more earthly?Mr.K. (talk) 13:05, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Are you looking for the Julia set in particular, or fractals in general? If it's the latter, the Fractal article has a section Fractal#In nature. -- 128.104.112.147 (talk) 00:05, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]