Average
I can enter the real and imaginary coordinates and see the point within (or without) the Mandelbrot set. But I cannot move around in the set to look at other points.
Just Needs an Update
I love these course assistants by Wolfram. They are all well designed and solid nuggets of computation.
I only resent that they have apparently been abandoned. I get the message that they will slow my device because they have not been updated in three years.
Please make them compatible with the most recent iOS version and technology!
I only resent that they have apparently been abandoned. I get the message that they will slow my device because they have not been updated in three years.
Please make them compatible with the most recent iOS version and technology!
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major disappointment
I want my money back or someone to update this app and make it worthwhile. I could create this in a day, overall 1/5 come on wolfram
Good fractal reference app
Pros:
Lots of fractals,
good organization,
Has some 3D fractals,
10+ iterations on some fractals.
Cons:
Could use retina display on fractal,
Zooming in on the fractal and full screen view would also be nice.
Lots of fractals,
good organization,
Has some 3D fractals,
10+ iterations on some fractals.
Cons:
Could use retina display on fractal,
Zooming in on the fractal and full screen view would also be nice.
Crap
How disappointing.
This is useless for any research into fractals. So you'd think it'd be good for exploring fractals in an interactive, informative, educational and colourful way.
No. You get none of that.
Rip off. Useless. Do not touch. I'd like my money back.
This is useless for any research into fractals. So you'd think it'd be good for exploring fractals in an interactive, informative, educational and colourful way.
No. You get none of that.
Rip off. Useless. Do not touch. I'd like my money back.
Waste of time
DOES NOT WORK. It crashes every time I reach the home menu. Zero stars. DO NOT BUY.
Good reference to fractal types
The app is good for seeing different types of fractals, and you can view the fractals at specific iterations that you select. It would be very nice to be able to step through the iterations, but you need to go back to the drop down to select the next iteration to view. Some section on the math behind fractals would be nice also.
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Poor
I agree with the other reviews. This app is poor for the reasons already covered by the other reviews - no background information on the fractals, bland boring graphics, minimal ability to interact with the fractal to try out 'what if...'. You choose a fractal from a pre-defined list,choose seed values for the variables and thats it For me this was a complete disappointment and if I'm honest a total waste of money.
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Useless
Very disappointing. I was looking forward to colours and the ability to drill down. A complete waste of money - don't buy!
Nothing more than suggested queries for Wolfram Alpha
I naively expected this to be more like an interactive CDF notebook and less like a thematic bundle of Wolfram Alpha example queries. I guess I should have been able to infer from the description text where it says that it requires an Internet connection, but It didn't seem obvious to me at the time.
Between (hopefully coming real soon) CDF on the iPad and opportunistic augmentation from Wolfram Alpha, Wolfram has all the pieces to make for a phenomenal interactive exploration of fractals or almost any other mathematical or scientific subject. But selling barely dressed up Wolfram Alpha sample queries makes the Alpha team look too desperate to monetize on their own while missing the even more fantastic big picture possibilities here.
Between (hopefully coming real soon) CDF on the iPad and opportunistic augmentation from Wolfram Alpha, Wolfram has all the pieces to make for a phenomenal interactive exploration of fractals or almost any other mathematical or scientific subject. But selling barely dressed up Wolfram Alpha sample queries makes the Alpha team look too desperate to monetize on their own while missing the even more fantastic big picture possibilities here.
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A Missed Opportunity
Being a longtime admirer of the absolute beauty of fractals, as well as a huge fan of Wolphram Research's revolutionary products, I'm truly amazed at the unrealized potential in this app. It is essentially just a static list of fractal-related queries for Wolfram|Alpha, and as such if your phone has a browser and/or the standalone Alpha app, you already have more than what this app provides! I expected at least a bit of local documentation on fractals, or even each fractal's MathWorld page placed alongside the Alpha result, but instead all one is given is the exact same page you might get if you query "cantor set 10 iterations". Also, it's understandable that Alpha can't be accessed while a phone is offline, but really, no offline functionality for the app at all? Very disappointing.
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Ripoff
That application just calls Wolfram Alpha and display result in own window. No additional information about fractals.
Fractals are an Incredible Adventure
Wolfram's Fractals are immensely interesting ... something akin to the symbolism of Lewis Carrol's masterpiece, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland; the app is a continual adventure of delightful discovery.
