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Fractal Explorer for a Monte-Carlo pi estimate

Built for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition. Simulate a Monte-Carlo pi estimate live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

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Mandelbrot & Julia sets · escape-time

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Setmandelbrot

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Iterations150

Governing equation

z_{n + 1} = z_{n}^{2} + c, ∣ z_{n} ∣ \leq 2, n \leq 150

Reading this result: In Mandelbrot mode every pixel is a candidate c; a point counts as inside only if z stays bounded through all 150 iterations, so raising the cap sharpens the boundary filaments.

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Is this good for students?: Yes — this version of "Fractal Explorer for a Monte-Carlo pi estimate" is framed for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.