This book provides a detailed discussion of fractals in biology, heterogeneous chemistry, polymers and earth sciences. Disk includes 14 demonstrations of interactive programs in these fields.

Discusses in detail the effects of disorder on mesoscopic scales (fractures, aggregates, colloids, surfaces and interfaces, glasses, and polymers) and presents tools to describe them in mathematical language.

Numerous figures, illustrations, and tables; integration of new literature and concepts into field of primatology; emphasis upon both behavioral and cognitive mechanisms.