One of the most fascinating new fields of mathematics is chaos theory. Chaos is a general term used to describe the behavior of certain systems. The name 'chaos' speaks for itself; these systems appear to us to behave randomly. But underneath, there is a passion that controls this apparent disorder, guiding it to reach some final coherence. That is the beauty of chaos, and it shows off this beauty in the form of fractals, the graphs of the mathematical equations that govern these chaotic systems.

Chaos has not failed to show it is worthy of study. Chaotic systems are everywhere. Scientists all the time are discovering how natural phenomena, originally thought to be unpredictable, can be modelled using chaos. Engineers are finding out how to use chaotic equations to build the human empire. Even artists, games developers and movie producers are using fractals to produce stunningly realistic images using computers. Indeed (to quote from another web site), in this world of order, chaos rules!