Approximations of e and pi: an exploration Academic Article

abstract

• 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Fractional approximations of e and are discovered by searching for repetitions or partial repetitions of digit strings in their expansions in different number bases. The discovery of such fractional approximations is suggested for students and teachers as an entry point into mathematics research.

authors

• Brown, Philip

published proceedings

• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

altmetric score

• 16.5

author list (cited authors)

• Brown, P. R.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Brown, Philip R

publication date

• November 2017

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology  Journal

keywords

• Continued Fractions
• Convergents Of Continued Fractions
• Number Bases
• Rational Approximations

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/0020739X.2017.1352043

start page

• S30

end page

• S39

volume

• 48

issue

• sup1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0020739x.2017.1352043