Math 206

Fall 2026

• Syllabus.
• Worksheet 1: pdf, tex. Continued fractions of π, √2, √3, and e.
• Write-up from week 1: draft due 10/5, revision due 10/12.
• Some resources for getting started in TeX. Many students like Overleaf.
• A sample TeX file to help you get started: tex, pdf.
• Worksheet 2: pdf, tex. Square roots and repeating continued fractions.
• Worksheet 3: pdf, tex. Repeating continued fractions, continued.
• Write-up from weeks 2 and 3: draft due 10/19, revision due 10/26.
• Worksheet 4: pdf, tex. Integral points on a hyperbola.
• Worksheet 5: pdf, tex. Multiplying by 2 + √3.
• Write-up from weeks 4 and 5: draft due 11/2, revision due 11/9.
• Worksheet 6: pdf, tex. Convergents versus other rational approximations.
• Data that you requested to go with worksheet 6: pdf, tex.