contFracR-package

contFracR

This package includes functions to convert a rational number to its continued fraction form, to convert any defined continued fraction to a numeric value, and to generate estimates of some common irrationals (e, pi, phi) via continued fraction representations. There's also a function which generates LaTeX code to draw the continued fraction itself.

Converts numbers to continued fractions and back again. A solver for Pell's Equation is provided. The method for calculating roots in continued fraction form is provided without published attribution in such places as Professor Emeritus Jonathan Lubin, <http://www.math.brown.edu/jlubin/> and his post to StackOverflow, <https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2215918> , or Professor Ron Knott, e.g., <https://r-knott.surrey.ac.uk/Fibonacci/cfINTRO.html> .

Carl Witthoft

Continued Fraction Generators and Evaluators

contFracR-package function

Carl Witthoft, with attributions as noted in the individual help pages
Maintainer:Carl Witthoft carl@witthoft.com

contFracR-package: Functions to generate and evaluate continued fractions

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