# Side-and-Diagonal Numbers

Year of Award: 1968

Publication Information: Mathematics Magazine, vol. 40, 1967, pp. 74-83

Summary:  The article deals with the history of rational approximations to irrational numbers, $a_n/b_n$. Under appropriate conditions the the numbers $a_n$ are called "diagonal numbers" and the denominators are called "side numbers."

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About the Author: (from Mathematics Magazine, vol. 40, (1967)) F.V. Waugh was in Arlington , VA at the time of publication and Margaret W. Maxfield was in Gainesville, FL.

MSC Codes:
11-XX
Author (old format):
F.V. Waugh, Margaret W. Maxfield
Author(s):
F. V. Waugh and Margaret W. Maxfield
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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The article deals with the history of rational approximations to irrational numbers, $a_n/b_n$. Under appropriate conditions the the numbers $a_n$ are called "diagonal numbers" and the denominators are called "side numbers."