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A024167 n!(1 - 1/2 + 1/3 - .. + c/n), where c = (-1)^(n+1). 17
1, 1, 5, 14, 94, 444, 3828, 25584, 270576, 2342880, 29400480, 312888960, 4546558080, 57424792320, 948550176000, 13869128448000, 256697973504000, 4264876094976000, 87435019510272000, 1627055289796608000 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,3

COMMENTS

Stirling transform of (-1)^n*a(n-1)=[0,1,-1,5,-14,94,...] is A000629(n-2)=[0,1,2,6,26,...]. - Michael Somos Mar 04 2004

Stirling transform of a(n)=[1,1,5,14,94,...] is A052882(n)=[1,2,9,52,375,...]. - Michael Somos Mar 04 2004

a(n) is the number of n-permutations that have a cycle with length greater than n/2. [From Geoffrey Critzer (critzer.geoffrey(AT)usd443.org), May 28 2009]

Contribution from Jens Voss (jens(AT)voss-ahrensburg.de), May 07 2010: (Start)

A024167(4n) is divisible by 6n+1 for all n >= 1; the quotient of A024167(4n) and 6n+1 is A177188(n).

A024167(4n+3) is divisible by 6n+5 for all n >= 0; the quotient of A024167(4n+3) and 6n+5 is A177174(n). (End)

FORMULA

E.g.f.: ln(1+x)/(1-x). - Vladeta Jovovic (vladeta(AT)eunet.rs), Aug 25 2002

a(n)=a(n-1)+a(n-2)*(n-1)^2, n>1. - Michael Somos, Oct 29, 2002

b(n) = n! satisfies the above recurrence with b(1) = 1, b(2) = 2. This gives the finite continued fraction expansion a(n)/n! = 1/(1+1^2/(1+2^2/(1+3^2/(1+...+(n-1)^2/1)))). Cf. A142979. - Peter Bala (pbala(AT)toucansurf.com), Jul 17 2008

a(n) = A081358(n) - A092691(n) [From Gary Detlefs (gdetlefs(AT)aol.com), Jul 09 2010]

MATHEMATICA

f[k_] := k (-1)^(k + 1)

t[n_] := Table[f[k], {k, 1, n}]

a[n_] := SymmetricPolynomial[n - 1, t[n]]

Table[a[n], {n, 1, 18}]    (* A024167 signed *)

(* Clark Kimberling, Dec 30 2011 *)

PROG

(PARI) a(n)=if(n<0, 0, n!*polcoeff(log(1+x+x*O(x^n))/(1-x), n))

CROSSREFS

Cf. A000254.

Cf. A142979.

Cf. A177174, A177188. [From Jens Voss (jens(AT)voss-ahrensburg.de), May 07 2010]

Sequence in context: A198091 A197797 A183307 * A077262 A184439 A058072

Adjacent sequences:  A024164 A024165 A024166 * A024168 A024169 A024170

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Clark Kimberling (ck6(AT)evansville.edu)

EXTENSIONS

More terms from Benoit Cloitre (benoit7848c(AT)orange.fr), Jan 27 2002

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