A027061 a(n) = A027052(n, 2n-5).

0, 2, 6, 20, 66, 210, 652, 1988, 5982, 17830, 52782, 155480, 456364, 1336066, 3904280, 11394244, 33222902, 96812174, 282009512, 821327088, 2391918708, 6966267782, 20291422370, 59116724728, 172271893036, 502157965938

Offset

3,2

Links

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 3..750

Maple

T:= proc(n, k) option remember;
      if k<0 or k>2*n then 0
    elif k=0 or k=2 or k=2*n then 1
    elif k=1 then 0
    else add(T(n-1, k-j), j=1..3)
      fi
    end:
seq( T(n, 2*n-5), n=3..30); # G. C. Greubel, Nov 06 2019

Mathematica

T[n_, k_]:= T[n, k]= If[k<0 || k>2*n, 0, If[k==0 || k==2 || k==2*n, 1, If[k==1, 0, Sum[T[n-1, k-j], {j, 3}]]]]; Table[T[n, 2*n-5], {n, 3, 30}] (* G. C. Greubel, Nov 06 2019 *)

Prog

(Sage)
@CachedFunction
def T(n, k):
    if (k<0 or k>2*n): return 0
    elif (k==0 or k==2 or k==2*n): return 1
    elif (k==1): return 0
    else: return sum(T(n-1, k-j) for j in (1..3))
[T(n, 2*n-5) for n in (3..30)] # G. C. Greubel, Nov 06 2019

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A000718 A148474 A156831 * A279460 A096487 A083323

Adjacent sequences: A027058 A027059 A027060 * A027062 A027063 A027064

Keyword

nonn

Author

Clark Kimberling

Status

approved