OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Conjecture; there are an infinite number of values which do not appear in this sequence (in the signed version, of course). The first example appears to be 2. Sean A. Irvine has checked this up to 10^9. - Robert G. Wilson v, Dec 10 2001
a(n) == n^2 (mod 11). In particular, values == 2, 6, 7, 8, 10 (mod 11) do not appear, and the conjecture is true. - Robert Israel, Oct 24 2017
LINKS
Harry J. Smith, Table of n, a(n) for n=1..1000
FORMULA
a(n) = n^2 mod 10 - n^2 mod 100 div 10 + n^2 mod 1000 div 100 - ...
a(n) = A055017(n^2). - Robert Israel, Oct 24 2017
EXAMPLE
a(18)=5 because 18^2 is 324 and 4-2+3=5
MAPLE
asd:= proc(n) local L, j;
L:= convert(n, base, 10);
add((-1)^(j+1)*L[j], j=1..nops(L))
end proc:
seq(asd(n^2), n=1..100); # Robert Israel, Oct 24 2017
MATHEMATICA
f[n_] := Block[ {d = Reverse[ IntegerDigits[ n]], k = l = 1, s = 0}, l = Length[d]; While[ k <= l, s = s - (-1)^k*d[[k]]; k++ ]; Return[s]]; Table[ f[n^2], {n, 1, 100} ]
Table[Total[Times@@@Partition[Riffle[IntegerDigits[n^2], {1, -1}, {-2, 1, -2}], 2]], {n, 1, 100}] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Oct 24 2017 *)
PROG
(PARI) SumAD(x)= { local(a=1, s=0); while (x>9, s+=a*(x-10*(x\10)); x\=10; a=-a); return(s + a*x) }
{ for (n=1, 1000, write("b065796.txt", n, " ", SumAD(n^2)) ) } \\ Harry J. Smith, Oct 30 2009
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
base,easy,sign
AUTHOR
Benny Wegner (jaeger(AT)clan-efg.de), Dec 05 2001
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Robert G. Wilson v, Dec 06 2001
STATUS
approved