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A130778 Periodic sequence with period 1 -1 -3 -3 -1 1 . 0
1, -1, -3, -3, -1, 1, 1, -1, -3, -3, -1, 1, 1, -1, -3, -3, -1, 1, 1, -1, -3, -3, -1, 1, 1, -1, -3, -3, -1, 1, 1, -1, -3, -3, -1, 1, 1, -1, -3, -3, -1, 1 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET

0,3

COMMENTS

With offset 1, a(n) satisfies the interesting recurrence: a(n+1) = sum(binomial(n, k)*(-1)^k*a(k),k=1..n); see Mathematica code below. [From John M. Campbell, May 05 2012]

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..41.

FORMULA

a(n)=-(1/15)*{(n mod 6)+6*[(n+1) mod 6]+6*[(n+2) mod 6]+[(n+3) mod 6]+4*[(n+4) mod 6]+4*[(n+5) mod 6]}, with n>=0. - Paolo P. Lava, Jul 18 2007

MATHEMATICA

Table1 = {1};

a[1] = 1;

n = 1;

While[n < 314,

  a[n + 1] = Sum[Binomial[n, k]*(-1)^k*a[k], {k, 1, n}];

  AppendTo[Table1, a[n + 1]]; n++];

Print[Table1] (* From John M. Campbell, May 05 2012 *)

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A186028 A225054 A059790 * A016554 A046533 A046532

Adjacent sequences:  A130775 A130776 A130777 * A130779 A130780 A130781

KEYWORD

sign

AUTHOR

Paul Curtz, Jul 14 2007

STATUS

approved

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