OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
Clark Kimberling, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,-6,4,-1).
FORMULA
a(n) = 2*(n - 3*n^2 + 3*n^3).
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2) + 4*a(n-3) - a(n-4).
G.f.: f(x)/g(x), where f(x) = 2*x*(1 + 10*x + 7*x^2) and g(x) = (1-x)^4.
MATHEMATICA
(See A213828.)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Jul 04 2012
STATUS
approved