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A009838
Expansion of e.g.f.: tanh(x)/(1+x).
1
0, 1, -2, 4, -16, 96, -576, 3760, -30080, 278656, -2786560, 30298368, -363580416, 4748913664, -66484791296, 995368112128, -15925889794048, 270949991841792, -4877099853152256, 92635808324780032, -1852716166495600640
OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
Unsigned sequence satisfies a(n)=na(n-1)+b(n-1) where b(n) is defined in A009006. E.g.f. tanh(z)/(1-z). - Mario Catalani (mario.catalani(AT)unito.it), Feb 10 2003
LINKS
FORMULA
|a(n)| ~ n! * tanh(1). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Sep 22 2013
MAPLE
G(x):= tanh(x)/(1+x): f[0]:=G(x): for n from 1 to 21 do f[n]:=diff(f[n-1], x) od: x:=0: seq(f[n], n=0..20); # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 03 2009
MATHEMATICA
With[{nn=20}, CoefficientList[Series[Tanh[x]/(1+x), {x, 0, nn}], x] Range[ 0, nn]!] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 18 2013 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A026089 A052835 A009565 * A088335 A066318 A308606
KEYWORD
sign,easy
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
Extended with signs by Olivier Gérard, Mar 15 1997
Prior Mathematica program replaced and definition clarified by Harvey P. Dale, Jul 18 2013
STATUS
approved