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A triangle sequence of determinants: a(n)=If[Mod[n, 2] == 0, 1, If[Mod[n, 2] == 1, -1, 0]]; b(n,m)=If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 0, 0, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 1, 0, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 2 && Mod[n, 2] == 0, 1, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 2 && Mod[n, 2] == 1, -1, If[m == n, -1, 0]]]]]; M={{a(m), b(n, m)}, {a(n), b(n, n)}}; t(n,m)=Det[M].
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%I #2 Oct 12 2012 14:54:55

%S -1,-2,0,-1,1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-2,0,-2,0,-2,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,

%T -1,-2,0,-2,0,-2,0,-2,0,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,

%U 1

%N A triangle sequence of determinants: a(n)=If[Mod[n, 2] == 0, 1, If[Mod[n, 2] == 1, -1, 0]]; b(n,m)=If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 0, 0, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 1, 0, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 2 && Mod[n, 2] == 0, 1, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 2 && Mod[n, 2] == 1, -1, If[m == n, -1, 0]]]]]; M={{a(m), b(n, m)}, {a(n), b(n, n)}}; t(n,m)=Det[M].

%C Row sums are:{-1, -2, -1, 0, -6, 0, -1, -8, -1, 0}.

%F a(n)=If[Mod[n, 2] == 0, 1, If[Mod[n, 2] == 1, -1, 0]]; b(n,m)=If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 0, 0, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 1, 0, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 2 && Mod[n, 2] == 0, 1, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 2 && Mod[n, 2] == 1, -1, If[m == n, -1, 0]]]]]; M={{a(m), b(n, m)}, {a(n), b(n, n)}}; t(n,m)=Det[M].

%e {-1},

%e {-2, 0},

%e {-1, 1, -1},

%e {-1, 1, -1, 1},

%e {-2, 0, -2, 0, -2},

%e {-1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1},

%e {-1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1},

%e {-2, 0, -2, 0, -2, 0, -2, 0},

%e {-1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1},

%e {-1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1}

%t Clear[a, b, t, n, m] a[n_] := If[Mod[n, 2] == 0, 1, If[Mod[n, 2] == 1, -1, 0]]; b[n, m_] := If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 0, 0, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 1, 0, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 2 && Mod[n, 2] == 0, 1, If[m < n && Mod[n, 3] == 2 && Mod[n, 2] == 1, -1, If[m == n, -1, 0]]]]]; M = {{a[m], b[n, m]}, {a[n], b[n, n]}}; t[n_, m_] := Det[M]; Table[Table[t[n, m], {m, 0, n - 1}], {n, 1, 10}]; Flatten[%]

%K sign,uned

%O 1,2

%A _Roger L. Bagula_ and _Gary W. Adamson_, Oct 10 2008