OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
Starting with a(2), the sum of the first and last term in row n-1 of the Janet table A172002.
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-2,-2,3,-1).
FORMULA
a(2n) = A168547(n);
a(2n+1) = A168574(n).
G.f.: (1 - 2*x + x^4 + 2*x^2 + 2*x^3)/((1+x)*(x-1)^4). - R. J. Mathar, Jun 27 2011
E.g.f.: (1/12)*((4*x^3 + 6*x^2 + 6*x + 9)*exp(x) + 3*exp(-x)). - G. C. Greubel, Jul 26 2016
MATHEMATICA
Table[(4*n^3 - 6*n^2 + 8*n + 9 + 3*(-1)^n)/12, {n, 0, 50}] (* G. C. Greubel, Jul 26 2016 *)
PROG
(Magma) [2*n/3 +3/4 -n^2/2 +n^3/3 +(-1)^n/4: n in [0..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 06 2011
(PARI) a(n)=(4*n^3-6*n^2+8*n+9+3*(-1)^n)/12 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jul 26 2016
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Paul Curtz, Nov 30 2009
STATUS
approved