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A270370 a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^k*floor(k^(1/3)). 2
0, -1, 0, -1, 0, -1, 0, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 1, -2, 2, -2, 2, -2, 2, -2 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
0,28
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = floor(n^(1/3))*(-1)^n/2 - ((-1)^(floor(n^(1/3))+1)+1)/4.
EXAMPLE
a(5) = [0^(1/3)]-[1^(1/3)]+[2^(1/3)]-[3^(1/3)]+[4^(1/3)]-[5^(1/3)] = 0-1+1-1+1-1 = -1, letting [] denote the floor function.
MATHEMATICA
Print[Table[Sum[(-1)^i*Floor[i^(1/3)], {i, 0, n}], {n, 0, 100}]]
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=sum(i=0, n, (-1)^i*sqrtnint(i, 3))
(PARI) a(n)=sqrtnint(n, 3)*(-1)^n/2-((-1)^(sqrtnint(n, 3)+1)+1)/4
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A229217 A347526 A167965 * A167966 A348998 A167967
KEYWORD
sign,easy
AUTHOR
John M. Campbell, Mar 15 2016
STATUS
approved

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