A002702 Coefficients for numerical differentiation.
1, 4, 120, 3024, 151200, 79200, 1513512000, 1513512000, 51459408000, 74662922880, 18068427336960, 133196739984000, 1215553449093984000, 173650492727712000, 3357242859402432000, 101013513093196704000, 2043503369875369321920000
Offset: 2
References
- N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
- N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
Links
- H. E. Salzer, Coefficients for numerical differentiation with central differences, J. Math. Phys., 22 (1943), 115-135.
- H. E. Salzer, Coefficients for numerical differentiation with central differences, J. Math. Phys., 22 (1943), 115-135. [Annotated scanned copy]
- T. R. Van Oppolzer, Lehrbuch zur Bahnbestimmung der Kometen und Planeten, Vol. 2, Engelmann, Leipzig, 1880, p. 21 (see denominators of numbers named N(3,2k+1)).
Formula
a(n) = den(6 * A002455(n) / 2^(2*n) * (2*n + 3)!). - Sean A. Irvine, Jun 10 2014
Extensions
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