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A183569 n+floor(sqrt(4n-3)), complement of A024206.

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2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134
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Clark Kimberling, Jan 05 2011

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Crossrefs

Cf. A024206.

Programs

  • Mathematica
    Table[n+Floor[Sqrt[4n-3]],{n,150}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 27 2023 *)

A002620 Quarter-squares: a(n) = floor(n/2)*ceiling(n/2). Equivalently, a(n) = floor(n^2/4).

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0, 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 25, 30, 36, 42, 49, 56, 64, 72, 81, 90, 100, 110, 121, 132, 144, 156, 169, 182, 196, 210, 225, 240, 256, 272, 289, 306, 324, 342, 361, 380, 400, 420, 441, 462, 484, 506, 529, 552, 576, 600, 625, 650, 676, 702, 729, 756, 784, 812
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N. J. A. Sloane

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b(n) = a(n+2) is the number of multigraphs with loops on 2 nodes with n edges [so g.f. for b(n) is 1/((1-x)^2*(1-x^2))]. Also number of 2-covers of an n-set; also number of 2 X n binary matrices with no zero columns up to row and column permutation. - Vladeta Jovovic, Jun 08 2000
a(n) is also the maximal number of edges that a triangle-free graph of n vertices can have. For n = 2m, the maximum is achieved by the bipartite graph K(m, m); for n = 2m + 1, the maximum is achieved by the bipartite graph K(m, m + 1). - Avi Peretz (njk(AT)netvision.net.il), Mar 18 2001
a(n) is the number of arithmetic progressions of 3 terms and any mean which can be extracted from the set of the first n natural numbers (starting from 1). - Santi Spadaro, Jul 13 2001
This is also the order dimension of the (strong) Bruhat order on the Coxeter group A_{n-1} (the symmetric group S_n). - Nathan Reading (reading(AT)math.umn.edu), Mar 07 2002
Let M_n denote the n X n matrix m(i,j) = 2 if i = j; m(i, j) = 1 if (i+j) is even; m(i, j) = 0 if i + j is odd, then a(n+2) = det M_n. - Benoit Cloitre, Jun 19 2002
Sums of pairs of neighboring terms are triangular numbers in increasing order. - Amarnath Murthy, Aug 19 2002
Also, from the starting position in standard chess, minimum number of captures by pawns of the same color to place n of them on the same file (column). Beyond a(6), the board and number of pieces available for capture are assumed to be extended enough to accomplish this task. - Rick L. Shepherd, Sep 17 2002
For example, a(2) = 1 and one capture can produce "doubled pawns", a(3) = 2 and two captures is sufficient to produce tripled pawns, etc. (Of course other, uncounted, non-capturing pawn moves are also necessary from the starting position in order to put three or more pawns on a given file.) - Rick L. Shepherd, Sep 17 2002
Terms are the geometric mean and arithmetic mean of their neighbors alternately. - Amarnath Murthy, Oct 17 2002
Maximum product of two integers whose sum is n. - Matthew Vandermast, Mar 04 2003
a(n+2) gives number of non-symmetric partitions of n into at most 3 parts, with zeros used as padding. E.g., a(7) = 12 because we can write 5 = 5 + 0 + 0 = 0 + 5 + 0 = 4 + 1 + 0 = 1 + 4 + 0 = 1 + 0 + 4 = 3 + 2 + 0 = 2 + 3 + 0 = 2 + 0 + 3 = 2 + 2 + 1 = 2 + 1 + 2 = 3 + 1 + 1 = 1 + 3 + 1. - Jon Perry, Jul 08 2003
a(n-1) gives number of distinct elements greater than 1 of non-symmetric partitions of n into at most 3 parts, with zeros used as padding, appear in the middle. E.g., 5 = 5 + 0 + 0 = 0 + 5 + 0 = 4 + 1 + 0 = 1 + 4 + 0 = 1 + 0 + 4 = 3 + 2 + 0 = 2 + 3 + 0 = 2 + 0 + 3 = 2 + 2 + 1 = 2 + 1 + 2 = 3 + 1 + 1 = 1 + 3 + 1. Of these, 050, 140, 320, 230, 221, 131 qualify and a(4) = 6. - Jon Perry, Jul 08 2003
Union of square numbers (A000290) and oblong numbers (A002378). - Lekraj Beedassy, Oct 02 2003
Conjectured size of the smallest critical set in a Latin square of order n (true for n <= 8). - Richard Bean, Jun 12 2003 and Nov 18 2003
a(n) gives number of maximal strokes on complete graph K_n, when edges on K_n can be assigned directions in any way. A "stroke" is a locally maximal directed path on a directed graph. Examples: n = 3, two strokes can exist, "x -> y -> z" and " x -> z", so a(3) = 2. n = 4, four maximal strokes exist, "u -> x -> z" and "u -> y" and "u -> z" and "x -> y -> z", so a(4) = 4. - Yasutoshi Kohmoto, Dec 20 2003
Number of symmetric Dyck paths of semilength n+1 and having three peaks. E.g., a(4) = 4 because we have U*DUUU*DDDU*D, UU*DUU*DDU*DD, UU*DDU*DUU*DD and UUU*DU*DU*DDD, where U = (1, 1), D = (1, -1) and * indicates a peak. - Emeric Deutsch, Jan 12 2004
Number of valid inequalities of the form j + k < n + 1, where j and k are positive integers, j <= k, n >= 0. - Rick L. Shepherd, Feb 27 2004
See A092186 for another application.
Also, the number of nonisomorphic transversal combinatorial geometries of rank 2. - Alexandr S. Radionov (rasmailru(AT)mail.ru), Jun 02 2004
a(n+1) is the transform of n under the Riordan array (1/(1-x^2), x). - Paul Barry, Apr 16 2005
1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 25, 30, ... specifies the largest number of copies of any of the gifts you receive on the n-th day in the "Twelve Days of Christmas" song. For example, on the fifth day of Christmas, you have 9 French hens. - Alonso del Arte, Jun 17 2005
a(n+1) is the number of noncongruent integer-sided triangles with largest side n. - David W. Wilson [Comment corrected Sep 26 2006]
A quarter-square table can be used to multiply integers since n*m = a(n+m) - a(n-m) for all integer n, m. - Michael Somos, Oct 29 2006
The sequence is the size of the smallest strong critical set in a Latin square of order n. - G.H.J. van Rees (vanrees(AT)cs.umanitoba.ca), Feb 16 2007
Maximal number of squares (maximal area) in a polyomino with perimeter 2n. - Tanya Khovanova, Jul 04 2007
For n >= 3 a(n-1) is the number of bracelets with n+3 beads, 2 of which are red, 1 of which is blue. - Washington Bomfim, Jul 26 2008
Equals row sums of triangle A122196. - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 29 2008
Also a(n) is the number of different patterns of a 2-colored 3-partition of n. - Ctibor O. Zizka, Nov 19 2014
Also a(n-1) = C(((n+(n mod 2))/2), 2) + C(((n-(n mod 2))/2), 2), so this is the second diagonal of A061857 and A061866, and each even-indexed term is the average of its two neighbors. - Antti Karttunen
Equals triangle A171608 * ( 1, 2, 3, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 12 2009
a(n) gives the number of nonisomorphic faithful representations of the Symmetric group S_3 of dimension n. Any faithful representation of S_3 must contain at least one copy of the 2-dimensional irrep, along with any combination of the two 1-dimensional irreps. - Andrew Rupinski, Jan 20 2011
a(n+2) gives the number of ways to make change for "c" cents, letting n = floor(c/5) to account for the 5-repetitive nature of the task, using only pennies, nickels and dimes (see A187243). - Adam Sasson, Mar 07 2011
a(n) belongs to the sequence if and only if a(n) = floor(sqrt(a(n))) * ceiling(sqrt(a(n))), that is, a(n) = k^2 or a(n) = k*(k+1), k >= 0. - Daniel Forgues, Apr 17 2011
a(n) is the sum of the positive integers < n that have the opposite parity as n.
Deleting the first 0 from the sequence results in a sequence b = 0, 1, 2, 4, ... such that b(n) is sum of the positive integers <= n that have the same parity as n. The sequence b(n) is the additive counterpart of the double factorial. - Peter Luschny, Jul 06 2011
Third outer diagonal of Losanitsch's Triangle, A034851. - Fred Daniel Kline, Sep 10 2011
Written as a(1) = 1, a(n) = a(n-1) + ceiling (a(n-1)) this is to ceiling as A002984 is to floor, and as A033638 is to round. - Jonathan Vos Post, Oct 08 2011
a(n-2) gives the number of distinct graphs with n vertices and n regions. - Erik Hasse, Oct 18 2011
Construct the n-th row of Pascal's triangle (A007318) from the preceding row, starting with row 0 = 1. a(n) counts the total number of additions required to compute the triangle in this way up to row n, with the restrictions that copying a term does not count as an addition, and that all additions not required by the symmetry of Pascal's triangle are replaced by copying terms. - Douglas Latimer, Mar 05 2012
a(n) is the sum of the positive differences of the parts in the partitions of n+1 into exactly 2 parts. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jan 27 2013
a(n) is the maximum number of covering relations possible in an n-element graded poset. For n = 2m, this bound is achieved for the poset with two sets of m elements, with each point in the "upper" set covering each point in the "lower" set. For n = 2m+1, this bound is achieved by the poset with m nodes in an upper set covering each of m+1 nodes in a lower set. - Ben Branman, Mar 26 2013
a(n+2) is the number of (integer) partitions of n into 2 sorts of 1's and 1 sort of 2's. - Joerg Arndt, May 17 2013
Alternative statement of Oppermann's conjecture: For n>2, there is at least one prime between a(n) and a(n+1). - Ivan N. Ianakiev, May 23 2013. [This conjecture was mentioned in A220492, A222030. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 25 2013]
For any given prime number, p, there are an infinite number of a(n) divisible by p, with those a(n) occurring in evenly spaced clusters of three as a(n), a(n+1), a(n+2) for a given p. The divisibility of all a(n) by p and the result are given by the following equations, where m >= 1 is the cluster number for that p: a(2m*p)/p = p*m^2 - m; a(2m*p + 1)/p = p*m^2; a(2m*p + 2)/p = p*m^2 + m. The number of a(n) instances between clusters is 2*p - 3. - Richard R. Forberg, Jun 09 2013
Apart from the initial term this is the elliptic troublemaker sequence R_n(1,2) in the notation of Stange (see Table 1, p.16). For other elliptic troublemaker sequences R_n(a,b) see the cross references below. - Peter Bala, Aug 08 2013
a(n) is also the total number of twin hearts patterns (6c4c) packing into (n+1) X (n+1) coins, the coins left is A042948 and the voids left is A000982. See illustration in links. - Kival Ngaokrajang, Oct 24 2013
Partitions of 2n into parts of size 1, 2 or 4 where the largest part is 4, i.e., A073463(n,2). - Henry Bottomley, Oct 28 2013
a(n+1) is the minimum length of a sequence (of not necessarily distinct terms) that guarantees the existence of a (not necessarily consecutive) subsequence of length n in which like terms appear consecutively. This is also the minimum cardinality of an ordered set S that ensures that, given any partition of S, there will be a subset T of S so that the induced subpartition on T avoids the pattern ac/b, where a < b < c. - Eric Gottlieb, Mar 05 2014
Also the number of elements of the list 1..n+1 such that for any two elements {x,y} the integer (x+y)/2 lies in the range ]x,y[. - Robert G. Wilson v, May 22 2014
Number of lattice points (x,y) inside the region of the coordinate plane bounded by x <= n, 0 < y <= x/2. For a(11)=30 there are exactly 30 lattice points in the region below:
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0 0 1 2 4 6 9 12 16 20 25 30 .. a(n) - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Oct 26 2014
a(n+1) is the greatest integer k for which there exists an n x n matrix M of nonnegative integers with every row and column summing to k, such that there do not exist n entries of M, all greater than 1, and no two of these entries in the same row or column. - Richard Stanley, Nov 19 2014
In a tiling of the triangular shape T_N with row length k for row k = 1, 2, ..., N >= 1 (or, alternatively row length N = 1-k for row k) with rectangular tiles, there can appear rectangles (i, j), N >= i >= j >= 1, of a(N+1) types (and their transposed shapes obtained by interchanging i and j). See the Feb 27 2004 comment above from Rick L. Shepherd. The motivation to look into this came from a proposal of Kival Ngaokrajang in A247139. - Wolfdieter Lang, Dec 09 2014
Every positive integer is a sum of at most four distinct quarter-squares; see A257018. - Clark Kimberling, Apr 15 2015
a(n+1) gives the maximal number of distinct elements of an n X n matrix which is symmetric (w.r.t. the main diagonal) and symmetric w.r.t. the main antidiagonal. Such matrices are called bisymmetric. See the Wikipedia link. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jul 07 2015
For 2^a(n+1), n >= 1, the number of binary bisymmetric n X n matrices, see A060656(n+1) and the comment and link by Dennis P. Walsh. - Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 16 2015
a(n) is the number of partitions of 2n+1 of length three with exactly two even entries (see below example). - John M. Campbell, Jan 29 2016
a(n) is the sum of the asymmetry degrees of all 01-avoiding binary words of length n. The asymmetry degree of a finite sequence of numbers is defined to be the number of pairs of symmetrically positioned distinct entries. a(6) = 9 because the 01-avoiding binary words of length 6 are 000000, 100000, 110000, 111000, 111100, 111110, and 111111, and the sum of their asymmetry degrees is 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 0 = 9. Equivalently, a(n) = Sum_{k>=0} k*A275437(n,k). - Emeric Deutsch, Aug 15 2016
a(n) is the number of ways to represent all the integers in the interval [3,n+1] as the sum of two distinct natural numbers. E.g., a(7)=12 as there are 12 different ways to represent all the numbers in the interval [3,8] as the sum of two distinct parts: 1+2=3, 1+3=4, 1+4=5, 1+5=6, 1+6=7, 1+7=8, 2+3=5, 2+4=6, 2+5=7, 2+6=8, 3+4=7, 3+5=8. - Anton Zakharov, Aug 24 2016
a(n+2) is the number of conjugacy classes of involutions (considering the identity as an involution) in the hyperoctahedral group C_2 wreath S_n. - Mark Wildon, Apr 22 2017
a(n+2) is the maximum number of pieces of a pizza that can be made with n cuts that are parallel or perpendicular to each other. - Anton Zakharov, May 11 2017
Also the matching number of the n X n black bishop graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Jun 26 2017
The answer to a question posed by W. Mantel: a(n) is the maximum number of edges in an n-vertex triangle-free graph. Also solved by H. Gouwentak, J. Teixeira de Mattes, F. Schuh and W. A. Wythoff. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Feb 01 2018
Number of nonisomorphic outer planar graphs of order n >= 3, size n+2, and maximum degree 4. - Christian Barrientos and Sarah Minion, Feb 27 2018
Maximum area of a rectangle with perimeter 2n and sides of integer length. - André Engels, Jul 29 2018
Also the crossing number of the complete bipartite graph K_{3,n+1}. - Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 11 2018
a(n+2) is the number of distinct genotype frequency vectors possible for a sample of n diploid individuals at a biallelic genetic locus with a specified major allele. Such vectors are the lists of nonnegative genotype frequencies (n_AA, n_AB, n_BB) with n_AA + n_AB + n_BB = n and n_AA >= n_BB. - Noah A Rosenberg, Feb 05 2019
a(n+2) is the number of distinct real spectra (eigenvalues repeated according to their multiplicity) for an orthogonal n X n matrix. The case of an empty spectrum list is logically counted as one of those possibilities, when it exists. Thus a(n+2) is the number of distinct reduced forms (on the real field, in orthonormal basis) for elements in O(n). - Christian Devanz, Feb 13 2019
a(n) is the number of non-isomorphic asymmetric graphs that can be created by adding a single edge to a path on n+4 vertices. - Emma Farnsworth, Natalie Gomez, Herlandt Lino, and Darren Narayan, Jul 03 2019
a(n+1) is the number of integer triangles with largest side n. - James East, Oct 30 2019
a(n) is the number of nonempty subsets of {1,2,...,n} that contain exactly one odd and one even number. For example, for n=7, a(7)=12 and the 12 subsets are {1,2}, {1,4}, {1,6}, {2,3}, {2,5}, {2,7}, {3,4}, {3,6}, {4,5}, {4,7}, {5,6}, {6,7}. - Enrique Navarrete, Dec 16 2019
a(n+1) is also the n-th term of the Saind sequence (w_n){n>=1}, i.e., the infinite sequence caused by the entries of the queue of the degree sequences associated with the Saind arrays, as n increases. - _Giulia Palma, Jun 24 2020
Aside from the first two terms, a(n) enumerates the number of distinct normal ordered terms in the expansion of the differential operator (x + d/dx)^m associated to the Hermite polynomials and the Heisenberg-Weyl algebra. It also enumerates the number of distinct monomials in the bivariate polynomials corresponding to the partial sums of the series for cos(x+y) and sin(x+y). Cf. A344678. - Tom Copeland, May 27 2021
a(n) is the maximal number of negative products a_i * a_j (1 <= i <= j <= n), where all a_i are real numbers. - Logan Pipes, Jul 08 2021
From Allan Bickle, Dec 20 2021: (Start)
a(n) is the maximum product of the chromatic numbers of a graph of order n-1 and its complement. The extremal graphs are characterized in the papers of Finck (1968) and Bickle (2023).
a(n) is the maximum product of the degeneracies of a graph of order n+1 and its complement. The extremal graphs are characterized in the paper of Bickle (2012). (End)
a(n) is the maximum number m such that m white rooks and m black rooks can coexist on an n-1 X n-1 chessboard without attacking each other. - Aaron Khan, Jul 13 2022
Partial sums of A004526. - Bernard Schott, Jan 06 2023
a(n) is the number of 231-avoiding odd Grassmannian permutations of size n. - Juan B. Gil, Mar 10 2023
a(n) is the number of integer tuples (x,y) satisfying n + x + y >= 0, 25*n + x - 11*y >=0, 25*n - 11*x + y >=0, n + x + y == 0 (mod 12) , 25*n + x - 11*y == 0 (mod 5), 25*n - 11*x + y == 0 (mod 5) . For n=2, the sole solution is (x,y) = (0,0) and so a(2) = 1. For n = 3, the a(3) = 2 solutions are (-3, 2) and (2, -3). - Jeffery Opoku, Feb 16 2024
Let us consider triangles whose vertices are the centers of three squares constructed on the sides of a right triangle. a(n) is the integer part of the area of these triangles, taken without repetitions and in ascending order. See the illustration in the links. - Nicolay Avilov, Aug 05 2024
For n>=2, a(n) is the indendence number of the 2-token graph F_2(P_n) of the path graph P_n on n vertices. (Alternatively, as noted by Peter Munn, F_2(P_n) is the nXn square lattice, or grid, graph diminished by a cut across the diagonal.) - Miquel A. Fiol, Oct 05 2024
For n >= 1, also the lower matching number of the n-triangular honeycomb rook graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Dec 14 2024
a(n-1) is also the minimal number of edges that a graph of n vertices must have such that any 3 vertices share at least one edge. - Ruediger Jehn, May 20 2025
a(n) is the number of edges of the antiregular graph A_n. This is the unique connected graph with n vertices and degrees 1 to n-1 (floor(n/2) repeated). - Allan Bickle, Jun 15 2025

Examples

			a(3) = 2, floor(3/2)*ceiling(3/2) = 2.
[ n] a(n)
---------
[ 2] 1
[ 3] 2
[ 4] 1 + 3
[ 5] 2 + 4
[ 6] 1 + 3 + 5
[ 7] 2 + 4 + 6
[ 8] 1 + 3 + 5 + 7
[ 9] 2 + 4 + 6 + 8
From _Wolfdieter Lang_, Dec 09 2014: (Start)
Tiling of a triangular shape T_N, N >= 1 with rectangles:
N=5, n=6: a(6) = 9 because all the rectangles (i, j) (modulo transposition, i.e., interchange of i and j) which are of use are:
  (5, 1)                ;  (1, 1)
  (4, 2), (4, 1)        ;  (2, 2), (2, 1)
                        ;  (3, 3), (3, 2), (3, 1)
That is (1+1) + (2+2) + 3 = 9 = a(6). Partial sums of 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, ... (A004526). (End)
Bisymmetric matrices B: 2 X 2, a(3) = 2 from B[1,1] and B[1,2]. 3 X 3, a(4) = 4 from B[1,1], B[1,2], B[1,3], and B[2,2]. - _Wolfdieter Lang_, Jul 07 2015
From _John M. Campbell_, Jan 29 2016: (Start)
Letting n=5, there are a(n)=a(5)=6 partitions of 2n+1=11 of length three with exactly two even entries:
(8,2,1) |- 2n+1
(7,2,2) |- 2n+1
(6,4,1) |- 2n+1
(6,3,2) |- 2n+1
(5,4,2) |- 2n+1
(4,4,3) |- 2n+1
(End)
From _Aaron Khan_, Jul 13 2022: (Start)
Examples of the sequence when used for rooks on a chessboard:
.
A solution illustrating a(5)=4:
  +---------+
  | B B . . |
  | B B . . |
  | . . W W |
  | . . W W |
  +---------+
.
A solution illustrating a(6)=6:
  +-----------+
  | B B . . . |
  | B B . . . |
  | B B . . . |
  | . . W W W |
  | . . W W W |
  +-----------+
(End)

References

  • Sergei Abramovich, Combinatorics of the Triangle Inequality: From Straws to Experimental Mathematics for Teachers, Spreadsheets in Education (eJSiE), Vol. 9, Issue 1, Article 1, 2016. See Fig. 3.
  • G. L. Alexanderson et al., The William Powell Putnam Mathematical Competition - Problems and Solutions: 1965-1984, M.A.A., 1985; see Problem A-1 of 27th Competition.
  • T. M. Apostol, Introduction to Analytic Number Theory, Springer-Verlag, 1976, page 73, problem 25.
  • Michael Doob, The Canadian Mathematical Olympiad -- L'Olympiade Mathématique du Canada 1969-1993, Canadian Mathematical Society -- Société Mathématique du Canada, Problème 9, 1970, pp 22-23, 1993.
  • H. J. Finck, On the chromatic numbers of a graph and its complement. Theory of Graphs (Proc. Colloq., Tihany, 1966) Academic Press, New York (1968), 99-113.
  • R. L. Graham, D. E. Knuth and O. Patashnik, Concrete Mathematics. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1990, p. 99.
  • D. E. Knuth, The art of programming, Vol. 1, 3rd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1997, Ex. 36 of section 1.2.4.
  • J. Nelder, Critical sets in Latin squares, CSIRO Division of Math. and Stats. Newsletter, Vol. 38 (1977), p. 4.
  • 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

Crossrefs

A087811 is another version of this sequence.
Cf. A024206, A072280, A002984, A007590, A000212, A118015, A056827, A118013, A128174, A000601, A115514, A189151, A063657, A171608, A005044, A030179, A275437, A004526.
Differences of A002623. Complement of A049068.
a(n) = A014616(n-2) + 2 = A033638(n) - 1 = A078126(n) + 1. Cf. A055802, A055803.
Antidiagonal sums of array A003983.
Cf. A033436 - A033444. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 30 2009
Cf. A008217, A014980, A197081, A197122.
Elliptic troublemaker sequences: A000212 (= R_n(1,3) = R_n(2,3)), A007590 (= R_n(2,4)), A030511 (= R_n(2,6) = R_n(4,6)), A033436 (= R_n(1,4) = R_n(3,4)), A033437 (= R_n(1,5) = R_n(4,5)), A033438 (= R_n(1,6) = R_n(5,6)), A033439 (= R_n(1,7) = R_n(6,7)), A184535 (= R_n(2,5) = R_n(3,5)).
Cf. A077043, A060656 (2^a(n)), A344678.
Cf. A000290, A056834, A130519, A056838, A056865.
Cf. A250000 (queens on a chessboard), A176222 (kings on a chessboard), A355509 (knights on a chessboard).
Maximal product of k positive integers with sum n, for k = 2..10: this sequence (k=2), A006501 (k=3), A008233 (k=4), A008382 (k=5), A008881 (k=6), A009641 (k=7), A009694 (k=8), A009714 (k=9), A354600 (k=10).

Programs

  • GAP
    # using the formula by Paul Barry
A002620 := List([1..10^4], n-> (2*n^2 - 1 + (-1)^n)/8); # Muniru A Asiru, Feb 01 2018
  • Haskell
    a002620 = (`div` 4) . (^ 2) -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 24 2012
  • Magma
    [ Floor(n/2)*Ceiling(n/2) : n in [0..40]];
  • Maple
    A002620 := n->floor(n^2/4); G002620 := series(x^2/((1-x)^2*(1-x^2)),x,60);
with(combstruct):ZL:=[st,{st=Prod(left,right),left=Set(U,card=r),right=Set(U,card=1)}, unlabeled]: subs(r=1,stack): seq(count(subs(r=2,ZL),size=m),m=0..57) ; # Zerinvary Lajos, Mar 09 2007
  • Mathematica
    Table[Ceiling[n/2] Floor[n/2], {n, 0, 56}] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jun 18 2005 *)
LinearRecurrence[{2, 0, -2, 1}, {0, 0, 1, 2}, 60] (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 05 2012 *)
Table[Floor[n^2/4], {n, 0, 20}] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 11 2018 *)
Floor[Range[0, 20]^2/4] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 11 2018 *)
CoefficientList[Series[-(x^2/((-1 + x)^3 (1 + x))), {x, 0, 20}], x] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 11 2018 *)
Table[Floor[n^2/2]/2, {n, 0, 56}] (* Clark Kimberling, Dec 05 2021 *)
  • Maxima
    makelist(floor(n^2/4),n,0,50); /* Martin Ettl, Oct 17 2012 */
  • PARI
    a(n)=n^2\4
  • PARI
    (t(n)=n*(n+1)/2);for(i=1,50,print1(",",(-1)^i*sum(k=1,i,(-1)^k*t(k))))
  • PARI
    a(n)=n^2>>2 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Nov 11 2009
  • PARI
    x='x+O('x^100); concat([0, 0], Vec(x^2/((1-x)^2*(1-x^2)))) \\ Altug Alkan, Oct 15 2015
  • Python
    def A002620(n): return (n**2)>>2 # Chai Wah Wu, Jul 07 2022
  • Sage
    def A002620():
     x, y = 0, 1
     yield x
     while true:
         yield x
         x, y = x + y, x//y + 1
a = A002620(); print([next(a) for i in range(58)]) # Peter Luschny, Dec 17 2015

Formula

a(n) = (2*n^2-1+(-1)^n)/8. - Paul Barry, May 27 2003
G.f.: x^2/((1-x)^2*(1-x^2)) = x^2 / ( (1+x)*(1-x)^3 ). - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation, leading zeros dropped
E.g.f.: exp(x)*(2*x^2+2*x-1)/8 + exp(-x)/8.
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) - 2*a(n-3) + a(n-4). - Jaume Oliver Lafont, Dec 05 2008
a(-n) = a(n) for all n in Z.
a(n) = a(n-1) + floor(n/2), n > 0. Partial sums of A004526. - Adam Kertesz, Sep 20 2000
a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) - a(n-3) + 1 [with a(-1) = a(0) = a(1) = 0], a(2k) = k^2, a(2k-1) = k(k-1). - Henry Bottomley, Mar 08 2000
0*0, 0*1, 1*1, 1*2, 2*2, 2*3, 3*3, 3*4, ... with an obvious pattern.
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} floor(k/2). - Yong Kong (ykong(AT)curagen.com), Mar 10 2001
a(n) = n*floor((n-1)/2) - floor((n-1)/2)*(floor((n-1)/2)+ 1); a(n) = a(n-2) + n-2 with a(1) = 0, a(2) = 0. - Santi Spadaro, Jul 13 2001
Also: a(n) = binomial(n, 2) - a(n-1) = A000217(n-1) - a(n-1) with a(0) = 0. - Labos Elemer, Apr 26 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^(n-k)*C(k, 2). - Paul Barry, Jul 01 2003
a(n) = (-1)^n * partial sum of alternating triangular numbers. - Jon Perry, Dec 30 2003
a(n) = A024206(n+1) - n. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 27 2004
a(n) = a(n-2) + n - 1, n > 1. - Paul Barry, Jul 14 2004
a(n+1) = Sum_{i=0..n} min(i, n-i). - Marc LeBrun, Feb 15 2005
a(n+1) = Sum_{k = 0..floor((n-1)/2)} n-2k; a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} k*(1-(-1)^(n+k-1))/2. - Paul Barry, Apr 16 2005
a(n) = A108561(n+1,n-2) for n > 2. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 10 2005
1 + 1/(1 + 2/(1 + 4/(1 + 6/(1 + 9/(1 + 12/(1 + 16/(1 + ...))))))) = 6/(Pi^2 - 6) = 1.550546096730... - Philippe Deléham, Jun 20 2005
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} Min_{k, n-k}, sums of rows of the triangle in A004197. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 27 2005
For n > 2 a(n) = a(n-1) + ceiling(sqrt(a(n-1))). - Jonathan Vos Post, Jan 19 2006
Sequence starting (2, 2, 4, 6, 9, ...) = A128174 (as an infinite lower triangular matrix) * vector [1, 2, 3, ...]; where A128174 = (1; 0,1; 1,0,1; 0,1,0,1; ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 27 2007
a(n) = Sum_{i=k..n} P(i, k) where P(i, k) is the number of partitions of i into k parts. - Thomas Wieder, Sep 01 2007
a(n) = sum of row (n-2) of triangle A115514. - Gary W. Adamson, Oct 25 2007
For n > 1: gcd(a(n+1), a(n)) = a(n+1) - a(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 06 2008
a(n+3) = a(n) + A000027(n) + A008619(n+1) = a(n) + A001651(n+1) with a(1) = 0, a(2) = 0, a(3) = 1. - Yosu Yurramendi, Aug 10 2008
a(2n) = A000290(n). a(2n+1) = A002378(n). - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 29 2008
a(n+1) = a(n) + A110654(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 06 2009
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (k mod 2)*(n-k); Cf. A000035, A001477. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 05 2009
a(n-1) = (n*n - 2*n + n mod 2)/4. - Ctibor O. Zizka, Nov 23 2009
a(n) = round((2*n^2-1)/8) = round(n^2/4) = ceiling((n^2-1)/4). - Mircea Merca, Nov 29 2010
n*a(n+2) = 2*a(n+1) + (n+2)*a(n). Holonomic Ansatz with smallest order of recurrence. - Thotsaporn Thanatipanonda, Dec 12 2010
a(n+1) = (n*(2+n) + n mod 2)/4. - Fred Daniel Kline, Sep 11 2011
a(n) = A199332(n, floor((n+1)/2)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 23 2011
a(n) = floor(b(n)) with b(n) = b(n-1) + n/(1+e^(1/n)) and b(0)= 0. - Richard R. Forberg, Jun 08 2013
a(n) = Sum_{i=1..floor((n+1)/2)} (n+1)-2i. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 09 2013
a(n) = floor((n+2)/2 - 1)*(floor((n+2)/2)-1 + (n+2) mod 2). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 09 2013
Sum_{n>=2} 1/a(n) = 1 + zeta(2) = 1+A013661. - Enrique Pérez Herrero, Jun 30 2013
Empirical: a(n-1) = floor(n/(e^(4/n)-1)). - Richard R. Forberg, Jul 24 2013
a(n) = A007590(n)/2. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Mar 08 2014
A237347(a(n)) = 3; A235711(n) = A003415(a(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 18 2014
A240025(a(n)) = 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 05 2014
0 = a(n)*a(n+2) + a(n+1)*(-2*a(n+2) + a(n+3)) for all integers n. - Michael Somos, Nov 22 2014
a(n) = Sum_{j=1..n} Sum_{i=1..n} ceiling((i+j-n-1)/2). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Mar 12 2015
a(4n+1) = A002943(n) for all n>=0. - M. F. Hasler, Oct 11 2015
a(n+2)-a(n-2) = A004275(n+1). - Anton Zakharov, May 11 2017
a(n) = floor(n/2)*floor((n+1)/2). - Bruno Berselli, Jun 08 2017
a(n) = a(n-3) + floor(3*n/2) - 2. - Yuchun Ji, Aug 14 2020
a(n)+a(n+1) = A000217(n). - R. J. Mathar, Mar 13 2021
a(n) = A004247(n,floor(n/2)). - Logan Pipes, Jul 08 2021
a(n) = floor(n^2/2)/2. - Clark Kimberling, Dec 05 2021
Sum_{n>=2} (-1)^n/a(n) = Pi^2/6 - 1. - Amiram Eldar, Mar 10 2022

A262626 Visible parts of the perspective view of the stepped pyramid whose structure essentially arises after the 90-degree-zig-zag folding of the isosceles triangle A237593.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 7, 3, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 12, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4, 15, 5, 2, 1, 1, 2, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 9, 9, 6, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 6, 6, 6, 6, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 6, 28, 7, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 7, 7, 7, 7, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 7, 12, 12, 8, 3, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 3, 2, 1, 1
Offset: 1

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Omar E. Pol, Sep 26 2015

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Also the rows of both triangles A237270 and A237593 interleaved.
Also, irregular triangle read by rows in which T(n,k) is the area of the k-th region (from left to right in ascending diagonal) of the n-th symmetric set of regions (from the top to the bottom in descending diagonal) in the two-dimensional diagram of the perspective view of the infinite stepped pyramid described in A245092 (see the diagram in the Links section).
The diagram of the symmetric representation of sigma is also the top view of the pyramid, see Links section. For more information about the diagram see also A237593 and A237270.
The number of cubes at the n-th level is also A024916(n), the sum of all divisors of all positive integers <= n.
Note that this pyramid is also a quarter of the pyramid described in A244050. Both pyramids have infinitely many levels.
Odd-indexed rows are also the rows of the irregular triangle A237270.
Even-indexed rows are also the rows of the triangle A237593.
Lengths of the odd-indexed rows are in A237271.
Lengths of the even-indexed rows give 2*A003056.
Row sums of the odd-indexed rows gives A000203, the sum of divisors function.
Row sums of the even-indexed rows give the positive even numbers (see A005843).
Row sums give A245092.
From the front view of the stepped pyramid emerges a geometric pattern which is related to A001227, the number of odd divisors of the positive integers.
The connection with the odd divisors of the positive integers is as follows: A261697 --> A261699 --> A237048 --> A235791 --> A237591 --> A237593 --> A237270 --> this sequence.

Examples

			Irregular triangle begins:
  1;
  1, 1;
  3;
  2, 2;
  2, 2;
  2, 1, 1, 2;
  7;
  3, 1, 1, 3;
  3, 3;
  3, 2, 2, 3;
  12;
  4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4;
  4, 4;
  4, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4;
  15;
  5, 2, 1, 1, 2, 5;
  5, 3, 5;
  5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5;
  9, 9;
  6, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 6;
  6, 6;
  6, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 6;
  28;
  7, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 7;
  7, 7;
  7, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 7;
  12, 12;
  8, 3, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 8;
  8, 8, 8;
  8, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 8;
  31;
  9, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 9;
  ...
Illustration of the odd-indexed rows of triangle as the diagram of the symmetric representation of sigma which is also the top view of the stepped pyramid:
.
   n  A000203    A237270    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
   1     1   =      1      |_| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
   2     3   =      3      |_ _|_| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
   3     4   =    2 + 2    |_ _|  _|_| | | | | | | | | | | |
   4     7   =      7      |_ _ _|    _|_| | | | | | | | | |
   5     6   =    3 + 3    |_ _ _|  _|  _ _|_| | | | | | | |
   6    12   =     12      |_ _ _ _|  _| |  _ _|_| | | | | |
   7     8   =    4 + 4    |_ _ _ _| |_ _|_|    _ _|_| | | |
   8    15   =     15      |_ _ _ _ _|  _|     |  _ _ _|_| |
   9    13   =  5 + 3 + 5  |_ _ _ _ _| |      _|_| |  _ _ _|
  10    18   =    9 + 9    |_ _ _ _ _ _|  _ _|    _| |
  11    12   =    6 + 6    |_ _ _ _ _ _| |  _|  _|  _|
  12    28   =     28      |_ _ _ _ _ _ _| |_ _|  _|
  13    14   =    7 + 7    |_ _ _ _ _ _ _| |  _ _|
  14    24   =   12 + 12   |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |
  15    24   =  8 + 8 + 8  |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |
  16    31   =     31      |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|
  ...
The above diagram arises from a simpler diagram as shown below.
Illustration of the even-indexed rows of triangle as the diagram of the deployed front view of the corner of the stepped pyramid:
.
.                                 A237593
Level                               _ _
1                                 _|1|1|_
2                               _|2 _|_ 2|_
3                             _|2  |1|1|  2|_
4                           _|3   _|1|1|_   3|_
5                         _|3    |2 _|_ 2|    3|_
6                       _|4     _|1|1|1|1|_     4|_
7                     _|4      |2  |1|1|  2|      4|_
8                   _|5       _|2 _|1|1|_ 2|_       5|_
9                 _|5        |2  |2 _|_ 2|  2|        5|_
10              _|6         _|2  |1|1|1|1|  2|_         6|_
11            _|6          |3   _|1|1|1|1|_   3|          6|_
12          _|7           _|2  |2  |1|1|  2|  2|_           7|_
13        _|7            |3    |2 _|1|1|_ 2|    3|            7|_
14      _|8             _|3   _|1|2 _|_ 2|1|_   3|_             8|_
15    _|8              |3    |2  |1|1|1|1|  2|    3|              8|_
16   |9                |3    |2  |1|1|1|1|  2|    3|                9|
...
The number of horizontal line segments in the n-th level in each side of the diagram equals A001227(n), the number of odd divisors of n.
The number of horizontal line segments in the left side of the diagram plus the number of the horizontal line segment in the right side equals A054844(n).
The total number of vertical line segments in the n-th level of the diagram equals A131507(n).
The diagram represents the first 16 levels of the pyramid.
The diagram of the isosceles triangle and the diagram of the top view of the pyramid shows the connection between the partitions into consecutive parts and the sum of divisors function (see also A286000 and A286001). - _Omar E. Pol_, Aug 28 2018
The connection between the isosceles triangle and the stepped pyramid is due to the fact that this object can also be interpreted as a pop-up card. - _Omar E. Pol_, Nov 09 2022

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Crossrefs

Famous sequences that are visible in the stepped pyramid:
Cf. A000040 (prime numbers)......., for the characteristic shape see A346871.
Cf. A000079 (powers of 2)........., for the characteristic shape see A346872.
Cf. A000203 (sum of divisors)....., total area of the terraces in the n-th level.
Cf. A000217 (triangular numbers).., for the characteristic shape see A346873.
Cf. A000225 (Mersenne numbers)...., for a visualization see A346874.
Cf. A000384 (hexagonal numbers)..., for the characteristic shape see A346875.
Cf. A000396 (perfect numbers)....., for the characteristic shape see A346876.
Cf. A000668 (Mersenne primes)....., for a visualization see A346876.
Cf. A001097 (twin primes)........., for a visualization see A346871.
Cf. A001227 (# of odd divisors)..., number of subparts in the n-th level.
Cf. A002378 (oblong numbers)......, for a visualization see A346873.
Cf. A008586 (multiples of 4)......, perimeters of the successive levels.
Cf. A008588 (multiples of 6)......, for the characteristic shape see A224613.
Cf. A013661 (zeta(2))............., (area of the horizontal faces)/(n^2), n -> oo.
Cf. A014105 (second hexagonals)..., for the characteristic shape see A346864.
Cf. A067742 (# of middle divisors), # cells in the main diagonal in n-th level.
Other sequences that are visible in the stepped pyramid: A000096, A001065, A001359, A001747, A002939, A002943, A003056, A004125, A004277, A004526, A005279, A006512, A007606, A007607, A082647, A008438, A008578, A008864, A010814, A014106, A014107, A014132, A014574, A016945, A019434, A024206, A024916, A028552, A028982, A028983, A034856, A038550, A047836, A048050, A052928, A054735, A054844, A062731, A065091, A065475, A071561, A071562, A071904, A092506, A100484, A108605, A139256, A139257, A144396, A152677, A152678, A153485, A155085, A161680, A161983, A162917, A174905, A174973, A175254, A176810, A224880, A235791, A237270, A237271, A237591, A237593, A238005, A238524, A244049, A245092, A259176, A259177, A261348, A278972, A317302, A317303, A317304, A317305, A317307, A319529, A319796, A319801, A319802, A327329, A336305, (and several others).
Apart from zeta(2) other constants that are related to the stepped pyramid are A072691, A353908, A354238.
Cf. A054844, A131507, A196020, A236104, A237048, A239660, A244050, A259179, A261350, A261697, A261699, A262612, A280850, A286000, A286001, A296508.

A002415 4-dimensional pyramidal numbers: a(n) = n^2*(n^2-1)/12.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 0, 1, 6, 20, 50, 105, 196, 336, 540, 825, 1210, 1716, 2366, 3185, 4200, 5440, 6936, 8721, 10830, 13300, 16170, 19481, 23276, 27600, 32500, 38025, 44226, 51156, 58870, 67425, 76880, 87296, 98736, 111265, 124950, 139860, 156066, 173641, 192660, 213200, 235340
Offset: 0

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N. J. A. Sloane

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Also number of ways to legally insert two pairs of parentheses into a string of m := n-1 letters. (There are initially 2C(m+4,4) (A034827) ways to insert the parentheses, but we must subtract 2(m+1) for illegal clumps of 4 parentheses, 2m(m+1) for clumps of 3 parentheses, C(m+1,2) for 2 clumps of 2 parentheses and (m-1)C(m+1,2) for 1 clump of 2 parentheses, giving m(m+1)^2(m+2)/12 = n^2*(n^2-1)/12.) See also A000217.
E.g., for n=2 there are 6 ways: ((a))b, ((a)b), ((ab)), (a)(b), (a(b)), a((b)).
Let M_n denote the n X n matrix M_n(i,j)=(i+j); then the characteristic polynomial of M_n is x^(n-2) * (x^2-A002378(n)*x - a(n)). - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 09 2002
Let M_n denote the n X n matrix M_n(i,j)=(i-j); then the characteristic polynomial of M_n is x^n + a(n)x^(n-2). - Michael Somos, Nov 14 2002 [See A114327 for the infinite matrix M in triangular form. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 05 2018]
Number of permutations of [n] which avoid the pattern 132 and have exactly 2 descents. - Mike Zabrocki, Aug 26 2004
Number of tilings of a <2,n,2> hexagon.
a(n) is the number of squares of side length at least 1 having vertices at the points of an n X n unit grid of points (the vertices of an n-1 X n-1 chessboard). [For a proof, see Comments in A051602. - N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 29 2021] For example, on the 3 X 3 grid (the vertices of a 2 X 2 chessboard) there are four 1 X 1 squares, one (skew) sqrt(2) X sqrt(2) square, and one 3 X 3 square, so a(3)=6. On the 4 X 4 grid (the vertices of a 3 X 3 chessboard) there are 9 1 X 1 squares, 4 2 X 2 squares, 1 3 X 3 square, 4 sqrt(2) X sqrt(2) squares, and 2 sqrt(5) X sqrt(5) squares, so a(4) = 20. See also A024206, A108279. [Comment revised by N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 11 2015]
Kekulé numbers for certain benzenoids. - Emeric Deutsch, Jun 12 2005
Number of distinct components of the Riemann curvature tensor. - Gene Ward Smith, Apr 24 2006
a(n) is the number of 4 X 4 matrices (symmetrical about each diagonal) M = [a,b,c,d;b,e,f,c;c,f,e,b;d,c,b,a] with a+b+c+d=b+e+f+c=n+2; (a,b,c,d,e,f natural numbers). - Philippe Deléham, Apr 11 2007
If a 2-set Y and an (n-2)-set Z are disjoint subsets of an n-set X then a(n-3) is the number of 5-subsets of X intersecting both Y and Z. - Milan Janjic, Sep 19 2007
a(n) is the number of Dyck (n+1)-paths with exactly n-1 peaks. - David Callan, Sep 20 2007
Starting (1,6,20,50,...) = third partial sums of binomial transform of [1,2,0,0,0,...]. a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n} C(n+3,i+3)*b(i), where b(i)=[1,2,0,0,0,...]. - Borislav St. Borisov (b.st.borisov(AT)abv.bg), Mar 05 2009
4-dimensional square numbers. - Borislav St. Borisov (b.st.borisov(AT)abv.bg), Mar 05 2009
Equals row sums of triangle A177877; a(n), n > 1 = (n-1) terms in (1,2,3,...) dot (...,3,2,1) with additive carryovers. Example: a(4) = 20 = (1,2,3) dot (3,2,1) with carryovers = (1*3) + (2*2 + 3) + (3*1 + 7) = (3 + 7 + 10).
Convolution of the triangular numbers A000217 with the odd numbers A004273.
a(n+2) is the number of 4-tuples (w,x,y,z) with all terms in {0,...,n} and w-x=max{w,x,y,z}-min{w,x,y,z}. - Clark Kimberling, May 28 2012
The second level of finite differences is a(n+2) - 2*a(n+1) + a(n) = (n+1)^2, the squares. - J. M. Bergot, May 29 2012
Because the differences of this sequence give A000330, this is also the number of squares in an n+1 X n+1 grid whose sides are not parallel to the axes.
a(n+2) gives the number of 2*2 arrays that can be populated with 0..n such that rows and columns are nondecreasing. - Jon Perry, Mar 30 2013
For n consecutive numbers 1,2,3,...,n, the sum of all ways of adding the k-tuples of consecutive numbers for n=a(n+1). As an example, let n=4: (1)+(2)+(3)+(4)=10; (1+2)+(2+3)+(3+4)=15; (1+2+3)+(2+3+4)=15; (1+2+3+4)=10 and the sum of these is 50=a(4+1)=a(5). - J. M. Bergot, Apr 19 2013
If P(n,k) = n*(n+1)*(k*n-k+3)/6 is the n-th (k+2)-gonal pyramidal number, then a(n) = P(n,k)*P(n-1,k-1) - P(n-1,k)*P(n,k-1). - Bruno Berselli, Feb 18 2014
For n > 1, a(n) = 1/6 of the area of the trapezoid created by the points (n,n+1), (n+1,n), (1,n^2+n), (n^2+n,1). - J. M. Bergot, May 14 2014
For n > 3, a(n) is twice the area of a triangle with vertices at points (C(n,4),C(n+1,4)), (C(n+1,4),C(n+2,4)), and (C(n+2,4),C(n+3,4)). - J. M. Bergot, Jun 03 2014
a(n) is the dimension of the space of metric curvature tensors (those having the symmetries of the Riemann curvature tensor of a metric) on an n-dimensional real vector space. - Daniel J. F. Fox, Dec 15 2018
Coefficients in the terminating series identity 1 - 6*n/(n + 5) + 20*n*(n - 1)/((n + 5)*(n + 6)) - 50*n*(n - 1)*(n - 2)/((n + 5)*(n + 6)*(n + 7)) + ... = 0 for n = 1,2,3,.... Cf. A000330 and A005585. - Peter Bala, Feb 18 2019

Examples

			a(7) = 6*21 - (6*0 + 4*1 + 2*3 + 0*6 - 2*10 - 4*15) = 196. - _Bruno Berselli_, Jun 22 2013
G.f. = x^2 + 6*x^3 + 20*x^4 + 50*x^5 + 105*x^6 + 196*x^7 + 336*x^8 + ...

References

  • O. D. Anderson, Find the next sequence, J. Rec. Math., 8 (No. 4, 1975-1976), 241.
  • A. H. Beiler, Recreations in the Theory of Numbers, Dover, NY, 1964, p. 195.
  • S. J. Cyvin and I. Gutman, Kekulé structures in benzenoid hydrocarbons, Lecture Notes in Chemistry, No. 46, Springer, New York, 1988 (p.165).
  • R. Euler and J. Sadek, "The Number of Squares on a Geoboard", Journal of Recreational Mathematics, 251-5 30(4) 1999-2000 Baywood Pub. NY
  • S. Mukai, An Introduction to Invariants and Moduli, Cambridge, 2003; see p. 238.
  • 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

Crossrefs

a(n) = ((-1)^n)*A053120(2*n, 4)/8 (one-eighth of fifth unsigned column of Chebyshev T-triangle, zeros omitted). Cf. A001296.
Second row of array A103905.
Third column of Narayana numbers A001263.
Cf. A001079, A006011, A008911, A037270, A047819, A047928, A071253, A083374, A107891, A108741, A132592, A146311, A146312, A146313, A173115, A173116, A108279, A024206.
Partial sums of A000330.
The expression binomial(m+n-1,n)^2-binomial(m+n,n+1)*binomial(m+n-2,n-1) for the values m = 2 through 14 produces sequences A000012, A000217, A002415, A006542, A006857, A108679, A134288, A134289, A134290, A134291, A140925, A140935, A169937.
Cf. A220212 for a list of sequences produced by the convolution of the natural numbers (A000027) with the k-gonal numbers.
Cf. A002388, A051602, A114327.

Programs

  • GAP
    List([0..45],n->Binomial(n^2,2)/6); # Muniru A Asiru, Dec 15 2018
  • Magma
    [n^2*(n^2-1)/12: n in [0..50]]; // Wesley Ivan Hurt, May 14 2014
  • Maple
    A002415 := proc(n) binomial(n^2,2)/6 ; end proc: # Zerinvary Lajos, Jan 07 2008
  • Mathematica
    Table[(n^4 - n^2)/12, {n, 0, 40}] (* Zerinvary Lajos, Mar 21 2007 *)
LinearRecurrence[{5,-10,10,-5,1},{0,0,1,6,20},40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 29 2011 *)
  • PARI
    a(n) = n^2 * (n^2 - 1) / 12;
  • PARI
    x='x+O('x^200); concat([0, 0], Vec(x^2*(1+x)/(1-x)^5)) \\ Altug Alkan, Mar 23 2016

Formula

G.f.: x^2*(1+x)/(1-x)^5. - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n} (n-i)*i^2 = a(n-1) + A000330(n-1) = A000217(n)*A000292(n-2)/n = A000217(n)*A000217(n-1)/3 = A006011(n-1)/3, convolution of the natural numbers with the squares. - Henry Bottomley, Oct 19 2000
a(n)+1 = A079034(n). - Mario Catalani (mario.catalani(AT)unito.it), Feb 12 2003
a(n) = 2*C(n+2, 4) - C(n+1, 3). - Paul Barry, Mar 04 2003
a(n) = C(n+2, 4) + C(n+1, 4). - Paul Barry, Mar 13 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} A000330(n-1). - Benoit Cloitre, Jun 15 2003
a(n) = n*C(n+1,3)/2 = C(n+1,3)*C(n+1,2)/(n+1). - Mitch Harris, Jul 06 2006
a(n) = A006011(n)/3 = A008911(n)/2 = A047928(n-1)/12 = A083374(n)/6. - Zerinvary Lajos, May 09 2007
a(n) = (1/2)*Sum_{1 <= x_1, x_2 <= n} (det V(x_1,x_2))^2 = (1/2)*Sum_{1 <= i,j <= n} (i-j)^2, where V(x_1,x_2) is the Vandermonde matrix of order 2. - Peter Bala, Sep 21 2007
a(n) = C(n+1,3) + 2*C(n+1,4). - Borislav St. Borisov (b.st.borisov(AT)abv.bg), Mar 05 2009
a(n) = (1/48)*sinh(2*arccosh(n))^2. - Artur Jasinski, Feb 10 2010
a(n) = n*A000292(n-1)/2. - Tom Copeland, Sep 13 2011
a(n) = 5*a(n-1) - 10*a(n-2) + 10*a(n-3) - 5*a(n-4) + a(n-5), n > 4. - Harvey P. Dale, Nov 29 2011
a(n) = (n-1)*A000217(n-1) - Sum_{i=0..n-2} (n-1-2*i)*A000217(i) for n > 1. - Bruno Berselli, Jun 22 2013
a(n) = C(n,2)*C(n+1,3) - C(n,3)*C(n+1,2). - J. M. Bergot, Sep 17 2013
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} ( (2k-n)* k(k+1)/2 ). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Sep 26 2013
a(n) = floor(n^2/3) + 3*Sum_{k=1..n} k^2*floor((n-k+1)/3). - Mircea Merca, Feb 06 2014
Euler transform of length 2 sequence [6, -1]. - Michael Somos, May 28 2014
G.f. x^2*2F1(3,4;2;x). - R. J. Mathar, Aug 09 2015
Sum_{n>=2} 1/a(n) = 21 - 2*Pi^2 = 1.260791197821282762331... . - Vaclav Kotesovec, Apr 27 2016
a(n) = A080852(2,n-2). - R. J. Mathar, Jul 28 2016
a(n) = A046092(n) * A046092(n-1)/48 = A000217(n) * A000217(n-1)/3. - Bruce J. Nicholson, Jun 06 2017
E.g.f.: (1/12)*exp(x)*x^2*(6 + 6*x + x^2). - Stefano Spezia, Dec 07 2018
Sum_{n>=2} (-1)^n/a(n) = Pi^2 - 9 (See A002388). - Amiram Eldar, Jun 28 2020

Extensions

Typo in link fixed by Matthew Vandermast, Nov 22 2010
Redundant comment deleted and more detail on relationship with A000330 added by Joshua Zucker, Jan 01 2013

A034856 a(n) = binomial(n+1, 2) + n - 1 = n*(n+3)/2 - 1.

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1, 4, 8, 13, 19, 26, 34, 43, 53, 64, 76, 89, 103, 118, 134, 151, 169, 188, 208, 229, 251, 274, 298, 323, 349, 376, 404, 433, 463, 494, 526, 559, 593, 628, 664, 701, 739, 778, 818, 859, 901, 944, 988, 1033, 1079, 1126, 1174, 1223, 1273, 1324, 1376, 1429, 1483
Offset: 1

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Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

Comments

Number of 1's in the n X n lower Hessenberg (0,1)-matrix (i.e., the matrix having 1's on or below the superdiagonal and 0's above the superdiagonal).
If a 2-set Y and 2-set Z, having one element in common, are subsets of an n-set X then a(n-2) is the number of 3-subsets of X intersecting both Y and Z. - Milan Janjic, Oct 03 2007
Number of binary operations which have to be added to Moisil's algebras to obtain algebraic counterparts of n-valued Łukasiewicz logics. See the Wójcicki and Malinowski book, page 31. - Artur Jasinski, Feb 25 2010
Also (n + 1)!(-1)^(n + 1) times the determinant of the n X n matrix given by m(i,j) = i/(i+1) if i=j and otherwise 1. For example, (5+1)! * ((-1)^(5+1)) * Det[{{1/2, 1, 1, 1, 1}, {1, 2/3, 1, 1, 1}, {1, 1, 3/4, 1, 1}, {1, 1, 1, 4/5, 1}, {1, 1, 1, 1, 5/6}}] = 19 = a(5), and (6+1)! * ((-1)^(6+1)) * Det[{{1/2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1}, {1, 2/3, 1, 1, 1, 1}, {1, 1, 3/4, 1, 1, 1}, {1, 1, 1, 4/5, 1, 1}, {1, 1, 1, 1, 5/6, 1}, {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 6/7}}] = 26 = a(6). - John M. Campbell, May 20 2011
2*a(n-1) = n*(n+1) - 4, n>=0, with a(-1) = -2 and a(0) = -1, gives the values for a*c of indefinite binary quadratic forms [a, b, c] of discriminant D = 17 for b = 2*n + 1. In general D = b^2 - 4*a*c > 0 and the form [a, b, c] is a*x^2 + b*x*y + c*y^2. - Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 15 2013
a(n) is not divisible by 3, 5, 7, or 11. - Vladimir Shevelev, Feb 03 2014
With a(0) = 1 and a(1) = 2, a(n-1) is the number of distinct values of 1 +- 2 +- 3 +- ... +- n, for n > 0. - Derek Orr, Mar 11 2015
Also, numbers m such that 8*m+17 is a square. - Bruno Berselli, Sep 16 2015
Omar E. Pol's formula from Apr 23 2008 can be interpreted as the position of an element located on the third diagonal of an triangular array (read by rows) provided n > 1. - Enrique Pérez Herrero, Aug 29 2016
a(n) is the sum of the numerator and denominator of the fraction that is the sum of 2/(n-1) + 2/n; all fractions are reduced and n > 2. - J. M. Bergot, Jun 14 2017
a(n) is also the number of maximal irredundant sets in the (n+2)-path complement graph for n > 1. - Eric W. Weisstein, Apr 12 2018
From Klaus Purath, Dec 07 2020: (Start)
a(n) is not divisible by primes listed in A038890. The prime factors are given in A038889 and the prime terms of the sequence are listed in A124199.
Each odd prime factor p divides exactly 2 out of any p consecutive terms with the exception of 17, which appears only once in such an interval of terms. If a(i) and a(k) form such a pair that are divisible by p, then i + k == -3 (mod p), see examples.
If A is a sequence satisfying the recurrence t(n) = 5*t(n-1) - 2*t(n-2) with the initial values either A(0) = 1, A(1) = n + 4 or A(0) = -1, A(1) = n-1, then a(n) = (A(i)^2 - A(i-1)*A(i+1))/2^i for i>0. (End)
Mark each point on a 4^n grid with the number of points that are visible from the point; for n > 1, a(n) is the number of distinct values in the grid. - Torlach Rush, Mar 23 2021
The sequence gives the number of "ON" cells in the cellular automaton on a quadrant of a square grid after the n-th stage, where the "ON" cells lie only on the external perimeter and the perimeter of inscribed squares having the cell (1,1) as a unique common vertex. See Spezia link. - Stefano Spezia, May 28 2025

Examples

			From _Bruno Berselli_, Mar 09 2015: (Start)
By the definition (first formula):
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  1       4         8           13            19              26
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                                                              X
                                              X              X X
                                X            X X            X X X
                    X          X X          X X X          X X X X
          X        X X        X X X        X X X X        X X X X X
  X      X X      X X X      X X X X      X X X X X      X X X X X X
          X        X X        X X X        X X X X        X X X X X
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(End)
From _Klaus Purath_, Dec 07 2020: (Start)
Assuming a(i) is divisible by p with 0 < i < p and a(k) is the next term divisible by p, then from i + k == -3 (mod p) follows that k = min(p*m - i - 3) != i for any integer m.
(1) 17|a(7) => k = min(17*m - 10) != 7 => m = 2, k = 24 == 7 (mod 17). Thus every a(17*m + 7) is divisible by 17.
(2) a(9) = 53 => k = min(53*m - 12) != 9 => m = 1, k = 41. Thus every a(53*m + 9) and a(53*m + 41) is divisible by 53.
(3) 101|a(273) => 229 == 71 (mod 101) => k = min(101*m - 74) != 71 => m = 1, k = 27. Thus every a(101*m + 27) and a(101*m + 71) is divisible by 101. (End)
From _Omar E. Pol_, Aug 08 2021: (Start)
Illustration of initial terms:                             _ _
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.          _ _     |_|_|_     |_|_|_|_     |_|_|_|_|_     |_|_|_|_|_|_
.   _     |_|_|    |_|_|_|    |_|_|_|_|    |_|_|_|_|_|    |_|_|_|_|_|_|
.  |_|    |_|_|    |_|_|_|    |_|_|_|_|    |_|_|_|_|_|    |_|_|_|_|_|_|
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.   1       4         8          13            19              26
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References

  • A. S. Karpenko, Łukasiewicz's Logics and Prime Numbers, 2006 (English translation).
  • G. C. Moisil, Essais sur les logiques non-chrysippiennes, Ed. Academiei, Bucharest, 1972.
  • Wójcicki and Malinowski, eds., Łukasiewicz Sentential Calculi, Wrocław: Ossolineum, 1977.

Links

Crossrefs

Subsequence of A165157.
Triangular numbers (A000217) minus two.
Third diagonal of triangle in A059317.
Cf. A000096, A000124, A000217, A000290, A005408, A005843, A008277, A024206, A027379.
Cf. A028347, A038889, A038890, A049600, A091823, A101881, A113452, A113453, A113454.
Cf. A113455, A124199, A130296, A131818, A134225, A161680, A168244, A253909, A267633.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a034856 = subtract 1 . a000096 -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 20 2015
  • Magma
    [Binomial(n + 1, 2) + n - 1: n in [1..60]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, May 21 2011
  • Maple
    a := n -> hypergeom([-2, n-1], [1], -1);
seq(simplify(a(n)), n=1..53); # Peter Luschny, Aug 02 2014
  • Mathematica
    f[n_] := n (n + 3)/2 - 1; Array[f, 55] (* or *) k = 2; NestList[(k++; # + k) &, 1, 55] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jun 11 2010 *)
Table[Binomial[n + 1, 2] + n - 1, {n, 53}] (* or *)
Rest@ CoefficientList[Series[x (1 + x - x^2)/(1 - x)^3, {x, 0, 53}], x] (* Michael De Vlieger, Aug 29 2016 *)
  • Maxima
    A034856(n) := block(
        n-1+(n+1)*n/2
)$ /* R. J. Mathar, Mar 19 2012 */
  • PARI
    A034856(n)=(n+3)*n\2-1 \\ M. F. Hasler, Jan 21 2015
  • Python
    def A034856(n): return n*(n+3)//2 -1 # G. C. Greubel, Jun 15 2025

Formula

G.f.: A(x) = x*(1 + x - x^2)/(1 - x)^3.
a(n) = A049600(3, n-2).
a(n) = binomial(n+2, 2) - 2. - Paul Barry, Feb 27 2003
With offset 5, this is binomial(n, 0) - 2*binomial(n, 1) + binomial(n, 2), the binomial transform of (1, -2, 1, 0, 0, 0, ...). - Paul Barry, Jul 01 2003
Row sums of triangle A131818. - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 27 2007
Binomial transform of (1, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, ...). Also equals A130296 * [1,2,3,...]. - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 27 2007
Row sums of triangle A134225. - Gary W. Adamson, Oct 14 2007
a(n) = A000217(n+1) - 2. - Omar E. Pol, Apr 23 2008
From Jaroslav Krizek, Sep 05 2009: (Start)
a(n) = a(n-1) + n + 1 for n >= 1.
a(n) = n*(n-1)/2 + 2*n - 1.
a(n) = A000217(n-1) + A005408(n-1) = A005843(n-1) + A000124(n-1). (End)
a(n) = Hyper2F1([-2, n-1], [1], -1). - Peter Luschny, Aug 02 2014
a(n) = floor[1/(-1 + Sum_{m >= n+1} 1/S2(m,n+1))], where S2 is A008277. - Richard R. Forberg, Jan 17 2015
a(n) = A101881(2*(n-1)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 20 2015
a(n) = A253909(n+3) - A000217(n+3). - David Neil McGrath, May 23 2015
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3) for n>3. - David Neil McGrath, May 23 2015
For n > 1, a(n) = 4*binomial(n-1,1) + binomial(n-2,2), comprising the third column of A267633. - Tom Copeland, Jan 25 2016
From Klaus Purath, Dec 07 2020: (Start)
a(n) = A024206(n) + A024206(n+1).
a(2*n-1) = -A168244(n+1).
a(2*n) = A091823(n). (End)
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 3/2 + 2*Pi*tan(sqrt(17)*Pi/2)/sqrt(17). - Amiram Eldar, Jan 06 2021
a(n) + a(n+1) = A028347(n+2). - R. J. Mathar, Mar 13 2021
a(n) = A000290(n) - A161680(n-1). - Omar E. Pol, Mar 26 2021
E.g.f.: 1 + exp(x)*(x^2 + 4*x - 2)/2. - Stefano Spezia, Jun 05 2021
a(n) = A024916(n) - A244049(n). - Omar E. Pol, Aug 01 2021
a(n) = A000290(n) - A000217(n-2). - Omar E. Pol, Aug 05 2021

Extensions

More terms from Zerinvary Lajos, May 12 2006

A014616 a(n) = solution to the postage stamp problem with 2 denominations and n stamps.

Original entry on oeis.org

2, 4, 7, 10, 14, 18, 23, 28, 34, 40, 47, 54, 62, 70, 79, 88, 98, 108, 119, 130, 142, 154, 167, 180, 194, 208, 223, 238, 254, 270, 287, 304, 322, 340, 359, 378, 398, 418, 439, 460, 482, 504, 527, 550, 574, 598, 623, 648, 674, 700, 727, 754, 782, 810, 839, 868
Offset: 1

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Eric W. Weisstein

Keywords

Comments

Fred Lunnon [W. F. Lunnon] defines "solution" to be the smallest value not obtainable by the best set of stamps. The solutions given are one lower than this, that is, the sequence gives the largest number obtainable without a break using the best set of stamps.
a(n-2), for n >= 3, is the number of independent entries of a bisymmetric n X n matrix B_n with B_n[1,1] and B_n[n,n] fixed. Hence a(n-2) = A002620(n+1) - 2. See the Jul 07 2015 comment on A002620. For n=1 and n=2 this matrix B_n is fixed. Bisymmetric matrices B_n, with B_n[1,1] and B_n[n,n] fixed, are, for n >= 3, determined by giving the a(n-2) entries for [1,2], ...., [1,n-1]; [2,2], ..., [2,n-1]; [3,3], ..., [3,n-2]; ..., [ceiling(n/2),n-(ceiling(n/2)-1)]. - Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 16 2015
a(n-1) is the largest possible n-th element in an additive basis of order 2. - Charles R Greathouse IV, May 05 2020

Examples

			Bisymmetric matrix B_5, with B_5[1,1] and B_5[5,5] fixed, have a(3) free entries: for rows 1 and 2: each 3, row 3:  1, altogether 3 + 3 + 1 = 7 = a(5-2). Mark the corresponding matrix entries with x, and obtain a pattern symmetric around the central vertical. - _Wolfdieter Lang_, Aug 16 2015

References

  • Richard K. Guy, Unsolved Problems in Number Theory, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2004, Section C12, pp. 185-190.

Links

Crossrefs

A row or column of the array A196416 (possibly with 1 subtracted from it).
Cf. A002620, A004116, A024206, A028884, A046691.

Programs

Formula

a(n) = floor((n^2 + 6*n + 1)/4).
a(n) = A002620(n+3) - 2 = A024206(n+2) - 1 = (2*n*(n+6)-(-1)^n+1)/8.
G.f.: x*(-2 + x^2)/((1 + x)*(x - 1)^3). - R. J. Mathar, Jul 09 2011
a(n) = floor(A028884(n+1)/4). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 07 2013
a(n)+a(n+1) = A046691(n+1). - R. J. Mathar, Mar 13 2021
a(n) = 2*n + A002620(n-1). - Michael Chu, Apr 28 2022
a(n) = A004116(n) + 1. - Michael Chu, May 02 2022
E.g.f.: (x*(7 + x)*cosh(x) + (1 + 7*x + x^2)*sinh(x))/4. - Stefano Spezia, Nov 09 2022
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 67/36 - cot(sqrt(2)*Pi)*Pi/(2*sqrt(2)). - Amiram Eldar, Dec 10 2022

Extensions

Entry improved by comments from John Seldon (johnseldon(AT)onetel.com), Sep 15 2004
More terms from John W. Layman, Apr 13 1999

A058481 a(n) = 3^n - 2.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 7, 25, 79, 241, 727, 2185, 6559, 19681, 59047, 177145, 531439, 1594321, 4782967, 14348905, 43046719, 129140161, 387420487, 1162261465, 3486784399, 10460353201, 31381059607, 94143178825, 282429536479, 847288609441
Offset: 1

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Author

Vladeta Jovovic, Nov 26 2000

Keywords

Comments

a(n) = number of 2 X n binary matrices with no zero rows or columns.
a(n)^2 + 2*a(n+1) + 1 is a square number, i.e., a(n)^2 + 2*a(n+1) + 1 = (a(n)+3)^2: for n=2, a(2)^2 + 2*a(3) + 1 = 7^2 + 2*25 + 1 = 100 = (7+3)^2; for n=3, a(3)^2 + 2*a(4) + 1 = 25^2 + 2*79 + 1 = 784 = (25+3)^2. - Bruno Berselli, Apr 23 2010
Sum of n-th row of triangle of powers of 3: 1; 3 1 3; 9 3 1 3 9; 27 9 3 1 3 9 27; ... . - Philippe Deléham, Feb 24 2014
a(n) = least k such that k*3^n + 1 is a square. Thus, the square is given by (3^n-1)^2. - Derek Orr, Mar 23 2014
Binomial transform of A058481: (1, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, ...) and second binomial transform of (1, 5, 1, 5, 1, 5, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 24 2016
Number of ordered pairs of nonempty sets whose union is [n]. a(2) = 7: ({1,2},{1,2}), ({1,2},{1}), ({1,2},{2}), ({1},{1,2}), ({1},{2}), ({2},{1,2}), ({2},{1}). If "nonempty" is omitted we get A000244. - Manfred Boergens, Mar 29 2023

Examples

			G.f. = x + 7*x^2 + 25*x^3 + 79*x^4 + 241*x^5 + 727*x^6 + 2185*x^7 + 6559*x^8 + ...
a(1) = 1;
a(2) = 3 + 1 + 3 = 7;
a(3) = 9 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 9 = 25;
a(4) = 27 + 9 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 9 + 27 = 79; etc. - _Philippe Deléham_, Feb 24 2014

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A055602, A024206 (unlabeled case), A055609, A058482, A000244.
Cf. A003462, A007051, A034472, A024023, A067771, A029858, A134931, A115099, A100774, A079004.

Programs

Formula

Number of m X n binary matrices with no zero rows or columns is Sum_{j=0..m} (-1)^j*C(m, j)*(2^(m-j)-1)^n.
From Mohammad K. Azarian, Jan 14 2009: (Start)
G.f.: 1/(1-3*x)-2/(1-x)+1.
E.g.f.: e^(3*x)-2*(e^x)+1. (End)
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 4 (with a(1)=1). - Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 07 2010
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2). - G. C. Greubel, Aug 25 2016

Extensions

More terms from Larry Reeves (larryr(AT)acm.org), Dec 04 2000

A087811 Numbers k such that ceiling(sqrt(k)) divides k.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 25, 30, 36, 42, 49, 56, 64, 72, 81, 90, 100, 110, 121, 132, 144, 156, 169, 182, 196, 210, 225, 240, 256, 272, 289, 306, 324, 342, 361, 380, 400, 420, 441, 462, 484, 506, 529, 552, 576, 600, 625, 650, 676, 702, 729, 756, 784, 812, 841
Offset: 1

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Author

Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 16 2003

Keywords

Comments

Essentially the same as the quarter-squares A002620.
Nonsquare terms of this sequence are given by A002378. - Max Alekseyev, Nov 27 2006
This also gives the number of ways to make change for "c" cents using only pennies, nickels and dimes. You must first set n=floor(c/5), to account for the 5-repetitive nature of the task. - Adam Sasson, Feb 09 2011
These are the segment boundaries of Oppermann's conjecture (1882): n^2-n < p < n^2 < p < n^2+n. - Fred Daniel Kline, Apr 07 2011
a(n) is the number of triples (w,x,y) having all terms in {0..n} and w=2*x+y. - Clark Kimberling, Jun 04 2012
a(n+1) is also the number of points with integer coordinates inside a rectangle isosceles triangle with hypotenuse [0,n] (see A115065 for an equilateral triangle). - Michel Marcus, Aug 05 2013
a(n) = degree of generating polynomials of Galois numbers in (n+1)-dimensional vector space, defined as total number of subspaces in (n+1) space over GF(n) (see Mathematica procedure), when n is a power of a prime. - Artur Jasinski, Aug 31 2016, corrected by Robert Israel, Sep 23 2016
Also number of pairs (x,y) with 0 < x <= y <= n, x + y > n. - Ralf Steiner, Jan 05 2020

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A002378, A002620, A003059, A024206, A110835, A316841, A059260.
Subsequence of A006446.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a087811 n = (n + n `mod` 2) * (n + 2 - n `mod` 2) `div` 4
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 27 2012
  • Magma
    [ n: n in [1..841] | n mod Ceiling(Sqrt(n)) eq 0 ]; // Bruno Berselli, Feb 09 2011
  • Maple
    f:= gfun:-rectoproc({a(n)=n+a(n-2),a(1)=1,a(2)=2},a(n),remember):
map(f, [$1..100]); # Robert Israel, Aug 31 2016
  • Mathematica
    a[1] := 1; a[2] := 2; a[n_] := n + a[n - 2]; Table[a[n], {n, 57}] (* Alonso del Arte *)
GaloisNumber[n_, q_] :=
Sum[QBinomial[n, m, q], {m, 0, n}]; aa = {}; Do[
sub = Table[GaloisNumber[m, n], {n, 0, 200}];
pp = InterpolatingPolynomial[sub, x]; pol = pp /. x -> n + 1;
coef = CoefficientList[pol, n];
AppendTo[aa, Length[coef] - 1], {m, 2, 25}]; aa (* Artur Jasinski, Aug 31 2016 *)
Select[Range[900],Divisible[#,Ceiling[Sqrt[#]]]&] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[ {2,0,-2,1},{1,2,4,6},60] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 06 2016 *)
  • PARI
    a(n)=(n+n%2)*(n+2-n%2)/4 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 03 2012
  • PARI
    j=0;for(k=1,850,s=sqrtint(4*k+1);if(s>j,j=s;print1(k,", "))) \\ Hugo Pfoertner, Sep 17 2018
  • Python
    def A087811(n): return n*(n+2)+(n&1)>>2 # Chai Wah Wu, Jul 27 2022

Formula

a(n) = (n + n mod 2)*(n + 2 - n mod 2)/4.
Numbers of the form m^2 or m^2 - m. - Don Reble, Oct 17 2003
a(1) = 1, a(2) = 2, a(n) = n + a(n - 2). - Alonso del Arte, Jun 18 2005
From Bruno Berselli, Feb 09 2011: (Start)
G.f.: x/((1+x)*(1-x)^3).
a(n) = (2*n*(n+2)-(-1)^n+1)/8. (End)
G.f.: G(0)/(2*(1-x^2)*(1-x)), where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(2*k+1)/(x*(2*k+2) + 1/G(k+1))); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, May 25 2013
a(n) = (C(n+2,2) - floor((n+2)/2))/2. - Mircea Merca, Nov 23 2013
a(n) = ((-1)^n*(-1 + (-1)^n*(1 + 2*n*(2 + n))))/8. - Fred Daniel Kline, Jan 06 2015
a(n) = Product_{k=1...n-1} (1 + 2 / (k + k mod 2)), n >= 1. - Fred Daniel Kline, Oct 30 2016
E.g.f.: (1/4)*(x*(3 + x)*cosh(x) + (1 + 3*x + x^2)*sinh(x)). - Stefano Spezia, Jan 05 2020
a(n) = (n*(n+2)+(n mod 2))/4. - Chai Wah Wu, Jul 27 2022
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = Pi^2/6 + 1. - Amiram Eldar, Sep 17 2022
a(n) = A024206(n) + 1. - Ya-Ping Lu, Dec 29 2023

A173196 Partial sums of A002620.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 0, 1, 3, 7, 13, 22, 34, 50, 70, 95, 125, 161, 203, 252, 308, 372, 444, 525, 615, 715, 825, 946, 1078, 1222, 1378, 1547, 1729, 1925, 2135, 2360, 2600, 2856, 3128, 3417, 3723, 4047, 4389, 4750, 5130, 5530, 5950, 6391, 6853, 7337, 7843, 8372, 8924, 9500
Offset: 0

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Author

Jonathan Vos Post, Feb 12 2010

Keywords

Comments

Essentially a duplicate of A002623: 0, 0, followed by A002623.
The only primes in this sequence are 3, 7, and 13: for n > 2 both a(2*n+1) = n*(n+1)*(4*n+5)/6 and a(2*n) = n*(n+1)*(4*n-1)/6 are composite. - Bruno Berselli, Jan 19 2011
a(n-1) is the number of integer-sided scalene triangles with largest side <= n, including degenerate (i.e., collinear) triangles. a(n-2) is the number of non-degenerate integer-sided scalene triangles. - Alexander Evnin, Oct 12 2010
Also n-th differences of square pyramidal numbers (A000330) and numbers of triangles in triangular matchstick arrangement of side n (A002717). - Konstantin P. Lakov, Apr 13 2018
Also the number of undirected bishop moves on a n X n chessboard, counted up to rotations and reflections of the board. - Hilko Koning, Aug 16 2025

Examples

			a(57) = 0 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 9 + 12 + 16 + 20 + 25 + 30 + 36 + 42 + 49 + 56 + 64 + 72 + 81 + 90 + 100 + 110 + 121 + 132 + 144 + 156 + 169 + 182 + 196 + 210 + 225 + 240 + 256 + 272 + 289 + 306 + 324 + 342 + 361 + 380 + 400 + 420 + 441 + 462 + 484 + 506 + 529 + 552 + 576 + 600 + 625 + 650 + 676 + 702 + 729 + 756 + 784 + 812 = 15834.

References

  • A. Yu. Evnin. Problem book on discrete mathematics. Moscow: Librokom, 2010; problem 787. (In Russian)

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A000212, A000330, A002620, A002623, A002717, A002984, A007590, A024206, A056827, A072280, A087811, A118013, A118015.

Programs

  • Magma
    [Floor((2*n^3+3*n^2-2*n)/24): n in [0..60]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jun 25 2011
  • Mathematica
    CoefficientList[Series[x^2/((1 - x)^3 (1 - x^2)), {x, 0, 50}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 26 2014 *)
Accumulate[Floor[Range[0,60]^2/4]] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{3,-2,-2,3,-1},{0,0,1,3,7},60] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 09 2020 *)
a[ n_] := Quotient[2 n^3 + 3 n^2 - 2 n, 24]; (* Michael Somos, Jan 14 2021 *)

Formula

G.f.: x^2 / ((1-x)^3 * (1-x^2)).
a(n) = (4*n^3 + 6*n^2 - 4*n - 3 + 3*(-1)^n)/48. - Bruno Berselli, Jan 19 2011
a(n) = A002623(n-2) for n >= 2. - Martin von Gagern, Dec 05 2014
a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n} A002620(i) = Sum_{i=0..n} floor(i/2)*ceiling(i/2) = Sum_{i=0..n} floor(i^2/4).
a(n) = round((2*n^3 + 3*n^2 - 2*n)/24) = round((4*n^3 + 6*n^2 - 4*n - 3)/48) = floor((2*n^3 + 3*n^2 - 2*n)/24) = ceiling((2*n^3 + 3*n^2 - 2*n - 3)/24). - Mircea Merca, Nov 23 2010
a(n) = a(n-2) + n*(n-1)/2, n > 1. - Mircea Merca, Nov 25 2010
a(n) = floor(n/2)*(floor(n/2)+1)*(8*ceiling(n/2) - 2*n - 1)/6. - Alexander Evnin, Oct 12 2010
a(n) = -a(-1-n) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Jan 14 2021
E.g.f.: (x*(3 + 9*x + 2*x^2)*cosh(x) - (3 - 3*x - 9*x^2 - 2*x^3)*sinh(x))/24. - Stefano Spezia, Jun 02 2021

A196416 Table read by antidiagonals: V(n,m) = solution to postage stamp problem with n stamps in set, m stamps on letter.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 4, 5, 4, 1, 1, 5, 8, 9, 5, 1, 1, 6, 11, 16, 13, 6, 1, 1, 7, 15, 27, 25, 17, 7, 1, 1, 8, 19, 36, 45, 37, 21, 8, 1, 1, 9, 24, 53, 72, 71, 53, 27, 9, 1, 1, 10, 29, 70, 115, 127, 109, 71, 33, 10, 1
Offset: 0

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Author

N. J. A. Sloane, Oct 01 2011

Keywords

Comments

Given n, m, the postage stamp problem is to choose a set of n nonnegative integers such that the sums of m or fewer of these integers can realize the numbers 1, 2, ..., N-1, where N is as large as possible. V(n,m) denotes the value of N.

Examples

			Array begins:
m\n 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...
---------------------
0...1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
1...1 2 3 4 5 6 7  ...
2...1 3 5 9 13 17 21  ...
3...1 4 8 16 25 37 53 ...
4...1 5 11 27 45 71 109  ...
5...1 6 15 36 72 127 212  ...
6...1 7 19 53 115 217 389  ...
...

Links

Crossrefs

Rows and columns include: A014616/A024206, A195618/A001208, A196069/A001209, A001210, A001211, A196094/A001212, A001213, A001214, A001215, A001216.
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