A270825 a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n} (-1)^floor(i/2)*floor(sqrt(i)).

0, 1, 0, -1, 1, 3, 1, -1, 1, 4, 1, -2, 1, 4, 1, -2, 2, 6, 2, -2, 2, 6, 2, -2, 2, 7, 2, -3, 2, 7, 2, -3, 2, 7, 2, -3, 3, 9, 3, -3, 3, 9, 3, -3, 3, 9, 3, -3, 3, 10, 3, -4, 3, 10, 3, -4, 3, 10, 3, -4, 3, 10, 3, -4, 4, 12, 4, -4, 4, 12, 4, -4, 4, 12, 4, -4, 4

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Author

John M. Campbell, Mar 23 2016

Keywords

• sign
• easy

Examples

			Letting [] denote the floor function, a(7) = [sqrt(0)]+[sqrt(1)]-[sqrt(2)]-[sqrt(3)]+[sqrt(4)]+[sqrt(5)]-[sqrt(6)]-[sqrt(7)] = 0+1-1-1+2+2-2-2 = -1.
		

Crossrefs

Cf. A268173, A022554, A270370, A031876, A032512, A032513, A032514, A032515, A032516, A032517, A032518, A032519, A032520, A032521.

Programs

Mathematica

Print[Table[Sum[(-1)^(Floor[i/2])*Floor[Sqrt[i]],{i,0,n}],{n,0,100}]]

PARI

a(n)=sum(i=0,n,(-1)^(floor(i/2))*floor(sqrt(i)))

Formula

a(4m)=floor(sqrt(m)), a(4m+1)=floor(3/2*floor(sqrt(4m+1))), a(4m+2)=floor(sqrt(m)), a(4m+3)=-floor((1+sqrt(4m+3))/2).