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a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^k*floor(k^(1/3)).
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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
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
Cf. A268173, A022554, A031876, A032512, A032513, A032514, A032515, A032516, A032517, A032518, A032519, A032520, A032521.
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^k*floor(k^(1/4)).
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0, -1, 0, -1, 0, -1, 0, -1, 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, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -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
FORMULA
a(n) = floor(n^(1/4))*(-1)^n/2-((-1)^(floor(n^(1/4))+1)+1)/4.
EXAMPLE
Letting [] denote the floor function, a(7) = [0^(1/4)] - [1^(1/4)] + [2^(1/4)] - [3^(1/4)] + [4^(1/4)] - [5^(1/4)] + [6^(1/4)] - [7^(1/4)] = 0 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 = -1.
MATHEMATICA
Print[Table[Sum[(-1)^k*Floor[k^(1/4)], {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 100}]] ;
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=floor(n^(1/4))*(-1)^n/2-((-1)^(floor(n^(1/4))+1)+1)/4
(PARI) a(n)=sum(k=0, n, (-1)^k*floor(k^(1/4)))
CROSSREFS
Cf. A270370, A268173, A022554, A031876, A032512, A032513, A032514, A032515, A032516, A032517, A032518, A032519, A032520, A032521.
a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n} (-1)^floor(i/2)*floor(sqrt(i)).
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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
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).
EXAMPLE
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.
MATHEMATICA
Print[Table[Sum[(-1)^(Floor[i/2])*Floor[Sqrt[i]], {i, 0, n}], {n, 0, 100}]]
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=sum(i=0, n, (-1)^(floor(i/2))*floor(sqrt(i)))
CROSSREFS
Cf. A268173, A022554, A270370, A031876, A032512, A032513, A032514, A032515, A032516, A032517, A032518, A032519, A032520, A032521.
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