function [ n_data, n, fn ] = factorial2_values ( n_data ) %*****************************************************************************80 % %% FACTORIAL2_VALUES returns values of the double factorial function. % % Formula: % % FACTORIAL2( N ) = Product ( N * (N-2) * (N-4) * ... * 2 ) (N even) % = Product ( N * (N-2) * (N-4) * ... * 1 ) (N odd) % % In Mathematica, the function can be evaluated by: % % n!! % % Example: % % N N!! % % 0 1 % 1 1 % 2 2 % 3 3 % 4 8 % 5 15 % 6 48 % 7 105 % 8 384 % 9 945 % 10 3840 % % Licensing: % % This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. % % Modified: % % 16 September 2004 % % Author: % % John Burkardt % % Reference: % % Milton Abramowitz and Irene Stegun, % Handbook of Mathematical Functions, % US Department of Commerce, 1964. % % Stephen Wolfram, % The Mathematica Book, % Fourth Edition, % Wolfram Media / Cambridge University Press, 1999. % % Daniel Zwillinger, % CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae, % 30th Edition, % CRC Press, 1996, page 16. % % Parameters: % % Input/output, integer N_DATA. The user sets N_DATA to 0 before the % first call. On each call, the routine increments N_DATA by 1, and % returns the corresponding data; when there is no more data, the % output value of N_DATA will be 0 again. % % Output, integer N, the argument of the function. % % Output, integer FN, the value of the function. % n_max = 16; fn_vec = [ ... 1, ... 1, ... 2, ... 3, ... 8, ... 15, ... 48, ... 105, ... 384, ... 945, ... 3840, ... 10395, ... 46080, ... 135135, ... 645120, ... 2027025 ]; n_vec = [ ... 0, ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ... 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 ]; if ( n_data < 0 ) n_data = 0; end n_data = n_data + 1; if ( n_max < n_data ) n_data = 0; n = 0; fn = 0; else n = n_vec(n_data); fn = fn_vec(n_data); end return end