Double fun with double factorials

Mathematics Magazine

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-192

  Gould, Henry ^a   Quaintance, Joce Lyn ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864244655     PISSN: 0025570X     EISSN: 19300980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4169/math.mag.85.3.177     Document Type: Article

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