RecamansSequence.cs

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Numerics;

namespace Algorithms.Sequences
{
    /// <summary>
    ///     <para>
    ///         Recaman's sequence. a(0) = 0; for n > 0, a(n) = a(n-1) - n if nonnegative and not already in the sequence, otherwise a(n) = a(n-1) + n.
    ///     </para>
    ///     <para>
    ///         Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recam%C3%A1n%27s_sequence.
    ///     </para>
    ///     <para>
    ///         OEIS: http://oeis.org/A005132.
    ///     </para>
    /// </summary>
    public class RecamansSequence : ISequence
    {
        /// <summary>
        ///     Gets Recaman's sequence.
        /// </summary>
        public IEnumerable<BigInteger> Sequence
        {
            get
            {
                yield return 0;
                var elements = new HashSet<BigInteger> { 0 };
                var previous = 0;
                var i = 1;

                while (true)
                {
                    var current = previous - i;
                    if (current < 0 || elements.Contains(current))
                    {
                        current = previous + i;
                    }

                    yield return current;
                    previous = current;
                    elements.Add(current);
                    i++;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}