grandes-ecoles 2019 Q32

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths2__pc Permutations & Arrangements Permutation Properties and Enumeration (Abstract)
A permutation $\sigma$ of $\llbracket 1, n \rrbracket$ is called alternating up if the list $(\sigma(1), \ldots, \sigma(n))$ satisfies $x_1 < x_2 > x_3 < x_4 > \cdots$. Determine the alternating up permutations of $\llbracket 1, n \rrbracket$ for $n = 2$, $n = 3$, $n = 4$.
A permutation $\sigma$ of $\llbracket 1, n \rrbracket$ is called alternating up if the list $(\sigma(1), \ldots, \sigma(n))$ satisfies $x_1 < x_2 > x_3 < x_4 > \cdots$. Determine the alternating up permutations of $\llbracket 1, n \rrbracket$ for $n = 2$, $n = 3$, $n = 4$.