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We present a new proof of a result of Knuth and Buckholtz concerning the period of the number of alternating congruences modulo an odd prime. The proof is based on properties of special functions, specifically the polylogarithm, Dirichlet eta and beta functions, and Stirling numbers of the second kind.
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Missouri Journal of Mathematical Sciences (MJMS) publishes well-motivated original research articles as well as expository and survey articles of exceptional quality in mathematical sciences. A section of the MJMS is also devoted to interesting mathematical problems and solutions.
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