Math3 MichaelDelaCruz September11,2013 CollatzProject

TheCollatzConjecturetriestoprovetherepetitionofnumbersusingtheformula 3n+1.InmygraphImtryingtoshowtheamountofoddnumbersinthecollatztrajectory, ThroughoutmyprocessoftryingtolearntheCollatzConjectureinclassIusedmethodsthat includedthezerosandones.Ialsousedoneofthetwomodifications.Iusedthenegative numbers.TofindapatternIreplacedtheevennumberswithoneszerosandtheodd numberswithones.wefoundpatterninthefirst,second,third,andfourthrowofthe trajectory.Buttheyallrelatetoeachotherbecauseeverypatternsaythefirstpatterniseven oddoddeven.Ifcutbackwardsandflipitisthesameaseachother.Alsoforeveryrowon thetrajectory. Aconjectureisanidea/opinionbasedoffofinfo,usuallynotcomplete.Imadeupalot ofconjecture,AlotofthemwerenottrueasIkeptgoingon.LikeIalwaysthoughtitwould endinonesandtwos.butwheninatheseedschangedintonegativesnotalotofthem endedinonesandtwos.Mathresearchisalotlikeotherresearch,youtrytoproveyour hypothesisthroughexperiments.Youalsoreadanddoproblemstopractice.Patternsplay asastopsignbecauseyoufindthepatternandyouwouldntneedtodothesamethingover andoveragain.