Assignment #76

Code

///jack newsom
///period 5
///program Collatz
///filename Collatz.java
///date completed 10/14/15

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Collatz
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Scanner bot = new Scanner(System.in);
        
        System.out.println("Starting number: ");
        int user = bot.nextInt();
        
        int steps = 0;
        int counter = 0;
        int ans = 0;
        
        while ( user != 1 )
        {
        
            if ( counter == 0 )
                System.out.print( user );
                
            
            if ( user % 2 == 0 )
            {
                user = user / 2; 
                steps++;
                counter++;
                
            }
            else
            {
                user = user * 3 + 1;
                steps++;
                counter++;
            }
            
            
            
            if ( counter % 10 != 0 )
            {
                System.out.print("\t" + user );
            }
            else
            {
                System.out.println( user );
            }
                
        }          
        
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("Terminated after " + steps + " steps");
        
        
    }
}      
    

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