import element.*;

public class Syr
{
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        ConsoleWindow c = new ConsoleWindow();
        int x;
        
        c.out.println("Enter a number to be iteratively mapped"
                      +" using the Syracuse function.");
        do
        {
            c.out.println("(Please make sure it is greater than 1.)");
            x = c.input.readInt();
        } while (x <= 1);

        c.out.print(x);
        do
        {
            if ((x % 2) == 0) x = x/2;
            else              x = 3*x+1;
            c.out.print("->"+x);
        } while (x != 1);
        c.out.println();
        c.out.println("Our hypothesis is true for this value!");
    }
}
/*
Enter a number to be iteratively mapped using the Syracuse function.
(Please make sure it is greater than 1.)
27
27->82->41->124->62->31->94->47->142->71->214->107->322->
161->484->242->121->364->182->91->274->137->412->206->103->
310->155->466->233->700->350->175->526->263->790->395->
1186->593->1780->890->445->1336->668->334->167->502->251->
754->377->1132->566->283->850->425->1276->638->319->958->479->
1438->719->2158->1079->3238->1619->4858->2429->7288->3644->
1822->911->2734->1367->4102->2051->6154->3077->9232->4616->
2308->1154->577->1732->866->433->1300->650->325->976->488->
244->122->61->184->92->46->23->70->35->106->53->160->80->40->
20->10->5->16->8->4->2->1
Our hypothesis is true for this value!
*/