Memes

I'm using the #100Days challenge to blog my way toward a book for math amateurs exploring the Collatz Conjecture. I'm calling it: Collatz For Crackpots That's a title that requires two definitions: What is Collatz? and Who/What are the Crackpots? First, the Collatz Conjecture has been called the "Easiest, Hardest Math Problem". You can explain it to any precocious 8-year old as follows: Take any number N. If it is even, divide it by 2. If it is odd, multiply by 3 and add 1. Repeat. What ...