Collatz 3.0.0

Collatz

This is a library that generates a sequence of integer values, based on the Collatz Conjecture. I'm primarly creating this package because I use this algorithm to demonstrate a number of development concepts in presentations, so having it as a NuGet package will make it easier to reuse it.

Getting started

Simply reference the Collatz NuGet package - that's it.

Prerequisites

This package targets .NET 8.

Usage

You can either get the entire sequence at once:

var sequence = CollatzSequenceGenerator.Generate(5);

// sequence will be [ 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 ]

Or get it as an enumerable:

foreach(var value in CollatzSequenceGenerator.GenerateStream(5))
{
  Console.WriteLine(value);
}

/*
The following sequence will print to the console: 

5
8
4
2
1
*/

Additional documentation

• Changelog
• Collatz conjecture on Wikipedia
• The Ultimate Challenge: The 3x+1 Problem

.NET Polygot Version in VSCode

The .ipynb files have been confirmed to work with Polyglot Notebooks v1.0.4102020. Later versions have compatiability issues with XPloty.

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