// Preliminary Part about the 3n+1 conjecture

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object CW6a {

//(1) Complete the collatz function below. It should

//    recursively calculate the number of steps needed 

//    until the collatz series reaches the number 1.

//    If needed, you can use an auxiliary function that

//    performs the recursion. The function should expect

//    arguments in the range of 1 to 1 Million.

def collatz(n: Long) : Long = ???

//(2) Complete the collatz_max function below. It should

//    calculate how many steps are needed for each number 

//    from 1 up to a bound and then calculate the maximum number of

//    steps and the corresponding number that needs that many 

//    steps. Again, you should expect bounds in the range of 1

//    up to 1 Million. The first component of the pair is

//    the maximum number of steps and the second is the 

//    corresponding number.

def collatz_max(bnd: Long) : (Long, Long) = ???

//(3) Implement a function that calculates the last_odd

//    number in a collatz series.  For this implement an

//    is_pow_of_two function which tests whether a number 

//    is a power of two. The function is_hard calculates 

//    whether 3n + 1 is a power of two. Again you can

//    assume the input ranges between 1 and 1 Million,

//    and also assume that the input of last_odd will not 

//    be a power of 2.

def is_pow_of_two(n: Long) : Boolean = ???

def is_hard(n: Long) : Boolean = ???

def last_odd(n: Long) : Long = ???

}