Assignment 76

 import java.util.Scanner;
 
 public class Collatz
 {
     public static void main( String[] args )
     {
         Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
         int loops = 0;
         
         System.out.print("Starting number: ");
         int value = keyboard.nextInt();
         
         System.out.print(value+ "\t");
         while (value > 1)
         {
             
             if (value%2 == 0)
             {
                 value = value/2;
             }
             else
             {
                 value = value*3+1;
             }
             
             loops ++;
             
             System.out.print(value+ "\t");  
         }
         
         System.out.println("\nSequence finished after " +loops+ " steps.");
     }
 }