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The Unsolvable Conjecture

Written by: Oscar Lee         Start with any positive integer. If it’s even, divide it by 2; if it’s odd, multiply it by 3 and add 1. Keep repeating this process, and (mathematicians think) you will eventually reach the number 1. This

How big is 52!?

Written by Oscar Lee Introduction             How many different ways can you shuffle a deck of cards? Well, for the first card, there’s 52 choices. For the second, 51. For the third, 50, and so on. By the Multiplication Principle,