Methods/Materials
I researched on the fundamentals of computing algebra, and found out the arithmetic operations in the computer. This inspired me to see what happens to the counting number sequence after it has undergone a binary transformation. My original hypothesis was that I wouldn’t get any noticeable patterns, or maybe one that won’t be helpful. The Inverse Sequence came directly from computer subtraction algorithm, but I invented the Reverse Sequence (a.k.a. #the Richard Sequence, #which I happily named it after myself).
Converting a number to binary, and converting it back to decimal after a string operation could be a tedious duty. And so I prepared my procedures accordingly: write all programs on my TI-89 graphing calculator, generate sequences for at least the first 1000 terms, observe sequences, and try to prove or explain patterns if any.