If I can show that there are pattern in collatz conjecture should I do so or try to prove every aspect of the conjecture am a computer science student

Request to reopen "Good rigorous reference for wave phenomena [closed]" The question quoted below was closed as being opinion-based. I'd be glad to edit it in order to meet the site's policies, but I can't, since I'm at a loss to see what's wrong with it; as far as I can see, it's a standard refe...