The Ternary Number System

Every integer is the sum of distinct signed powers of three. That this is true is nice non-elementary, yet accessible, induction proof.  It's not an exercise in Applied Discrete Structures, but could be given as a challenge to your students.  The code implements the ideas of the proof, so it serves as a hint (or a solution?)

Several years ago, I had a WebMathematica page that computed the ternary representation of an integer.   That page is no longer in existence, and I discovered that it several broken links to it were on sequence pages of The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, such as sequence A072998.  As a replacement, I created a SageMath interact (similar to a Wolfram Demonstration).

The SageMath interact converts integers from 1 to 1000 to the ternary number system. It is contained within a Sage Cell, so anyone can view and tinker with the code. Any suggestions for improving it are welcome!