Author(s)

Bill Higgins

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2006

Abstract

Enro Rubik invented the puzzle which is now known as Rubik’s Cube in the 1970’s. More than 100 million cubes have been sold worldwide. The mathematics behind solutions to the cube have been extensively studied by mathematicians and puzzle enthusiasts alike. In this article the mathematics behind a solution of the related puzzle known as Rubik’s UFO is analyzed.

Disciplines

Mathematics

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