Project

The project of this class will be to find a solution to the 2x2 Rubik's cube and to understand the connection with abstract algebra.

2x2_cube

Material

To develop and understand a repertoire of cube moves you can use the following sheets and pictures:
cube moves 1 (.pdf in color)
cube moves 2 (.pdf w/o color)
two cubes (picture)

Essay

The following topics should be included in the essay. The list of questions will be further expanded during the term:

essay questions

Teams

white   Caitlyn, Jade, John, Matthew yellow   Anne, Claire, Patrick, Ryan
blue   Goodwill, Max, Sarah, Vera green   Ira, Jerry, Nan, Ying
orange    Alan, Andrew, Nick, Philip red   Anita, Daniel, Lota, Shivam

Links

Ravi Fernando solves three cubes while juggling them
Michel Gondry solves the cube with his feet
Cayley graphs of small groups
animated-ant-image-0029 The Ants and Journey to the Ants
by Wilson and Hoelldobler