winter break (pt. 2) what do i have to show?

although i maybe above average in doing math,
the rubik's cube has always baffled me.


when i owned one back in grade school, i could "solve it" by dismantling the puzzle, and assembling the cube according to the color patterns.

the best i could do without cheating was get one side solved, which was next to nothing; i just didn't care for it.


so did i somehow become smarter all of a sudden?

the obvious answer is no.


this time, i cheated in a different way, via using the class notes of a professor that taught a course on the cube.


for those of you that are interested, the useful part of the link is the pdf file called "newcube", starting at chapter 4, page 19; it would be good to also read chapter 2.

enjoy.


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