RUBIK'S CUBE

HERNNDEZ MOLINA ANDREA CRISTINA

TEACHER RAQUEL

W H AT I S R U B I K S
CUBE?

Is a 3-D combination puzzle

invented in 1974[1][2] by
Hungarian sculptor and
professor of architecture
Ern Rubik

[ THE CUBE STORY ]

[ THE CUBE STORY ]

[ THE CUBE STORY ]

{8! \times 3^7 \times (12!/2) \times

2^{11}} =
43,252,003,274,489,856,000
which is approximately 43 quintillion.
The puzzle is often advertised as having
only "billions" of positions, as the larger
numbers are unfamiliar to many. To put
this into perspective, if one had as
many standard sized Rubik's Cubes as
there are permutations, one could
cover the Earth's surface 275
times.

 There are 6! ways to arrange the six

centre faces of the cube, but only 24
of these are achievable without
disassembly of the cube. When the
orientations of centres are also
counted, as above, this increases
the total number of possible Cube
permutations from
88,580,102,706,155,225,088,00
0 (8.91022) to
2,125,922,464,947,725,402,112,
000 (2.11024).

n n n Rubik's Cube can be

solved optimally in (n2 / log(n))
moves

David Singmaster first

published his solution in the
book Notes on Rubik's "Magic
Cube" in 1981.
This solution involves solving
the Cube layer by layer, in
which one layer (designated the
top) is solved first, followed by
the middle layer, and then the
final and bottom layer. After
sufficient practice, solving the
Cube layer by layer can be done
in under one minute.

SPEEDCUBING COMPETITIONS

Blindfolded solving

Solving the Cube with one person blindfolded and the

other person saying what moves to make, known as
"Team Blindfold"

Multiple blindfolded solving, or "multi-blind", in which the

contestant solves any number of cubes blindfolded in a
row

Solving the Cube underwater in a single breath

Solving the Cube using a single hand

Solving the Cube with one's feet

Solving the Cube in the fewest possible moves

Cubuko

Megaminx

Piramix /
Pyraminx

Super Square One

of for layers

Skewb

Tuttminx

"IF YOU ARE CURIOUS,

YOULL FIND THE PUZZLES
AROUND YOU. IF YOU ARE
DETERMINED,
YOU
WILL
SOLVE
THEM.

ERNO RUBIK

BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.rubiks.com/about/the-history-of-the-rubiks-cube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8QaHaSt_yV909cTFnJdGXA
https://
www.rubiks.com/uploads/general_content/Rubiks_cube_3x3_solution-en.pdf