Inside Rubik’s Cube and Beyond

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 1 Solitaire.
• 1.1 Cube, Cubies and Cubicles.
• 1.2 Maneuvers.
• 1.3 A Simple Strategy.
• 1.4 Rinirenefenefi.
• 1.5 Operations.
• 2 The Mathematical Model.
• 2.1 Sets and Functions.
• 2.2 Groups.
• 2.3 The Small and the Large Model.
• 2.4 Characterization of Possible Positions and Operations.
• 2.5 The Structure of Rubik’s Group.
• 2.6 Special Subgroups.
• 3 Construction of Maneuvers.
• 3.1 Variation.
• 3.2 Combination.
• 3.3 Conjugation.
• 3.4 Isolation.
• 4 Pretty Patterns.
• 4.1 Christmas Parcels and Chicken Feet.
• 4.2 Snakes.
• 4.3 Birthday Cubes.
• 5 Variations and Generalizations.
• 5.1 The Supercube.
• 5.2 Sam Loyd’s 15-Puzzle.
• 5.3 Other Magic Polyhedrons.
• 5.4 Mèffert’s Pyraminx.
• 6 Computer Cubology.
• Maneuver Index.
• Keyword Index.