Rubik's Cube
Over 100 million of these puzzles have been sold since their invention in 1974. For an informative history of Rubik's cube, click here.
What does it have to do with our course?
The operations used to unscramble the cube have many subtle algebraic properties. The collection of all possible operations on the cube forms a group. Groups are one of the main objects of study in this course. That's the connection!
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Updated 7/31/02
