Inside Rubiks Cube and Beyond [Paperback]

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 Rubiks 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 Loyds 15-Puzzle.- 5.3 Other Magic Polyhedrons.- 5.4 M?fferts Pyraminx.- 6 Computer Cubology.- Maneuver Index.- Keyword Index.Springer Book Archives