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Groups | Mathematics of Rubik's Cube
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  • Update Date: 06 Feb 2023
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This video is adapted from: https://www.youtube.com/@BasylDoesPhysics

Almost everyone has tried to solve a Rubik’s cube. The first attempt often ends in vain with only a jumbled mess of colored cubies in no coherent order. Solving the cube becomes almost trivial once a certain core set of algorithms are learned. Using basic group theory, the reason these solutions are not incredibly difficult to find will become clear. The goal of this video is to introduce you to the idea of Groups in Mathematics.

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Abdul, B. Groups | Mathematics of Rubik's Cube. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/568 (accessed on 16 January 2026).
Abdul B. Groups | Mathematics of Rubik's Cube. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/568. Accessed January 16, 2026.
Abdul, Basyl. "Groups | Mathematics of Rubik's Cube" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/568 (accessed January 16, 2026).
Abdul, B. (2023, February 02). Groups | Mathematics of Rubik's Cube. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/568
Abdul, Basyl. "Groups | Mathematics of Rubik's Cube." Encyclopedia. Web. 02 February, 2023.
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