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Groups | Mathematics of Rubik's Cube
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  • Release Date: 2023-02-02
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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 08 July 2025).
Abdul B. Groups | Mathematics of Rubik's Cube. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/568. Accessed July 08, 2025.
Abdul, Basyl. "Groups | Mathematics of Rubik's Cube" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/568 (accessed July 08, 2025).
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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