Simple Solution to Rubik's Cube
There are a lot of solutions to the Rubik's Cube. Many of them are complicated. Maybe this one will be to you. But for me, this is the solution that iseasiest to understand and to remember. It's definitely not optimal eitherin terms of time to completion nor in terms of moves to completion. Itconsists of seven stages and six algorithms.
An algorithm might look something like: D L D' L' D' F' D F. Each lettermeans to turn the corresponding face one rotation. Clockwise if there is notic mark, counterclockwise if there is. Each face has a middle piece whichdefines the color for that face, four edge pieces which form a cross with themiddle piece, and four corner pieces which form the diagonals across that face. The faces are:
Upper layerSecond layer edgesFlip cubeUpper layer edges orientUpper layer edges positionUpper layer corners positionUpper layer corners orientRubik's Cube Guide Pdf
Upper layer
Solving the top layer should be straightforward. There are algorithms forit but I wouldn't recommend memorizing them; there are too many other algorithms to memorize and this stage is easy enough that you shouldn'tneed algorithms. All you do is pick a color and solve for that face. Startwith the edges. Make sure that when you put an edge in place it matchesthe middle piece on the second layer. Then put the corners into place. Putthem in correctly so that all three colors are on their correct faces (notjust the top layer. When you're done it should look like this:
Professor’s Cube - The Greatest Challenge. The Professor’s Cube is the great big brother of the best selling, original Rubik’s Cube and RUBIK’S Revenge. The Professor’s Cube presents a fascinating problem. You must mix up the puzzle with a few twists and turns and then try to match up the pieces until each face is a single colour. Small cube in the bigger Rubik’s cube) in no coherent order. Solving the cube becomes almost trivial once a certain core set of algorithms, called macros, are learned. Using basic group theory, the reason these solutions are not incredibly difficult to find will become clear. Beginner Solution to the Rubik's Cube Now, position the blue/red edge piece so that the colour on the side of the cube (blue in this case) lines up with it's centre. Now perform the following algorithm: D L D' L' D' F' D F If the blue/red edge piece was flipped the other way so that the blue was on the bottom rather than the red, you would.
Rubik's Cube Algorithm Sheet
In order to do this, you'll need to find the edge you want to move on thebottom layer. You'll then want to move this piece either to the left orto the right as so:| < /> |
Congrats! You've solved it. Here's a fun page that shows how to makevarious patterns from a solved cube: pattern page.
How To Solve A Rubik's Cube Directions
Here's a little cheat sheet with all of this same info that my friend Ben McClelland wrote: , or as a PDF.