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Re: Rubik's Cube
Posted:
Sep 8, 1996 12:30 AM
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In article <Dx9oI6.D28@zeno.fit.edu>,
ram82001@zach.fit.edu (Gary Russel /ADVISOR L. FAUSETT) wrote:
>In article <50g8lb$3fl@news.inforamp.net> t762@inforamp.net (J. B.
Rainsberger) writes:
>>In article <505j2l$t81@wraith.cs.uow.edu.au>,
>> aa07@wraith.cs.uow.edu.au (Alexsandar Antic) wrote:
>>>Paul Robertson <Paul@jprassoc.demon.co.uk> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Is there an accepted shorthand notation for describing sequences of
>>>>moves?
>>
>>Somewhere I have Minh Thai's book on solving the cube as well as Jim G.
>>Norse's book. Thai's notation was pictoral; however Norse's was based on
>>(F)ront, (P)osterior, (L)eft, (R)ight, (T)op and (B)ottom. I cannot
recall
>>how he distinguished a clockwise rotation from a counterclockwise one. I
>>would use uppercase for clockwise and lowercase for counterclockwise.
>>
>In some books, a clockwise rotation of 1/4 turn is denoted by the letter,
>a rotation of 1/2 turn is denoted by the letter "squared," and
>a counterclockwise rotation of 1/4 turn is denoted by the letter "to
>the -1 power."
>
I believe that this is how Thai's book went. I know that I have his book to
solve the 4-by-4 puzzle, Rubik's Revenge, but I don't think I have the one
for Rubik's cube anymore.
JBR.
J. B. Rainsberger, BA
Calvin says:
1. If you can't win by reason, go for volume.
2. The ends justify the means, but only for me.
3. The best way to find out if there are monsters under
the bed is to tell stories about devouring little kids -
sometimes they laugh.
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