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| ID | 166 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Brian |
| Last Name | Birgen |
| Institution | Wartburg College |
| Speaker Category | faculty |
| Title of Talk | Subgroups of the Rubik's Group |
| Abstract | The set of possible arrangements of the Rubik's Cube forms a group with 4*10^19 elements. We will locate some well known groups which occur as subgroups of the Rubik's group and begin to understand the source of some of the complexities in understanding the Rubik's group. |
| Subject area(s) | Recreational Mathematics / Group Theory |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Yes |
| Day Preference | |
| Computer Needed? | N |
| Bringing a laptop? | Y |
| Overhead Needed? | Y |
| Software requests | |
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| Date Submitted | 3/7/2006 |
| Year | 2006 |