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ID | 166 |
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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 | |
Special Needs | |
Date Submitted | 3/7/2006 |
Year | 2006 |