Blog 1.3

 Blog 1.3 Rubik's Cube

    Welcome back fellow bloggers! This week I learned how to solve many different parts and sides to the cube. I am not be able to solve it as quickly as Tierney showed us in class, but I am pushing myself to learn the appropriate moves, patterns, and algorithms needed to solve the cube. Last week I struggled with completing the white side and the bottom layer of the puzzle, but with practice and time, I was finally able to solve these two steps! See below. 


    I also was able to fully solve the second/middle layer of the cube. (See below) Learning this process and the necessary steps require a lot of memorization. As of now, I am working on learning the appropriate moves and patterns used to solve the Rubik's Cube. I have learned there are many different situations you may encounter when trying to put the cube together, and these require learning different strategies to fix the problem. 



 

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  1. AnonymousOctober 8, 2020 at 1:52 PM

    How long has it taken you to master one side? What strategy are you using and why this strategy? Good luck!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 8, 2020 at 2:11 PM

    Solving the cube is way harder than what many people think! There are a ton of steps to remember and I know I wouldn't have the patience to learn them all. Are you using YouTube to learn, or are there any other sources?

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  3. Laurel BartosOctober 21, 2020 at 1:21 PM

    Maddie I can’t wait to see you get it done! You are learning and I can tell! Do you think you’ll have it learned soon? How do you plan on showing the class? I can’t wait!

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