The simple Rubik's Cube is a harder problem than most people realize. Using the currently provided best algorithm for solving the cube, for example, would take the computer you're reading this on ...

After they complete an assignment, students can select from a wide-range of cubes in Eleuterio’s classroom to practice with. The standard 3×3 cube has nine pieces on each of its six sides.

Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying the word ...

I admit it: I still wanted to beat the Rubik's Cube. Educational benefits, my foot. My thinking was less that you could use the cube to teach math, and more "SURRENDER, CUBE!" ...

In 2010, an international team of researchers proved that no matter how scrambled a Rubik’s cube got, it would require no more than 20 moves to solve it. Their proof, however, relied on the ...

Before he dropped a sugar cube into his cup, he placed the cube on the table and thought, “If I pass a horizontal plane through the cube’s center, the cross section will, of course, be a square.

Math Uncovers Max Moves to Solve Big Rubik's Cubes The brain twister that is the Rubik's cube has not only befuddled many people that have tried to solve it, but it has also stumped mathematicians.

The Kissing Number Problem A broad category of problems in math are called the Sphere Packing Problems. They range from pure math to practical applications, generally putting math terminology to ...

The standard 3x3 cube has nine pieces on each of its six sides. A smaller 2x2 cube has four pieces per side. There are larger, 12-sided cubes and those with a hollowed out middle.