Tuesday 17 July 2012

RUBIX CUBE
                                                                                     Malavika Deepak VII B




Mathematics (knowledge, study, learning) is the abstract study of subjects encompassing quantity, structure, space, measurement, shape etc.. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proof. The research required to solve mathematical problems can take years or even centuries of sustained inquiry. 
One very fascinating thing in Math is the Rubik's Cube .It is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and  professor in architecture, Ernő Rubik. Originally called the "Magic Cube", the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980 and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that year. As of January 2009, 350 million cubes had been sold worldwide making it the world's top-selling puzzle game. It is widely considered to be the world's best-selling toy.
In a classic Rubik's Cube, each of the six faces is covered by nine stickers, each of one of six solid colours (traditionally white, red, blue, orange, green, and yellow). A pivot mechanism enables each face to turn independently, thus mixing up the colours. For the puzzle to be solved, each face must be returned to consisting of one colour. Similar puzzles have now been produced with various numbers of stickers, not all of them by Rubik.
Although the Rubik's Cube reached its height of mainstream popularity in the 1980s, many speedcubers continue to practise it and other "twisty puzzles" and compete for the fastest times. Its international governing body, the World Cube Association, has organised competitions and kept the official world records since 2003.
SOLVING THE PUZZLE ISN'T EASY, IT IS DIFFICULT, REQUIRES EXTREME PATIENCE AND INTELLIGENCE. THE RUBIX CUBE IS A NIGHTMARE FOR SOME PEOPLE, BUT ACTUALLY IT IS ONE OF THE BEST MATHEMATICAL PUZZLE GAMES. THANKS TO ERNO RUBIK FOR INVENTING THE RUBIX CUBE!

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