The Rubik's Cube is the world's best-known puzzle, a magical object that has baffled and fascinated the world for over fifty years. This clearly-illustrated step-by-step guide teaches you a foolproof beginners' method for solving the Cube, plus advanced techniques if you want to learn to solve it in seconds. An Official Guide to cracking the cube!

Rubik's Cubes are fun puzzles for people of all ages! It does not matter how old you are-you are going to be able to solve these timeless puzzles, starting from the beginning and moving all the way up to speedcubing. It may not seem like a lot, but there are a lot of algorithms and techniques that are involved in solving a Rubik's Cube.Hence, it does not matter if you are just a beginner or if you have been solving cubes for a while and are wanting to speed up your cubing so that you can enter competitions. This book is going to help you learn how to read the algorithms and how to speed up your cubing so that you are able to solve your cube more efficiently.In this book, you will learn:1.The history of the Rubik's Cube2.Ways to solve the cube as a beginner3.Algorithms on how to solve the cube4.Advanced methods in order to speed up your cubing5.Finger tricks that will help you when you are solving your Rubik...and so much more!

On January 30, 1975 Ernd Rubik j r., professor of architecture and design in Budapest, was granted the Hungarian patent number 170062 for a "terbeli logikai jatek"--A game of spatial logic. Between 1978 and March 1981 this object-Bt1vos Kocka in Hungary, der Magische Wiirfel or Zauberwiirfel in Germany, Ie Cube Hongrois in France and the Magic Cube or Rubik' s Cube in Great Britain and the USA-has sold more than ten million copies. And they were not merely sold! A highly contagious "twist mania" has been spreading throughout families, offices and waiting rooms. Many classrooms sound as if an army of mice were hard at work behind the desks. What is so fascinating about this cube, which competes with Hungar ian salami and the famous Tokajer wine in the currency-winning export market? For one thing, it is an amazing technical tool. How does it work? Moreover, the contrast between its innocent, innocuous appearance and the hidden difficulty of its solution offers a serious challenge to all puzzle fans, but especially to those mathematicians who are profeSSionally concerned with logical deduction

In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the inventor of Rubik's Cube, Erno Rubik. Follow the story of Professor Rubik as he invents the Magic Cube and moves past its disappointing flop in Hungary to winning Toy of the Year and international success as Rubik's Cube. Sidebars, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.