hey David, I think you should look into this thing called commutators. Its a very general principle and you can make algs of your own with it. A very good page to learn commutators is this http://grrroux.free.fr/begin/Begin.html
Happy Cubing! Sachin. On 1/5/06, Mike Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], David Pritts > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hey -- I'm having trouble interpretting Jason's notation; can > someone tell me what Jason means when he writes: > > > > (M'U)3 U (MU)3 U > > > > and > > > > (FR'F'R)(L'U)(RU'M') > > Then Permute with R2 d'(M'U2M) d'L2 > > > > Does the first one mean M'U three times in the same spot, then U, > then MU 3 times in the same spot, then U? > > > > The second one makes sense except I don't understand the logic > behind the grouping with parantheese... and why is d' in lowercase? > > > > Thanks! > > > > David > > M refers to the column between L and R. M turns similarly to L, and > M' is like an R. > > Grouping with parentheses helps to denote which moves should be done > together, either to demonstrate the effects of certain chunks, or for > ease of performing the moves themselves. > > The d' was lowercase because it means the two layers below U. > Lowercase letters generally refer to double layer turns. > > Also, Jason, why don't you perform that ELL as (rUR')(U'M)(URU'R')? > It only uses RUM moves and is super fast. The inverse is great, too: > (RUR'U)(M'U)(RU'r') > > -Mike > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
