Rubik's Cube for Beginners
Introduction
There are different approaches for solving the Rubik's Cube (layer by layer, solving the corners first, start with 2x2x2 block and expand). Each of these methods can be broken down into different levels of difficulty. For example, this solution uses a very easy way of solving it layer by layer that only requires a few algorithms. There exists a layer by layer method that requires over 50 algorithms that lets you solve the cube under 20 seconds.
Structure of the cube
Using math, (volume of a cube=s^3) you might think the Rubik's Cube is made up of 27 little cubes. Instead of thinking it that way, think of it as 8 corners, 12 edges, and 6 fixed centers. The centers can't rotate. Instead, the corners and edges rotate around the centers. This makes it so that the colors of the centers determine the color of that face when the cube is solved.
- The cubes in red are edge pieces.
- The cubes in yellow are corners pieces.
- The cubes in green are the centers.
Color Scheme
The color scheme I will be using is the "BOY" color scheme. It is the most popular color scheme and you can find it on most official cubes (not those knock-offs). White is opposite of yellow, red is opposite of orange, and blue is opposite of green. Blue, orange, and yellow go clockwise around a corner (hench the name "BOY").
In this solution, I use white as the bottom layer color, yellow as the top layer color, and blue, red, green, and orange as the middle layer colors. If I use the word "yellow", I really mean "top-layer color", if I use "white", I mean "bottom layer color", etc.