Rubik 101: Your first Rubik's cube solve
The Rubik's cube for anyone 10 and over, from scratch: the kinds of piece, reading turns, working out the white cross yourself, then solving layer by layer with eight algorithms until you can solve a scrambled cube. Optional chapters explain why the algorithms work and why some cubes can't be solved. Every lesson trains a named thinking habit on a 3D cube you can turn.
- Beginner
- About 4 to 5 hours
- 10 sections
- 22 lessons
Sign in with Google or GitHub and the course opens in the Academy with the same account.
Course outline
Section 1
Getting started
Where are you now?
Check · 10 min
What this course trains
Lesson · 5 min
Using the cube on screen
Lesson · 6 min
Section 2
Meet the cube
Three kinds of piece
Lesson · 8 min
Every piece has a home
Practice · 8 min
Section 3
Reading and writing turns
Six letters
Lesson · 10 min
Undo a sequence
Practice · 10 min
Section 4
The white cross
Work it out yourself
Lesson · 6 min
One edge at a time
Practice · 20 min
Section 5
First-layer corners
Turn the cube over, and one algorithm
Lesson · 10 min
Four white corners
Practice · 25 min
Section 6
Middle-layer edges
Two mirror algorithms
Lesson · 10 min
Four middle edges
Practice · 30 min
Section 7
The last layer
Four steps, four algorithms
Lesson · 8 min
The yellow cross and face
Practice · 15 min
Last-layer corners and edges
Practice · 15 min
Section 8
The whole solve
The algorithm card
Lesson · 5 min
Milestone: solve a cube yourself
Practice · 40 min
Looking back
Lesson · 5 min
How far have you come?
Check · 10 min
Section 9
Optional: Why the algorithms work
Set up, act, undo
Lesson · 20 min
Why you can't swap two pieces
Lesson · 20 min
Section 10
Final exam
Final exam
Quiz · 30 min
After the exam
Lesson · 5 min