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Complexities Of Bi-Colored Rubik's Cubes, Taylor Pieper Jan 2017

Complexities Of Bi-Colored Rubik's Cubes, Taylor Pieper

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Which of two bi-colored cubes is the simpler puzzle? The differences in the coloring of the cubes creates different symmetries that dramatically reduce the number of states each cube can reach. Which of the symmetries is most reductive? The answer to these questions can be achieved by discovering and comparing the “God’s Number” for these cubes.


A Gathering For Gardner Puzzle-Game, Jeremiah Farrell, Chris Morgan Jan 2017

A Gathering For Gardner Puzzle-Game, Jeremiah Farrell, Chris Morgan

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Each different letter of "GATHERING FOR GARDNER" is used exactly three times in the following words: DIE, FAD, FIT, FOG, GIN, HAG, HER, HOD, NOR, RAT, TEN.


Alice In Wonderland For G4g13, Jeremiah Farrell, Emmanuelle Malte Salvatore, Todd Wilk Estroff Jan 2017

Alice In Wonderland For G4g13, Jeremiah Farrell, Emmanuelle Malte Salvatore, Todd Wilk Estroff

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Each of the ten different letters in the title is used exactly three times to form the words in the circles. Martin Gardner's famous work The Annotated Alice was first published in 1960 and we honor him in this essay.


Euler Entertainments, Jeremiah Farrell, Karen Farrell Jan 2017

Euler Entertainments, Jeremiah Farrell, Karen Farrell

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

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Martin Gardner Puzzle-Games, Stephen Bloom, Lacey Echols, Jeremiah Farrell, Shannon Lieb Jan 2017

Martin Gardner Puzzle-Games, Stephen Bloom, Lacey Echols, Jeremiah Farrell, Shannon Lieb

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

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The French Resolution, Jeremiah Farrell, Karen Farrell Jan 2017

The French Resolution, Jeremiah Farrell, Karen Farrell

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Jeremiah's puzzle "The French Resolution", which was exchanged at the 2017 International Puzzle Party in Paris, France. 100 puzzle designers create 100 copies of their puzzle and pass it out at the party and exchange them. This puzzle is also manufactured by Kadon Enterprises, Inc. as "The French Resolution".


The Tea Party, Stephen Bloom, Jeremiah Farrell Jan 2017

The Tea Party, Stephen Bloom, Jeremiah Farrell

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

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