Permutation Puzzles: A Mathematical Perspective
I teach a course focussing on permutation puzzles: the 15-puzzle, Rubik's Cube and Binary Arts TopSpin. The goal of the coarse is to introduce group theory, specifically permutation groups, through these types of puzzles.
The course textbook can be downloaded here (pdf).
This course has been offered in Spring 2013, and Spring 2011.
