Rubic’s cube algorithms

See How to solve the Rubik’s Cube? for detailed howto.

This is the notation:

• Cube has Front, Up, Down, Left, and Right sides.
• Front clockwise rotated is F, counter-clockwise is F’.
• Front-right-up corner is the corner between F, R, and U.

2x2x2

1. Solve the first (white) layer with appropriate side colors.
2. Swap top front squares: L F’ L’ D’ L’ D F.
3. Swap top right square with back left square: F L F L’ D’ L’ D.
4. Orient yellow squares: R’ D’ R D and U as needed.

3x3x3

1. Solve the white cross and white corners, match centers.
2. Move top middle to left middle: U’ L’ U L U F U’ F’.
3. Move top middle to right middle: U R U’ R’ U’ F’ U F.
4. Do F R U R’ U’ F’ to make yellow: dot -> L -> line -> cross.
5. Swap front top middle with left top middle: R U R’ U R U2 R’ U.
6. FRU colors OK, rotate others: U R U’ L’ U R’ U’ L.
7. Orient yellow corners: R’ D’ R D and U as needed.