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The Q-Cube Project (Puzzlecraft)

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Visit this site: http://www.puzzlecraft.com/Projects/qcube/qcube00.htm
Author:Don Charnley and Steve Strickland
Description: Adapting the sphere packing algorithm to explore puzzles similar to Coffin's 3-Piece Block Puzzle by mapping the spheres into cubies with half face and quarter face joints (hence the name Q-Cube). Contents: Introduction; Sphere Packing; Q-Cube Mapping; Nomenclature; Order3 Piece Definitions; Order3 Piece Images; Order4 Piece Definitions; Order4 Parent Images; Order4 Piece Images; Order3 Tetrahedron Listing; Order3 Tetrahedron Results; Gripper Chart; Q-Cube Puzzle Construction.
Levels: High School (9-12), College
Languages: English
Resource Types: Manipulatives, Problems/Puzzles, Commercial Businesses, Books
Math Topics: Convex/Discrete Geometry, Higher-Dimensional Geometry, Polyhedra

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