Rubiks Cube

The First Layer

The Cross ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Creating the initial cross should be reasonably intuitive.  Note: the edge pieces or 'arms' of the cross should line up the the center colors.

Correctly formed cross (gray cubies that are irrelevant.)

Incorrectly formed cross.

The First Layer Corners --------------------------------------------------------------------------

In these pictures, the blue/red/white corner is sitting in the bottom layer...
...for these two pictures, the blue part is facing down so we can't see it.		...in this picture, the white part is facing down.
Perform: R' D' R	Perform: L D L'	Perform: L D' L' D2 to set up for the L D L' move

The Middle Layer

		Note: the blue edge in the last layer is the blue/red cubie. Note: Always start working with those middle edge pieces that are in the last layer, first. When there are no more of these, if some middle edges are still in the middle layer, in the wrong location or orientation, use either of the middle layer algorithms to exchange a last layer edge and middle layer edge.
Perform: D L D' L' D' F' D F	Perform: D' R' D R D F D' F'

The Last Layer

Orienting the LL Edges ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

State 2 F U R U' R' F'

State 3 F R U R' U' F'

State 4 State 2 Alg, rotate cube, State 3 Alg again

Permuting the LL Corners ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

• Swapping Adjacent Corners - Hold cube with corners to be swapped in front right top and back right top positions.
  Then perform: L U' R' U L' U' R U2
   
• Swapping Diagonal Corners - Swap adjacent corners, rotate cube, Swap adjacent corners again.

Orienting the LL Corners ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

State 1 R' U' R U' R' U2 R U2 Twists three corners counter-clockwise

State 2 R U R' U R U2 R' U2 Twists three corners clockwise

	State 3 State 1 Alg, Rot 180°, State 2 Alg		State 4 State 1 Alg, State 2 Alg		State 5 State 1 Alg, Rot CW, State 2 Alg
	State 6 State 2 Alg, Rot CW, State 2 Alg		State 7 State 1 Alg, Rot 180°, State 1 Alg

Permuting the LL Edges ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

State 1 R2 U F B' R2 B F' U R2

State 2 R2 U' F B' R2 B F' U' R2

State 3 State 1 Alg, rotate cube 90°, State 1 Alg

State 4 State 1 alg, rotate cube 180°, State 2 Alg.