Maplet CubicRubik

First of all, I don?t like classical programming (C#, Delphi etc), it bores me to death. Maple greatly helps me in my activity as teacher (physics, informatics and mathematics) and in my scientific work (simulation of atoms interaction in semiconductors). So, I tried to make a small and simple game based on Maple

• Remark 1. Of course, Maple is to be installed to launch Cubic-Rubik Game
• Remark 2. Since Maple is not a classics development environment (and, may be due to lack of deep understanding of Maple :-) ), my Cubic-Rubik Maplets cant work so quickly as typical 3D Games, it will take a time for preparing of animation

I have developed it in Maple 11, it also works under Maple 10 but sometimes curiously. In any case a powerful computer is recommended (I am using Core 2 Duo (T5200), and it work normally)

To run Cubic-Rubik Maplets

• Download (from here) the file CubicRubik.txt, rename it in CubicRubik.mla (geocities does not allow upload *.mla extension, as many others :-) ). Place CubicRubik.mla file in subdirectory ?Lib? of directory where Your Maple is installed. For example, in my PC the CubicRubik.mla file is located in the follow path "C:\Program Files\Maple 10\LIB\CubicRubik.mla"
• Start Maple, create new worksheet (or use any opened worksheets)and write the following code:

> with(CubicRubikPackage): ShowCubicRubik();
After this, You would obtain following Maplets-Window:

Window of Cubic-Rubik game

1. Scheme of planes and axes enumeration

	Fig. 1 Axes orientation of Cubic- Rubik
	Fig. 2 Enumeration of planes of Axis number one Button corresponds to the rotation in direction of curved arrow (clockwise) Button corresponds to the counter-clockwise direction of rotation
	Fig. 3 Enumeration of planes of Axis number two Button corresponds to the rotation in direction of curved arrow (clockwise) Button corresponds to the counter-clockwise direction of rotation
	Fig. 4 Enumeration of planes of Axis number two Button corresponds to the rotation in direction of curved arrow (clockwise) Button corresponds to the counter-clockwise direction of rotation

2. How to play

2.1 Selecting the axis	Click button ?Choose? for selecting an axis, number of chosen axis is shown in correspond text field (readonly field). Axes are selecting in following order:1, 2, 3, 1, 2? and so on
2.2 Selecting the plane	Click button ?Choose? for selecting an plane (of selected axis), number of chosen plane is shown in correspond text field (read-only field). Planes are selecting in following order: 1, 2, 3, 1, 2? and so on.
2.3 Selecting the direction of rotation	Click button for rotation of the selected plane in clockwise direction (if look on the top of the selected axis), the direction are shown on the pictures by curved-arrow.Button corresponds to the opposite direction of rotation

3. Games options

3.1 Random disordering of Cubic-Rubik	For random disordering of Cubic-Rubik input the integer value in correspond text field. The value indicates how many casual single rotation of the selected plane (on the angle of 90 degrees) will be applied on the ordered Cubic-Rubik. Be careful, if the input value are too high, it will take a time for displaying the result. If use a value ?0?, the ordering Cubic-Rubik will be displayed
3.2 Axes presentation	By default there are show no axes. Selecting the correspondently checkboxes will show axes of Cubic Rubik in two manner ? ?detailed? (axes with directions of possible rotation) and ?simple? (just axes will be shown)
2.3 Selecting the direction of rotation	Click button for rotation of the selected plane in clockwise direction (if look on the top of the selected axis), the direction are shown on the pictures by curved-arrow.Button corresponds to the opposite direction of rotation

I shall be very grateful for any remark about this Maplet, my e-mail ? andy_revenko@yahoo.com
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Yours, Andrey Revenko,

Beryansk State pedagogical university, Institute of Nanotechnology and System engineering (http://se.bdpu.org), Ukraine