Shuttle Puzzle Practice II

Every permutation can be represented (not uniquely) as a product of transpositions. The shuttles puzzle serves a convenient tool to practice such representations.

The applet below presents a random permutation of integers 1, ..., N, N being the variable number of vertical poles. The target permutation is shown just below the poles. A horizontal shuttle represents a single transposition that are executed sequentially from the top down. Draw as many shuttles as needed to achieve the target permutation. Press the "Verify" button when ready.

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This applet requires Sun's Java VM 2 which your browser may perceive as a popup. Which it is not. If you want to see the applet work, visit Sun's website at http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp, download and install Java VM and enjoy the applet.

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Press the "Reset" button for another exercise.

Shuttle Puzzle

• Shuttle Puzzle
• Shuttle Puzzle Practice I
• Shuttle Puzzle Practice II
• What, how, and the Web
• Permutations as a Product of Transpositions

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