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ACM. Mock Contest Problems & Notes:. straightforward but ugly. (1) Spreadsheet. 0 - 0. (2) Tetris/tiling. 1 - 0. depth-first search. (3) “Toil” problem. 12 - 2. first problem for most teams. (4) To bet or not to bet. 8 - 3. dynamic programming. (5) Sisco’s galaxy. 8 - 0.
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ACM Mock Contest Problems & Notes: straightforward but ugly (1) Spreadsheet 0 - 0 (2) Tetris/tiling 1 - 0 depth-first search (3) “Toil” problem 12 - 2 first problem for most teams (4) To bet or not to bet 8 - 3 dynamic programming (5) Sisco’s galaxy 8 - 0 graph problem -- shortest path (6) Poison 4 - 0 straightforward but long Top four teams: Problem Statistics #correct - #inc. Team # Time MBASDL 5 715.00 CLTWPV 4 444.00 RRNEDK 4 471.00 EHMVKR 4 475.00
ACM So CA Regionals Top 6 places # solved total time (approx.) 1. Caltech 2. UCSD 3. Asuza Pacific Univ. 4. UCSD 5. HMC’s “Saturation Bombing” 6. UNLV 9. HMC’s “Judges” 14. HMC’s “Infinite Monkeys” (53 teams competed) 4/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 12h. 50m. 7h. 20m. 9h. 25m. 9h. 30m. 9h. 35m. 10h. 30m. Problem Statistics Problem Solutions Submissions 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 41 10 7 1 2 8 140 26 38 3 11
Contest References No electronic devices are permitted. Any written references are OK. usefulness • Coding references Known, solved problems language/library references man pages are available... • Environment references .emacs .vimrc .bashrc Things you’d otherwise take for granted... • Algorithms references CLR, Knuth
Contest Strategy • Solve the simplest problem first… • Code with someone looking over your shoulder. • Print code and debug from the printout. • Use the preliminary time to get used to the system • Remember that debugging is worth 20 minutes vs. starting to type code in immediately they will catch bugs and know enough to debug later better than tying up the terminal printing, submitting, the computing environment, and other available commands but only 20 minutes! Other suggestions?
International Problem • Crossword puzzle construction 10 x 10 grid
International Problem • Crossword puzzle construction 10 x 10 grid word starting points 4 1 1 D 3 1 A 5 1 A 3 5 D
International Problem • Crossword puzzle construction 10 x 10 grid word starting points 4 1 1 D 3 1 A 5 1 A 3 5 D coffee easeful flays safety tusks one more word than needed
International Problem • Crossword puzzle construction c 10 x 10 grid o f word starting points f 4 1 1 D 3 1 A 5 1 A 3 5 D e e coffee easeful flays safety tusks one more word than needed
International Problem • Crossword puzzle construction c 10 x 10 grid o f l a y s word starting points f 4 1 1 D 3 1 A 5 1 A 3 5 D e e coffee easeful flays safety tusks one more word than needed
International Problem • Crossword puzzle construction c 10 x 10 grid o f l a y s word starting points f a 4 1 1 D 3 1 A 5 1 A 3 5 D e f e e t y coffee easeful flays safety tusks one more word than needed
International Problem • Crossword puzzle construction c 10 x 10 grid o f l a y s word starting points f a 4 1 1 D 3 1 A 5 1 A 3 5 D e a s e u l f e e t y coffee easeful flays safety tusks one more word than needed Output the unused word(s) Trial 1: tusks
International Problem • Crossword puzzle construction e 10 x 10 grid a y s a f e t word starting points e u 4 1 1 D 3 1 A 5 1 A 3 5 D f l a y s u k l s coffee easeful flays safety tusks one more word than needed Output the unused word(s) Trial 1: tusks coffee
ACM Mock Contest Problems & Notes: straightforward but ugly (1) Spreadsheet 0 - 0 (2) Tetris/tiling 1 - 0 depth-first search (3) “Toil” problem 12 - 2 first problem for most teams (4) To bet or not to bet 8 - 3 dynamic programming (5) Sisco’s galaxy 8 - 0 graph problem -- shortest path (6) Poison 4 - 0 straightforward but long Top four teams: Problem Statistics #correct - #inc. Team # Time MBASDL 5 715.00 CLTWPV 4 444.00 RRNEDK 4 471.00 EHMVKR 4 475.00
Contest References No electronic devices are permitted. Any written references are OK. usefulness • Coding references Known, solved problems language/library references man pages are available... • Environment references .emacs .vimrc .bashrc Things you’d otherwise take for granted... • Algorithms references CLR, Knuth
Contest Strategy • Solve the simplest problem first… • Code with someone looking over your shoulder. • Print code and debug from the printout. • Use the preliminary time to get used to the system • Remember that debugging is worth 20 minutes vs. starting to type code in immediately they will catch bugs and know enough to debug later better than tying up the terminal printing, submitting, the computing environment, and other available commands but only 20 minutes! Other suggestions?
International Problem • Crossword puzzle construction c 10 x 10 grid o f l a y s word starting points f a 4 1 1 D 3 1 A 5 1 A 3 5 D e a s e u l f e e t y coffee easeful flays safety tusks one more word than needed Output the unused word(s) Trial 1: tusks