USC Programming Contest
Fall 2006 USC Programming Contest (09 September 2006)
Problems
The problems are available as a PDF document. The table below contains sample solutions programmed by participants during the contest, as well as the input data and correct solutions used by the judges.
| Problem | C/C++ solution | Java solution | Judges' C solution | Input | Correct Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A - Civil Engineering | Morgan Brown | Prateek Tandon | civil.c | civil.in | civil.out |
| B - Biomedical Engineering | Dan Birken | Denis Tulskiy | biomed.c | biomed.in | biomed.out |
| C - Electrical Engineering | Cheng-Wei Lin | no solution | ee.c | ee.in | ee.out |
| D - Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering | Andrew McNamee | Elliot Lee | ame.c | ame.in | ame.out |
| E - Industrial & Systems Engineering | Michael Rodgers | Kenny Daniel | ise.c | ise.in | ise.out |
| F - Computer Science | no solution | Kenny Daniel | csci.c | csci.in | csci.out |
Results
There were a record 49 participants. Of those, 37 students solved at least one problem, 29 solved at least two problems, and 15 students at least 3 problems. The top performer, Daniel Birken, solved five problems. The top five participants were the following (You can also view the complete standings.)
| Rank | Name | Problems solved | cumulative time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Birken (CSCI Senior) | 5 | 756 |
| 2 | Kenny Daniel (CSCI First-Year PhD) | 4 | 564 |
| 3 | Michael Rodgers (CECS Senior) | 3 | 213 |
| 4 | Morgan Brown (CSCI Junior) | 3 | 239 |
| 5/6 | Andrew McNamee (CECS Senior) | 3 | 244 |
| 5/6 | Cheng-Wei Lin (CSCI Sophomore) | 3 | 244 |
Computer and game console games for high placing participants were sponsored by Electronic Arts. Food and T-shirts for all participants were sponsored by Language Weaver.
We would also like to thank several volunteers who made this programming contest possible. UPE volunteers Hana Al-Harithi, Ross Boucher, Nakul Datar, David Firestone, Pamela Fox, Trevor Johns, and Kristin Parker organized sponsors, food, supervised the contest, helped with technical problems, supervised check-in, and took contest pictures. Vijay Panati and his student helpers set up all of the lab machines, and Vijay helped with a great many technical issues during the contest. Marcos Vieira and Marin Kobilarov developed sample solutions, and Marcos also helped as a contest judge.
Pictures
Pictures of the contest are available for your viewing pleasure now.
