USC Programming Contest
Fall 2009 USC Programming Contest (19 September 2009)
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 - Lobbying | Yixuan Wu | Keegan Mosley | lobbying.cpp | lobbying.in | lobbying.out |
| B - Emergency Room | Ryan Brown | Carey Zhang | room.cpp | room.in | room.out |
| C - Social Network Vaccinations | Aadarsh Patel | no solution | network.cpp | network.in | network.out |
| D - Cherry Picking | no solution | no solution | cherry.c | cherry.in | cherry.out |
| E - Gadget Purchases | Noel Overkamp | Denis Tulskiy | gadgets.cpp | gadgets.in | gadgets.out |
| F - Health Plan Comparison | no solution | no solution | plans.cpp | plans.in | plans.out |
Results
There were 67 participants, limited only by the number of machines available in the lab. 50 students solved at least one problem, 38 solved at least two problems, and 5 students solved 3 problems. The top five participants were the following.
| Rank | Name | Problems solved | cumulative time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yixuan Wu (CSCI MS) | 3 | 196 |
| 2 | Carey Zhang (EE Freshman) | 3 | 260 |
| 3 | Ryan Brown (CECS Senior) | 3 | 302 |
| 4 | Aadarsh Patel (CECS Senior) | 3 | 371 |
| 5 | Keegan Mosley (CSCI MS) | 3 | 412 |
The complete final standings are also available.
Cash prizes for the top four participants, food, T-shirts for everyone, etc. were provided thanks to our sponsors Lockheed Martin, Language Weaver, Sun Microsystems, and Google. Computer games for many participants were also donated by Electronic Arts.
We would also like to thank several volunteers who made this programming contest possible. VSoE made the labs available for the contest, and provided competent technical support. Marcos Vieira, Kai Song, and Akshat Gupta developed sample solutions and helped as contest judges. The ACM student chapter provided volunteers for contest setup, checkin, technical help, food, and other aspects of the contest.
Pictures
Pictures of the contest are available for your viewing pleasure. The Daily Trojan also took some more pictures.
