USC Programming Contest
Spring 2011 USC Programming Contest (8 May 2011)
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' solution | Input | Correct Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A - Recipes | Vanshaj Singhal | Jonathan Sun | recipes.cpp | recipes.in | recipes.out |
| B - Grocery Shopping | no solution | Fangyue Wang | groceries.cpp | groceries.in | groceries.out |
| C - Ice Cream | Junda Chen | Ben Gelsey | icecream.cpp | icecream.in | icecream.out |
| D - Going to the Movies | no solution | no solution | movies.cpp | movies.in | movies.out |
| E - Mendelian Genetics | Junda Chen | Siddharth Jain | mendel.cpp | mendel.in | mendel.out |
| F - Road Trip | Junda Chen | Jay Whang | roadtrip.cpp | roadtrip.in | roadtrip.out |
Results
There were 23 participants. 12 students solved at least one problem, 6 solved at least two problems, 4 students solved at least 3 problems, and 1 student solved 5 problems. The top five participants were the following.
| Rank | Name | Problems solved | cumulative time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junda Chen (CECS/Math Junior) | 5 | 772 |
| 2 | Jay Whang (CSCI/Math Freshman) | 3 | 324 |
| 3 | Ben Gelsey (CECS Sophomore) | 3 | 461 |
| 4 | Siddharth Jain (CSCI MS) | 3 | 851 |
| 5 | Fangyue Wang (CSCI MS) | 2 | 149 |
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 Google, Lockheed Martin, and Language Weaver.
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. Darryl Deweese, Ryan Brown, Aadarsh Patel and Liang Huang helped develop the problems and standard inputs/outputs. Cheng Lu made a good preparation for the environment set-up with John Ng, and communicated with the contestants and helped with judging. Aadarsh was a super efficient judge during the contest, taking over most of the judging and clarification. Zhan Shi came and talked to the contestants during the ceremony. Michelle Forcier and Anita from ACM organized check-in and photo-taking. Ravi and Anita stayed with the contestants throughout the contest. Prof. Kempe supervised the whole procedure and gave us lots of suggestions.
Pictures
Pictures of the contest are available for your viewing pleasure.
