USC Programming Contest
Fall 2015 USC Programming Contest
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 - Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall! | Zekun Li | Ximing Jiang | wall.cpp | wall.in | wall.out |
| B - Candy Bomber | Matthew Burke | no-solution | candy.cpp | candy.in | candy.out |
| C - Currency Conversion | Ziwen Cao | no solution | currency.cpp | currency.in | currency.out |
| D - Ampelmännchen | Ronald Yu | Douglass Chen | ampel.cpp | ampel.in | ampel.out |
| E - Population Migration | Zekun Li | Yui Kwan Calvin Leung | migration.cpp | migration.in | migration.out |
| F - Television Reception | Matthew Burke | Tobias Lee | TV.cpp | TV.in | TV.out |
Results
There were 58 participants. 53 students solved at least one problem, 48 solved at least two problems, 22 students solved at least 3 problems, 9 students solved at least 4 problems, and 3 students solved 5 problems. The top four participants were the following.
| Rank | Name | Problems solved | cumulative time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Burke (CSCI Junior) | 5 | 485 |
| 2 | Ziwen Cao (CS MS) | 5 | 499 |
| 3 | Tobias Lee (CS MS) | 5 | 686 |
| 4 | Zekun Li (CS MS) | 4 | 251 |
The complete final standings are also available.
Cash prizes for the top participants, food, T-shirts for everyone, etc. were provided thanks to our sponsors Qualcomm, SDL, Facebook and Google. Computer games and swags for many participants were also donated by Electronic Arts.
We would like to thank VSoE for making the labs available for the contest. David Kempe wrote the problem set. Ryan Brown, Yu Cheng, Ehsan Emamjomeh-Zadeh, and Ruixin Qiang provided standard solutions and test cases. Gaoyuan Chen worked as contest judge. We would also like to thank our volunteer Xinpei Yu who helped running the contest.
Pictures
Pictures of the contest are available for your viewing pleasure (photo credit: Ruixin Qiang and Ziwen Cao).
