USC Programming Contest
Fall 2018 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: Teenage Mutant | Mark Klein | Runwei Lin | mutant.cpp | mutant.in | mutant.out |
| B: Fairness | Pengda Xiang | no solution | fairness.cpp | fairness.in | fairness.out |
| C: Craziness | Tianlei Wang | Robert Diersing | craziness.cpp | craziness.in | craziness.out |
| D: Siblings | Chenhui Zhu | Hemant Kunda | siblings.cpp | siblings.in | siblings.out |
| E: Family Portrait | Changyu Zhu | no solution | portrait.cpp | portrait.in | portrait.out |
| F: Junior | Julia Lin | Hemant Kunda | junior.cpp | junior.in | junior.out |
Results
There were 48 participants. 37 students solved at least one problem, 24 solved at least two problems, 14 solved at least 3, 2 solved 4, 2 solved 5 and 2 solved all problems.
| Rank | Name | Problems solved | cumulative time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changyu Zhu (CS Sophomore) | 6 | 243 |
| 2 | Pengda Xiang (CS PhD) | 6 | 720 |
| 3 | Mark Klein (CS Junior) | 5 | 463 |
| 4 | Tianlei Wang (CS Master) | 5 | 754 |
The complete final standings are also available.
Cash prizes for the top participants, food, T-shirts for everyone, swags, etc. were provided thanks to our sponsors Google, Northrop Grumman. Computer games 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. Yeji Shen, Justin Cheng, Ruixin Qiang provided standard solutions and test cases. Chubing Huang, Erdong Hu, and several ACM student chapter officers volunteered as contest helpers and judges. The T-shirt was designed by Saty Raghavachary.
Pictures
Pictures of the contest are available for your viewing pleasure.
