USC Programming Contest
Fall 2023 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/Python solution | Judges' Python solution | Input | Correct Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A - Hurricane Warning | Samantha Fan | Tracy Hu | warning.py | warning.in | warning.out |
| B - The Hurricane's Path | Vayun Mathur | Wenbo Zhang | path.py | path.in | path.out |
| C - Mud Flow | Peiran Qiu | Tianxin Zu | flow.py | flow.in | flow.out |
| D - Fortification | Chenghao Wang | no solution | fortification.py | fortification.in | fortification.out |
| E - Water Contamination | Chenghao Wang | Levi Pinkert | contamination.py | contamination.in | contamination.out |
| F - Cleanup | Yiming Gao | Vaidehi Anant Vatsaraj | cleanup.py | cleanup.in | cleanup.out |
Results
There were 37 participants. Out of these, 32 solved at least one problem, 9 solved at least two problems, 5 students solved at least 3 problems, one student solved 4 problems, and one student solved all six problems.
| Rank | Name | Problems solved | cumulative time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chenghao Wang (CSCI MS) | 6 | 622 |
| 2 | Yiming Gao (CSCI MS) | 4 | 468 |
| 3 | Vayun Mathur (CSCI Freshman) | 3 | 290 |
| 4 | Tianxin Zu (CSCI Junior) | 3 | 331 |
The complete final standings are also available.
We would like to thank VSoE for making the labs available for the contest. David Kempe wrote the problem set. Changyu Zhu, Adhyyan Sekhsaria, and Yusuf Kalayci provided standard solutions and test cases. Changyu Zhu and Chenhui Zhu worked as contest judges. Daniel Yip and Loc Vo worked created and installed the contest environment on the machines. Multiple volunteers from ACM helped with running the contest
