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--- contest_2011-08-23 [2011/08/22 04:23] – created jtkorb
+++ contest_2011-08-23 [2011/08/23 12:51] (current) – jtkorb
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 ====== Weekly Contest for August 23, 2011 ======
-The contest server is on pc.cs.purdue.edu.  From your lab workstation, use these commands to get started...
+===== One-Time Setup =====
+From your lab workstation, use these commands to get started...
    % mkdir pc2
+   % cp -p /homes/cs390cp/pc2/pc2v9.ini pc2
+===== Join the Contest =====
    % cd pc2
-   % cp -p /homes/cs390cp/pc2/pc2v9.ini .
    % /homes/cs390cp/pc2/bin/pc2team &
-Log in using your individually assigned "teamX" account and password.
+Log in using your individually assigned "teamX" account and password.  You can work in the current window/directory, creating a subdirectory for each problem.
 ===== Problems =====
-  * A: [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=downloadproblem&probid=110101&format=html|The 3n+1 Problem]]
+  * A: [[contest_2011-08-23_practice|Getting Started]]
-  * B: [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=downloadproblem&probid=110102&format=html|Minesweeper]]
+  * B: [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=downloadproblem&probid=110101&format=html|The 3n+1 Problem]]
-  * C: [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=downloadproblem&probid=110103&format=html|The Trip]]
+  * C: [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=downloadproblem&probid=110102&format=html|Minesweeper]]
+  * D: [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=downloadproblem&probid=110103&format=html|The Trip]]
+  * E: [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=downloadproblem&probid=110108&format=html|Australian Voting]]
-If you've already solved one or more of these problems, try (1) resolve without referring to your solution, and/or (2) use a different language (Java or C++).
+If you've already solved one or more of these problems, try (1) solving again without referring to your old solution, and/or (2) using a different language (Java or C++).  If you want to work on an additional problem from this chapter, let [[jtk@purdue.edu|me]] know.
 **Notes:**
+  * A: (1) Read carefully the part about echoing the input. (2) Is performance an issue?  Consider remembering what you've already computed.  (3) Do you handle the largest possible input?
+  * B: Make sure you handle the edge cases correctly.
+  * C: 10.03 * 100 != 1003.
+  * D: If the voting results in a tie, print the tied candidates in input order.