====== Weekly Contest for August 23, 2011 ======

===== 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
   % /homes/cs390cp/pc2/bin/pc2team &

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: [[contest_2011-08-23_practice|Getting Started]]
  * 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=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) 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.