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 ====== Ground Rules ====== ====== Ground Rules ======
  
-  - Generic course policies are given at Prof. Spafford's [[http://spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/cpolicy.html|Course Polices]] page +  - Generic course policies are given at Prof. Spafford's [[http://spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/cpolicy.html|Course Polices]] page. 
-  - Weekly attendance required +  - Weekly attendance is required. 
-  - No specific outside homework is planned, but you are encouraged to read through the weekly chapter before each class+  - No specific outside homework is planned, but  
 +    * you are encouraged to read through the weekly chapter before each class
 +    * we may hold one or two separate "practice contests" toward the end of the semester; and 
 +    * plan on attending the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest on Saturday, October 31, 2009.
   - When solving problems...   - When solving problems...
-    * Course requirement: Discussions are fine, but write your own code +    * Course requirement: Discussions are fine, but write your own code. 
-    * Contest requirement: Using books (especially the text) is OK, but no web searching (for class use, it is OK to search language reference materials)+    * Contest requirement: Using books (especially the text) is OK, but no web searching (for class use, it is OK to search language reference materials)
  
  
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   - Join Facebook group: [[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=125232120895|Competitive Programming]].   - Join Facebook group: [[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=125232120895|Competitive Programming]].
   - Join both robot judging websites:   - Join both robot judging websites:
-    * [[http://www.programming-challenges.com|Programming Challenges]].  Send [[mailto:jtk@cs.purdue.edu]] your login idso I can add you to the class.+    * [[http://www.programming-challenges.com|Programming Challenges]].  Join classroom number 817CS390JK.
     * [[http://uva.onlinejudge.org|UVA Online Judge]].     * [[http://uva.onlinejudge.org|UVA Online Judge]].
-  - Set up directory directory structure and programming environment+  - Set up directory structure and programming environment:
     * Use one directory for each problem (named, e.g., by the problem number).     * Use one directory for each problem (named, e.g., by the problem number).
     * Choose C, C++, or Java.     * Choose C, C++, or Java.
     * Programs read from stdin and write to stdout.  For Java, use the Scanner class for input (arcane setup at Programming Challenges site is not needed).     * Programs read from stdin and write to stdout.  For Java, use the Scanner class for input (arcane setup at Programming Challenges site is not needed).
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 ====== Weekly Schedule ====== ====== Weekly Schedule ======
  
-  - Skim current chapter +  - Skim current chapter. 
-  - Discuss chapter-of-the-week concepts +  - Discuss chapter-of-the-week concepts. 
-  - Solve problems +  - Solve problems: 
-    * Get [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=studenthome|problem list]] from Programming Challenges site +    * Get [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=studenthome|problem list]] from Programming Challenges site. 
-    * [[http://uva.onlinejudge.org/index.php?option=com_onlinejudge&Itemid=25|Submit]] at UVA Online Judge site for accuracy in judging +    * [[http://uva.onlinejudge.org/index.php?option=com_onlinejudge&Itemid=25|Submit]] at UVA Online Judge site for accuracy in judging. 
-    * [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=studenthome|Submit]] final solution to Programming Challenges site +    * [[http://www.programming-challenges.com/pg.php?page=studenthome|Submit]] final solution to Programming Challenges site. 
-  - Discuss solutions+  - Discuss solutions.
getting_started.txt · Last modified: 2009/08/25 11:30 by jtkorb