ACM Local Programming Contest
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, September 30th
- 5 p.m. Deadline for registering your team.
You may register your team by either e-mailing John
Paxton (paxton@cs.montana.edu) or stopping by his office.
Thursday, October 1st
- 6:45 p.m. Contest check-in. EPS 254.
- 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Programming contest. EPS 254.
Sponsor
The Bozeman branch of
International Game Technology
is sponsoring the contest by providing pizza and soda.
Special thanks goes to Dan DeFrance, Chris Sehy and Tyson Joehler of IGT!
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the format of the contest? You will be given
3-4 problems to solve. Your team's goal is
to solve as many of these problems as you can during the
three hour period.
- What programming languages may we use?
You may use Java, C++ or C.
- What development environments may we use?
You may use any environment available on esus or the
lab PCs.
- Are there any restrictions on the composition of our team?
You may have up to 3 MSU students on your team. Two of
the students must be undergraduates. One of the
students can be (but doesn't have to be) a first or
second year graduate student.
- How many computers does our team get to use? One.
- What resources do we get to use? You can bring
along any number of books or notes. You may NOT use
any web resources or a calculator.
All of your programs must be written
from scratch.
- What happens if my team is wins?
The winning team will compete in the
regional
contest at The University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado on
Saturday, October 31st.
- What general information is there about the
2009 ACM Programming contest?
Sample Problems