ACM Local Programming Contest

Thursday, October 1, 2009


Schedule of Events

Wednesday, September 30th
Thursday, October 1st

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

  1. 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.
  2. What programming languages may we use? You may use Java, C++ or C.
  3. What development environments may we use? You may use any environment available on esus or the lab PCs.
  4. 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.
  5. How many computers does our team get to use? One.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. What general information is there about the 2009 ACM Programming contest?

Sample Problems