QUT Programming Contests • 2015
Info
You can compete in teams of up to 3 students. The officially supported languages are C, C++, and Java; usually you will be allowed to use Python or C# as well.
You will be supplied with a list of problems (example problem set), along with some sample input and output. You must create a program that solves the problem and submit it for judging; the judging process will run your program against additional inputs to see if you get the correct output, and tell you whether you got it right or not (but no other information). Scoring is based on the total number of problems solved; ties are resolved in favour of those whose total time to solution is lowest; incorrect solutions incur a time penalty (example scoreboard).
Most importantly, QUT will supply pizza and pop at lunchtime! (example pizza)
Dates
| Contest | Date | Time | Room | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANZAC Round 0 | Saturday, March 14, 2015 | 10am–2pm | GP-S-519 | Problem set, Sample data, Public scoreboard |
| ANZAC Round 1 | Saturday, March 21, 2015 | 12–5pm | GP-S-519 | Problem set, Sample data, Public scoreboard |
| 1st Maybe-Semi-Annual QUT Coding Throwdown | April 8 at noon to April 15 at noon | Online | Problem set, Sample data | |
| ANZAC Round 2 | Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 1:30-5:30pm | GP-S-519 | Problem set, Sample data, Public scoreboard |
| ANZAC Round 3 | Saturday, May 9, 2015 | 12–5pm | GP-S-519 | Problem set, Sample data, Public scoreboard |
| ANZAC Round 4 | Saturday, July 25, 2015 | 12–5pm | GP-S-519 | Problem set, Sample data, Public scoreboard |
| ANZAC Round 5 | Saturday, August 8, 2015 | 12–5pm | GP-S-519 | Problem set, Sample data, Public scoreboard |
| ANZAC Round 6 | Saturday, August 15, 2015 | 12:30–5:30pm | GP-S-519 | Problem set, Sample data |
| ACM South Pacific Region Eastern Division Brisbane site information |
Saturday, August 22, 2015 | 9:30am—5:30pm | GP-S-518/519 | Problem set, Sample data, Public scoreboard |
| ACM South Pacific Region Finals Only for the winning team from top 4 universities in the Eastern Division contest |
September 25–27, 2015 | Auckland, NZ | Website, Problem set, Results | |
| ACM ICPC World Finals Only for the winning team from top 2 universities in the Region Finals |
May 15–20, 2016 | Phuket, Thailand | Website | |
Contact
- The local organizer at QUT is Dr Douglas Stebila (email: stebila@qut.edu.au).
- Join the QUT Programming Contests Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/270095243100435/
- Join the South Pacific Region Programming Contests Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SPPContest/
Links
- South Pacific Region
- UVa Online Judge with hundreds of past problems for practice
- ACM-ICPC Live Archive with even more past problems for practice