Code: CC25A

Type

Fundamental

Description

This course is the first course of the two courses corresponding to USACO Bronze level.

Objectives

Scoring 500/1000 in USACO Bronze contests

Who should take this course?

A student who wants to take this course is recommended to finish Algebra I or a similar level math course. In addition, it's recommended to accomplish ONE of the followings:

• Scored 300+ in a USACO Bronze contest
• Successfully completed the second part of an AlphaStar Programming course (CS21B or CS22B or CS23B)

Content

This course is composed of 12 classes as follows:

• Class 1: Warm-up USACO Bronze problems
• Class 2: File I/O Review, Simulation Problems
• Class 3,4,5: Searching and Sorting (Brute-force, built-in sort, structures)
• Class 6: Midterm Exam
• Class 7: Searching and Sorting
• Class 8: String Processing
• Class 9,10,11: Mixed problem set
• Class 12: Final Exam

These classes include solving / discussing several lecture exercises and 30+ medium / hard former USACO Bronze problems.

Next Course

The next course is CC25B: USACO Bronze - B.

It is recommended to complete at least 50% of the course (certificate of succesful completion) before taking the next one.