Code: CC31B

Type

Fundamental

Description

This course is the second course of the four courses in USACO Silver level.

Objectives

Scoring 500/1000 in USACO Silver contests

Who should take this course?

A student who wants to take this course is recommended to accomplish ONE of the followings:

• Scored 300+ points in a USACO Silver contest
• Successfully completed the CC31A: USACO Silver Basic - A course

Content

This course consists of:

• Recursion practice
• Divide-and-Conquer strategy
• Floodfill
• Silver level data structures
• Greedy methods
• BFS on 2D grids
• Introduction to Graphs
• Disjoint cycles

These classes include solving / discussing 40+ easy / medium former USACO Silver problems in various topics including the above ones. The course have a midterm and a final exam.

Next Course

The next course is CC35A: USACO Silver Advanced - A.

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