Code: CC35A

Type

Fundamental

Description

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

Objectives

Scoring 650/1000 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 400+ points in a USACO Silver contest and comfortable with USACO Silver Basic course (CC31A and CC31B) topics
• Successfully completed the CC31B: USACO Silver Basic - B course

Content

This course is composed of 12 classes as follows:

• Class 1: Searching and Sorting - hard problems
• Class 2: Range Searching
• Class 3: Prefix Sums
• Class 4: Medium / hard string processing problems
• Class 5: Data Structures Revisited
• Class 6: Midterm Exam
• Class 7,8: Breadth First Search
• Class 9,10,11: Mixed Problem Sets
• Class 12: Final Exam

These classes include solving / discussing 40+ medium / hard former USACO Silver problems in various topics including the above ones.

Next Course

The next course is CC35B: USACO Silver Advanced - B.

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