Code: CC45A

Type

Fundamental

Description

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

Objectives

Scoring 650/1000 in USACO Gold 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 Gold contest and comfortable with USACO Gold Basic course (CC41A and CC41B) topics
• Successfully completed CC41A: USACO Gold Basic - A and CC41B: USACO Gold Basic - B courses

Content

This course is composed of 12 classes as follows:

• Class 1: Gold level data structure problems
• Class 2,3,4: Medium / hard graph problems
• Class 5: Disjoint Set Union
• Class 6: Midterm Exam
• Class 7,8: Sweepline
• Class 9,10: Mixed Problem Set
• Class 11: Miscellaneous topics
• Class 12: Final Exam

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

Next Course

The next course is CC45B: USACO Gold Advanced - B if you didn't take it before. Otherwise CC51A: USACO Platinum - A.

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