CS Master Courses

Master Classes aims to prepare individuals and teams for top level students to prestigous computer science competitions. In the past, AlphaStar teams and students have repeatedly ranked top places in these competitions. Please see the achievements page for more details about past results.

Master classes are also greate places that provide an enviroment for top level students to meet each other.

You can check the details of those competitions below:

Fee

Master Classes are free but they require the approval of the course instructor.

Application

Students are encouraged to apply by August 15th. Initial decisions will be sent in late August. For applications after August 15th, decisions will be made on case by case based on space availability.

Course Info

Master courses are composed of specially selected mix problem sets, mock exams and contest strategies / hints / tips / tactics. During the class, solutions will be discussed together in a flexible, engaging and fun setting.

CodeMaster ClassGradesTarget CompetitionsWho Should Apply
CC39Ada4-8USACO
Codeforces
ACSL
VT HSPC
UCF HSPT
HPI
TeamCode
USACO Silver or above Division Contestant
CC59Turing6-12IOI
EGOI
USACO National Camp
Stanford ProCo
Code Jam
Hacker Cup
VT HSPC
UCF HSPT
Codeforces
USACO Platinum Division Contestant

2023-24 Schedule 

The class will meet weekly, at most 30 times during the academic year. Tentative Class Schedule is below.

SessionAda Master ClassTuring Master Class
MeetsOnlineOnline
InstructorFatih Gelgi, Ph.D.Osman Ay, M.S.
Rohin Garg
TimesFridays, 4:00pm-6:00pm
(Pacific Time)
Sundays, 2:00pm-4:00pm
(Pacific Time)
Session 1Sep 8Oct 29
Session 2Sep 15Nov 5
Session 3Sep 22Nov 12
Session 4Sep 29Nov 19
Session 5Oct 6Dec 3
Session 6Oct 13Dec 10
Session 7Oct 20Jan 14
Session 8Oct 27Jan 21
Session 9Nov 3Jan 28
Session 10Nov 17Feb 4
Session 11Dec 1Feb 11
Session 12Dec 8Feb 25
Session 13Jan 12Mar 3
Session 14Jan 19Mar 10
Session 15Feb 2Mar 24
Session 16Feb 9Mar 31
Session 17Feb 23Apr 7
Session 18Mar 1Apr 14
Session 19Mar 8Apr 21
Session 20Mar 22Apr 28
Session 21Mar 29May 5
Session 22Apr 5May 12
Session 23Apr 12
Session 24Apr 19
Session 25Apr 26
Session 26May 3
Session 27May 10

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