
What is going on???
Welcome to the Aggie Competitive Programming Club’s Spring Competitive programming contest! Here, participants work in groups of 3 to solve well-defined problems by writing programs in 5 hours to test their algorithmic knowledge, programming skills, logical reasoning, and ability to perform under pressure.
Compete for the chance to win prizes, enjoy free food, have fun with friends!
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Overview
Open to all majors and classifications, (almost) any language, and any level of experience.
5
Hours
Peterson Building
Room 118
C++, Java, Python, and more allowed
Bruh just pick a different one.
Teams of 3
You can all write code at the same time.
Collaboration only allowed among your teammates.
Internet Allowed??
It is allowed to search the Internet and use code which can be proved to have been published before the contest began.
Only basic knowledge of programming is required
Write programs to solve well-defined algorithmic problems.
Problems are of the type that help prepare you for interviews and coding challenges.
Some problems should be solvable by all those with basic prior programming knowledge -- but some problems will be much tougher!
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Schedule
Please arrive on-time Saturday between 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm so you have time to properly get setup and hear important contest announcements!
Thursday, April 10th
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Contest Kickoff
Saturday, April 12th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Check-In / Pre Contest
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Contest
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Pizza / Break
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Prizes
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Problem Solutions




Prizes
Enough prizes for every member of the participant, totalling over $2000 in value! However, due to legal / organizational requirements, only Texas A&M participants can receive prizes.
Main Prizes (Top 5)

Costco Gift Basket

Lego Set
1st
1st pick from the Prize Pool.
2nd
2nd pick from the Prize Pool.
3rd
3rd pick from the Prize Pool.
Classification Prizes (Top 3)

Portable Charger

Mechanical Keyboard

Air Fryer

Pickleball Set
Freshman
Pick from the Prize Pool.
Sophomore
Pick from the Prize Pool.
Junior
Pick from the Prize Pool.
Senior
Pick from the Prize Pool.
Graduate
Pick from the Prize Pool.
Notes:
- Classifications with a higher score gets preferred choice from the Clasfification Prize Pool.
- Participants that win a main prize cannot also win a class year prize.
Special / "Creative" Prizes (???)

Mystery Prize

Very Mysterious Prize

Unknown Prize
First to Solve Problem A
Choice from the Special/"Creative" Prize Pool.
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Choice from the Special/"Creative" Prize Pool.
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Choice from the Special/"Creative" Prize Pool.
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Choice from the Special/"Creative" Prize Pool.
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Choice from the Special/"Creative" Prize Pool.


