Code: CC51A

Type

Fundamental

Description

This course is the first course of the two courses in USACO Platinum level.

Objectives

Scoring 300/1000 in USACO Platinum contests

Who should take this course?

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

• Scored 600+ points in a USACO Gold contest
• Competing in USACO Platinum Division
• Successfully completed the CC45B: USACO Gold Advanced - B course

Content

This course is composed of 12 classes as follows:

• Class 1: Warm-up Platinum problems
• Class 2,3: Advanced Dynamic Programming
• Class 4,5: Computational geometry
• Class 6: Midterm Exam
• Class 7,8: Advanced Strings Processing (hashing, suffix arrays)
• Class 9,10: Advanced Searching Techniques (RMQ, segment trees, BIT)
• Class 11: Mixed Problem Set
• Class 12: Final Exam

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

Next Course

The next course is CC51B: USACO Platinum - B.

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