ACM ICPC Bootcamp Slides prepared for the introductory event scheduled for WnCC.

ACM ICPC Bootcamp Slides

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\title[ACM ICPC Boot Camp]{ACM ICPC Boot Camp} % The short title appears at the bottom of every slide, the full title is only on the title page

\author{Mohit, Rahul, Umang, Sanket} % Your name
\institute[IITB] % Your institution as it will appear on the bottom of every slide, may be shorthand to save space
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IIT Bombay \\ % Your institution for the title page
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\frametitle{What is ACM ICPC?}
\begin{itemize}
\item ICPC stands for Inter-Collegiate Programming Contest,
conducted by ACM.
\item It is the most prestigious college level programming contest.
\item Important Contest Dates :
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\textbf{} & \textbf{Amritapuri} & \textbf{IIT Kharagpur} & \textbf{IIT Kanpur}\\
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Online Date & October 27 & October 19 & November 2  \\
Onsite Date & December 18-19 & December 12-13 & December 14-15 \\
Last Reg Date & October 26 & September 29 & October 26 \\
Ol Rd Platform &	hackerrank &	codechef &	codechef \\
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\frametitle{How to Participate?}
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\item Teams of 3.
\item Each team should have a coach, who must be a professor.
\item The coach registers the team for the online round.
\item Typically 4 to 5 teams qualify from the institute in the
online(first) round.
\item Registration has already started. Check previous slides for details.
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\frametitle{A Typical Contest Problem}
\begin{itemize}

\item Problem
\item Input and Output format
\item Number of instances
\item Variable bounds
\item Constraints
\begin{itemize}
\item Time limit
\item Space limit
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\frametitle{Input/Output Format}
\begin{itemize}
\item Input is from STDIN and output is to be made to STDOUT
\item For C++: scanf and printf are in general faster than cin and cout, so it is recommended that you use these for i/o handling.
\item General Tip: Time for i/o depends on the number of system calls made, so for instance if you have to take as input 'n' numbers, separated by space, it is useful to take the input as a single line and then parse it to get 'n' numbers rather than making 'n' different system calls.
\item Make sure that you follow the output format and avoid trivial wrong submissions only because of formatting the output incorrectly.
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\section{Second Section}
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\frametitle{O-notation}
\begin{itemize}
\item O-notation : \newline
f(n) = O(g(n)) if f (n) is asymptotically less than some
multiple of g(n).
\item Generally helpful to estimate complexity of algorithms.
\item For example,

$f(n) = 2n^2 + 4n^3 = O(n^3)$
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\frametitle{Variable Bounds}
\begin{itemize}
\item A typical CPU is assumed to process $10^8$ instructions in a second.
\item This assumption will help us deciding the targetted order of the algorithm while inspecting the input variable constraints.
\item A brief idea is as follows:
Divide $10^8$ by the number of test cases and then use the following table to predict order.

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\textbf{Variable Bound * No. Test Cases} & \textbf{Predicted Order}\\
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$10^8$ & O(n)\\
$10^5$ & O(nlogn)\\
$10^4$ & O($n^2$)\\
$10^{16}$ & O($\sqrt{n}$)\\
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\frametitle{Data Ranges}
\begin{itemize}
\item It is important that you understand which data type to use.
\item For this it is necessary to have a feel of the ranges of various data types.
\item This avoids loss of time during the competition in figuring out the appropriate data type say long int or just int or long long int.

\item The foll. table gives a brief idea about some data types. You can google for other data types.
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\textbf{Data Type} & \textbf{Range}\\
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short & –32,768 to 32,767\\
int &  –2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647\\
long long  & –9,223,372,036,854,775,808 - 9,223,372,036,854,775,807\\
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\frametitle{Types of errors}
\begin{itemize}
\item Compilation Error
\item Time Limit Exceeded
\item Memory Limit Exceeded
\item Wrong Answer
\item You should be familiar with these errors before attempting a contest.
\item Appropriate penalties are put for every erroneous solution.
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\frametitle{Programming Style}
\begin{itemize}
\item C, C++, Java is allowed in all contests. So preferably practice
in only these.
\item Using templates can ease your job during a contest.
\item Be aware! Corner cases can get tricky!
\item Be careful about the output format; take care in removing
stray outputs.
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\frametitle{C++ Standard Template Library}
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\item Using STL classes/functions can speed up your work.
\item They may be more efficient than your own implementation.
\item Some STL classes that help, \newline
vector, list, queue, set, map, deque, priority queue
\item STL functions that help, \newline
sort, next permutation, etc...
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\frametitle{C++ Algorithms Library}
\begin{itemize}
\item Algorithms library is a very important library with many predefined functions which can be used directly and inturn save time.
\item Some important functions are:
\begin{itemize}
\item Merge
\item Sort
\item Min/Max
\item Lexographical Compare
\item Make Binary Heap
\item Modifying/Nonmodifying Sequence Operations
\end{itemize}
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\frametitle{Where and How to Practice?}
\begin{itemize}
\item TopCoder Tutorials, Start from Div2 problems which are basic and then proceed as per your speed. Try participating in SRM's.
\item Hackerrank is a new platform with a good interface and problems escalating from simple to difficult.
\item Codechef cookoff (monthly contest) and long contests should be tried.
\item SPOJ solutions are not easy to find so you might want to give a try to other available resources before attempting these.
\item We will mail you the important tutorials from topcoder which you should definitely read apart from others.
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\frametitle{Success is team work}
\begin{itemize}
\item Knowing who does what best can help in planning.
\item Try forming a team with people having different strengths.
\item Cross check your teammate’s solution for higher accuracy before submitting.
\item Ensure that all three are not stuck on the same problem. Start attacking different problems.
\item Stay cool! Don’t panic! :)
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\Huge{\centerline{Thank You!}}
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