Do you want to improve your coding abilities, your knowledge of algorithms and data structures and your problem solving skills? Come do Competitive Programming at Princeton! We welcome both beginners ...

Competitive programming is a specific skill set similar to many other skill sets, ... The programmer becomes torn between mastering data structure and algorithms, and solving problems.

We will discuss how to use these techniques for solving real-world problems in C++. Most assignments and examples will be based on competitive programming problems. The course assumes background in ...

Competitive programming is similar to quiz contests. ... Since almost all the problems are based on different data structures and algorithms, programmers get a chance to polish the basics, ...

This course covers basic algorithm design techniques such as divide and conquer, dynamic programming, and greedy algorithms. It concludes with a brief introduction to intractability (NP ...