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Beginner Competition Prep

[COMP PREP]

Full Course

$1050 USD
Before any discounts or coupons
for 12 hours

Class Description:

KTBYTE now offers general computing competition prep at an intermediate level for students who hope to place in national or internaional computer science contests! This course will start by introducing easy problems from the Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO) and Canadian Computing Competition (CCC), before going on to teach strategies for studying and implementing more advanced algorithmic problem-solving. This is intended for students who have complete our Level 4 courses but are not yet ready for USACO prep.

Prerequisites:

Core4b or Instructor Permission

Syllabus:

CCC Setup Up

Explore how to use CCC contest accounts to access and submit past years' problems.

CCC Junior Problems - Easy

Start practicing submitting solutions to the easy problems of past years' contests.

CCC Junior Problems - Medium

Work towards independence with solving these easy problems. Instructor will point out some strategies for structuring solution code.

AIO Setup, AIO Problems - Easy

AIO Problems - Medium

CCC Junior Problems - Advanced

CC Junior Problems - Advanced

AIO Problems - Advanced

Practice Contest

Practice solving problems from a past CCC contest. This can be completed after class if students run out of time.

Review Practice Contest

Review solutions to the practice contest from the previous class. Talk through common mistakes and choose topics to focus on for the rest of the course.

Advanced Topics- Extra Practice

Take a closer look at confusing problem types from the practice contest and other practice sessions. May involve seeing applications from different contests, like the USACO or AIO.

Self-Study Strategies

Review material from the course. Make a plan for how students can continue to prepare between now and their next contest date.