In the Fall of 2022 we are hosting a competitive programming session every Friday from 5pm to 7:30pm (more information about this below). This is open to everyone interested in competitive programming, regardless of how experienced you are. There is also no commitment, so feel free to show up at any of the sessions. We will have free food and snacks during each session.
If you want to know more information about competitive programming check our about page. We also have a resources page with lots of links to materials of all levels for you to practice and learn more. Finally, if you are thinking about competing in the International Collegiate Programming Contests, check our contests page.
We have a Discord channel, to join please contact Pedro Paredes (pparedes_at_cs.princeton.edu).
We have regular sessions every Friday from 5pm to 7:30pm in Fine Hall 214. You will need a laptop and optionally pen and paper to work on problems.
Each session is divided into two groups: the division I group; and the division II group. You are free to choose whatever group you want and you can switch at any point.
The division II group is intended for those with little or no competitive programming experience. Every week we will start with a short 30 minute lecture on some introductory topic in competitive programming. Afterwards, we will have a 2 hour practice contest where you will work on a couple of problems, some of which will be related to the contents of the lecture.
The division I is intended for those with experience in competitive programming. Each session consists in a 2.5 hour contest with problems of varying difficulties.
Note that most contest problems have appeared before in other competitions from around the world. We won’t have original problems in our contests unless otherwise mentioned.
Our contests are going to be hosted on a platform called codeforces. You will need an account in order to solve problems here. We also have a group you can join by going to the following link: https://codeforces.com/group/hNnRWqFua0/ (you should click on join on the right in order to access the problems and contests).
End of Semester Special Constest - Prizes for the top students!
Halloween special: Spoooky Constest - Math themed prizes for the top 3!
Link to the contest, Link to photos of the event and results
Division I contest: link
Division II contest: link
Lecture topic: Dynamic Programming I
Lecturer: Pedro Paredes
No contest this week (Codeforces was down)
Lecture topic: Graph Search (DFS/BFS)
Lecturer: Derek Geng
Division I contest: link
Division II contest: link
Lecture topic: Time complexity and Sorting
Lecturer: Pedro Paredes
ACM Student Chapter of Princeton, Inc