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The '''United States Computing Olympiad''' includes a series of seven internet programming contests  and a training camp, used to eventually choose the team that will represent the US in the [[International Olympiad in Informatics]] (IOI).
 
The '''United States Computing Olympiad''' includes a series of seven internet programming contests  and a training camp, used to eventually choose the team that will represent the US in the [[International Olympiad in Informatics]] (IOI).
 
==Training Pages==
 
[http://train.usaco.org]
 
  
 
==Internet Competitions==
 
==Internet Competitions==

Revision as of 20:28, 27 February 2018

The United States Computing Olympiad includes a series of seven internet programming contests and a training camp, used to eventually choose the team that will represent the US in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI).

Internet Competitions

There are four Internet Competitions held each year and USACO's flagship contest, the US Open, which tests the programmer's ability to write correct programs, with restrictions on runtime and memory usage.

These Internet Competitions have different levels: Platinum (the most difficult), Gold, Silver, and Bronze (the least difficult).

Regular Contests

Regular contests take place each month from December through March. These contests are generally 3-4 problems lasting 4 hours. Competitors may participate at any time over a weekend for four hours as long as those hours are continuous. In analysis mode, competitors may submit code for testing. If they feel that their code was graded incorrectly, they may ask for a retest at this time. The Thursday of that same week, overall results are released. These include problem weights, overall score, rankings, and who gets to move up to the next competition.

Training Camp

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