This is a self-paced course for preparation for the USACO (USA Computing Olympiad). The USACO is an online programming contest. The USA team to participate in the International Olympiad in Informatics is selected among the winners of the USACO.
In this course we focus on developing efficient algorithms. Some fundamentals of programming concepts are discussed, and the main target is to advance from the USACO Silver level to the Gold level. If you are a beginner, and working on Bronze level now, this course will also help you move forward to Silver first. This class will not hand-hold you on programming. For fundamental programming concepts and techniques, you should take the Intro to Algorithms course at this link. To succeed in this course, a lot of efforts should be made on programming practice outside of class.
The videos of this course were recorded during the live course in 2021 for USACO preparation. In this self-paced course, the lecture slides and practice assignments are also provided. Students are expected to practice on the problems in their own pace. There are no graded assignments.
- Teacher: Dr Kevin Wang
Featuring the same content as the live Intro to Algorithms course, the self-paced version allows students to learn and practice at their own pace.
This course is the foundation for the programming contests such as the USACO (USA Computing Olympiad) and IOI (International Olympiad in Informatics). Students who are starting on programming and wants to compete in the USACO and IOI should begin with this course.
Tuition for this self-paced course is \$450.