Bronze
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Modules Progress
Problems Progress
Getting Started
Time Complexity
Measuring the number of operations an algorithm performs.
Updated: 10 minutes ago
Introduction to Data Structures
What a data structure is, (dynamic) arrays, pairs, and tuples.
Updated: 10 minutes ago
Simulation
Very Frequent
Directly simulating the problem statement.
Updated: 10 minutes ago
Complete Search
Basic Complete Search
Very Frequent
Problems involving iterating through the entire solution space.
Updated: 10 minutes ago
Complete Search with Recursion
Rare
Harder problems involving iterating through the entire solution space, including those that require generating subsets and permutations.
Updated: 10 minutes ago
Sorting & Sets
Additional
Casework
Not Frequent
Dividing into multiple cases and solving for each one separately.
Updated: 10 minutes ago
Introduction to Greedy Algorithms
Somewhat Frequent
Problems that can be solved by selecting the choice that seems to be the best at the moment at every step.
Updated: 10 minutes ago
Introduction to Graphs
Not Frequent
What graphs are.
Updated: 10 minutes ago
Rectangle Geometry
Rare
Problems involving rectangles whose sides are parallel to the coordinate axes.
Updated: 10 minutes ago
Ad Hoc Problems
Very Frequent
Problems that do not fall into standard categories with well-studied solutions.
Updated: 10 minutes ago
Conclusion
Congratulations on making it this far!