The ++Y2K++ World Final Warm-up Contest.


The things you should know:
  • Scroll down to see the Problemset.
  • Judge is a Pentium III 800 Computer.
  • If you have trouble viewing HTML, view the PDF files.
  • For all problems assume pi=2*acos(0) or pi=2*cos_inverse(0).
  • The Contest duration may be increased for our mistakes or to give people more Time to Practice.
  • To send clarification send mail to clarify@acm.uva.es
  • The Clarification replies will be given via email. But it may also be put in the Clarification Board if it is of general interest.
  • Please look at the Clarification Board for any correction notice.
  • Please click this link Time Limits for time limit of all the problems
  • Linux users may have trouble viewing some of the HTML files. Use Konqueror Web browser or the pdf files.
  • At the end of the contest you can scroll to the bottom of this page to read the funny, shocking and interesting stories of the Problemsetters/Reviewers


The Problemset

Serial, Title & HTML link PDF File Link Problemsetter
(A) A New Function PDF for A Shahriar Manzoor
(B) Gerg's Cake PDF for B Igor Naverniouk
(C) Yoyodyne PDF for C Robert W. Lindeman
(D) Lunar Forest PDF for D Rujia Liu
(E) The Story of Two Coins PDF for E Shahriar Manzoor
(F) Playing with Coins PDF for F Md. Kamruzzaman
(G) The Maximum Term PDF for G Shahriar Manzoor
(H) A Research Problem PDF for H Shahriar Manzoor
(i ) The Pawn Chess PDF for I Jimmy Mårdell
(j ) The Curse of Barbosa PDF for J Alex Chertov

Click here to get the entire problemset in HTML
Click here to get the entire problemset in PDF
Thanks to:
Thanks to Prof. William B. Poucher, Prof. Miguel A. Revilla, Prof. Gordon V. Cormack, Dr. Dick Rinewalt, Prof. M. Kaykobad, Rezaul Alam Chowdhury, Ciriaco Garcia De Celis, Fernando P. Najera Cano, Carlos Marcelino Casas, other ACM Valladolid Online Judge Team Members and above all our families and well wishers.

- ACM Valladolid On-line Judge team

For any comments, suggestions please mail to contest@acm.uva.es.

The Fun Corner
These are stories/incidents. You don't need to read these to solve the problems above.

Story Title  Writer
Never Give Up  Jimmy Mårdell (Yarin)
Not a Fast Enough Typist  Gordon Cormack
An Honest Confession  Rujia Liu
I Dreamt My First ICPC World Finals Problem  Shahriar Manzoor
The Hybrid Knightmare  Monirul Hasan
The Bingo Ashtray  Gordon Cormack
No Title  Gordon Cormack
The SCO Fan  Gordon Cormack
What Would I Be!!  Gordon Cormack
My first article related to UVa   PDF Format  Shahriar Manzoor