There is a huge misconception about IT in terms of taking as career scope. Two extreme myth can be found. One of those is it is very easy to earn money in IT career and can start money from money from tomorrow if you start learning today! Another one is to be established in IT field you have to be […]
Solution technique of USTC Intra contest problem
Problem D: ANGEL NUMBER Angel number 421 (please don’t think it’s angel’s favorite number: D) Is actually a sequence of numbers 4,2,1 which can be found following certain rules. The rules are given below Rules Step 1 Select any whole number. Step 2 If it is an even number, divide by 2; if it is odd number multiply by 3 […]
Programming Problem: Interchange
Dear ACM Solvers Today I am giving a simple and interesting Number theory Problem for you though I am not sure whether it should be treated as Number theory or ad-hoc type problem. You know better 🙂 Assume a 2 digit number xy=75. If the position of digit have been interchanged it goes to yx=57. Now the difference between the […]
ACM Contest Tips
How do I become good at these contests? A few things help: Have a favourite programming language that you know very well. C++ and Java are both used at the practice sessions. Be familiar with commonly used algorithms and data structures (these are typically covered in second- and third-year courses). Enjoy programming. If you’re doing this for fun, it’ll motivate […]