CodeStar Contest #1

About the challenge:

This programming challenge is intended for high school and college students. This 3-hour individual contest consists of 6 problems, which are roughly arranged from very easy to the hard difficulty level. Easy problems can be done even with basic programming skills. Each problem is given the same weight, thus it is in your best interest to solve the easiest problems first.

About AlphaStar Academy:

AlphaStar Academy offers extensive training programs for gifted students towards national and international Math and Science competitions such as MathCounts, American Mathematics Competitions, USA Math Olympiads, USA Computing Olympiads, F=ma, and USA Physics Olympiads.

For more information: https://alphastar.academy/

Problem Setter Committee: 

• Alper Halbutogullari, Ph.D.

  • Head of AI / Data Science, Byton

  • International Mathematical Olympiad Silver medalist (1988)

• Bennett Liu

  • Harker School class of 2020

  • USA Computing Olympiad Platinum contestant (2016-present)

• Eric Zhang

  • Harvard U. class of 2023

  • International Olympiad in Informatics Gold medalist (2018, 2019)

• Fatih Gelgi, Ph.D

  • Computer Science Program Director, AlphaStar Academy

  • International Olympiad in Informatics Bronze medalist (1999)

• Isaac Li

  • UCLA class of 2023

  • USA Computing Olympiad Platinum contestant (2016-2019)

• Justin Li

  • UCLA class of 2023

  • USA Computing Olympiad Platinum contestant (2017-2019)

• Manan Shah

  • Stanford Class of 2021

  • USA Computing Olympiad Platinum contestant (2017-2019)

• Metin Aktulga, Ph.D.

  • Assist Professor, Dept. of CSE, Michigan State U

  • International Olympiad in Informatics participant (2000)

• Muhyeddin Ercan, M.S.

  • Computer Science Assistant Director, AlphaStar Academy

  • 3rd Place in USA Microsoft Imagine Cup Software Design Competition (2011)

• Sal Tiryaki, M.Ed.

  • Computer Science Instructor, AlphaStar Academy

  • Computer Science / Robotics teacher (2010-present)

• Yibo Huang

  • Virginia Tech U. class of 2023

  • USA Computing Olympiad Finalist (2018)

Terms and conditions:

• Only high school and undergraduate students are eligible for the prizes.  
• In order to be able to claim your prizes, your HackerEarth profile must be more than 60% complete.
• Submission of ID proof is compulsory for claiming your prize. 

Available Languages:

• C/C++, Java

Rules:

• All competitors must compete as individuals. Teams are NOT allowed.
• You may not collaborate or discuss problems with others...