CSC 2700 Section 01 - Class Summary

Class 00 - 26-August-2025
Class 01 - 2-September-2025
Class 02 - 9-September-2025
Class 03 - 16-September-2025
Class 04 - 23-September-2025
Class 05 - 30-September-2025
Class 06 - 7-October-2025
North American Qualifier - 11-October-2025
Class 07 - 14-October-2025
Class 08 - 21-October-2025
Class 09 - 28-October-2025
Class 10 - 4-November-2025
Class 11 - 11-November-2025
ACM South Central Regional Programming Contest - 16-November-2025 (tentative date)
Class 12 - 18-November-2025
Class 13 - 25-November-2025
Class 14 - 3-December-2025

Intro (to Isaac and class)
Class policy
- Class outline/policy
  - Intro/purpose (ICPC Facts (pdf))
  - Grading policy
  - Calendar
  - web
  - mailing list (icpc-practice)
  - Office hours
  - Homework
    - go to UVA Online judge and sign up for an account
    - Send an e-mail to class@isaac.lsu.edu with your name and your UVA ID (numeric number, not username)
    - Read student code of conduct, read Faculty handbook (pdf)
    - Review class summary (which you are doing now)
Upcoming Events
- ICPC Career Fair ?
Typical Class
- Annoucements
  - Humble Bundle
  - PackT Pub books
  - Person of the day -- importance of history, context
- Lecture/discussion
- Problem Analysis
Game - most things can be considered a game (if not all). Games tend to have the following attributes:
- Goal
- Rules
- Skill enhanced with practice
Knowing the rules often enhances chances of succeeding in a game (for example: Reading the student handbook is a good way to improve your chances at succeeding at being a student).
Quote: 20 hours at the keyboard can save you 2 hours of planning
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