USACO Silver Overview

Jan 25 - Mar 9 · Monday
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Instructor: Maxwell Zhang

Level: Intermediate

Cost: $150

Students will learn the necessary algorithms to excel at the silver level, such as binary search, graph algorithms, and prefix sums, and they’ll learn how and when to apply them to problems.

Example Video

Classes will be in a video call. The video above is a representation of teaching style.

Course Syllabus

First Class Zoom Link (Free): https://zoom.us/j/94900291083?pwd=bFFnSHNwZnVVVzhEOGJMNFkySWRzQT09

Prerequisites: Be in the USACO Silver division or have taken previous Bronze courses

• Greedy Algorithms
• Binary Search
• Data Structures
  • Stack
  • Queue
  • Priority Queue
• Basic Graph Theory
  • Breadth First Search
  • Depth First Search
• Prefix Sums/Basic Dynamic Programming
• Two Pointers/Linesweep
• Math/Ad Hoc

7 Classes, 6-7:30 PM Monday, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8.

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