Student Activity
Events for August
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Registration Deadline for USC Programming Contest
Sun, Aug 06, 2006
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
USC Programming Contest
Saturday, September 9, 2005, 1-6pm in RTH 105/115 (new location!) www.cs.usc.edu/contestOrganized by David Kempe and Sven Koenig, Computer Science DepartmentHave fun!
Extend your resume!
Show how smart you are!
Impress your friends!
Win cash and other prizes!
Represent USC at the ACM Programming Contest!Do you like to solve problems like the following?To pay your friends a dollar, you can give them, for example, four quarters, or five dimes and ten nickels. Write a program that calculates how many different combinations of coins there are that make up a given amount of money from pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.You are given the description of a lake as a polygon, as well as your own position in a boat somewhere on the lake. When you throw a rock in the water, the waves travel away from the impact point at a speed of 1 meter per second. Write a program to calculate the earliest time at which a wave will hit the shore.You are given the names of n people, who are to be divided into k alphabetical segments, for instance, to stand in line for registration at USC. An "alphabetical segment" consists of all people whose last name starts with a letter between two given endpoints (for example, D-H). Write a program that finds a division into k alphabetical segments such that each person is in exactly one segment, and the number of people in the largest segment is minimized.Participate in the USC Programming Contest! The contest is open to all undergraduate and first-year graduate USC students, regardless of major, as long as they are at most in their fifth year of attending any college. We also use the USC Programming Contests to pick students that we train for the ACM Regional Programming Contest. Students from USC placed 5th in the ACM Regional Programming Contest in Fall 2005, ahead of all teams from UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego and UC Irvine! Find out more by visiting the contest webpagewww.cs.usc.edu/contestIf you would like to keep updated about the contest, please sign up for our mailing list atgroups.yahoo.com/group/usc-programmingcontestPlease contact Prof. David Kempe (dkempe@usc.edu) with any questions and to register for the contest. Registration deadline is September 6, 2006.
Location: www.cs.usc.edu/contest
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Nancy Levien
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GAME NIGHT 2006
Wed, Aug 23, 2006 @ 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Come play games with the professors, TAs, & industry advisors of USC GamePipe!Prizes of headphones, hard drives, & more will be awarded to winners of Guitar Hero, Pac-Man, and Galaga tournaments!Free food will be served all night, but come on time to reserve your tournament spot!All majors are welcome to attend. If you've got questions about our courses or research, this is a great time to ask them. *But not when we're in the middle of playing an amazing guitar solo.Sponsored by USC GamePipe
RTH 321, http://gamepipe.usc.edu
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 321
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Nancy Levien
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Computer Science Meet the Chair-Masters Students
Tue, Aug 29, 2006 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
All new CSCI or CECS masters students are invited to come and meet the Computer Science Chair, Prof. Gerard Medioni. This is an open forum for asking questions, expressing concerns, and making suggestions. Come speak your mind over pizza and beverages. This is a great opportunity to help shape the future of our program. Registration extended until Monday, August 28, noon. Register now!
RSVP HereLocation: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101
Audiences: Graduate/Department Only
Contact: Nancy Levien
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RAP Day
Thu, Aug 31, 2006 @ 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
All CS students invited! Undergraduates, Masters and PhD students, come!Registration will close Tuesday, August 29 at 4:00pm!http://www.cs.usc.edu/RapDay/
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - Auditorium
Audiences: Graduate/Undergrad
Contact: Nancy Levien
