USACO Silver consists of a single course distributed over three terms (Fall, Spring, Summer). Weekly classes must be taken in order (Fall then Spring). Summer Camp is equivalent to both semesters taken together.
Typical Grades
9-10; Preparation takes about one year.
9-10; Preparation takes about one year.
Target Competitions
USACO Silver
USACO Silver
Eligibility
Qualified for USACO Silver or completion of USACO Bronze.
Qualified for USACO Silver or completion of USACO Bronze.
Goal
To qualify for next level (USACO Gold) .
To qualify for next level (USACO Gold) .
Weekly classes are two semester long courses taken in the Fall and Spring terms. Each course is 12-weeks of 2 hours class time. When both courses are taken, essential curriculum for this level is covered. There are two weeks where students take exams and solutions are reviewed for practice.
Summer Camp is strongly recommended for most students. Exceptionally well prepared students may not need Silver Summer Camp, if they have taken both year round courses.
Winter camp is recommended for advanced students.
This level offers two courses which must be take in order. A general class and a problem solving (PS) class. The general class will consists of lectures as well as basic to medium problems. The PS class will focus on hard problems of the level without lectures and is recommended for advanced students who can consistently solve at least one problem at this level contests. The topics are as follows:
Sorting (Array sort, Class array sort)
Searching (Sequential Search, Binary Search)
Silver Level techniques (FloodFill, RMQ, Prefix Sums, Brute Force)
String Algorithms
Greedy Methods
Simulation, Ad-hoc Problems
Data Structures (Stack, Queue, Vector, Set, Map,Priority Queue)
Recursion
Depth First Search (DFS)
Breath First Search (BFS)
Placement
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