Thank you for that wonderful explanation! But may I know whether or not the efficiency of the algorithm is also a deciding factor??
On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Paul Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > neal.wu solved 1-small after 6 minutes and 12 seconds, 1-large after 6 > minutes and 48 seconds. 2-small after 15 minutes and 19 seconds, 2-large > after 16 minutes and 12 seconds, 3-small after 27 minutes and 5 seconds, > getting it wrong once, and 3-large after 27 minutes and 30 seconds. > > As he was completely finished in 27 minutes and 30 seconds, with 1 wrong > attempt at a small input which costs him 4 minutes, his total score is 99 > points, and his penalty time is 31 minutes and 30 seconds. > > Nobody scored 99 points in less than 31 minutes and 30 seconds, so neal is > the "winner" of the qualification round. > > Penalty time is more important in future rounds if your score is near that > required for 1000th place, and indeed penalty time may decide the winner in > the finals in the case of a tie. > > Paul Smith > > [email protected] > > > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Manish kumar Singh < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm new to code-jam and I'm excited to participate in the next year. Can >> any one let me know how is the rank decided when the marks are the same. >> Also how much does efficiency matter? >> >> One last question.. in the scores listed below, what does the time 6:12, >> 31:30, etc signify? >> >> Rank ContestantScore Penalty 10pt23pt 10pt23pt 10pt23pt Problem >> statistics 4:55 >> 9739/11495 correct5:40 >> 8169/9676 correct 15:19 >> 3370/4417 correct16:12 >> 2499/3041 correct 14:19 >> 8273/8744 correct22:22 >> 3108/7844 correct 1 >> [image: United States] neal.wu 99 31:30 6:12 >> 6:48 >> 15:19 >> 16:12 >> 27:05 >> 1 wrong try 27:30 >> >> Thank you. >> >> Regards, >> Manish >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "google-codejam" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<google-code%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "google-codejam" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-code%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en.
