Not at all, apart from the fact that by running faster you'll submit sooner, a better algorithm might save you seconds on your penalty time, but developing that algorithm might lose you that much time anyway.
The algorithm must be good enough to answer a small input in 4 minutes, or a large input in 8 minutes. Once it's good enough, making it better has no bearing on your score. Paul Smith [email protected] On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Manish kumar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]<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.
