Of course, but Paul's point is that once you have an algorithm that is fast enough for running under 4 minutes, it's not worth wasting time trying to figure out a faster one.
On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Dhruva Sagar <[email protected]>wrote: > Well the more efficient your algorithm, the faster you'll get the output > and the faster you'll submit it. > So yes it matters > > > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 17:20, 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. >> > > > > -- > > Thanks & Regards, > Dhruva Sagar. > > -- > 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.
