I'm okay to solve some math problems in a coding challenge. You may suspect that I lack math skills, but in fact the exact opposite is true - I get massive advantages if a problem contains math.
Last year I've got a code-jam T-shirt (didn't get to round 3 though) almost solely by applying math skills. I did not have the time to do practice, recite algorithms, learn data structure, experiment with libraries, etc., so passing through Round 1a was already a feat. But still, this is a coding competition, so I do not expect someone just to type an expression in a CAS, and then copy the result from the CAS to solve the whole question without applying any skills in algorithms. We are not having a competition on CAS usage anyway. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code Jam" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-code/784d8517-4859-4f93-b43d-1053d8025eb7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
