Round One Tasks 2009-2010
The tasks for this year's first-round contest have been released!
Here are the details:
Number of tasks: FOUR (Free Rooks, Free Rooks II, Digit Dilemma, Alan the Apple Robot)
Deadline for submission: Monday 11th January 2010
Do I need to solve all the tasks? No, just complete as many as you can.
What programming language should I use? We recommend C or C++, as these languages are used in the final round. However, in the 1st round we will also accept BASIC, Pascal, Java or Python.
What happens after the deadline? You will be emailed to let you know if you have qualified for the final round of the contest (so make sure your email address is correct). The contest will take place at the end of January.
How many people are selected for the Irish programming team after the final round? Four people will be selected to travel (all-expenses-paid) to Canada in the Summer of 2010. The final round results determine a panel of contestants (of at most 8 people), from which the team is chosen.
How do I submit my solutions? First, register on the forum. Then when you click on a task name (such as clicking on "Free Rooks" in the right-hand panel, there will be a text-box at the end of the task description. Paste your code into this box, and you click "Submit Code" to submit your entry.
best of luck!
Ciarán, Stephen and Charlie
Bronze Medal at the IOI
David McCarthy from C.B.S Midleton in Co. Cork was awarded a Bronze Medal at the 21st International Olympiad in Informatics, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. David was a member of the Irish delegation, representing the island of Ireland at the contest. The delegation included contestants Brian Walsh, Simon Free and Jared Auty, and was led by team leader Dr. Ciarán Ó Conaire and deputy leader Stephen Dolan.
Final Contest Results
The Final Round took place in DCU on Saturday 31st January. The contestants were given a set of four difficult problems to solve in 4 hours and 40 minutes. The overall winner was David McCarthy, who got full marks, correctly solving all four tasks.
Tasks and Solutions are available in the Archive. Medal winners are given below.
The Final Contest Scores are available HERE
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Medal |
Student Name |
School |
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Trophy & Gold |
David McCarthy (4000) |
Midleton C.B.S., Midleton, Co. Cork |
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Silver
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Simon-Peter Free (2142) |
Templeogue College, Dublin 6W |
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Bronze
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Brian Walsh (2000) |
St. Colman's College, Fermoy, Co. Cork |
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Bronze
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Jared Auty (1833) |
St. Colman's College Fermoy Co. Cork |
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U-17 Gold
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Paul Bunbury (1500) |
Bridgetown Vocational College, Bridgetown, Co. Wexford. |
U-17 Silver |
Ruairí Kenny (1002) |
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Blarney, Co. Cork |
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U-17 Bronze
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Shane Walsh (1001) |
St. Colmans College, Fermoy |
Additional Panel Members:
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Paul McGarry (1714) |
St.Peters Community School, Passage West, Co.Cork. |
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Note: The panel is composed of the top 6 highest scoring contestants; So includes all four senior medal winners, as well as Paul McGarry and Paul Bunbury.
Final Round Contest
The 1st round of the contest is over and the finalists have been notified of their acceptance
The final round will take place in Dublin City University on Saturday 31st January 2009.
How to get to DCU
http://www.dcu.ie/info/get_to.shtml
Schedule
9.30 am: Registration at the Computer Applications Building (directly in front of the SPAR shop)
10.00 am - 2.40 pm: Contest (4 hours 40 minutes)
4.00 pm - 5.00 pm: Closing - Award Ceremony (Larkin Theatre, circular building opposite Helix theatre).
All finalists are requested and expected to attend the closing ceremony.
2009 Irish Computer Programming Olympiad Finalists:
Jared Auty, St. Colman's College Fermoy Co. Cork
Simon-Peter Free, Templeogue College, Dublin 6W
Sam Boles, Home Education TY Leckaun, Leitrim
Donncha Carroll, St Brendans Community School, Birr, Co. Offaly.
Ruairí Kenny, Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Blarney, Co. Cork
Christopher Matthews, Methodist College Belfast
Lukasz Kmiecik, St Colmans College, Newry
Stephen Madden, Methodist College Belfast
David McCarthy, Midleton C.B.S., Midleton, Co. Cork
Thomas Dunne, Colaiste Lorcain, Main Street, Castledermot, Kildare.
Paul McGarry, St.Peters Community School, Passage West, Co.Cork.
Paul Bunbury, Bridgetown Vocational College, Bridgetown, Co. Wexford.
Brian Walsh, St. Colman's College, Fermoy, Co. Cork
Tadhg Lambe, Coláiste An Phairsaigh, Glanmire, Cork.
Padraig Lucey, Coachford College in Cork
Shane Walsh, St. Colmans College, Fermoy
Kevin Shortiss, Colaiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire, Co. Cork
Kieran Fleming, St.Caimins Community School, Shannon, Co.Clare
Contest Tasks Released!
The tasks for this year's first-round contest have been released!
Here are the details:
Number of tasks: FIVE (Fibonacci Fun, Blocks, Randomness, Treasure, Choc-o-Chess)
Deadline for submission: Monday 5th January 2009
Do I need to solve all the tasks? No, just complete as many as you can.
What programming language should I use? We recommend C or C++, as these languages are used in the final round. However, in the 1st round we will also accept BASIC, Java or Python.
What happens after the deadline? You will be emailed to let you know if you have qualified for the final round of the contest (so make sure your email address is correct). The contest will take place in DCU at the end of January.
How many people are selected for the Irish programming team after the final round? Four people will be selected to travel (all-expenses-paid) to Bulgaria in the Summer of 2009. The final round results determine a panel of contestants (of at most 8 people), from which the team is chosen.
best of luck!
Ciarán and Charlie