CpS 490: Programming Challenges
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This course focuses on twelve programming problem solving topics. Students learn how to apply these problem solving techniques to a wide range of problems. 3 Credits.
Fall 2026 Course Information
- Instructor: Jim Knisely
- Course Syllabus
Course Resources
Classroom and Meeting Time
- TBA | Students will primarily meet individually with the professor.
Textbook and Other Resources
- Competitive Programming 4: The New Lower Bound of Programming Contests by Steven Halim, Felix Halim and Suhendry Effendy. | Book 1 and Book 2
- HackerRank: Practice Coding. Compete. Find Jobs.
- UHunt: hunt problems that matter
- IEEE Xtreme: Problems from previous contests