Melbourne University Programming Championships
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`12:00 - 16:00 Saturday 29/8/2020`

The University of Melbourne Competitive Programming Club would like to invite all current students to compete in the first ever Melbourne University Programming Championships. With **$800+** of prizes on offer.

**Register [Here](https://bit.ly/3hXKQYw)**

### Schedule

| Time | Event |
| ----------- | --------------------------------- |
| 11:30-11:55 | Welcome & Problem Submission Demo |
| 12:00-15:00 | Competition Time |
| 15:00-15:15 | Judging verification and Break |
| 15:15-15:45 | Awards Ceremony |

### Competition Format

This is an **individual** competition, where competitors will have three hours to submit coded solutions to algorithmic problems in **C, C++, Java or Python**. The competitors will then be ranked at the conclusion of the allocated competition time based on **(1) problems solved** and then **(2) time taken + penalty for wrong submissions if subsequently solved**. This contest will consist of 6 questions.

### Prizes

#### Main Event

- First Place: *$400*
- Second Place: *$200*
- Third Place: *$100*

#### Secondary Event

- First solved for each problem: *$20* (6)

### Rules

1. No online materials are allowed to be used, e.g. Google, Geeks4geeks or any other website other than umcpc.org and the respective standard library documentation for each language.
2. All submissions must be your own work in entirety, with the only exception being programming templates for input and output.
3. All competitors must answer questions independently and without assistance of any other person.

`Please note that all submissions are automatically judged and then manually verified by the Jury. If any submissions are too similar or match external online checks the contestant will be asked to show proof of development following the contest or be disqualified from prize contention.`

### Practice Resouces

- [codeforces](https://codeforces.com/)
- [kattis](https://open.kattis.com/)
- [atcoder](https://atcoder.jp/)
- [spoj](https://www.spoj.com/)
- [competitive programming book](https://cses.fi/book.pdf)