diff --git a/website/templates/faq.html b/website/templates/faq.html index 0cd82de..5a14fe1 100644 --- a/website/templates/faq.html +++ b/website/templates/faq.html @@ -45,6 +45,24 @@

What languages can we use?

see the Kattis input tutorial for more details. We will also send out a link to a practice competition to practice submitting code.

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What difficulty of problems are there?

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+ Starting in the 2024 competition, we will only have one division for everyone. There will be 12-15 problems, + and about a third will be "beginner", a third "novice", and a third "advanced" difficulty. +

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+ "Beginner" problem concepts include: arithmetic, expressions, conditionals, and lists. +

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+ "Novice" problems concepts include: loops, nested loops, lists, and maybe some data structures. +

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+ "Advanced" problems concepts include: data structures (maps, sets) and algorithms (sorting/BFS/DFS) +

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+ View last year's beginner problems and + last year's advanced problems for a good idea of the range of difficulty for all of our problems. +

What editors do the competition computers have?

The competition computers run on Ubuntu and have the following programs installed: @@ -58,17 +76,6 @@

What editors do the competition computers have?

emacs, vim

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What divison should I register my team in?

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- The beginner competition includes foundational programming concepts such as: arithmetic, expressions, conditionals, loops, lists, and nested loops and lists. - View last year's beginner problems for a good idea of the difficulty of the beginner problems. -

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- The advanced competition includes advanced programming concepts such as: data structures (maps, sets), algorithms (BFS/DFS/sorting), - and advanced data structures (stacks, queues, trees). A few simpler problems are also included. - - View last year's advanced problems for a good idea of the difficulty of our advanced problems. -

How long is the competition?

The actual competition will be open for 4 hours, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM Mountain Time. @@ -79,7 +86,7 @@

Can I bring my own device?

Yes. However, we find that using less computers benefits team problem solving ability as there is more opportunity for collaboration. - See the rules for details. + See the rules for details.

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Teams

Internet Access & Code Generation

- This competition is open-internet for in-person and remote participants. You may use + This competition is open-internet. You may use the internet for looking up language documentation or researching algorithms. You may not use interactive online services such as chat rooms or forums to communicate with anyone during the competition. You may not communicate with anyone outside of your team. @@ -37,8 +37,8 @@

Internet Access & Code Generation

the problems.

- Any third party code generation is not allowed. - Any team that uses code generation AI will be immediately disqualified and their school + Third party code generation is not allowed. + Any team that uses code generation AI/LLMs will be immediately disqualified and their school will be ineligible from participating in HSPC in future years. All solutions will be reviewed for AI use. We reserve the right to ask teams to explain the solution in detail to judges and revoke credit for solutions if the judges feel the team @@ -55,11 +55,14 @@

Bringing Your Own Technology

collaborate on solutions rather than having to work on their own.

In-Person Prizes

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+ In-person teams can win prizes by placing in the top three. We also + may award prizes for fun & creative solutions or quick completion of problems. +

Rules and prizes are subject to change.